Should I buy a Gibson SG Special???

[standard man]

Hello all,
I was woundering what you think of the Gibson SG Special. Ive been finding them very cheap lateley. Being a 12 year old kid yet a good guitarist, its the only gibson i can afford. I no that if Sin comes by he will say i should. haha. LOL. anyway...just wanted some opinions on this guitar.

 

[VastHorizon]

Definitely not. Save up for an SG Standard instead. OR, get an Epiphone Elitist SG.

 

[standard man]

Definitely not. Save up for an SG Standard instead. OR, get an Epiphone Elitist SG.

are the specials any good?

 

[VastHorizon]

are the specials any good?

They are good if you are on a very tight budget. But it's better to get them used so as not to worry about resale value, if you decide to get rid of it later. And there are a lot of them out there so finding a good deal is easy. Specials are also not too good because AFAIK, they use multiple pieces of wood for the body. 3 - 5 pieces of scrap mahogany.

 

[standard man]

Would it be any better than my Les Paul Standard?

 

[standard man]

They are good if you are on a very tight budget. But it's better to get them used so as not to worry about resale value, if you decide to get rid of it later. And there are a lot of them out there so finding a good deal is easy. Specials are also not too good because AFAIK, they use multiple pieces of wood for the body. 3 - 5 pieces of scrap mahogany.

Well im definately on a tight budget. as i said before...im only 12.

 

[Slone]

They are good if you are on a very tight budget. But it's better to get them used so as not to worry about resale value, if you decide to get rid of it later. And there are a lot of them out there so finding a good deal is easy. Specials are also not too good because AFAIK, they use multiple pieces of wood for the body. 3 - 5 pieces of scrap mahogany.

5 piece standards are just as common.

I have a 2 piece Special Faded and its a great guitar for the money. It plays well and I grabbed new pickups, hardware and wiring for it and it sounds great. Just make sure you try it first.

Edit: Multiple pieced bodies don't necessarily make a guitar sound bad, or cheap. There are lots of multiple pieced bodied guitars that sound great, so don't let that effect how you feel about a guitar.

 

[Slone]

 

[standard man]

Yep...im goin for that.

 

[standard man]

5 piece standards are just as common.

I have a 2 piece Special Faded and its a great guitar for the money. It plays well and I grabbed new pickups, hardware and wiring for it and it sounds great. Just make sure you try it first.

Edit: Multiple pieced bodies don't necessarily make a guitar sound bad, or cheap. There are lots of multiple pieced bodied guitars that sound great, so don't let that effect how you feel about a guitar.

Exactly! even though im only 12 ive played and had many guitars. I dont care how many pieces it is. I like the SG Special.

 

[MesaBoogie]

Tell me your exp. with it...I'm interested in one as well

 

[MesaBoogie]

Be honest, this is SMECKSY!!!:

 

[standard man]

Tell me your exp. with it...I'm interested in one as well

well...i expect it to be better than my epi les paul standard plus(even though i love it) I dont expect it to be a gibson les paul standard but i expect it to be better than most of the epis.

 

[meatclown]

definitely worth at least looking at one. mine's a 2 piece as well. sure it doesn't have trapezoid inlays or "better" pickups, and some people might hate the finish, but it works for me:

 

[standard man]

definitely worth at least looking at one. mine's a 2 piece as well. sure it doesn't have trapezoid inlays or "better" pickups, and some people might hate the finish, but it works for me:

Ya. Ide leave it stock. ide only put pickup covers on it.

 

[standard man]

Be honest, this is SMECKSY!!!:

Ya...it is!

 

[HEY!YOU!]

Yeah.....SG Specials suck.....
I should get rid of this '64 then....I laugh at the 5 pce..ha

Ain't nuthin wrong with a special.

 

[Sinmastah]

Sg Elitists are much better if you can find them. They are rather rare. There are only 4 of them on this forum lol. Was only 1 untill a week ago.

 

[2manyGuitars]

I had a faded Special and it was a great guitar.

I was looking into something the other day, and wound up doing a search for COMPLETED listings on ebay. There were nine faded SGs that sold in the last couple of weeks for $499 and under!!! There were also a few more under that price that received zero bids. That means the opening bid of $400 would have won it.

Guys can talk about the worn finish and 5 piece body all they want, but for that kind of money you couldn't steal an Epiphone, then put Gibson pickups and hardware on it. Bottom line is you get a instrument made in the USA, with top quality electronics, pickups and hardware (not to mention the nut, fret work, etc.). Also if you go spend $400 on that Epi, good luck selling it for $250. If you spend $500 on a Gibson, on a good day you could make money on it.

 

[standard man]

Im probably just gonna get the Epiphone SG 400. I only have a few hundred bucks to spend. Are the Epiphones still good?