Gibson Custom SG Standard Review

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Overall Rating 4.84

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Features 4.84

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Quality 2.5

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Reliability / Value 5

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Gibson Custom SG Standard Specs

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  • Body Shape: SG  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: Creme  
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  • Pickguard: Yes  
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  • Neck Construction: 1-piece neck  
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  • Neck Shape: Slim Taper  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Aged Acrylic Trapezoid  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.6875" (1-11/16")  
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  • String Nut: Syntetic Bone  
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  • Tuners: Vintage Style  
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  • Bridge: ABR-1 bridge and Maestro tailpiece  
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  • Hardware: Aged Nickel  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-Position Blade  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Burstbucker 1 & 2 pickups in bridge and neck position.

Following review text is verbal representation of numerical rating information:

This is one of those guitars that gets under your skin very quickly and will probably make you forget your previous favorites! Gibson Custom did an extremely good job with SG Standard. A phrase "words are not enough to describe it" suits this instrument well.

Guitar features are a very important aspect to evaluate when buying a new instrument, and that is just what Gibson Custom's SG Standard has to offer: excellent features with a matching price. Top grades for SG Standard depict what most musicians feel about this instrument's features; therefore you should feel confident about its value. A job well done by Gibson Custom!

This beauty has virtually no flaws. Gibson Custom surpassed their traditional level of quality and produced an instrument that is built great, and built to last. The finish is amazing and the hardware easily adjustable to fit any kind of action. The neck is superb and smooth while playing. SG Standard stays in tune 99% of the time and responds well to various playing styles.

SG Standard is a reliable guitar that will go to hell and back with you, and would want to do it again. It's a magnificent instrument that is reliable on stage as it is in studio. It will stand the beating and still would not lose its charm and ability to perform. Gibson Custom did make the instrument that should be considered the most reliable in its class!