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Old 12-27-2017, 11:34 PM
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Default I need some advice on this SG purchase
I've never owned an SG, but I want one. Tell me why I should or should not buy this particular SG.
http://www.musiciansfriend.com/guita...#productDetail
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Old 12-28-2017, 12:36 AM
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An SG with the right name on the headstock for $650? Even if you don’t like it, you should be able to sell it for at least that much!
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Old 12-28-2017, 08:11 AM
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I've never owned an SG, but I want one. Tell me why I...should not buy this particular SG...
Because Sam Ash is selling them for $50 less:

http://www.samash.com/sg-special-201...r-gsgsp2016t-p

Other than that, I say grab it...
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Old 12-28-2017, 08:36 AM
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Yeah! Nice deals there for sure
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Old 12-28-2017, 09:11 AM
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Because Sam Ash is selling them for $50 less:

http://www.samash.com/sg-special-201...r-gsgsp2016t-p

Other than that, I say grab it...
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Old 12-28-2017, 09:38 AM
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Because Sam Ash is selling them for $50 less:

http://www.samash.com/sg-special-201...r-gsgsp2016t-p

Other than that, I say grab it...
That's a different model: block inlays, smaller pickguard and mini-humbuckers.
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Old 12-28-2017, 11:39 AM
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I have that SG model with those Firebird-style mini-humbuckers like the Sam Ash model linked. As I have other electrics with "regular" humbuckers I sought it out for the slightly different sound of those pickups, which cut and snarl just a bit more than most humbuckers if played with some gain, and which can chime too into a cleaner, higher headroom amp.

I like it quite a bit. Just a tiny bit of the SG neck dive, but a suede strap fixes that.
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Old 12-28-2017, 11:51 AM
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I have that SG model with those Firebird-style mini-humbuckers like the Sam Ash model linked...I sought it out for the slightly different sound of those pickups, which cut and snarl just a bit more than most humbuckers if played with some gain, and which can chime too into a cleaner, higher headroom amp...
Exactly what I was thinking when I recommended it - OP seemed to be looking more at price than a specific model...
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Old 12-28-2017, 03:06 PM
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Because Sam Ash is selling them for $50 less:

http://www.samash.com/sg-special-201...r-gsgsp2016t-p
Mini-humbuckers... didn't need to see that!
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Old 12-28-2017, 05:37 PM
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It's a tone machine. Only negative is that there's no hard case, of course that's factored in the price. Note that an SG won't fit in a Les Paul case - I've tried.
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Exactly what I was thinking when I recommended it - OP seemed to be looking more at price than a specific model...
He not only linked to a specific model but it appears to be a specific instrument.

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I have that SG model with those Firebird-style mini-humbuckers like the Sam Ash model linked. As I have other electrics with "regular" humbuckers I sought it out for the slightly different sound of those pickups, which cut and snarl just a bit more than most humbuckers if played with some gain, and which can chime too into a cleaner, higher headroom amp.

I like it quite a bit. Just a tiny bit of the SG neck dive, but a suede strap fixes that.
I love minihumbuckers but yes, it's a vastly different sound. And I'd argue the definitive/iconic SG sound is humbuckers, followed by probably P-90s a la Live at Leeds-era Who. I associate minihums with Firebirds and Les Paul Deluxes. Only the OP can say what his preference might be.

I will say a guitar routed for humbuckers offers far, far more options for pickup upgrades than does a guitar routed for minihumbuckers.
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