The SG is a true rock guitar. It's exactly the tones you'd expect from a 6 string electric guitar. Nothing better than just a plain ol SG Standard IMO.

@TheSavagederek

Жыл бұрын

Yea, that'll be a Stratocaster then.

@1969MARKETING

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSavagederek a strat is definitely one of the best blues guitars

@bubumber9662

10 ай бұрын

​@@TheSavagederek SG is a better rock guitar by far

@TheSavagederek

10 ай бұрын

@@bubumber9662 nah madbummer it's good but definitely not .

Can’t help it, we just need both.

@michaelheller8841

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!!

@TylerJohnstonGuitar

Жыл бұрын

And a Strat.

@chipogles7639

Жыл бұрын

@@TylerJohnstonGuitar sg is a strat

@michaelheller8841

Жыл бұрын

@@TylerJohnstonGuitar another great rock machine!

@TylerJohnstonGuitar

Жыл бұрын

@@chipogles7639 Hardly, you need something with single coils.

The reason why I picked up the Les Paul when I started out was two players actually. Jimmy Page for his 59’ and Mick Taylor for his 58’ and 61’ Les Paul SG. They are two different guitars that I believe most guitarists should have both. One is not better then the other, it’s that feeling you get when you play it.

@JBurg_07

Жыл бұрын

Mick Taylor the 🐐

@hockeyman2274

8 ай бұрын

LP has more of a scooped sound (highs and lows) while the SG sounds like it has more of a mid range punch? My $0.02

@kiillabytez

5 ай бұрын

The very diference why an expensive guitar is better than a cheap one. The "feel."

Les Paul by far for me!! My mom was an 70’s-80’s girl so I grew up on a lot of music from that era, especially Guns N Roses and Aerosmith, both bands with Les Paul users for guitarists. I especially remember my first time seeing Slash with a leather jacket, top hat, and Les Paul in hand and thinking “That’s what a rockstar looks like!” My brother also played (for like a few months lol) and I remember he had a Gibson Cherry Sunburst Les Paul and it was gorgeous! Sadly he sold it for super cheap to get some cheap jewelry for some girl he was with. I still haven’t forgiven him for that lol. Half because I started playing years ago and could’ve used it, but also because he sold a $1,000+ guitar for so little!! But I ended up owning my own so oh well! However, as much as I love Les Pauls, the Juniors are where it’s at!! The ultimate rock guitar in my opinion. Plus as a punk rocker the likes of Bad Religion, Social Distortion, Johnny Thunders, and especially Green Day made me want an LP Junior more than any other guitar!!

I bought an SG after watching Frank Zappa play. Loved them ever since

I first saw the SG via Angus Young but it kind of blended into the background partially from his larger than life performing and AC/DC's huge sound. It wasn't until I saw Dustin Kensrue play one that I saw it as a legit piece of art, and when I finally played my first, a '61 reissue, I fell in love. So for me, it's Dustin followed by Chino Moreno that really got me to pay attention to the SG and I'm grateful for it ...

the whole reason i started playing guitar was because I saw a live performance of ACDC when I was really young and I was like "I wanna do that", now I have my own Gibson SG and Angus Young is still my all time favourite guitarist

Ive been playing an SG for 20 years, and a les paul for a week. I love them both

I currently have an epiphone les paul and i love it to bits but the sg is literally my dream guitar, so I'm gonna have to give them both a tie as the best guitars ever

Les paul - Warren Haynes SG - Derek Trucks

From the early 70s to the mid 80s, Gibson changed the SG and moved the neck join further in (it eliminated the gap between the neck pickup and the 22nd fret). It made the guitar more compact and reduced some neck dive. Interestingly, the bolt-on Epiphone SGs are kind of based on that design, so if you don't have an expensive vintage SG around, pick up a bolt-on Epi to see the difference.

@Mephilis78

Жыл бұрын

To be fair, those aren't really the expensive vintages for SGs. Usually just a tad more than brand new. Norlin era has some interesting SGs though.

I have an epiphone 61 les paul sg (aged white). It's beautiful and it sounds like a beast.. Amazing value for money 😍

I have and love both- 2018 LP Traditional and '08 SG Special. The SG is lighter and more comfortable, great to play during practice or when writing. The Les Paul gets more stage use and definitely has more beefiness to the tone (and weight). Can't go wrong with either.

Funnily enough, although this is probably one of the last people who comes to mind when you think this guitar, the Gibson SG has always reminded me of none other than Radiohead's Thom Yorke. It's one of his main guitars. Thom is an amazing all around musician and a fantastic rhythm guitarist, a role of his that is often overlooked/underrated despite how crucial it is to Radiohead's sound. I love the three guitar thing they got going on.

@zerosoma33

Жыл бұрын

I thought both Thom and Johnny played Teles?

@ej8736

11 ай бұрын

Jonny plays a Tele, Thom plays an SG, Ed plays a Strat @@zerosoma33

Great vid, Dagan! I'm more a Strat guy, but love the thick, creamy sound of a LP on neck pickup around the 12th fret. Played a well set up SG a few years ago, and it was one of the easiest guitars iv'e ever had the chance to play. Smooth and effortless bending, as well as easy chording. Epiphone or Gibson, you can't go far wrong. Cheers.

Both guitars are just so awesome. It would be almost impossible to choose between. That's why I own both! Love to play them - hard rocking bluesy strumming or gently fingerpicking licks. Oh my they get me going

100% Les Paul for me: beefier bottom end, pickup switch in a handy spot, much more stable neck, fullrange sound.

@Justafeller

Жыл бұрын

They sound nearly the same. The '61 SG has the same LP 60's pups. I can play an LP and an SG back to back and they sound nearly identical. It's all in people's minds. The chunky furniture body of the LP doesn't do anything for tone. It just feels different. I'd rather have a slightly lighter guitar. Nothing against the LP, it's just well commercialized and has its following convinced there's a huge difference. There's not.

@coldwar1977

Жыл бұрын

@@Justafeller No. It's not because *you* don't hear a difference that there isn't any. I can hear it very well, in person. People have different ears. And I've had both SG's and LP's over the past 30 years. Try playing through headphones and tell me you don't hear a difference in sheer heft?

@LazarusLonger

Жыл бұрын

Agree. Big difference to my ears as well. The LP sounds much beefier, fuller. The SG is more midrangey, which I prefer with P90s.

@jiggatoni4082

10 ай бұрын

@@Justafellerare we watching the same video or are you playin this from your phone speakers?

I just put Seymour Duncan High Voltage pickups in my 2008 Faded SG and totally fallen in love with it again. '59 spec Lester Standard will be my next purchase.

I love your reviews and explanations, your honest and plan spoken You the man.

I have a Gibson sg faded and just bought an epi l.p. in bourbon burst. Love them both. The epi sounds great.

Get them both. You wont' regret it. Recommend Gibson Custom shop versions if you can afford it. Playing an Epiphone SG is what made me want the real thing. Bought a Gibson SG a week later. The unpotted alnico 3 and 4 in the custom shop SG is unbelievable. The only downside of the SG is that it does not sustain.

I had a Les Paul but sold it for a SG which is my dream guitar because of Angus Young. I’m not a good enough player for the differences between them to really matter but on a practical note I do prefer the SG for being so much lighter

I prefer the SG with the full pickguard for sure;

As a smaller guy, I can never play a Les Paul standing, but I love KISS so much😢😢😢, so it’s Les Paul songs on an SG for me, sadly

Great helpful video. Thanks dude.

SG. Les Pauls are sick but I'm more of an SG guy. My most recent guitar purchase I made was an Epiphone SG standard, I always wanted one. Tony Iommi's the one who inspired me to pick up guitar and ever since I layed my eyes upon an SG as a kid, I fell in love with the guitar

I’ve never owned a Gibson , blind Impulse ordered a 61’ SG Friday. I’m excited . My other guitars all have single coils !

I choose Les Paul because of three generations of some of my favorite guitarists, from some of my favorite rock bands who influenced each other used LPs. Jimmy Page - Joe Perry - Slash

I have both..I love them both..but I play my SG more than my LP lately..I migrate between guitars but if I had to choose..I'm probably going SG standard 🤘😜🎸🎶

SG for me. I love my Epiphone SG and it just amazing! Better than my Les Paul Standard

That's it I gotta go pick up my guitar, SG's and custom shop Les Paul's are just a joy

Both 🤘 The SG is lighter and therefore more suitable for longer gigs. It’s just a joy. It looks damn cool. It sounds great. Upper fret access is much better than the les paul. It’s less expensive. And it just breathes ROCK 🤘 The Les Paul is kinda The Daddy. It’s not perfect but it looks amazing and sounds it too.

Bought an Epi SG about a year ago and love it. Have always loved the look!! Took me awhile to get use to the scale length, as I have always played STRATS. Recently ordered a Les Paul and expecting it tomorrow. I have been looking for a different tone and thought I would try the LP. So I will add the LP to the stable along with the SG and Strat. Love your video's, keep up the good work.

@sametzell7804

9 ай бұрын

Which one do you like more now? I’m debating whether les Paul or sg but I’m a little more hooked on the ab

@sandraspears6389

9 ай бұрын

@@sametzell7804 , Honestly I love all three for different reason. I find the Strat a little easier to play. Thinner neck profile, I have small hands and the scale length is easier for me since I have a bad left shoulder. I feel more stretched out on the SG. But I have always loved the look of the SG. It honestly comes down to what I what to play and the sound I am going for. I love to play the Blues and older Rock (60's and 70"s) and some country. I also have an ES-335 that I LOVE the blues tones I get with it, but It is a big guitar and I cann't play it long or it tires me out and hurt my shoulder. Also if played with high gain for rock it can produce feedback, so I lean more to the SG or Les Paul. Just find what sound you are going for and then you can decide what guitar my fit that for you. Good Luck!!

I have one of each, a Les Paul with a 50's neck and an SG Standard. Both are great guitars! I would recommend a modern SG Standard over the '61 Reissue because of a (imo) better designed neck joint.

@ricochetjack7579

Жыл бұрын

@Mark Seymour I have no experience with the Epiphone SGs but look at the back of the guitar for the following. '61 Reissue: the neck joint is lower than both horns and the strap button is on the body. Standard: the neck joint is between the horns and the strap button is equal with the lower horn. In my experience this movement of the strap button also helps a bit to stop neck dive.

@benallmark9671

Жыл бұрын

Special’s are great too , can’t go wrong with the p-90’s

@ricochetjack7579

Жыл бұрын

@@benallmark9671 I'm actually contemplating a Junior, not sure if an LP or SG. I like the look of the single P90. Since my SG standard is cherry, I would love to find a black SG Junior.

@benallmark9671

Жыл бұрын

@@ricochetjack7579 I’m playing an Epiphone inspired by tobacco burst junior right now. I highly recommend it , for the money it’s an absolute score. Big fat neck though but I have small hands and love it.

Great vid. Love the history and the sound demo. I'm a former strat fan. Les Paul is my new fave after getting one in a trade. I'll more than likely never go back to a strat. It's the look, feel, sound, playability.

Slash and his LP is the reason I play guitar! 🤘🏼

SG

Mint vid, got 1 of each love them both 🎸🎸

Guitar Hero got me on to Les Pauls. Before playing the game I thought that electric guitars were only Strat shaped. But after seeing the Les Paul, it was love at first sight.

It’s gotta be the Les Paul for me… Steve Clark of Def Leppard, slinging that three pickup white monster around on the 1988 hysteria tour was what got me into rock and roll 🤘🤘🤘

I already knew it was the lp for me as I've had one for years but by eck if it isnt worth tuning in for the good times n stonkin playin. Awesome vid as ever sir.

I used to be a les paul guy, but that was because i had one from the 1970s that had a really fast neck, at least for a les paul. I haven't found any that quite made me feel how that one did when I played it, so now I just sort of go with whatever I like the look of that has a decent neck on it. My amp does a lot of the heavy lifting in terms of sound, anyway.

Got a Epiphone les Paul and a Harley Benton SG. Love them both.

You always make good videos. If I ever get a Gibson it will be an SG, based mainly on various Japanese guitarists who I follow who make them sound fantastic....and they don't weight ten pounds.

Yes , I can see clearly now!🤘

I own both the Gibson Slash sig. and the Gibson Tony Iommi sig. I had never played a Les Paul or SG before getting them. I gotta say I really like the SG. It's very light weight and thin. Easy to play sitting down with the guitar close to you, good balance on your leg. The Les Paul weighs a "ton" in comparison and sitting down it's kind of back-heavy so it's harder to keep it centered on your leg. The SG is more comfortable to me. I always thought a Les Paul would feel chunky to play, but both the LP and the SG have a very "petite" feel on the fretboard. I'm used to playing jumbo frets on wide fretboards (jacksons)where the strings almost never touches the fretboard. Not so here, the smaller frets gets the strings close to the fretboard and are very easy to press down, soft and nice. The neck on both the SG and LP are really round C-shaped but the distance between the frets, being only 22, feels comfortably small and easy to reach. Their necks are both really comfortable to play. I'm thinking about purchasing an Epiphone SG Standard to use as an everyday "work horse". Hopefully it's just as comfy as the Gibson variant. =)

That SG looks better in this video than it did in the unboxing video. The color looks better. Must have been bad lighting in that first video. Still doesn’t show a lot of grain but it sure does sound marvelous here. I think you can tell Dagan definitely likes that Epiphone 61 Les Paul SG.

I bounced between the two for a while but I just got a new Epi Les Paul SG....the choice is clear now for me that I like SGs a lot! might have to do with my love of Sabbath and AC/DC.

My favorite guitar is the ESP/LTD Viper so I always lean SG.

I'm luck enough to own both, a black 74 LP Custom and an '09 SG 1961 reissue like the one you're playing. When I play Highway To Hell on the LP and it reminds me of Alright Now. Conversely, Alright Now played on the SG reminds me of Highway To Hell.

Eddie made me pick up the guitar. I saw the live version of Eruption and that it had me. That was 1,5 years ago and i am stil playing. For the Gibson choice i would take the SG because of Tony iommi. Great video i really like it how you place the guitars on the wall - makes a nice scenary🎸

I have an sg and the strap I've been using for it is some old wide cloth one I got many years ago that happens to have pronounced enough grove texture on it to not slide too bad.

Hi Dagan, love the channel, but to make a true comparison, you would need a proper Lester. A thick Maple cap and long tenon neck joint. Both are Rock and Roll machines, the Les Paul proper has a screaming top end that the SG comes close, but not quite... the Maestro tremolos have more sustain and better playing action.

@steviem1000

Жыл бұрын

Better still put 57' classics on three guitars, a les paul an sg, the third being one made out plywood. And wear a blindfold. Or play them awe blind. As using orangutan homes to make make luxury goods in this day and age is obscene. Wood!! Lot of hyped up crap!

Clapton... he put both to great use!

I love them both. Top 2 best guitars ever made. I own a Gibson SG because my Mum bought me one for my 18th birthday, also it's famously played by Angus Young, Robby Krieger, Tommy Iomi. I sometimes wish I had a Les Paul because of the more bluesy sound and it's famously played by SLASH, Jimmy Page, Joe Bonamassa and many more. Personally I find the Les Paul a bit heavy as well as I don't like where the toggle switch is located, I also prefer the thinner neck on an SG as opposed to the thicker neck on a Les Paul. But I love the look of the Les Paul as well as the sound. I'm happy with my SG though.

My absolute favourite guitar (as you can likely tell) is the Les Paul but it’s not because of my favourite guitarist no that’s Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi and he plays a Strat. The Les Paul has always just had something regal about it even in the name in my eyes and I’ve always loved it for that.

I’m an sg guy 🐝cause they look cool ♥️

I own Gibson SG standard in cherry gloss red and totally Awesome guitar 👍 😎

As much as I love the Les Paul, Jimmy Page and Slash are amazing, but I'm an SG guy because of Angus Young and Tony Iommi. My two favourite players. I also love Jimmy Page's doubleneck SG. I own an Epiphone '61 with Maestro Vibrola, and a knockoff Vintage V100 Les Paul.

I bloody love the SG. And I don't understand why people hate the neckdive..

The Modern models blur the lines between the 2 classics. The Epiphone SG Modern is a great option for a beginner, with a maple top and asymetrical slim taper neck that's outstanding.

Hey man!! I love both!! Do you have a video about the SG with P90’s?

Best guitar I ever owned was a 1978 Gibson SG. It was a beast and served me for years until it was stolen during a house fire.

I have one of each. They're both my favorite 😆. Kinda like picking which of your kids is your favorite.

Les Paul has more volume and will let you fill out the room with a single guitar; to me the SG is a guitar for at least a 2-guitar band or one with a very powerful bass. Also, the SG sounds VERY distinct; it's got this distinct sound you can kind of pin it to a specific artist/song etc. The Les Paul unless you're seeing it... you wouldn't necessarily tie a song/artist to it (of course, you can tell the sound is coming from a Les Paul, but it's not so obvious).

Love my ‘62 Les Paul. I call it a LP/SG

Those white '60s Les Paul/SGs have been my dream guitar since I saw the back of Alice Cooper's "love it to death" album. My very first one was an Epiphone '61-style custom, but side-by-side it's about as thick and heavy as a Les Paul, and the electronics on it are... Unimpressive. 100%, all day long, my favorite guitar to play is my 2014 SG standard, sans the tuner robot.

Just about to get an SG Special to compliment my LP Standard.

It’s really hard to choose because one of my favorite guitar player’s is Mick Jones from foreigner and he really got me into the les Paul and my first guitar was a les Paul shaped guitar. But my favorite band The Beatles George Harrison played an SG and he really turned me on to the SG. Two of my guitars are les Paul shaped. Epiphone les Paul jr and an LTD 256 EC

I love both. I have a gibson les paul tribute and an epi sg custom.

The SG suits you better. But that is a really nice Les Paul!

@PMTVUK

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Dagan is an SG guy through & through!

Im a total Les Paul fanboy but also have an SG because life is too short .

I now have both

I've got the epi les paul 61 that dagan used in the vid. I absolutly love it. My ultimate goal though is to buy the gibson les paul 61 or the gibson sg standard.

I used to hate SG's...then I bought one with P90's. Ain't no turning back now. Holy cow! I still love my Tele's, but DAMN SG's rule.

Les Paul ftw! Gary Moore, Peter Green, Snowy White, Jimmy Page, Mike Bloomfield, Buckethead--the list goes on and on.

the neck join on the sg pushes the pickups closer to the bridge

Les Paul for me. The SG I had sounded good but had a bendy neck

I love that SG! But there is just something special and magical about the Les Paul that puts a smile on my face :)

Got this two and a Telecaster , it's all you need

My 2019 SG standard is my #1. Weighs 6.5 lbs and has better fret access than my LPs, Strats, Jackson dinky, teles etc... My Prs custom 24 is a close 2nd though, but that is mostly because of the 24 frets.

I love Angus young so I prefer the sg, but slash makes me want les Paul's. Hard choice.

My first guitar, mom bought me a GS Faded Gibson. I couldn't believe it lol

That Epi sounds so dam good

Alex Lifeson and his lifelong love of Les Paul's! :)

For me, everything started with Marty McFly, then Chuck Berry, then Angus Young, then Slash, and still Slash.

Hey Dagan- Thanks for the great info- now it makes sense. This would’ve been a great time to break out the school uniform again! Long live Angus!

Hey dagan what do you think is the best les paul guitar and sg guitar by Epiphone

For me, My Personal G.O.A.T are: 1957 Gold Top Les Paul And a 1963 SG (From its Debut at 1961 as Les Paul SG)

Good Show!

Please advise what PEDALS you are using and what AMP you are playing through for the SG - Thank you.

I can only dream to touch and smell these guitars😭

Have both, a Tele and Strat. Use every one of em.. But the SG is the best one to play..

The real differences: LP: Designed to sit level on your lap and hang level from a strap. Feels the same as any other guitar when playing so you can swap guitars and play without looking at the fretboard. SG: Designed to fall on its headstock on your lap. Designed to fall on its headstock on a strap. Feels totally different from any other guitars so if you switch guitar, you'll be landing on the wrong frets. You must look at the fret board while playing.

Output jack!

Got both but favour the SG!

I have both.

Basically sound the same. I choose the lighter SG. Just not a huge difference and as I get older the weight hurts my already messed up back. I have a '61. I'd like an SG special with P90's as well.

@benallmark9671

Жыл бұрын

Me too , Toni Iommi style. I saw one on the used market a year back and have always regretted not picking it up. Next time I won’t think twice.

I will NEVER get bored of videos about les Paul's haha

Added a Bigsby to my SG, no more neck dive.