[hedzeppelin]

Loki, I suppose it's a matter of personal taste and what you're used to.
My Gibson SG's have always been pretty balanced, and haven't been top-heavy. I did, however, have an Epi SG and that definitely was top-heavy.
In fact, every Epi SG I've ever tried had the same problem, but not the Gibsons.
That strap button never seemed to bother me, but that's just me.

As far as tonality of the faded vs. the Standard....I can't really make that
comparison, because the bridge pickup in the faded is different than the Standard. The Standard has a 490R in the neck and a 498T in the bridge.
The Faded has a 490R in the neck and a 490T in the bridge, so it's hard
to compare them.
However, the way it is now, the Standard has better tone hands down.
Much warmer, and more balls. Think Angus Young! The Faded still has
some punch, but it's noticably less powerful. However, it's great for blues where you don't want a lot of distortion.
I like the way it sounds, and I like having the variety.