SG CLASSIC w/P90's

[sgclassic]

HELLO,

ITS A PLEASURE TO FINALLY POST A TOPIC ABOUT THE SG CLASSIC W/ P90'S. THIS GUITAR SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE, IS STILL TODAY MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GIBSON /EPI PLAYER FOR 90% OF WHAT I PLAY. OTHERS BEING A GRETSCH, AND SOME BASSES.

I WILL MAKE THIS AS SHORT AS CAN BE. OVER THE YEARS I PLAYED AND SOLD, DONT ASK, MULTIPLE GUITARS. I HONESTLY CAN ONLY STAND SINGLE COILS TO A SMALL DEGREE SO HUMBUCKERS WERE ALWAYS MY THING. AT THIS PARTICULAR TIME I WAS WORKING AT GUITAR CENTER, OR HELL FOR THOSE WHOM HAVE WORKED THERE. THAT WAS NOT A JOKE BY THE WAY.

ONE DAY WHILE "WORKING", I WAS ONLINE ON MUSICIANS FRIEND WHICH G.C. OWNED THEN AND I BELIEVE STILL DO, BUT REGARDLESS, WHAT POPS UP AS A NEW BUT LIMITED ITEM IS THE SG CLASSIC. UP TO THIS POINT I HAD NEVER CONSIDERED P90'S FOR I WAS HAPPY WITH MY TONE/S ON EACH GUITAR, NOR HAD I EVER OWNED AN SG BUT PLAYED MANY. I WAS EXTREMELY KNOWLEDGEABLE ABOUT AND STILL AM REGARDING NUMEROUS GUITAR COMPANIES, MODELS, PARTS AND SO ON, PLUS WORKING AT G.C. AND IT BEING THE NYC MANHATTAN LOCATION, WE WOULD HAVE COMPANY DEMO'S LIKE ONCE A WEEK WHICH HELPED TOO BUT COULD GET A BIT BORING WHEN CERTAIN COMPANIES WOULD COME, LIKE DAISY ROCK.

WHILE I LOOKED AT THIS PIECE OF BEAUTY, IT JUST HIT ME LIKE A BOLT OF LIGHTNING AND FOR ONLY $999.99. GIBSON RARELY MAKES GUITARS FOR THIS PRICE. SINCE IT WAS NOT IN OUR SYSTEM, I HAD TO CALL MUSICIANS FRIEND AND SPOKE TO ONE OF THE BUYERS, ONLY CUZ I WORKED AT G.C. AND HE WAS ABLE TO PUT IT INTO OUR SYSTEM THROUGH ONE OF THE OPERATIONS EMPLOYEES AND LONG BEHOLD, THE G.C. EMPLOYEE PRICE WAS JUST UNDER $650. HOW COULD I SAY NO? I WAS READY TO BUY A NEW GUITAR ANYWAYS AND FOUND THIS.

ALL I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT WHEN IT CAME, IT WAS GIVEN TO ME RIGHT AWAY AND I PLUGGED IT IN TO A CRATE PALOMINO 15 WATT AMP WHICH WAS CUSTOM MADE FOR G.C. AT THE TIME AND CONSIDERING DRATES REPUTATION THIS WAS A BEAUTIFUL CLASS A TUBE. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT IT BLEW ME AWAY. NEVER HAD I HEARD SUCH TONE AND RAW POWER AND ENDED UP BUYING THE AMP LATER ON AS A PRACTICE.

FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO OWN ONE OF THESE GUITARS AND LOVE EM, JUST SEND ME A FEW BUCKS FOR RENT. BUT WHY? WHEN I SPOKE TO GIBSON, THEY HAD ONLY PRODUCED A FEW THOUSAND AND THAT WOULD BE IT. WELL, THE MORNING MINE SHOWED UP, I HAD ABOUT AN HOUR TIL WE OPENED AND THATS WHEN I PLAYED IT. BEING THAT IT IS THE NYC STORE, ALL OF THE SUITS INCLUDING OWNER WERE HANGING DOWNSTAIRS IN ONE OF THE OFFICES WAITING TO BE TAKEN TO A CONVENTION GOING ON THAT WEEK. OUT OF NOWHERE ONE OF THEM POPS UP BEHIND ME AND I WAS SCARED TO **** BECAUSE WE WERE ALWAYS BEING BERATED AS IT WAS, SO I THOUGHT MY JOB WAS OVER WHEN THIS DUDE CAME TO ME. I GAVE AN AUTO SORRY AND HE ASKED FOR WHAT. REGARDLESS, HE ASKED ME WHAT MODEL GUITAR IT WAS AND I WENT ON TO EXPLAIN THE WHOLE SITUATION. AS SOON AS HE HEARD THE PRICE, HIS JAW DROPPED, INTRODUCED HIMSELF AND TOLD ME THAT HE WAS THE EAST COAST BUYER. WHEN ASKED IF WE CARRIED THIS AND I SAID NO, HE GRABBED ME AND SAID WE WERE GOING DOWN TO THE OFFICE AND BRING THE GUITAR. NEXT THING I KNOW I AM STANDING IN FRONT OF ALL THE SUITS EXPLAINING WHAT I JUST EXPLAINED. A NOD WAS GIVEN AND THEY CALLED ONE OF THE HEADS OF GIBSON, RIGHT THERE IN FRONT OF ME WITH THE GUITAR IN ONE HAND AND MY TWIG AND BERRIES IN THE OTHER. THEY PUT ME ON THE PHONE TO EXPLAIN THE GUITAR WHICH HE DIDNT EVEN KNOW WAS BEING MADE, AND THE NEXT THING I HEAR IS THAT THEY WANT THEM IN EVERY G.C. SO MAKE ANOTHER 20,000 AND WE WILL SEE HOW THEY SELL. I AS THANKED AND LEFT THE ROOM. THEY SOLD WELL AT FIRST BUT THEN LEVELED OFF. I WAS TOLD GIBSON HAD SENT ME SOMETHING A FEW MONTHS LATER FROM MY BOSS. WHAT COULD IT BE? A NEW GUITAR, A GIFT CERTIFICATE? IT WAS A ****ING PIECE OF PAPER THANKING ME FOR THE GROWTH OF THIS PRODUCT, BLAH, BLAH BLAH AND I AM A GREAT SALESPERSON. I THREW IT IN THE GARBAGE IN FRONT OF MY OFFICE AND LAUGHED IN DISGUST. I AM GLAD THOUGH THAT ALL WERE AND STILL ARE EXPOSED TO THIS GUITAR

IT SOON BECAME MY MAIN GUITAR, AND TODAY I OWN 2 MORE. I WENT FOR A 4TH BUT BECAUSE BACK IN LIKE 2007 OR '08 WHEN THEY TRIED TO DISCONTINUE THEM SO I COULDNT BUY ONE. IT ONLY LASTED A BIT BEFORE THEY STARTED MAKING THEM AGAIN IN 09' AND WHEN I BOUGHT IT I NOTICED SOME CHANGED. THE BODY WAS MUCH MORE SOLID AND THE NECK WAS A PERFECT FIT ALMOST IN BETWEEN A 59 AND 60 ALTHOUGH IT SAYS SLIM TAPER 60'S. THE PICKUPS ON ALL OF MINE SOUND A LITTLE DIFFERENT BUT THATS WHAT I LOVE AND THE NEWER ONES JUST SOUNDED HEAVIERS DUE TO THE CONTRUCTION. MUCH BETTER MADE AT THE NUCK JOINT AND SITS PERFECTLY WHEN LET GO OF. WHAT IS YOR OPINION OR JUST SPILL YOUR GUTS BUT THIS HAS BEEN MY SOUND FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS NOW. THANK YOU FOR LETING ME BLAB AND GOODPLAYING TO ALL. ANY QUESTIONS I WILL BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER. -CHEERS

[hedgemonster33]

I have an SG classic & I love it. Plays great & sounds even better. Always torn on which guitar to take out the LP or SG. My first electric was a mid 70's SG with humbuckers. Wish I still had that one.

[cowgard]

Cool story. I bought an SG Special at the GC in Vegas a few weeks ago. I was torn between the Special and the Classic for the same price but ended up going with the humbuckers. My first SG and it's my favorite guitar now. Not having any P90s might be an excuse to buy another SG in the future.

David

[Guest BentonC]

The SG Classic is one of my all time favorite Gibson models. I love SG's, and I love P-90s.

(also, one of the best priced guitars out there too!).

[artmaker]

I LOVE my SG Classic..............Great price...Great guitar!!

[Jef]

;)