SG Goddess Review

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.

Features:	9
Sound:	10
Action:	7
Reliability:	8
Impression:	9
Overall rating:	8.6
Users rating:	9
Comments:	46

Reviewed by: unregistered, on february 26, 2008

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

Comments

[micstarz]

Matthew Brown.

[MrChris]

Denny Crane

[BlisteringDDj]

Nice finish! Haha, would have been cool if it was a robot guitar.

[Neer]

Would like to know what the price is

[BlisteringDDj]

$1269.99 from Musicians Friend... Your on the internet, who needs to ask a question you can google at no time

[BlisteringDDj]

Correction: You're*

I don't like SGs that much, but I loved the look and finish on this one. Would like to try it sometime. =)

[Pingis_Or_Death]

It looks awesome.

[bokuho]

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.

[MuSiCrAzY]

Very Nice
Wish i could Afford One...
Whats the Best Way to make money F-A-S-T ???
(kidding...:m

[urmum]

sick guitar

[erithlon]

Its blue?!? (i like the red one a lot more )

[Balthazar101]

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.....

[hminh87]

Man... I like this color alots.
"The SG Goddess is the perfect guitar for a guitar god in training." This made me laugh for a whole day ;D

[red_hot_chili18]

pure sex.

[AdamOnDrums]

awesome guitar :
but the sg standard is still cooler

[the.spine.surfs]

Of course it's going to sound thin at high volume through that amp.

[eetfuk58]

yeah i cant say im a fan of this guitar..

[guitardude2012]

if i saw some dude on stage playing a sg with that finish i would think he was gay.

[chilldude]

that blue finish is wicked

[Barkeeper]

hminh87 wrote:

Man... I like this color alots.
"The SG Goddess is the perfect guitar for a guitar god in training." This made me laugh for a whole day ;D

or as if the normal SG isn't rock and roll

[wasco100]

my dad has a robot guitar like that,its frikin sweet!!!!

[mister bass guy]

wasco100 wrote:

my dad has a robot guitar like that,its frikin sweet!!!!

this is...not a robot guitar

[NorfIrIon]

mister bass guy wrote:

wasco100 wrote:

my dad has a robot guitar like that,its frikin sweet!!!!this is...not a robot guitar

Key Word: LIKE

[metaldud536]

hminh87 wrote:

Man... I like this color alots.
"The SG Goddess is the perfect guitar for a guitar god in training." This made me laugh for a whole day ;D

So its a begginers guitar at around 1000$ and the reviewer is running its through a cube 15x?

[TechnicolorType]

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.

[ikarian-pride]

i thought Gibson discontinued the SG Goddess

[guitargodderyck]

Dont like the color but its a sick guitar

[schecter_r0cker]

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.

[restless_thrash]

It's a goddess, eh? wheres the boobs?

[pnkflyd828]

it looks great with a dark purple-to-dark blue finish.

[bokuho]

ikarian-pride wrote:

i thought Gibson discontinued the SG Goddess

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.

[Sdooper_Man]

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.

[Telecaster7]

yeah i would also have to say that the color wouldnt look too good on stage, but it's a sik guitar

[adamshakermaker]

If I was a girl I would love it! I'll stick to my SG Showcase.

[synyster.jr]

i have that same guitar. it sounds amazing and is perfect for all around playing.

[xSTRAIGHT.EDGEx]

if i saw some dude on stage playing a sg with that finish i would think he was gay.

Go tell that to Ian McKaye.

[burntomato]

MATT BROWN!

[cheers777]

if anyone knows why gibson no longer making these guitars??

[DarkDallasNight]

its a goddess.

[JuanesLaNegra]

shit man....why did this thing hav to be so friggin eXPENSIVE!!!!!11111

[metalmania616]

I tried one of these yesterday at my local music store and It was definately my favourite out of the ones I tried.

[metalmania616]

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!)

[Lily_lazer]

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!

[SyinX]

what's the difference between this and a Gibson Sg
standard?

[warrenguitar]

A legend guitar! One of my personal favourites.

[metalmania616]

SyinX wrote:

what's the difference between this and a Gibson Sg
standard?

This one has a thinner neck and only 1 tone and 1 volume control. This means it's lighter.