Why Joe show no love for SGs? :( (Page 2 of 3)

Joe played a really cool double-neck SG at the show in Portland last December.

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In the past I'd like to get a double red SG because of Jimmy Page. But nowadays I prefer a lot more antique white colour because of Joe (ok, Alex Lifeson is also very guilty LOL).

Who would have thought that we agree!! Lucky guess!!

..Owning a firebird x should be a crime. Hideous.

I always wanted an SG since I started playing. Was one of my favorite looking guitars from the start. Recently about 2 years ago, I played one again and I don't wanna say I didn't like it but it had a different feel than I was used to. I then bought one a little later because lets face it, they're darn cool looking! I play it from time to time, and I do really like it for slide for some reason. Not much of a slide player AT ALL, though it still has a nice tone all around I think. I'd never sell it, but they definitely are different than a regular Les Paul which is good, otherwise there would be no point in even making the guitar. I don't really do any recording but I have the option of doing so and that is where you can really use it for its magic in achieving different tones. All in all, I like them and when I bring it out, people always comment on it despite the fact I might have 2 other beautiful Les Pauls and even a gorgeous PRS depending on my mood that night. They do turn heads from what I've noticed. -Seth

The video with the nervous guy.. yeah thats been posted before! I like those SG jrs with the bound neck and p90s rather than the plain ones.

Let me just say I'm in love with my SG Standard!  I bought it back in 2001 my first gibson.  It was my best gibson as far as feel goes and maybe the second best by sound.  After having kids I sold a lot of my gear.  I had at one point 5 gibson guitars and a heard of Fender Strats.  When all was said and done I had 3 kids in under 3 years and was newly married, so guitars went to the back burner for sure.  When the SG was sold I did have enough sense to sale it to a friend of mine who's son was learning to play.  Now the that boy went off for college he needed money more then a Gibson SG.  Long story short after all those years of not playing it I knew in the back of my mind I wanted that guitar back again when I could afford it.  This was the year that it happened.  So my experience is the SG was the best playing fattest sounding light on its feet guitar I've ever owned.  I think at the heart of my playing I always enjoy single coil Strats and Telecaster the best, but when it comes to playing humbuckers my SG is my go to guitar, and now that I'm in a band again playing country music I play the SG all the time to have a different sonic foot print then the other guitarist who is sticking with an American Deluxe Telecaster.  He hits them from the top, I hit them with the bottom!  Works perfectly!

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The Custom shop reissues SG's have those nice wide necks on them..... & I'm still a SG nut after 38 years....