The SG Goddess is the perfect guitar for a guitar god in training. It is a pure rock and roll version of the SG with a slim '60s neck, alnico humbuckers, trapezoid neck inlays, and beaufiful burst finishes in unusual colors.
SG Goddess
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unregistered, on november 09, 2012 6 of 7 people found this review helpful
Purchased from: Tom Lee Music
Features: 2008 USA Gibson SG Goddess in ice burst finish. Mahogany neck and body, very lightweight. Madagascan ebony fingerboard, pearloid trapezoid inlays. Thin '60s neck profile, GOTOH locking tuners. Chrome hardware, 1 volume 1 tone with a three way Switch. 490R and 490T alnico magnet humbuckers, 5:8 heel length, 3'4 scale length. Wraparound bridge (easy to use) Nitro finish. Came with Gibson warranty, Gibson hardcase, Levy's strap, truss rod adjuster. For a 1200 dollar guitar, atleast some polishing items could have been included. // 9
Sound: Suits my music style, sounds really meaty and fat. I run it through a Roland Cube 15 and it sounds amazing. Quite a good clean sound, on rhythm with no tone you get an absolute jazzy/blues tone. Hardly any buzz at all. Very good tonal range. Quite a thin sound however, if turned up loud. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: Well set up, fine action. Pickups came bit high, but with a few screws it was fine. Well routed bridge and not any loose parts. Tight jack and no blemishes. The one thing that bothered me at first was the wraparound bridge, it seemed out of place, but then I realized that it made the guitar lighter and was more comfortable and reliable. // 7
Reliability & Durability: Lightweight makes it good for lives, however, like most SG's it is quite neck heavy. However, this takes a matter of hours to get used to. Solid hardware, I recommend strap locks due to the position of the strap buttons. Definitely reliable, good finish. Built like a tank, good solid construction. // 8
Impression: Very good match for me, I've been playing for 4 years, and this is by far my best guitar. My gear includes: Gibson Les Paul Studio, Ibanez SZ520, Fender 65 ri Mustang, Fender American Telecaster, Fender Mexican Strat Standard, Squier Affinity Strat, MD Bass 4, Yamaha FG245 Acoustic Guitar. By far the best. It actually came down to this or a Ri V. This felt more comfortable. Don't mind the "Goddess" it's not a womens guitar. It's an amazing guitar for anyone. // 9
SG Goddess
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unregistered, on november 09, 2012 0 of 0 people found this review helpful
Price paid: $ 900
Purchased from: Guitar Center
Features: This guitar was made in December of '08 or January of '09, to my knowledge. Its a Gibson so it was assembled entirely in America. SG's are typically made of a mahogany body and a rosewood fretboard (22 frets), but this model was made with madagascan ebony fretboard and mahogany body. Since its an SG, its got an amazingly thin body and neck, which is great for gigging because it won't strain your neck too quickly. Plus, the neck is real thin making it great for playing anything from jazz to blues to metal. It was (i'm saying "was" because it is discontinued) available in several finishes, red, blue, purple, white and black. It has a volume knob and a tone knob, controlling both pickups, which can be a downside as opposed to other SGs and les pauls with individual volume and tone knobs. It came with grover locking tuners, which are alright. They can be pretty moody based on the temperature and gauge of strings. If you're playing in a warm room with 11's, you can pretty much bend as much as you want without having to retune too frequently. The pickups, 490r & 498t, don't have the Standard plastic or metal cover, but instead have a clear acrylic cover, so you can see the copper wiring inside (which looks pretty amazing I have to say).
Overall, its a lightweight guitar, the neck is crazy fast, and looks & sounds amazing, but it only has 2 knobs, so for that I'll give it a 9. // 9
Sound: The pickups on this guitar are VERY versatile if you learn how to work with the single tone and volume knobs. In the neck there is a 490r, which is perfect for jazz, reggae and blues. Its got a mellow, clean sound but still warm. In the Bridge there's a 498t which is quite full sounding, has brightness, but just as much low-end growl. Perfect for hard rock, metal, sludge, or anything that requires an outrageous amount of fuzz (think black sabbath, fu manchu, Orange goblin, QOTSA). If you put the pickup selector in the middle, with both pickups on, and roll the volume off but have some overdrive, its perfect for classic rock (foghat, blue oyster cult, AC/DC). The amp I typically use is a Marshall MG100FX head going through a MG412A cab. The pedals that sound good with this guitar are the Big Muff Pi, Creepy Fingers Creepyface, MXR carbon copy, cry baby, POG2, and an an MXR blue box. Over all, this guitar can handle a really wide range of music. Reggae, jazz, blues, rock, metal, sludge, drone, psychedelic and most things in between are quite doable on this guitar. // 10
Action, Fit & Finish: the neck was really the main problem when I first got it. There were about 3 or 4 different dead spots. By that I mean, it didn't buzz, I couldn't get the note at all. The neck was bowed back pretty far. The Bridge pick up was lower than the neck pick up, (which was pretty much touching the strings) and the Bridge was a little low. Fixed all of that pretty easily though. This one is graded based on how it was in factory condition, not after doing personal tuning like pretty much everyone does. // 7
Reliability & Durability: This guitar is a tank. I've dropped it and hit it on things several times, with a decent amount of force, and the finish pretty much stays intact, while the wood doesn't seem to pay any attention at all. However, it is a Gibson, and all gibsons are made with a headstock at a certain angle degree. I don't really get how it helps with tuning like it says on their website, but if you drop this guitar on its back, the head will come off. Other than that, most definitely capable of playing live without a back up. // 9
Impression: I've been playing for about 4-5 years now, and I've had this guitar for about 2 now. It can without a doubt handle a person with an eclectic taste in music. Only thing it wouldn't be a good guitar for would really be country, but I really can't stand to listen to or play that so it isn't a problem for me. If it were stolen, I'd most definitely try and find another one as soon as I could. I love pretty much everything, sounds amazing and looks terribly sexy, but I really wish there were more tone & volume knobs. // 10
It's a shame they're no longer making these and most stores have sold out of their existing stock. Gorgeous guitars (especially the Sky and Violet bursts), play and sound beautiful, and the wraparound bridge is a great improvement both tonally and for sustain over the usual tune-o-matic/stopbar combo. Should've bought one when I had the chance... anyone who does get the chance to buy one, do so right away.
rofl all those guitars and yet your amp is a 15 watt cube?
You can't really judge a guitar on an amp like that..
a big portion of the tone is from the amp.
if I was a chick id love it but Im a dude, that and Im just not really I Gibson fan, they make a great guitar, can't deny that, but there just not my thing.
They have. Annoyingly, it seems it's only been since they were discontinued that people have started taking thems eriously and liking them (some of the comments on this page aside...). So now, there are far fewer available to buy, and far more demand for them too. It's almost imposisble to get a brand new one in a finish you want at a reasonable price anymore; some place are charging literally twice the price they used to be for the popular finishes like the blue Sky Burst.
It would be in Gibson's best interest to bring these SG Goddesses back, but the LP Goddess failed in sales and Gibson seem reluctant to ever bring back a 'failed' guitar, even though this SG version has done well.
dude the review is ok but the list of your guitars at the end:
1. why would you buy so many guitars if youve only been playing for 4 years
2.If I were to buy so many guitars, i wouldnt so much money buying just O.K ones, and stick with one or two guitars guitars.
I've GOT ONE!!!! It plays really well, and has a great tone, you can almost get it to sound like a Spanish Guitar. But I would definately recommend it. (Only cost £729 as well!)
I recently got mine (about 2 months ago) I got it in the violet burst finish. It looks absolutely amazing in person! I've had a couple of problems with it though. For some odd reason when i play it when im sitting down the low E and D strings will be strummed and make some weird sort of octave sound, it's relaly odd. I think it may be the truss rod... Regardless, amazing guitar!
I bout my SG Goddess last year. I got it in the white "Ice Burst". Since I've had it I switched the pickups for a 57 Classic in the neck posistion and a 57 Classic Plus in the bridge. I'd put this guitar up against any Sg out there. She plays like a dream!
"Its a Gibson so it was assembled entirely in America."
Trololol when will they learn
Just because it's said to be 'assembled' here can mean 'oh yeah we set the neck.' I've only seen a few of their models (outside of the custom shop) that are manufactured 100% in the US.
i'm sure this is a very nice guitar and all, and it seems like our reviewer has many very nice guitars, if only something better were used for amplification. It basically makes the review null and void since a small 15 watt cube is being used, it's like unfair to the guitar. Sell a couple of those other guitars and get a more serious amp if you're going to continue posting reviews.
If you have 2 gibsons and 3 fenders why do you use a roland cube 15X out of interest? I mean i have one myself but i only have a £225 hamer.....
Playing guitar on a 225 pound hamer must be really difficult, I don't think I could even pick up a tool that heavy. Hehehe
I agree with your comment. I was kinda thinkin' the same thing, though I was also thinking "what a dick. I've been playing for over five years and I couldn't come near affording all that stuff." [irritated face]
I've been playing for 4 years. My gear includes: Gibson Les Paul Studio, Ibanez SZ520, Fender 65 ri Mustang, Fender American Telecaster, Fender Mexican Strat Standard, Squier Affinity Strat, MD Bass 4, Yamaha FG245 Acoustic Guitar.
Get The Fuck Out Of Here! You have six electric guitars (plus this SG), one bass and one acoustic and you have been playing for four years!?!? Why don't you buy a new amp instead of seven guitars and sell some of your guitars? I mean I've been playing for a bit over two years and I have two guitars (just bought my second (Charvel)) and I'm gonna stick with it for a long time. Next I'm going to buy an amp because I only have a Micro Cube. But it will take some time because I have not that much money. My gear costs about € 1100 but your gear... It's over € 5000. So about € 1300 per year!
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