Most beautiful guitar body design of all time? Let’s see some SGs

merlin

I've decided to sell my 09 Classic. I'll put up a proper sales post on Monday.

digitalkettle

Needs more pelham...

Tannin

I first became aware of the Gibson SG as a particular model in the early 1970s. At that time I thought it was a transparently try-hard attempt to look different and the resulting design wound up particularly ugly. I still do.

Nevertheless, I've looked at all the pictures in this thread with considerable enjoyment, and I particularly liked the two lovely blue instruments  @Bigsby posted. Could I possibly be learning to love SGs after all these years? 

TTBZ

Have considered selling this many times but keep coming back to it. Having just gigged an LP shaped thing after a few years of only playing this, I think I'm an SG guy after all so much more comfortable, everything sits where it should for me and it's around 7lb which feels spot on. I think I just need a boost/compressor or something to get it feeling and sounding a bit more LP-esque to my tastes. I've always wanted a white SG Jr, perhaps that's where I should focus my GAS!

Bigsby

fastonebaz said:

Beautiful!

If we're going there, perhaps I can add this one:


I also have a Gordon Smith 'SG-type thing' on order at the moment. Their current SG body carve is stunning.

stickyfiddle

Get out with your vaguely pointy double cut non-SG nonsense! 

stickyfiddle

Mine. Just a Standard but tweaked and modded a fair bit. I’ve had it 10 years now and still love it.



This one is probably put my favourite non-red one; the slightly translucent gold is fantastic. Carter Vintage had a goldtop-gold one a couple of year ago that I wish I’d bought but I can’t find a pic

guitarjack66

I thought you said 'best' bodies?

Voxman

Heres my 2006 SG Standard. I came to SGs very late but I love it and its now one of my favourite guitars. It's light, very functional, the slim body with contours is comfy and the neck which is slightly chunky but not baseball bat territory, gives great access to the upper frets although the fretboard feels a tad wider than my other guitars (I havent measured it so perhaps its the  same and just a feel thing). Tonally it's a little sweeter and woodier than my Les Paul Custom with a little less raucous  bite. It's not 'better' than my LP, just nicely a little  different.

But most beautiful body design of all time? Well, beauty as always is in the eye of the beholder. But I'd have to say that for me absolutely not and IMO that title really has to go to the Fender Stratocaster that I think has the nicest 'sexiest' lines of any guitar. 

The SG is certainly quite an idiosyncratic design; its sharp horns and neck strap button (that can contribute to neck dive, although thankfully not  on mine) won't appeal to everyone and to be honest the SGs  looks actually put me off getting one. 

I was never happy with the deluxe tulip tuners so a couple of years back I replaced them with Grover Rotomatic 18:1 tuners and have never looked back.  Way more accurate and much smoother to use:

Offset

blobb said:

Very Les Holroyd, that!

p90fool

My battered Special;

Offset

jacklawtey said:

Does this count?

The French setting makes it count :-)

CE1

Bigsby said:

Next the Premium plus:

That is the most gorgeous SG I have ever seen.

rze99

You may like my 1965 SG Special.

little Pete Townshend inspired demo

digitalkettle

rze99 said:

You may like my 1965 SG Special...

Yes...yes I would

Kittyfrisk

digitalkettle said:

rze99 said:

You may like my 1965 SG Special...

Yes...yes I would

Me too... but getting through 20 photo's has given me a repetitive scroll injury 

meltedbuzzbox

digitalkettle said:

rze99 said:

You may like my 1965 SG Special...

Yes...yes I would

shame its a fake

roberty

My two. Stock pickups are back in the Standard (490R 498T) with 500k pots. It is an absolute beast, lightweight and heavy as hell

The faded has hot Alnico 4 replica PAFs. It has ended up being my most gigged guitar over the years. It was a festival-friendly price

TINMAN82

Batwing on ebony, small pickguard on cherry works best I reckon.

TTBZ

TINMAN82 said:

Batwing on ebony, small pickguard on cherry works best I reckon.

Agreed, I still wish I got an ebony one - looks so much cooler than boring old cherry red. Luckily though mine looks more orangey brown in most lights so it's a bit more unique than your typical red.

Here's one for you lot - we always talk about MIJ LPs but what are the SGs like, just as good?