Gibson SG Zoot Suit Review

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Gibson SG Zoot Suit has been rated by 12 musicians.

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Overall Rating 4.05

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Features 4.21

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Quality 3.25

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Reliability / Value 4.5

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Gibson SG Zoot Suit 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 Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Laminated Layers of Dyed Birch  
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  • Neck Shape: D-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Neck-through  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 12.00"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Ebony  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.69''  
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  • Tuners: Grover  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Nickel  
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  • Fret Size: 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: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Neck Pickup: 496R Hot Ceramic humbucker Bridge Pickup: 500T Super Ceramic humbucker

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Many musicians feel that Gibson made a good sounding, fine guitar. SG Zoot Suit certainly performs well, and the price is reasonable. Should you find this model attractive, you should check to see if the sound is right for you.

Gibson went really far in carefully choosing SG Zoot Suit's features. There's little to be wished for, which makes SG Zoot Suit a full-featured guitar for a musician that plays a music style this instrument is primarily built for. If you decide to go for Gibson's SG Zoot Suit you will be happy with its, safe to say - rich features. A job well-done by SG Zoot Suit.

With SG Zoot Suit you will need some patience to get it to sound right. Gibson has made a nice sounding instrument but if you want to have it sounding the way you really want, maybe a different set of pickups would do the trick. Most people find the current hardware good enough to suit their playing style and find their tone satisfying enough with what Gibson has already built into SG Zoot Suit.

Ready to play out of the box, Gibson's SG Zoot Suit is easy to set it up even more precise than usual, thanks to great hardware pieces it has built in. Handling and playing this kind of guitar is a pure joy as it stays in tune 90% of the time, regardless of the level of usage. It feels reliable and it really is, as Gibson put great deal of time and effort to produce such a good-looking guitar that is behaving well, as SG Zoot Suit does.

If you need an instrument that withstands live performances and studio sessions, rehearsals and practicing, you should rest assured that Gibson's SG Zoot Suit is the right choice. This instrument is definitely built to last and will do so , through fire and flames. Gibson has the knowledge and experience you can rely on, and that kind of experience is well built into SG Zoot Suit.