Open Box Gibson SG Special Electric Guitar - Level 2 Vintage Cherry 197881457136

I bought a SG Special last year and finally played it. I was sick and doing better now. This SG bonded with me immediately. Les Pauls never do it for me. This guitar is light, easy to play, and P90 tone suits me better than humbucker tone. Light and sleek beats cumbersome and heavy.

I used this guitar from the moment I received. It's a true classic and I love the p90 pickups. The hard shell case is beautiful. I also like the guitar strap that was included. The guitar is lightweight and fits so well, whether you are sitting or standing. The gloss finish is beautiful.

There were three surprises when I got this, its light, its thin, and the neck is a little bit longer than other guitars. I was on a P90 kick when I got this and the pickups definitely do not disappoint. I appreciate the volume and tone controls for each pickup. I am a clean tone player so I am not using this to play Sabbath (though I do). This guitar has a fantastic clean guitar tone. I don't like Gibsons - this is my second Gibson and the first one I traded away. This one I will keep - Gibson definitely got the P90s right.

Great rock guitar, but the detailed tone from the p90 definitely has other uses aside from rock.

Great guitar!!! Definitely has that P-90 attack and snarl. Sounds great clean, and with overdrive. The controls on mine work great. Volume and tone is smooth and even, 10-0. I like my string action nice and low with just a tad of neck relief. I had no issues setting this one up just the way I like it, and with no string buzz. The wraparound compensated bridge was easy to adjust and surprisingly, the intonation is great. The reason for the 4 stars is due to cosmetics. The first one I ordered had unacceptable defects in the body wood which include two quarter sized indentations right by the bridge, a very sloppy neck joint where the sides of the fingerboard meets the body, and sloppy binding. Also, the fingerboard was stained which leaves your fingertips black after just a few minutes of play. My replacement was not perfect, but much better. Regardless, both guitars played and sounded great.

Can't understand why this is a level 2 product. Can't find anything blemished. I've bought several guitars from Musician's Friend including a Gibson L5 that was flawed though not sold as such but this instrument seems perfect. However it's hard to believe it was plek'd- I set it up myself & I will be replacing the impossible to fine tune bridge. But that was no surprise, inspire of the hype I knew it was what it is- Gibson's cheap shortcut to keep exorbitant price down. The discounted amount for the supposed blemish compelled me to buy.