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10-30-2014, 09:32 AM
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NGD 2014 Gibson SGJ
I picked up my new 2014 Gibson SGJ yesterday at the post office. It arrived safe and sound in a Gibson shipping box that didn't even have a single dent or crease. I was surprised that the guitar was in a very nice, plush gig bag since it was stated that there was no gig bag.
The guitar ... I can honestly say that it has exceeded my expectations. Not a single blemish, no sharp fret ends, action is great/low (I'm leaving it as is). It's a satin finish, which is the biggest reason for the $499 CAD price, taxes in. I prefer the look of gloss but no complaints about this satin finish. The pickups are Gibson '61s, which are new for 2014. Hotter than I expected but they do sound very nice. I think they're hotter than the '57 Classics I have in my Les Paul - I'll A/B them later. When both pickups are engaged with the middle selector switch I get a tone that resembles a rude (in a good way) blues tone when soloing. Kind of reminds me of the SD Pearly Gates vibe. Difficult to explain but almost a little bit of 'quack' to it. I like it. The volume pots are a pleasant surprise. They roll back nice so I can go from a distorted tone on 10, and then I can hear it clean up on 9, 8, 7, ect in a uniform manner. I know this is expected behavior with what I assume are audio pots but sometimes guitars come with cheap pots and they don't behave as they should. I could write more but I'm guessing people want to see some pics     
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#4
10-30-2014, 02:49 PM
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Nice. I like satin. And the striped fretboard.
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I don't have a bunch of guitars because they all sound just like me.  1984 Carvin LB-40 bass 1986 Carvin DC-125 two humbucker 1996 Taylor 412 La Patrie Concert 2012 American Standard Telecaster 1981 Carvin DC 100 Harley Benton LP JR DC Bushman Delta Frost & Suzuki harmonicas Artley flute Six-plus decade old vocal apparatus
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#5
10-30-2014, 03:24 PM
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Love it. Congrats!!
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#7
10-30-2014, 04:11 PM
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Thanks guys! It's going to be a fun guitar to play.
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#8
10-30-2014, 05:57 PM
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Lookin' good as is, but if you prefer a gloss finish it can be polished out rather nicely. FYI there's another forumite who did just that; really brought out the grain and made the color deeper and richer to boot - probably look real classy with that nice tight top grain...
Use it well, often - and loud... 
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#9
10-30-2014, 06:33 PM
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Very nice! My second favorite Gibson after the ES types. Congrats!
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"You don't have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great." -Zig Ziglar Acoustics 2013 Guild F30 Standard 2012 Yamaha LL16 2007 Seagull S12 1991 Yairi DY 50 Electrics Epiphone Les Paul Standard Fender Am. Standard Telecaster Gibson ES-335 Gibson Firebird
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#10
10-30-2014, 07:48 PM
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Congratulations... I can see the big
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Tom
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#12
10-30-2014, 09:23 PM
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Congratulations Dru! I hope it's everything you wanted. Looks nice!
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10-31-2014, 04:24 AM
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