NGD - Gibson SG Standard

[zeegler]

Just picked this up locally for a very sweet deal. Cheaper than any I've seen on Ebay, and it's in great condition.

2005 SG Standard in ebony. Pickguard has been swapped out for a mirror one (not sure if it's staying or not), and tuners are Sperzel locking tuners. Stock pickups. I've been wanting an SG for a while, but was a little leery about neck dive. This one is surprisingly well balanced, and doesn't seem to neck dive at all. The neck is fairly chunky, but I like it a lot. Very comfortable. The finish is not what I would call fantastic considering it's a USA made guitar, but that's Gibson for you. Also came with original hardshell case. I was pretty much looking for a good local deal on a Special Faded, but I found this and couldn't turn it down.

[markD]

cool! has a judas priest vibe to it!!!!

[DonP]

That's what I was thinking too.

[zeegler]

Hah, yeah, someone on the HCAF said it reminds them of Glenn Tipton's Hamer Phantom GT.

[straycat]

Sweet good score!

[Chief_CrazyTalk]

Yeh!

[j2379]

very cool, black SGs are sweet. and yes gibson paint is crap, especially solid colors. take the pickup covers off.

[toejam]

Nice one. I really like the mirror guard on there.

[Hellbat]

Is the fingerboard rosewood or roasted maple on these?

[Twitch]

Is the fingerboard rosewood or roasted maple on these?

Depends on when it was made.

[Grim]

Depends on when it was made.

This one will be rosewood.

Nice score. I've got a Standard myself. Fixed my Gibson GAS, although it gets played less than the rest of the stable sadly.

[Newc]

Tipton's big-guard SG was a Special IIRC (dots). He also had a small-guard Standard (trapezoids).

Every SG I've tried was a neck diver. The '76 Cherry and '74 burst I had, and the late 90's SG-X.

Maybe it's just the way I'm made