Gibson SG Select Review

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Overall Rating 4.53

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Features 4.67

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Quality 4.77

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Reliability / Value 4.82

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Gibson SG Select 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: Maple  
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  • Binding: Antique  
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  • Neck Shape: SG  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Maple  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Trapezoid  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.695"  
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  • Tuners: Grover  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Bridge: Stoptail  
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  • Hardware: Gold  
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  • Fret Size: Medium Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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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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  • Fingerboard Binding: Antique. Knobs: Black Top Hat with gold inserts.

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Gibson is a company that you can count on and be sure that they know their job, and that's building great instruments. Another model from Gibson named SG Select outperforms and outranks sound-wise many other models in its price range. It's well worth the price.

Nobody argues that SG Select has the most complete set of features that outshine most of the other guitar models in its price range. Gibson equipped this guitar with most features any musician would like to see in a guitar, so you may rest assured that SG Select is in the top of its league. With a matching price, this guitar is an excellent choice!

The sound of SG Select is finer than other guitars in many ways. The reason for that lays in the fact that SG Select plays extraordinarily well through mostly any kind of amplifier which means that the sound is versatile, adaptable to various music styles and genres. Gibson's SG Select is easy to set up, and even easier to get used to its unique tone that easily becomes yours.

SG Select is a professionally built guitar that is extremely easy to set up. Action is great, and easy to tweak. The finish is traditionally great, a main characteristic of nearly every Gibson guitar model. This is an instrument that has both beauty and endurance. Fit with the best hardware, this guitar will provide you with joyful years of playing experience.

SG Select is a guitar that is built to serve you for a long time, that will not let you down and will keep you happy. That is no coincidence, because Gibson does indeed make great looking and great sounding guitars that are durable and reliable as well. SG Select will perform well both on stage and in studio, so you may rest assured that SG Select is a good choice.