So this guitar is really meant to provide a lower cost substitute to the Gibson SG Standard. Coil tapping? Yes Sir, we do have coil taps here in the form of the infamous push-pull pots.
Schecter's easily identifiable head-stock is pretty cool. You don't mistake a Schecter for something else once you are familiar with that head-stock. Their fretboard positioning marker inlay work is also something all their own. Schecter guitars are built in South Korea, but they're shipped to California for some professional finishing and set-up work. What are the damages here? Schecter's S-1 is currently going for six hundred bucks.
It does absolutely everything the SG Standard does at roughly one half the cost. I don't want you to take my word for this being every bit as good a guitar as the SG Standard, I want you to go play one yourself, and then remember how random writer on the internet told the truth about a thing. Schecter Guitar Research S-1 Features:. In the s when the Japanese were copying Fender and Gibson left and right and creating the large genre of guitars we now refer to as 'lawsuit guitars,' they made outright copies of Les Paul and SG instruments.
Well, Yamaha was in the thick of it. They made copies so dang well everyone wants to own one now. These days they make all sorts of original guitars. The RevStar guitars are another one of their fine offerings. There are a lot of models of RevStar, but the one I'm discussing here is the one most similar to Gibson's SG Standard in specifications and performance. This guitar has all the things the SG has in major specs.
Mahogany body, mahogany neck, set neck construction, two humbuckers, Gibson's scale length, so forth and so on. But this RevStar has a maple top on it. So what you have here is something also similar to a double cutaway Les Paul. And yet it is also sporting some original features. What's coolest here is the 'dry switch. The Dry Switch filters out low frequencies to give the punch and clarity of a single-coil pickup minus the inevitable hum and hollow tone often associated with split humbucking pickups.
This is a thousand dollar guitar. It'll do everything the Gibson SG Standard will do, and you'll have something with this instrument few others will have, for these guitars are very new.
Great looks, great sound, and great value found here. Question: Why did you only compare the alternatives to the higher end Gibson SG? I have not written an article about the 5 best alternatives to the Gibson SG Faded. As a person who is fairly well obsessed with guitars, I'm extremely aware of the lower priced SGs. I freaking love Gibson SGs. Question: I am curious as to what can sound and have upper fret access like an sg but not be necessarily the same shape.
Outside of the Mira most of these guitars share the biggest issue that sg's have, neck dive. What guitars that are mahogany, short scale, and 22 frets and maybe a trem can get that sg midrange tone?
Answer: You may be more inclined to play and love a Gibson Firebird. No, the tone won't be exactly the same, but then again, Firebirds, like SGs, can have different pickups. You could get very close to the same tone, and especially with the use of your controls on the guitar and amp.
The Gibson Explorer is another thing which could get you in the same ballpark. Or you could go less expensive, with something like a Schecter Stealth C Answer: Very very little. I wouldn't think, that were you to take a blindfold test, you would be able to tell much difference or any difference.
Question: What about these so-called replica brands like Tokai or Orville - do you think they are a viable alternative at a lower cost to a regular Gibson SG Standard? Answer: Yes. Rod Brakes is a music writer with an expertise in all things guitar-related. Having spent many years at the coalface as a guitar dealer and tech, Rod's more recent work as a journalist covering artists, industry pros, and gear includes writing hundreds of articles and features for the likes of Guitarist magazine, MusicRadar, and Guitar World, as well as contributions for specialist books and blogs.
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Do I want an electric or acoustic kit? What is an SG? What H-bomb said. GuitarJunkie Posted February 14, Dynadude Posted February 14, Wow, really nice GuitarJunkie. I'll definitely take that one into consideration! T50 Posted February 14, I like my Diablo the best so far. Posted February 15, Kurt Posted February 15, Posted February 16, But I do love them both. SG dude Posted February 16, SG dude. Mercurine Posted February 16, Explorer Posted February 16, Posted February 17, Today's VOS versions, of those two would be cool, too!
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