Gibson 2014

[foomanfat]

I'll jump on the "that 12th fret inlay is a bummer" wagon, as well.

[Jeff-7]

SG are for small hands.
They never feel right to me.

I have pretty large mitts and the 60's neck is super comfy for me

Still no Pelham SGs (really wish I'd bought a tweedy), no doublecut LPs, and that fucking min-etune on EVERYTHING. The SGJ and the MM look prettty decent though.

[Greenfuz]

I'm in the market for a gibson and the price on that sgj appeals to me

anybody know if they're offering em lefty? the 2013 sgj was, but it's like $200 more

[Holy Schnikes]

I'm in the market for a gibson and the price on that sgj appeals to me

anybody know if they're offering em lefty? the 2013 sgj was, but it's like $200 more

It's a fantastic guitar but I've yet to see a lefty. I'd think they'd be available tho...

[Rob Fossil]

I'll jump on the "that 12th fret inlay is a bummer" wagon, as well.

Yeah, totally ruins it for me. I played a Sting signature bass at GC a few years back and totally bonded with it. The neck just felt right, but I couldn't get past the big block signature inlay at the 12th fret and walked away.

[Krosis]

Well, I couldn't wait. I just brought home a 2014 SGJ Fireburst. Don't let the inlay, price tag, or whatever fool you, this guitar is sick.

[Jeff-7]

Picssss

[Krosis]

My cell phone's camera is crappy but here ya go. Even if I had a better camera, pics don't do it justice.

[Holy Schnikes]

My cell phone's camera is crappy but here ya go. Even if I had a better camera, pics don't do it justice.

Agreed, they're killer guitars! One of the better playing and sounding SGs I've ever tried/owned. Mine is so resonant with great sustain and a perfect setup that took minimal effort. I got the vintage sunburst, love both the look and feel of the finish.

[Krosis]

Nice!

[foomanfat]

Man, an SG sans pickguard looks so strange to me.

[Holy Schnikes]

Man, an SG sans pickguard looks so strange to me.

I ordered a 5-ply '61-style small guard for mine but it had to be custom cut as the 24 fret neck pushed the pickups a little closer to each other than normal. As a result, the standard Gibson guard wouldn't quite fit.

I also swapped the Nashville bridge for an ABR-1 using conversion studs/posts. That way I could get more string clearance and lower the tailpiece to my liking.

[HorseyBoy]

Every time Gibson releases new shit I always feel like they're really disorganized or confused or a committee of white collar MBA bros decided everything. What exactly is your angle, Gibson?

It's especially weird to me because I grew up thinking that owning a Gibson would be the Ultimate Shit, but now I've been repelled by pretty much everything they do for the past 10 years at least. If it's affordable, the quality control is abysmal. If it's a great guitar, it's prohibitively expensive.

Yeah, I never wanted anything but Gibson guitars when I was younger but just about everything they do these days horrifies me. The Firebird looks okay (because it's hard to make a Firebird look anything less than cool) but then they go and spoil it by putting stupid Steinberger tuners on it. And the pups will still sound like ass.

[Holy Schnikes]

Yeah, between the Min-E-Tune robot tuner or whatever it is and the Steinberger tuners Gibson is swiftly ruining even the rare cool guitars they've recently released.

[van_muddlestein]

Honestly if I could get that Futura SG without the Min-E tuners or whatever in that champagne faded finish....I'd rock the piss out of that.