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Gibson USA 2018 SG Standard HP, Blood Orange Fade, Left Handed

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Product discontinued

Gibson USA 2018 SG Standard HP, Blood Orange LH

Gibson USA 2018 SG Standard HP, Blood Orange Fade, Left Handed

#910797

Product discontinued

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Gibson USA 2018 SG Standard HP, Blood Orange Fade, Left Handed Overview

New for 2018, GAK are proud to present the new Gibson USA range of electric guitars!

The SG was originally introduced as the new 'Les Paul' model in 1961 as an attempt to create a lighter, double cutaway guitar which offered better access to the higher frets. Initial sales were good, however Les Paul eventually asked for the guitar to be renamed, Gibson called the guitar the SG. The SG has been a mainstay in the Gibson lineup ever since and has been the axe of choice for touring and recording artists the world over.

The Gibson USA 2018 SG Standard HP (High Performance) brings cutting edge innovation and technology to this fantastic design to make it Gibson's most advanced SG playing experience to date.

Retaining popular features from previous HP models, the Gibson USA 2018 SG Standard HP has a slim taper neck profile, increased thickness Mahogany body and neck with axcess heel, AA figured Maple top, next-generation G-Force automatic tuners, soloist neck width, adjustable titanium nut with zero fret and adjustable bridge saddles.

Pickups are Gibson '57 Classic and Super Classic humbuckers with 2 x push/pull pots with DIP switch, which allows you to access more tones than ever before. This is a seriously versatile instrument which takes the SG experience to a whole new level!

Includes Gibson aluminium deluxe hardcase.

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26/3/2018

The reason for a 3 star review on such an iconic brand is down to their attention to detail. I received the guitar with two faults. The first being a defective battery in the GFORCE tuner - luckily this was an easy problem to resolve. The second issue is the nitro-cellulose lacquer. I noticed a small crack in the lacquer where the next joins the body on the rear of the guitar. I've found that this is pretty much the norm for Gibson guitars due the their manufacturing methods. The supplier has double checked their stock, and also customers' guitars in for work. All have this tell-tale mark. Friends have commented how they regularly see this issue on Gibson guitars too. You could argue that when the guitar left the factory the battery and lacquer were in perfect condition. The battery may well be a freak issue, so I'll discount that. But the issue with the lacquer seems to be a continuing theme, which really needs to be sorted out on guitars of this price point from such a 'reputable' brand. My other gripe with Gibson is their lack of communication with distributors. As a customer trying to locate a very specific guitar, I was told that normally I'd have to place an order with a distributor and wait for Gibson to deliver - fair enough. But what I couldn't be told is when, and what the spec would be. If I preordered the guitar it may arrive in 3 months, or 6 months, or some other time frame that is unspecified. And the spec *may* not be exactly as advertised. I would've hoped in this day of streamlined manufacturing methods that Gibson could accurately predict when a guitar can be produced and shipped. Other than the above, the guitar plays and sounds amazing. The large aluminium flight case it arrives in is a thing a beauty in it's own right. Certainly more than adequate protection for those that transport their guitars. The distributor, GAK, were excellent throughout the process. Really impressed.

Shnarf