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Awesome sounding! Very comfortable to play!
Sounds very nice, just like a standard SG! Love the feel of the guitar, the very thin finish makes it much easier to move about the neck and just gives the whole guitar a very nice feel, which I personally prefer to the finish on the standards. The thin finish also looks awesome, and wears very nicely, giving it a cool aged look. Also love the slightly beefier, but still easy to play, rounded 50's neck profile. Such a shame they discontinued this model, as I really cannot fault it, although I wasn't too sure about the baked maple fret board (as opposed to rosewood), before purchasing it, but it feels really nice. Really hope Gibson bring the SG Special Faded back, as it represented outstanding value (I picked one up for £599), for what is an amazing guitar.
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Had an epi SG for awhile, always loved the look - but being a big guy, the body felt too insubstantial and the neck dove ALL the time - probably the grover style tuners on a less well balanced body. Not something the Gibson suffers from! The neck was great though, and the stock pickups powerful enough to do the whole Angus thing.