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The Gibson SG Classic has a heritage cherry finish that looks amazing and feels well built in your hands. It features dual P90 pickups that give great clean and crunchy sounds.

The neck binding also makes this guitar sound and play as well as many guitars that cost twice as much. Its solid mahogany body provides incredible resonance and tone.

This guitar is especially suitable for players of the classic rock genre, though it's versatile enough to be used by almost any kind of player.

As far as reliability go the very mention of the name "Gibson" should silence any fears of this instrument failing you on stage. It stays in tune and will sound great before, during and after your gig.

Here's a video review of the SG classic played with a Ibanez Tube Screamer Pedal and a Fender Blues Junior Amp:

Gibson SG Classic Electric Guitar with P-90 Pickups Heritage Cherry

Gibson SG Classic Electric Guitar with P-90 Pickups Heritage Cherry

Inspired by the 1960s SG Special, the Gibson SG Classic Electric Guitar with P-90 Pickups re-creates the look and sound of the most influential guitar in both Britain and the U.S. during the psychedelic era. It has the original all-mahogany body, dual P-90 pickups, and a bound rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays.A Little SG History In 1961, the Les Paul was redesigned with a thinner body and 2 sharp cutaway horns that making the upper frets more accessible while lowering production costs. The new guitar was popular, but Les Paul the guitarist did not like it and asked to have his name removed. Gibson renamed the model the "SG" which was short for "solid guitar". Though Les Paul's name was officially removed from the model in 1961, the plastic Les Paul nameplates (positioned between the rhythm pickup and fingerboard) were in abundance in the Gibson factory and SG models having these nameplates were built and sold by Gibson up to end of 1963. SGs have been the choice of world-class artists such as Pete Townsend, Eric Clapton, Tony Iommi, and Angus Young.