Gibson SG Supreme 57 Cary Nov 4th

The Gibson SG is one of the most popular guitars in the world, loved by many for it’s particularly wicked looks, but also for it’s high playability. It’s no joke that the SG’s low action makes for butter-smooth fretting, and you don’t need me to tell you that means it’s a veritable speed demon.

While the SG was originally developed as a sort of new-fangled Les Paul, legend has it that Les himself wasn’t too fond of the thin body and devilish horns that give the SG so much of it’s rock-n-roll charm…ironic, since it may well have been those very same horns that drew the SG’s most famous player to the guitar – AC/DC’s Angus Young.

However, in an attempt to keep up with today’s players, Gibson has updated their old SG and created what is known as the SG Supreme 57’. This new beast is a little more in line with modern style, sporting an AA flamed maple top, a new color palate, and an upscale new ebony fingerboard. They also got smart and tossed the pickguard entirely, allowing the beauty of the new maple top to really shine through.

Of course, what really raises the new Gibson SG Supreme ‘57 above the rest of the pack are a pair of ‘57 Classic Humbucker pickups, providing the kind of warm, punchy midrange that you can only get from a dual humbucker set-up.

The Gibson SG Supreme ‘57 Features–

• Color: Midnight burst
• AA flame maple top
• Solid mahogany body
• Mahogany neck
• Ebony fingerboard with 22 frets & trapezoid inlays
• Two ‘57 Classic Humbucker pickups with chrome covers
• Two tone, and two volume controls, with three-way pickup selector switch
• Chrome plated hardware
• Black reptile pattern hardshell case

If you’re looking for speed the SG Supreme’s definitely a guitar to consider. I don’t think you can really go wrong with one of these bad boys.

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