After playing several kinds of sg's, I went with the faded. I love how the unfinished neck feels, and the open coil humbuckers sound every bit as good as "traditional" Gibson humbuckers, if not better. I love how the faded red finish looks. its not nearly as faded as the Les Paul fade, but its not quite glossy. Its a perfect middle. Great looks, great sound, and great playability. I like this guitar better than any other sg.

I truly love this guitar. I've had it for 2 weeks, and out of all my axes I like this one the best. It looks really, really nice. the fretboard is especially pretty, the crescent moons on the ebony looks killer, and if you've not played on an ebony fretboard, you are missing out! It's like rosewood, 'cept 10x better. and it sustains forever. The faded cherry finish sets everything off nicely. This thing is HOT when it comes to tone. As any Gibson man knows, you can get any type of sound out of them. You want Punk? Metal? Jazz? Classic Rock? this guitar can really do it all, seriously. the neck pickups are nice and thick, reminiscent of a les paul, and the bridge pickups sound like an SG should! the bridge pickup has some serious bite to it. The neck is a bit thick ( I'm used to the pencil neck of my 71' SG) and takes some getting use to, but after a couple of hours playing it, it feels very natural and smooth, and for the price, you really can't beat it. It has fantastic tone, looks hot and plays smooth. I am thoroughly enjoying this instrument! You will too.

I love this guitar. The ebony fretboard is superb. I got the dot inlays. I didn't care for the crescent moon because they don't do the last few fret markings. I absolutely love the faded brown. Nice and grainy. The body on is only as thick as the neck!!! I am not exaggerating! The craftsmanship is superior. Did you ever buy a cheaper guitar and notice how the pole pieces never line up with the strings? or how the pickup rings are flimsy and don't really hold the pickups how they are supposed to? Some people say these are over priced. If you compare features you could say that, but they don't even compare to the quality of a Gibson. Besides that, take pride and buy an American made Guitar.

Before I bought this guitar I was a fender man. I was looking for a guitar to go with a song I had written. My fender wasn't coming anywhere close to the sound I needed. I even tried the Les Paul we had in the studio. I thought the sound was too warm and I needed something a little bit more heavy and nasty to roll with. A friend of mine told me I needed an sg. I wasn't too sure about getting a different Gibson model other than the Les Paul we already had. Then I found out that the sg was used by bands like ac/dc and black Sabbath and that was the sound I was hunting for the whole time. I always heard Gibson were made poorly, but when I got it I was really surprised. It looks and feels good, but the sound, thats what stole it away.

I love this guitar. It has the most comfortable play I have ever felt.(For those who play Les Pauls) the weight is unbelievable for 6 hour gigs like I do. I love the finish and the inlays. The neck is really fast and the sound is beautiful.