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Gibson Faded SG Special Electric Guitar

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The look of a well-loved, gracefully aged instrument.

The Special has always represented a combination of looks, functionality, and value, and the new Gibson Faded SG Special Electric Guitar maintains this tradition. Under its attractive faded finish, it is the traditional SG, with mahogany body and neck, tune-o-matic/stopbar bridge, and alnico 490 pickups. Its faded finish gives it the look of an electric that started its rockin' days in the '60s.

Gibson Faded SG Special Electric Guitar Features:

  • Mahogany body
  • Mahogany neck
  • Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
  • 24-3/4" scale
  • 1-11/16" nut width
  • Tune-o-matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
  • Chrome hardware
  • 490R and 490T alnico magnet humbuckers
  • Controls: 2 volume, one tone, 3-way switch

Gibson Faded SG Special Electric Guitar Includes:

    Gibson gig bag

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FADED IS GREAT AFTER SET-UP

First things first: The people reviewing this guitar and giving negative comments are probably doing so in large part becuase their resepctive guitars have not been set-up properly. I have been playing guitar for many years and one thing is certain: There is no such thing as a guitar being set-up perfectly right out of the box. For those of you who claim you received one, I respectfully submit that it is just not really posssible. This faded SG is no different - mine was set-up in a terible manner. The intonation was way off, the action was too high, the pick-ups needed adjustment, the truss rod and stop tail also needed adjustment. Even the fretboard and the body finish needed to be oiled. HOWEVER, once I spent the $60 to accomplish this, I came home with an absolutely superb instrument. It plays and sound slike a dream. I own an SG Special with P-90s and I previously owned an SG standard, but this guitar is lighter and sounds as good if not better than either of those guitars. Even with my $60 set-up adjustment investment, I feel like I am way ahead of the game in terms of money for value. I will be gigging with this guitar as my primary weapon. It is an excellent musical instrument. You will not achieve its true potential unless you set it up properly.

Reviewed by on 7/17/2007 who plays rock.

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A must have for any Gibson fan!!!

I have owned one of these Faded SG Specials for about four years now and I love it. It feels and sounds as good as any SG, and costs half the price. I didn't expect this guitar to be this awesome for the price. The neck plays extremely fast and the pickups sound awesome. This guitar is extremely light so you can play it for hours without getting tired. I would highly recommend this guitar to anyone.

Reviewed by Jaybo377 on 8/28/2006 who plays Rock.

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All Right

I will make this short and sweet. This is a great guitar for the money. I didn't see any difference on this than the standard SG. If you want a Gibson and don't have alot of money this buds for you.

Reviewed by Strung Out on 10/23/2006 who plays Rock, Blues, Jazz.

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great guitar for the price

I have had this guitar for about 3 weeks now and have got more than I expected from it, I collect every type of guitar you can name from les pauls to the SG to a stratocaster i play them daily and own close to 30 electric guitars, primarily Gibsons but also have some Dean guitars too.This guitar is amazing the sound and quality of this guitar are great i love this guitar and even though i just invested in the new dean explosion razorback v, this guitar is in the top 3 of my entire collection. i can highly recmmend this guitar for the beggining or experienced guitarist.

Reviewed by guitarcollector001 on 4/26/2007 who plays classic rock , rock ,metal.

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An American Classic

I really enjoy this guitar. My old guitar used to leave bruses on my shoulder because it was so heave, but now i can wear it all day and i won't even notice it. I also dont know what people are talking about when they say the tuners were bad. Odviously they had a dud sg. With my line 6 amp and pedal this guitar could create the best rock tone ever. Overall i think my 2005 sg is the best guitar Ive ever played.

Reviewed by Deepthrought on 1/9/2007 who plays Rock.

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