Should I buy a SG?

gearaddict

Just wondering 

Alnico

Yes.

Yes you should.

gearaddict

Phew. That's that sorted. Thanks! 

stimpsonslostson

Alnico said:

Yes.

Yes you should.

My thoughts exactly & wisdom awarded.
Bonus points for P90s- SGs with P90s are WONDERFUL. I have two SGs and both have P90s. 

benecol

Yep. My favourite type of guitar - heartbroken that I don't currently have one. The first fat-necked guitar I had a go on, and I was really pleasantly surprised - always assumed that they all had skinny necks like the 61ri.

usedtobe

Yes. 100%.

richardhomer

No - they're too pointy and neck heavy. And the controls are too close together. And they scream 'rock'....

Sassafras

Yes.
But only if it's got P90s.

TheMarlin

Yes. 

dindude

I enjoyed my brief ownership of one, loved the fat neck and the P90's, and it smelt loverly. But in the end it felt so delicate, I like guitars that feel a little more robust.

gearaddict

What colour? I'm thinking cherry.

Alnico

My tax rebate is due some time between now and Dec 5th and yesterday i reserved a Gibson SG standard at Coda music.
It's my last ever tax rebate and ultimately my last wages from my trucking years so we wanted to get something special to hang on our wall to commemorate what i did for 25 years and celebrate the end of it.

Buying an SG is an awesome idea !

NGD Coming soon......

http://www.coda-music.com/gibson-standard-2016-ebony-p-22477.html

Alnico

Plus these to replace the badly thought through tuners that Gibson fitted........

https://www.vintageandmodernguitars.co.uk/product/kluson-tuning-machines-m3jgn/

scrumhalf

Answering the following questions may help?

1) Is it a guitar?
2) Are you a guitarist?
3) Do you own want one?

If the answer to any of these is "yes", then buy one. If the answer to all of them is "no", buy one anyway.

AndyR

Yes, buy two.
One with P90s, one with nice low output humbuckers (Alnico II).

usedtobe

gearaddict said:

What colour? I'm thinking cherry.

Yes. Or black. White ones age nicely, though..

pintspiller

Yes. And dog-eared P90s

spark240

Yes...

Sassafras

gearaddict said:

What colour? I'm thinking cherry.

Of course, cherry.
They look wrong in any other colour.
For God's sake don't get a white one.

Sassafras

Actually, thinking about it, they don't look bad in that walnut finish.

stimpsonslostson

gearaddict said:

What colour? I'm thinking cherry.

I prefer darker ones to cherry... Unless TV yellow is an option!
http://i1295.photobucket.com/albums/b625/stimpsonslostson/Mobile Uploads/IMG_20161027_215316211_zps2whbchr3.jpg