A guitar is a guitar. But a box could be anything. It could even be a guitar. And you know how much we love guitar videos. 😂

@pinkiewerewolf

10 ай бұрын

"What's in the box!" 🤣

@tom.m

10 ай бұрын

​​@@BlueberryStinkFinger62 Yes, but with an asterisk. Quality can come from anywhere, but when big brands go overseas to save money the odds are higher they're not caring for the wood, tools, or especially the workers properly. You have to be a more discerning and educated shopper. With a US made guitar you can at least be relatively sure the wood wasn't stored under a leaky tarp during monsoon season, and the workers probably aren't on hunger strike.

@fredzep01

10 ай бұрын

@@tom.m nah, you could just same the same about the States, the whole storage unit could have its roof ripped off and flooded, or even flattened by a tornado, and the workers pissed and strung out on heavy-duty pharmaceuticals.

@tom.m

10 ай бұрын

@@fredzep01 lol no. Plenty of problems everywhere, but no one is setting themselves on fire at guitar factories in protest in the States. Pretending we don't have it better than people who are essentially slaves, even with all our problems, is disingenuous and disrespectful. Especially if you're doing so to avoid having to confront what your purchases support.

@fredzep01

10 ай бұрын

@@tom.m I don't mean to be funny with you, but why do all Americans think people in other countries live like slaves ? I'm from England, and I work as a stevedore, so I come into contact with folk from around the globe, and some of these people are on $250 a month, and you'll be right to think, I'd never lower myself to work for such a low amount, but to those guys it's a lot of money, and it's enough to buy homes for themselves and homes for their extended family, and I don't mean some Shanti town tin tub, these people show pictures of beautiful homes with swimming pools and garages. So when It comes to guitar building, their work ethics are no different from anybody else, in fact you probably think other countries labour is cheap, so it must be poor work, but you're wrong, it seems cheap to you and me because we are used to seriously overinflated products, because we know the price of everything, but the value of nothing.

Colin I don’t get why you don’t have 100K subs your by far the most enjoyable guitar reviewer on this platform. Keep ‘em coming.

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

😊🙏

@IndyRockStar

7 ай бұрын

I agree. I think it's an algorithm issue. His videos are longer than recommended and end up limiting the video reach.

I watch you because of you and your honesty and entertaining adventure across the guitar landscape - don't care if you have boxes all over the place, it is the content that is drawing me to spend time on your KZread channel.

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

Thanks Stephen that’s appreciated! 😁🙏

25% off for a Gibson SG. Is absolutely fantastic. The price it should be I think. The prices have gotten way out of control I think. Beautiful guitar. Sounds great. Another great video see you next week. Cheers

I always love the slow paced peaceful vibes your videos bring to my afternoons or evenings. Thank you for the amazing work you do! One small thing: I would suggest you never try to pry open pots to fit different knobs on 'em. I broke a few trying that before I realized i could just use some well cut kitchen paper around the pot to increase its size and have it easy!

Sweet guitar, another superb review. I've never owned an SG, but you are well on the way to persuading me to get one. Thanks Colin.

Big fan of the nice n' easy style of your delivery. A nice antidote to all the noise online. Thank you

Love your videos. Honest and real. Keep em coming !!

Greatly appreciated Colin tremendous guitar and even better vid keep the unboxings coming 👍🎸🎸🎸

Absolutely beautiful guitar with your updates added. Nicely done!

Love your work mate. Love listening to you play. Stick with what you do, dont need high gain 👍👍

Your playing demos are really cool, they make me want to learn to play like you

Brilliant video. Wasn't feeling very well today so had this week's on when I was testing. Wonderful to listen to and your content is always welcome every weekend. It really helped me today😊

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

Cheers Barry, glad to have been a diversion hope tomorrow is a better one! 😎👍

Great video as always Colin, and some especially tasteful playing in this one! Love the SG defo would love to add one to the collection one day.

Been watching you quite a bit. I am enjoying it more each time. You can actually get some goose bumps out of my arms when you finally play something.

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

Thanks that’s a great compliment and very much appreciated! 😊🙏

Great to see you hit the jackpot with this one! 😀

great video...great work... great job... great playing.... amazing

I love Friday KZread. The special thing about buying a new Gibson is the smell when you open the case. You gassed me up for an SG Col. I got the 61'. Then a few weeks later the Iommi came back in stock, so I've gone from zero to 2 in no time. 🤘

I'm an SG lover since the 70s. This was great! Thank you!

I bought the same guitar with full gloss finish and pickup covers. Demo because the color didn’t take as dark-color more orange red with lots of light streaks. I think mine is pretty with it’s unique look. And at a deep discount because it didn’t match up with the expectations of others. The small modifications you did drastically changed the look of yours, and I like that one so much more. I bought a Faded 50s LP with a top that resembles an AFD. Very nice playing and feeling guitar I’ll be adding a Bigsby to when I change the strings.

Nice one, Colin! Killer looks and tones. And I love the Maestro Vibrola.

Just ordered my first SG. 61 with stop tail. I can't wait to receive it. Thanks for the great content.

I really love the 61 Burstbuckers in my Les Paul. It's evident in your playing how much you love SG's. Great episode as usual!

@joey-zr8lt

10 ай бұрын

The pro buckers with epiphone are the same as the burst buckers the difference is the pro buckers are $170.00 a set the burst buckers are $290.00 both are highly acclaimed

@jfiery

10 ай бұрын

@@joey-zr8lt you may be right in some cases. I have a set of probuckers from an Epi LP that i took out for Seth Lover's and they sound different but i suppose the difference could be to the guitars

A little after 16:00... the trademark Gib fret nibs were done nicely, but the obvious ridges in the sides of the neck binding and nut were neglected in finish sanding, THEN this guitar passed that phase of QC inspection and was ok'd for the move to the finishing department. (We saw this same kind of overlooked sanding detail on a new Les Paul's nut a couple weeks ago, just inches from the coveted Gibson logo.) There it presumably passed another visual inspection right before it was sprayed. It should've been returned to finish sanding at that point. 5mins of remedial sanding is all we're talking about on a $2,200 Gibson that takes days to build, and they don't have time for that? As I've said before, this shite would not fly in my woodshop. If this crudely-sanded fretboard binding came on an Epiphone, some Gibson afficianados might say "See what you get when you buy a cheap subsitute for the real thing?" Fair enough when true but I've never seen this on an Epiphone. If you went to a shop that had two identical Gibson SGs for the same price and one had ridges on the binding, which would you choose? But yes, it was 25% off and here's one of the reasons why. IMO that doesn't make it alright on an expensive brand-new instrument from a manufacturer that brags about quality and craftsmanship. Somebody please feel free to tell me where I'm expecting too much from Big G to believe their finish sanding should be near-perfect. Cheers from Dallas! (Edit: By the way, the trapezoidal position markers were done completely by CNC routers to shape the fretboard mortises and inlays. This avoids requiring a specialist craftsman to chisel out the 36 rounded corners in the mortise routs and fit the inlays by hand individually. This way they pop right in. Nothing wrong with this necessarily but this is a detail that saves time and money in production.)

Dang man, I just got the Epi 61 Les Paul SG and here you go and one up me! I'm glad you got a great deal and it sounds great. I really enjoy your playing and borrowing some of your phrasing. Keep up what you've been doing and you'll keep growing.

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

Nice one man the Epi is a fine guitar! 😎👍

So very much enjoy these videos! What a great looking guitar :D Had my eye on getting an SG for decades... maybe I should set my mind to it-- LOL!

I’ve listened and watched many of your guitar vids and comparisons. I appreciate that you concentrate on the workingman’s with the occasional foray into something fancier. This guitar sounded the best.

Awww I’ve got the sg standard. Definitely want the 61. So beautiful. Congrats on both the new recent pick up’s. Both beautiful guitars

I like this video, it really helps me who is looking for various types and characteristics of guitar types and learning to understand the English in this video because this video does not have Indonesian subtitles😂, nice review

We all love a good box Matron Ace looking SG Sounds ace too. Great video Colin. Great.

Really nice sounding guitar, really nice. liked your playing

Colin, no-one could ever doubt your honesty. In the first two minutes you’ve already said that it’s a fake unboxing from the wrong box! Love it. Great video again, as always 🎸

Another excellent review Colin I'm getting gas now for an SG

Bloody lovely guitar which sounds amazing and a bargain as well, great review and playing on the episode 🎸😄

I’ve never been a fan of SG’s (and I can’t honestly say why) but you’re the only person who makes me wanna go give them another go

Great review as always. Just might have pushed me over the edge to pull the trigger on one.

Thanks Colin , another great guitar and show mate , Top Man 👍🏻 Cheers 70s John

Cool guitar,great sounding through the princeton,love Colins reviews

Nice video as always. 🎉

As an avid viewer,I often grin @ some of your comments and even a chuckle. With that, I've gotta say,the first 2 1/2 minutes had me rolling.😂 Love your channel and your candor. The G.A.S. is strong @ 25% off! Absolutely!🤘🏻🤘🏻

I'm one of your new subscribers, there I was a 72 year old acoustic player quite happy playing pre-war country blues with some proficiency then the algorythm (sp) throws up your channel and I'm hooked! Went out and bought an Epiphone LP 50s standard after watching your reviews, keep doing what you do it's great! Croc cam brilliant😂

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

Excellent! 🤣👍 glad you found us man thanks for supporting! 🙏

Great video. I bought one of the AMS exclusive Gibson SG dark cherry 61 standards with gold hardware. I have been gasing over one with a vibrola. I really just like that chrome plate on the bottom. it's like chrome on a Harley.

Another thoroughly enjoyable video. I’ve got an SG with grovers and it doesn’t “neck dive” either ( although the klusons look better I think🤪). It’s a great guitar to play when standing up👍

Great video as usual! I recommend SG's to beginners especially if they want to play rock guitar. They're so much easier to play and it's easy to get a great sound out of them. In my opinion, the Epi's come CLOSE to the Gibson's as far as playability and sound so consider this if you don't want to spend a lot of money on one.

@benallmark9671

10 ай бұрын

​@@BlueberryStinkFinger62that's completely not true Sir. It may be your opinion which you are entitled to but that doesn't make it true.

@jonathanhudak2059

10 ай бұрын

@ajcydnisargetti9500 not necessarily I've played some Epiphones that were so-so/average. I agree they're great value for the money but...

@kevindean1327

10 ай бұрын

​@@BlueberryStinkFinger62Yeah right. Funny the way we lie to ourselves when $ is the issue. No way is the average Epi better than the average Gibson. From a simple hardware comparison Gibson outclassed Epiphone.

I love the honesty in your videos… thank you

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

I appreciate that! 😁👍

Gorgeous sound mate. Always an SG. 👏🏻🤟🏻

Great video again, Colin. Thanks. Can you consider getting a powers electric guitar. That would be a great review. Pricey though

Great find, Colin. Gorgeous SG and great price.

Very Cool, Thankyou. Awesome. Stunning Guitar and playing as always. Nice Work. Cheers

Very cool SG Colin. The wee mods were a nice improvement.

Colin - thanks for another wonderful video - have just bought a Limited Edition D'Angelico Eric Krasno Brighton - it is outstanding and wondered if you might review one of these makes one day - am really really impressed by the brand

Thanks for the video! Yes 3 guitars Id never sell are my 73 sg walnut, 74 tele deluxe mocha and my 72 lp custom ebony-gold at 11.6 pounds😂 Love that SG....

I can absolutely hear and tell that you not only feel at home on an SG but that you landed a good one as well!! Really showed in your demo playing! It was some tasty playing!! I've never really been attracted to the idea of owning one but the more I watch you the more I've begun coming down with a bit of GAS for one...damn you Collin hahaha!! Great video, cheers!

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

Cheers Spencer! 😁👍

Your video's helping me alot! Sold my SG '05 a while ago for a LTD ec1000 it was a huge mistake! Now wanting to buy a new or used SG back. A SG has something a Les Paul cant give me😂 love your content man. Huge fan!

Great job again your the the man ,no bulls..t just good honest reviews , it’s guys like your self, make guys like me watch your videos. RESPECT

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

Cheers Tim! 😁👍

Hi Colin, my mate Ian had a 61’ Les Paul with the same vibrola not the side winder version. He used it on the Milk n Cookies album in 74’, and he worked a Gracins Music on Long Island where he bought it in 1969 or 70 thats when we started the band and is how I remember it but it was the talk of the town among guitarists and the same when we moved to London working with Muff Winwood and Island records. Cheers

beautiful SG, man! I think the post-2019 SG Standards are fantastic.

Hooray! Another SG! However I really don’t like the satin finishes, the USA Greeny Les Paul was afflicted with that too. Also not a fan of the no covers. Having said that, 5 minutes with a soldering iron and some elbow grease to shine it up a bit and that is a good deal. Nice knobs btw

Tip for Gibson neck dive: Use a wide strap. Not the narrow Levy's or other brand ones. Go for 3'' or wider and a leather type material that will grab onto your shirt better. Will fix Gibsons that neck dive more than you'd think.

Just pulled the trigger on one of these. Thanks Colin!

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

Nice one! 😁👍

Hello Colin, nice video, my original 63 SG Special has Witch Hats and they have grub screws (rusty) my Flying V is the same so I think new Witch Hats are probably all now push on, that's why they feel a bit loose.

Its nice to see how lucky you feel with this Guitar.. its great 😃👍

Illness or not, the passion is real. And it shows. Many thanks for sharing this with us..

Love your videos Colin👍. You put me on to the Epi P90 special, comes next week. Just hope nobody has put a screwdriver to it! 🤞 20:29

Another great video Colin. Really nice sg. Bit of a sg fan as well. Don't know if you have tried a maybach albatroz. Would love you opinion on one.

Cool video mate"! Greetings from St Paul, Minnesota. Reminds me of the guitar Angus Young played in the 70"s.

I know I say the same thing every week but it's always true, another great Friday breakfast of coffee and waffling, just don't know what I like more the sweet SG or how you make it sound

Nice one - sounds great clean and with dirt plus wah! 😎

Love the SG, not long ago bought the Epiphone 61 Vibrola, just awesome, not a Gibson but it has the vibe and look, just couldnt stretch to the Gibson version....yet :) Great guitar and playing Colin, incidentally I am sure I read on a Gibson site that if you always ensure at least 5 turns of string on the posts it helps the break out angle of the string and aids tuning stability. This really works as kept getting a dull G on my LP sorted the turns and never an issue again. I now ensure I do it on all my guitars and ones i set up for others.

@stevegroves

10 ай бұрын

@@BlueberryStinkFinger62 Thank you its a great instrument

Great video, great looking guitar. I really like the arm and witch hats. Even if you hadn't said a word, watching you play alone, we'd have known your SG love.

That's a beautiful SG my Guitarista friend! Every little thing I'm noticing like how beautiful the trapezoid inlays & the beautiful mahogany fretboard look I've been trying to finish watching this video for 3 days... just busy with work & my wife won't allow guitar or racing videos on the living room TV 😂😂😂

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

😆👍

I have an SG Tribute. Putting witch hats on it totally changed the look.

Extremely tasteful mods man, but I would expect nothing less from you. Excellent guitar!

Okay Collin, are you a Zappa fan? You played the opening riff to Muffin Man at the beginning of this vid and I had to stop it right there and thought, "I knew there was a reason I like this guy and his channel"! I wait for your Friday videos, keep on doing what you are doing. ...and RIP Frank Zappa.

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

Oh yeah! 😎🙌

Congratulations for getting something you really wanted at a good price. It looks pretty nice. For an SG. Kidding. Thanks as always.

Got to agree with you. I have a beautiful 335 and cool old Les Paul, but the SG is the one I use most

My favorite SG is the white custom Maestro with 3 PAFs. Just change the wiring for 3 volumes and a master tone and you’re in for a wide spectrum of tonal bliss.

@ces69

10 ай бұрын

I’ve got the Epiphone version and it had that wiring when I got it, although I did add a Maestro unit to it! I also have a Burny 3 pickup Les Paul Black Beauty with Bigsby that doesn’t, so when I up grade the pots I’ll probably wire it that way too!

I’ve got the same illness it’s the love of all guitars . Have not bought any Gibson but I’m still looking for them used

My next guitar! I have the ‘50’s Faded Les Paul and it is AWESOME!!! I got it, set it up and it is the BEST LP I have ever owned! Can’t wait to get this SG.

The SG's are my favorite too. I do still want a goldtop someday, but I could play my SG for the rest of my life and have no complaints.

Hi Colin, The minor mods you made look great. I love the way you levitated slightly off the ground in your final jam 😂

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

😆👍

sweet guitar brother! i might just have to re-visit the muzik store and give an sg another go! got lucky a few years ago when i just about nailed the angus young tone with a squier affinity strat with a guitarfetish "crunchy pat" humbucker in the bridge! chances of it ever happening again without an actual sg would be almost impossible...even with another thin affy squier strat platform... so if i want to get the "angus vibe" i best start with an sg hey!

Just bought the same guitar, pick it up tomorrow, was looking at this guitar then you did your review on it, great timing Col ... Might try the same upgrades as you did , with the noise and whammy bar,

@trevorclarkson6089

6 ай бұрын

Sorry nobs, auto spell at its best

You’re one of my favourite reviewers on KZread

Another great video ! That’s a very nice guitar. Your playing is impeccable.

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

😁🙏

great to hear Funkadelic at the end, well done.

Collin, have you ever considered reviewing a Maybach Albatroz (it's Maybach's take on the SG)? Love your videos, there's something soothing about the wise man talking about guitars to this youngster

@craigpimlott204

10 ай бұрын

Don’t Johnny depp play maybach guitars ?

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

Yes... totally on my radar!

@Gaslight.Guitar

10 ай бұрын

hes plays Duesenberg afaik @@craigpimlott204

@fisterroboto1044

10 ай бұрын

@@craigpimlott204 yeah and Duesenberg as well I think?

As a Strat first guy, that is one VERY COOL rock machine. You are flying a flag for them that I am glad to bow to. I agree on the Epi line price. Almost room for a squire-type line below what they are trying to do??

@theguitaristas

10 ай бұрын

I think they (Epiphone) got a bit too big for their boots... we really liked them because of what they offered at that low price point but when you get to north of £800 / $1000 there's a lot of competition... including heavily discounted Gibsons! 😂👍

I love this channel. I’ve watched every episode and I consistently laugh when you say you’ll never be a wealthy man…. Two new Gibsons and your new Tokai in the last few weeks… not bad 😂 Good on you Colin!

The epiphone Joe Bonamassa looks very nice as well. really tempted to order it.

my first guitar way back in 1976 was cheap pawnshop japanese sg knockoff. nothing like an sg really it had a layered plywood neck and japanese gold foil pickups. Tony Iommi was and is one of my favorite guitarists. Always wanted a real SG. That one you show is particularly nice.

rly liked the zappa impression ❤

I had to pour a dram of Ardbeg 10 after hearing the opening licks. This was a great smoky review to get stuck in on!

My bro has a 83 les paul . And it’s nice. But the one you’re playing here, and my recently acquired SG Special. The Gibson SG guitars have incredible natural harmonic tones that ring behind ones playing. It’s awesome.

By the way, I love the neck dive test! I always choose your channel when looking up some SG reviews, cause you've got the best ones! The neck dive issue is usually the very first thing that comes to my mind with every SG. Please, include this "neck dive" segment in every future SG review! Honestly, to me, as a potential buyer, this is the deal breaker! I had so many great SG guitars in my hands, I loved playing while sitting, but when I stood up with that damn thing, I had to put them away, cause I can't stand neck dive.. And at this price range, I wouldn't really bother to mess up with the guitar to balance it with some special weights, straps or redrills of strap locks. So good job on that! Keep going on!

Colin; Super video. It would be interesting to see a shoot-out between the Gibson 61 SG faded and Epiphone inspired by Gibson 61 SG faded. How much of a difference would there be sound/tone wise? Hmmm? Cheers from Canada

Great video as always Colin! I hate to tell you though but in Aust we negotiate on price of guitars every day of the week. 25% is certainly easy enough to achieve. I’ve had as much as 32% off guitars.

Great guitar! I wish they were available in lefty. After your recent tokai video I was inspired. So I have a vintage series lefty tokai SG on the way. It's based on 61 Gibson SG specs, so that'll probably do for me.

I got one of these on sale from Musicians Friend a while back. It's a fantastic guitar!

@dantepalomba7356

5 ай бұрын

Looking into buying one myself. How’s the tining stability when using the vibrato?

Guitar Center in the USA had a sale on the Gibson Les Paul Classic. Just got a red one for $1699. There are definitely deals out there. Go to your local shops.