Talk:Gibson SG

Small edit

I added Tony Iommi to notable SG users. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.180.125.178 (talk • contribs)

I reverted your edit because he is already mentioned in the paragraph above. PJM 22:55, 8 October 2006 (UTC)

Oops, didn't read the paragraph above, my bad.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.180.125.178 (talk • contribs)

The Paul

has anyone ever heard of a les paul guitar call"the paul" series? if have please send email fenol25@yahoo.com thanks.

No :) That makes no sense, as it's someone's name, not the [[Spanish language|Spanish] "the". Anyway, "les" is plural, so it would be "them paul" (ahem) anyway. -- John Fader 16:08, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

YES! There were several models with this name. Here is one example:

http://www.gibson.com/products/gibson/lespaul/ThePaulSL.html

I own a Gibson The Paul II.[1] It's the same colour as the picture in the reference web page. There was also a Gibson The Les Paul, as featured on page 85 of The Ultimate Guitar Book by Tony Bacon (Dorling-Kindersley, 1991, ISBN 0-86318-640-8) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by SamBlob (talk • contribs) 01:40, 15 December 2006 (UTC).

Sorry! Forgot to sign. Respectfully, SamBlob 01:41, 15 December 2006 (UTC)

The small-person's guitar

Doesn't the SG have a reputation as being the guitar of choice for the smaller player? I know Angus Young and Tanya Donelly are both big fans of it, and both are small people. -- John Fader 16:08, 21 Dec 2004 (UTC)

The SG does tend to be used by smaller people because it's much lighter in weight than the Les Paul, but still has the distinctive Gibson sound. The neck scale is also the smaller 24.75" scale (as opposed to 25.5" on Fenders and other guitars) which is also easier to play for people with smaller hands. -- Happydog

Well, a lightweight guitar is a big convenience for someone of any size. I mean would you rather (saying they sound the same) be playing 7 or 14 lb guitar? - TMFSG

Im 6.4 feet tall and the Gibson SG is my personal favorite when it comes to Electric Guitars, so i just think it depends on what brand of guitar you grew up with, or just how it feels, not on your hight.

Les pauls's are also pretty heavy. FENDER FENDER FEDNER!!! (rules)

Is the picure actually an Angus Young signature?

I thought the Angus Young signature model had "lightening bolt" style fretboard inlays. The photo looks like a standard red SG.

Damned if I know. It looks like a circa-'67 SG reissue, which would make it the right body and pickguard style for an Angus Young model. But ever since I redid these guitar articles, people have been trying to plug in stuff on celebrity signature models, which I personally think is teh ghey. Auto movil 19:20, 3 May 2005 (UTC)

It has the vibrato, the devil headstock decal, and the etching of the devil on the vibrato - ergo, it is an Angus Young signature. -- Brother Dysk 13:30, May 4, 2005 (UTC)

It's an Angus Young. The Angus Young signature doesn't have lightning-bolt inlays. There was a variation on the SG made in the 1980's to appeal to the glam metal crowd that did have a lightning-bolt tailpiece, but it wasn't used by Young. The Angus Young Signature is indeed very similar to late 1960's SG's, which is how Angus wanted it. The only real difference between the Angus Young Signature and a 1960's SG is the inlay on the headstock and the etching on the vibrato. -- Happydog

Lightning bolt inlays

There was never lightning bolt inlays on the Angus Young signature SG, but Angus did own a customized SG Standard that had those inlays. - TMFSG

lightning bolt inlays were only in a custom les paul.

Picture Change

I changed the picture to a Gibson SG Standard. The original picture was an Angus Young Signature SG. -TMFSG umm someone should just put a picture of a SG standard because i think the current picture is of a 61 reissue with tremolo. FENDER FENDER FENDER!!! (rules) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.186.64.155 (talk) 02:31, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Not Even

In AC/DC's Family Jewels DVD on "Thunderstruck," he is using an SG with lightning-bolt inlays.

Canadian Price

Does any one know the price of the Gibson SG Stardard Electric Guitar is in Canadian opposed to the American price on the page? - User:Matthew Husdon. 24/09/2006.

That's irrelevant to the talk page, and it's not about to be put on the article because Canadian dollars are not a standard. And I personally do not know... Try some local forum? :) Ariedartin JECJY ^Talk 15:36, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

• Currency converter. PJM 17:12, 5 October 2006 (UTC)

Notable players

What about Angus Young? He used ONLY an SG! and in my opinion is a very influential guitarist :)

Now, I don't know why we only have guitarists notable for their use of Gibson SGs. Shouldn't it be more like notable guitarists who use Gibson SGs? This new title will still avoid adding artistes who used SGs only a few times and keep out "fancruft", but will make the list be more like the strat's and tele's. The old title restricts the list to just those notable for using Gibson SGs, thus restricting the list to almost just Gibson's endorsees and signature players, making it biased, too. Ariedartin JECJY ^Talk 08:35, 29 October 2006 (UTC)

The Telecaster player list is extremely strict(has to have refs) This list should be just as strict. 142.179.103.183 13:05, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

that's because telecaster players tend to be cranky old men, and telecaster players who also maintain lists on wikipedia are too far gone to be helped —Preceding unsigned comment added by A plague of rainbows (talk • contribs) 21:18, 11 January 2008 (UTC)

That's a very odd way to put it. Nevertheless, then the list is very lax, since almost all the artistes have no cites. But I'll help. Ariedartin JECJY ^Talk 13:59, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

Yes, even Eric Clapton used an SG, but not that often. Zimouskii —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zimouskii (talk • contribs) 12:08, 26 September 2007 (UTC)

External links / SG Special Faded

I personally do think that Gibson brand guitars are very overpriced these days, but do we really need to have a review bashing the SG Special Faded on this page as one of the six external links?

Guitar Hero II

Some should include the fact that this guitar is included as a pack in guitar controller in the PS2 Release of Guitar Hero II. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.19.181.153 (talk) 19:52, 8 September 2007 (UTC)

that's quite a deal then —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.193.194.181 (talk) 01:27, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

SG = "Spanish Guitar"??

I was always under the impression that SG stood for "Solid Guitar" after Les Paul refused to put his name on it. Is "Spanish Guitar" some kind of joke/vandalism, or is there a story here I'm not aware of? KyuzoGator 20:54, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

It was vandalism. SG = solid guitar. 156.34.228.22 21:46, 30 October 2007 (UTC)

Well this doesnt matter but ES means electric spanish. FENDER FENDER FENDER!!! (rules) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.186.64.155 (talk) 02:30, 23 July 2008 (UTC)

Whole article, no mention of sound

Shouldn't that be a major part of the article, what kind of sound it produces? (same with the major 'Gibson' article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.61.21.58 (talk) 23:42, 15 February 2009 (UTC)

According to the Gibson website it "The best selling Gibson".

Anyone want to add that? http://forums.gibson.com/Default.aspx?g=posts&m=221675&--Nothingbutgrains (talk) 05:21, 15 April 2009 (UTC)