How similar is a V to an SG?

[The Magic Hoof]

I love my V, but the body style makes it difficult to play sitting down. Is the neck exactly the same on the SG? I love the fat neck on the V.

 

After playing the V, I basically want a V but with a more Strat type body, so maybe the SG is exactly what I'm after. I read that the tone is very similar, so let's hear about the physical differences.

 

PS: The V Standards are $800 for the Faded version. Is there an 'equivalent' SG model for about the same price? The SG Standards are about $500 more.

[Hotfoot]

I love my V, but the body style makes it difficult to play sitting down. Is the neck exactly the same on the SG? I love the fat neck on the V.

 

After playing the V, I basically want a V but with a more Strat type body, so maybe the SG is exactly what I'm after. I read that the tone is very similar, so let's hear about the physical differences.

 

PS: The V Standards are $800 for the Faded version. Is there an 'equivalent' SG model for about the same price? The SG Standards are about $500 more.

 

 

Plenty of SG's in the stores. Go play a few! Doesn't your Vee have mini humbuckers? They sound different (good, but different), and the whole body, neck, headstock package all affects tone. A Vee does not sound like an SG, and vice-versa.

 

The Vee is harder to hold sitting down, but the SG doesn't lend itself to straddling your leg while you flip your tongue in-and-out (ala: Ace Frehley)...My personal impression has been that Vee's are mostly about style, although they do sound great!

[cjsinla]

SG Special

You might want to check out this one. It may have the same electronics as your V (without the buzz).

 

 

[Twiz]

I have a Flying V and a SG Standard. Feel-wise they are similar. -In the fact that they're both Gibsons, and have necks that resemble one another (my V's neck is thinner actually). However, they are quite different. The main thing I'd say is the way they balance if you are standing and playing. The V just sits at the perfect angle when you throw the strap over your shoulder. The SG is neck heavy, and the neck can fall if you have a nylon (or any other slippery material) strap. For sitting down, and comfort in general, I like my SG more.

[ExplorerII]

I have no trouble sitting down and playing a V. I put my right leg in the inside of the v and play away. Asking if the necks are similar to an SG is hard to answer. I have found that no guitar feels exactly like another even if they are the same model. When I bought my first Les Paul I tried out six of them and all were quite different feeling. All my flying V's feel different. All my SG's feel quite different. Like Hotfoot said, go play a few. I imagine that today the models are more standardized and would be more alike due to manufacturing methods. My guitars are all older, made when Gibson guitars were made in Kalamazoo Michigan by hand, but I still say try them out before buying.