Open Box Gibson SG Special Electric Guitar Level 2 Ebony 197881283179

There were three surprises when I got this, its light, its thin, and the neck is a little bit longer than other guitars. I was on a P90 kick when I got this and the pickups definitely do not disappoint. I appreciate the volume and tone controls for each pickup. I am a clean tone player so I am not using this to play Sabbath (though I do). This guitar has a fantastic clean guitar tone. I don't like Gibsons - this is my second Gibson and the first one I traded away. This one I will keep - Gibson definitely got the P90s right.

Great rock guitar, but the detailed tone from the p90 definitely has other uses aside from rock.

Great guitar!!! Definitely has that P-90 attack and snarl. Sounds great clean, and with overdrive. The controls on mine work great. Volume and tone is smooth and even, 10-0. I like my string action nice and low with just a tad of neck relief. I had no issues setting this one up just the way I like it, and with no string buzz. The wraparound compensated bridge was easy to adjust and surprisingly, the intonation is great. The reason for the 4 stars is due to cosmetics. The first one I ordered had unacceptable defects in the body wood which include two quarter sized indentations right by the bridge, a very sloppy neck joint where the sides of the fingerboard meets the body, and sloppy binding. Also, the fingerboard was stained which leaves your fingertips black after just a few minutes of play. My replacement was not perfect, but much better. Regardless, both guitars played and sounded great.

Can't understand why this is a level 2 product. Can't find anything blemished. I've bought several guitars from Musician's Friend including a Gibson L5 that was flawed though not sold as such but this instrument seems perfect. However it's hard to believe it was plek'd- I set it up myself & I will be replacing the impossible to fine tune bridge. But that was no surprise, inspire of the hype I knew it was what it is- Gibson's cheap shortcut to keep exorbitant price down. The discounted amount for the supposed blemish compelled me to buy.

I have every Humbucker Gibson; Les Paul, 335, SG, Firebird.. The P-90 sound is my favorite. It is so dynamically responsive to touch and playing degrees. It has such a clarity that Humbuckers just don't deliver. Clean, bell like arpeggiation to soaring, cutting leads.. This guitar has it. I put 8's on it and lowered the action a bit.. Now it's creamy and dreamy to play.

I fell in love with this guitar immediately. Slim, fast neck. Superb cleans, vicious dirt tones. Rhythm/lead, Rock/Blues, heck, even Country tones found in it. Pickups are quiet, and responsive to changes in volume and tone control manipulations on the guitar. All in all, a classic guitar