8 Awesome Facts You (Probably) Didn't Know About The Gibson SG - Dagan's Favourite Guitar

[@fotog04]

Just purchased my first Gibson SG Standard....this thing screams!! My wife calls it "the other woman". I love her so ❤️

[@cyclesgoff9768]

This guy really is an asset for PMT , I hope he’s getting profit share.

[@angus9165]

I wanna meet him

[@angelite143]

I think he is properly compensated. Look at his collections.

[@ryanfulldark2775]

Dagan is a cool dude, great player. Just rocks like hell!

[@zezuntxiduntxi]

Sus comment.

[@angus9165]

When AC/DC started, Angus young was using an es 335 but then Angus got a Gibson magazine in the mail and saw the SG and he’s loved it ever since🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@wildbilltexas]

It was the only one that had Devil Horns! 🤘🏻🤘🏻🤘🏻

[@vincepetrovic8700]

@@wildbilltexas yes, the devil horns was the first thing he saw in it, just like Les Paul ….only difference was their reaction 😆

[@CharlesWillisBonsai]

An ES-335 is bigger than Angus lol.

[@eezamanna20]

That Angus SG is my favourite SG. I’m in the same boat as you, seen Angus as a child and was obsessed with AC/DC. ⚡️⚡️

[@larryhaug71]

I was painting a rental property for a gentleman a coupla years ago. He told me I was more than welcome to have anything that was left behind by former tenants. Wasn't much left behind that had any value, EXCEPT something that was forgotten or overlooked, tucked away in the corner of the basement. Yuuuuup!! A 1969 all original, numbers matching, Gibson SG Special 🤯🤪 Plugged it in as soon as I got home and to my surprise, it sounded perfect 🤪(once the 3 strings that where on it where tuned😁) It ofcourse has become my favorite to play, and one of my most prized possessions.

[@Ottophil]

I got a dead guys 89 sg special. One of my best

[@Joe_whatuknow]

I love my 2017 SG standard w/ 57 classics. Such a great guitar. I actually grew up not being interested in SGs at all, I thought the look was just trying to hard. I went to guitar center once to try a Telecaster Deluxe, I had only played fender strat style guitars for the first 11 years of playing and never really had much experience with humbuckers. The salesmen was a huge ass and told me I couldn’t play the Tele, he didn’t want to take it down. I had to tell him I planned on buying but had to test it first. I hated that tele and grabbed an SG just to spite him as it was the only expensive guitar I could grab with out him getting it for me. Immediately when I heard the humbuckers I was knew that was the sound I’d always wanted to get.... then my life went all down hill and I started spending all my time pursuing guitar, learning about gear, quit all my other hobbies and distanced myself from all my friends lol. Weird to think it took 11 years of playing guitar for me to get GAS but back when I was younger my Dad instilled in me that spending money on gear was for pro’s and the rest of us should just practice. I still kinda agree with him which is why don’t have tons of gear compared to a lot of people as into it as I am. But getting gear and having different options to play on is more inspiring and fun, and anything that keeps me playing guitar is good haha.

[@dmballard60]

Ted McCarty was my mom’s next door neighbor in Maui and in 1998 I got a chance to hang out with him at the pool. What a gracious and knowledgeable man. I actually asked him directly what SG stood for and, like you said, it stood for solid guitar. Another thing he mentioned regarding LesPaul was the fact that Les was going through a divorce back during that time and he wanted to minimize the sales of his named guitars until his divorce was final. Hence the expiration of his contract during that time. Lastly Ted is the one who turned me onto PRS guitars as he was very involved with them during the last years of his life. Of course, I went right out and bought a couple.

[@michaellrakes5521]

My first guitar was a Mexican model Tele when I was 12. After a year of playing I wanted an SG more than anything in the world because of Angus Young from Live At Donnington. So, I came across an Epiphone G-400 in heritage cherry and could afford it from my kid years. It wasn't bad, it was close but it wasn't the right thing. So about another year after that, I got lucky enough to catch my uncle who had just bought a Gibson SG Standard Heritage Cherry and didn't like it after a month, he sold it to me for about $100 cheaper than he paid for it cause he felt bad and it became my pride and joy! My dad however, went on to own 4 different models, diminishing my struggle to get one lol

[@248.n_n]

Dagan: *talks about Gibson Me who can only afford an Epiphone: *sad wallet noises

[@sea-saw2654]

Nothing wrong with epiphone mate. 👍🏼

[@stephenlilly6379]

I’ve had an Epi SG and I currently own a Gibson SG. They both play great! Especially the Epiphone for the price point!

[@rtdejimasan893]

Epi’s are great guitars for their price! I’ve got a Chinese made Casino, and it’s been my #1 for almost a year now! But I have been thinking of getting a G400 pro as well.

[@phantomcaptain13]

I hear you. But seriously, check out the new "Inspired by Gibson" line that just came out. I picked up a new Epiphone SG standard and it's seriously amazing. Always loved SGs, this is the best one I've ever had.

[@blu-rae864]

Save up more

[@troyl200]

My first real high quality guitar was an SG. Im refurbishing it atm. Aged really well. Binding turning that nice pink. I love my SG.

[@pandana4490]

I wish I could get an SG, right now i"ve got a Epiphone Les Paul. Great vid, never disappoint PMTV

[@BurntTapeProductions2016]

Get an Epiphone sg 400 pro or an esp viper they are both great

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

I got an Epiphone les Paul 61 which is the white SG model with three pickups, it’s a really sick sounding guitar and it won’t break the bank. I also have an Epiphone les Paul standard in red that sounds amazing. Epiphones are good guitars even at that price range, they’re gig worthy, sound awesome and they deliver.

[@Agenthoover1]

For those commenting on Epiphone as if they are the lesser guitar, A good few years ago i had an Epi SG made in Korea, stupidly i sold it to help fund the real deal, ive bought and sold 4 SG's since then mainly because they were not as good as the Epi i sold... i made a big mistake selling that guitar, even now, many many years later i still wish i had it.... so what does that tell you.

[@johnfoulkrod4835]

I watch him all the time. He has a wealth of knowledge. A few months ago I purchased an SG Standard and I love it.

[@timtomasello4529]

I would love to see a video of Dagan talking about his SG collection and hearing the stories behind them!

[@Gabriel-zr4kz]

I thank this lad. I bought my first budget amp => Vox Pathfinder, My first tube amp => Blackstar HT1 and Finally my Gibson SG! Dagan you're awesome! God bless ya!

[@dougstewart3243]

My 2015 sg standard is one of my favourite guitars.It is hand-wired with coil-splits and compound radius neck. If you guys were around in the sixties you would have seen the Beatles, Stones and Clapton playing them.

[@mctwishvonnoodles9793]

My first experience with guitars was actually 2 SGs; my grandpa has a 63 SG Junior (one of the last guitars to be called a Les Paul) with two mini-humbuckers in a walnut stain, and my friend loaned me an Epiphone Goth SG Special as my first guitar, and it's been absolute heaven playing every single SG I come across

[@pinkiewerewolf]

I recently got my first SG, an Epiphone SG Standard 61. I love it so much that I just ordered a Gibson SG Standard 61. They're phenomenal guitars, easy to play and with the burst bucker PU's they sound amazingly good!

[@wolfpack169]

Love this guy I learn so much!

[@kdogg7882]

Great video. I would've watched this if it were 4 times longer and you had time to get into each guitar on the wall.

[@sherlocknoshitlibertyjusti2933]

Watching frank zappa jam freeform on his sg was always an experience never to be forgotten. He was a true maestro. But the one superstar that made his sg scream everytime live in concert and was one of the fastest loudest jammin artists of the gibson sg is Eric Bloom of Blue Oyster Cult. Definitely one of the most talented SG players in history. Eric Bloom on the SG and Buck Dharma on his Les paul playing together could shake an entire stadium!

[@simontaylor744]

Great Vid, Dagan, I'm lucky enough to have spend an afternoon with the guys at PMT Nottm 2 years ago and came out with my first guitar - An SG standard (after blowing my budget!) and absolutely love it :;) keep up the good work and keep safe, all

[@ronbibb5976]

My dad had a new sg in 1963. Dad was a player and played for several bands but, stopped playing in bands to provide for his family. Later on dad sold the sg and bought a Martin acoustic to play around the house. Dad played many inst. Unfortunately I played drums and still do. 56 years.

[@cptnutbutter810]

I literally share the same love for the sg

[@napotronix]

As a novice guitar player of a year and a half I'm not going to pretend I know and tried every guitar type out there, but out of the Les Paul, Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster and ES-335, the SG (61 model) is my absolute favourite. The ergonomics are just perfect and it sounds great. My favourite SG player is Frank Zappa.

[@evh5150]

Awesome loved the facts always enjoy your presentation videos. Keep up the good work and stay safe

[@dpajc056]

I like the SGs but then I played one and was sadly underwhelmed. It sounded great but was neck heavy, felt like the guitar neck was too far to the left because the body contour was a bit offset and it made me not want to play it at all. I guess most folks disagree since it outsells the Les Paul which I prefer both in looks and playability. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@TheSupart91]

I wish i had a Gf as passionate about me as dagan is with 🎸 s

[@sharkman4928]

I love SG's. The first SG I had the pleasure of playing was a white (actually butter cream at that point) 1967 Gibson SG Jr back in 1985. I absolutely fell in love with that guitar!!!! I bought a white re-fin 1965 Gibson SG Jr. several years ago but it wasn't quite the same.....I sold it a couple years ago. Presently, I own one Gibson SG Standard, one Epiphone SG Jr. and 3 other SG copies.

[@Mormonbiker]

My SG was stolen when I went to Afghanistan, sadly I could never afford to get another. Some day I hopefully will get my hands on an Angus Signature SG. Love this guitar!

[@lukespread]

I hope it happens for you. Nothing worse than having something you love stolen from you.

[@johngonzales3686]

I have a Tony Iommi custom SG epiphone. It's the best playing and sounding guitar that I own. I have seven guitars including Gibson but the SG is usually My go-to Guitar.

[@RetiredinKorea8587]

Dagan has been my favorite guitar reviewer past year, funny Brit guy, replaces Phil X for me, since he ran off to Bon Jovi. Love the SG's. My first SG favorite was Jimmy McCullough in WINGS. Wings Over America he is playing some smokin lead and slide.

[@justinbradfield6499]

Great Vid Man !!!! But you forgot one thing in 1971 the SG Standard had a Les Paul pickguard ....... I got one and love it traded out the harmonica bridge and added tune o matic

[@stevenray5215]

Just done a very bad thing. Bought an sg on line never having played one before ( oh the evils of boredom and a credit card) and I love it. Without doubt my new favourite guitar 🙂🙂🙂

[@BROOKS39]

No mention of Eric Clapton or Mick Taylor? Both pioneers of the SG

[@nigelpickett2471]

I love me an SG, I have 4, 2011 Special, 2011 Junior, '68 Custom and a 64 'Special which is my favourite.

[@Mephilis78]

I'll have you know, I'm also an SG guy. I spent my high school years reading everything I could find about SGs and Les Pauls.

[@OsbornIOW]

Nice to see you Dagan

[@ZE4MC]

Awesome history lesson thank you - makes me love my 2018 Cherry red Std SG even more!- I will say I wish they had non glossy necks- some may but most dont.

[@thomasbowlin6787]

Besides all things you mentioned which make sense, they were in the business to make money so they could put any piece of maple on there without going and looking for choice pieces of wood since they painted them, the maple tops did not have to look great, who would know any of the wiser. Love your video. Love Les Paul's, been playing then since 1975.

[@Podcastforthewin]

I remember watching the AC/DC live at donington, on vhs in 1992, [I was 10] and I fell in love with the sg and even more with angus

[@carlweiderick]

Thanks Dagan! Great video as always. Love the SG. I recently got the Epiphany SG Muse and it's great!

[@mmmmm_monke55]

I've got a 1997 black Gibson sg and its signed by Tony Iommi! But the real reason I got it was because of Angus even tho I'm only 16 I grew up watching and listening to AC⚡DC🤘🤘🤘

[@johnnykeller5186]

My Girlfriend recently bought me a Inspired by Gibson Epiphone SG Standard as an early birthday present. I'm honestly blown away by it, I love the neck and she's got a really pretty voice.

[@errorcity2736]

Chino Moreno. Awesome video man! 🤘🏼

[@jarrusjenkins]

I have 2 Gibson SGs. I have a 2004 SG Special in black and a 2005 SG Supreme in what i believe is called "midnight burst" or to normal people its blue, bought them both brand new and I love them to death! My Special was the 2nd guitar I ever got and the blue one represents months of hard work when I was a teenager. I'd love a red one of some description to add to my collection some day. For me Iommi was my SG hero (to be fair Toni Iommi and Eddie Van Halen were always my guitar idols) I never really listen to ACDC much until I was a lot older and my personal opinion is still such.... Sabbath>ACDC but both bands are brilliant in there own right...

[@stevendearden8030]

Another great video Dagen. I have a decent guitar collection, but no SG despite loving ACDC & Sabbath. I think an SG has to be next on my list when I can eventually next get in to a shop to try one.

[@JakeHays]

I'm soo jealous of those SG's

[@milotin2755]

I want to travel abroad one day just so I can visit pmtvuk and hang out with daegan isn’t it weird now that a lot of our guitar hero’s are youtubers

[@picdar16]

Love the Evil robot amp in the background, someone watched phil x when they were learning and lusting after classic guitars. I wish gibson would release a p90 sg standard, p90 lovers like me are almost forgotten by gibson...

[@floydfreeman1318]

Out of my 2 guitars my sg is what I play the most because of Angus young

[@pietkorf]

Ooh man, i love SG's, ive got 4, a 70 standard, 79 the sg, 96 white custom, and my latest love a 2019 junior, the inspiration????? Glen Buxton and Michael Bruce of Alice Cooper

[@ChrisFranklyn]

Came for the guitar, stayed for the shirt :)

[@conormurphy4328]

Dagan casually ripping up my fragile heterosexuality with that open shirt.

[@lucashays2837]

just love this guy

[@angus9165]

6:29 I WANT THAT…I NEED THAT…GIVE ME THAAAAAAT!!!!!!!

[@ikeene78]

I think we need a video about your guitar collection. Without rushing like u always do..

[@patrickshannon6135]

I like Gibson especially the Explorer. But I've got 5 Jackson's a Dean razorback, a schecter signature synyster Gates. So I don't know. When I'll eventually get some Gibson guitars.

[@geraldhills41]

I loved the SG because it was the best looking in the Bell's catalogue in the 70's

[@lilmoe4364]

Who live at Leeds! Santana at Woodstock! Great SG moments!

[@TedTheTree]

Pete Townshend played an SG Special at Woodstock & slammed his into the stage & the end of The Who set before tossing it into the crowd...you can't get much more rock n roll than that;

[@JamesWoodGuitar]

Love love my Gibson sg!! 🤘🏻🎸

[@itslikethesamebutdifferent8020]

I remember asking a salesman if they had an Epiphone les Paul ‘61 in alpine white and they showed me other actual les Paul’s in white but were not ‘61. I had to explain to them that what i was referring to was the SG , three pickup, maestro vibrola guitar whose actual registered name was the ‘61 les Paul. I always got a kick out of their confusion.

[@jimmygaines9504]

Frank Moreno is a beast

[@davidkellymitchell4747]

It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n roll.

[@hugomejia593]

Everybody's forget the great Carlos Santana creates his sound with an SG too

[@peregrine799]

yes.. I am an SG fan too.. 👍

[@boomstick1643]

Love my tribute in walnut, superb player!

[@Shortbus122]

Just got a 2008 sg gave to me. I like tele but just something about that sg!!

[@bruhemiancrapsody6392]

i have the same gibson SG angus young signature from 2000. best SG ever made in my opinion

[@Idan_the_guitarist2603]

Dagen needs a signature Sg from Gibson!

[@lucaswalsh5605]

I also love the SG and im saving up for one

[@EattheApple666]

My Pelham Blue Standard is due on Tuesday.

[@dtezla]

I never liked the SG style. Always thought it looked "evil". Then my guitar salesperson at my local shop told me to pick one up and try it when I was looking for a new guitar. Instantly fell in love with the whole feel. Love everything about it now including the look!

[@shivagautamachristchan9710]

I wonder where I could get a sg like that. Maybe at pmtuk.com . That’s a grand idea

[@johnnyguitars609]

I also love SG - it's my only Gibson guitar.

[@steezyjefe]

I was also told that Les had the guitar shaped the way we know the “Les Paul” shape today due to a back accident?

[@phillipholt6005]

Epiphone now has the SG Muse but I don't need it because the LP Muse is keeping me busy and entertaining!

[@aboutfine]

Hi Dagan, why don't you have a subtitle option for your videos? Your videos are fine, but without subtitles you are missing out on a large number of people who are from non-English speaking countries. ..

[@felixguitar1108]

Good old Dagan

[@gregaltenhofel7326]

In the early/mid 70’s I went into Watkins Music on Jefferson. Close to my childhood home in Dallas TX. Both gone now. I wanted a Les Paul. But the quality of American guitars in the 70’s was getting worse by the minute it seemed. They were very expensive and stupid heavy. Even though I was 15 I was playing in clubs. I looked at the lighter SG’s but they looked like the carpenters that built fences made them. In the 70’s Japan was taking advantage of the fact US guitars etc was getting worse. They used this to gain a stronger foot hold in the American market. I picked up an Aria (befor they changed the name to Aria Pro II in 1975) model 1932A. A beautiful blonde natural finish. The details were spot on. It played amazing and the neck was incredibly fast. And it sounded like the God of Rock guitars. That one was stolen in the 90’s but I replaced it last year and built in 1972 it’s still my #1 @ 48 years old. I wouldn’t take anything for it.

[@shivagautamachristchan9710]

I wonder where I could get a sg like that. Maybe at pmt.com. That’s a grand idea

[@gamecat666]

would that be the GSHS in killy by any chance?

[@Glicksman1]

One likely reason that Les Paul did not like the SG was its shape. The original single-cut LP looks like a miniature archtop acoustic guitar (minus the F-holes+. The SG does not. Compared to the more conservative-looking single-cut LP, the SG looks like something new, untraditional, and ultra-modern (in 1961, anyway). Les apparently did not appreciate the SG’s modern, un-traditional look. I find this somewhat surprising as he was a forward-thinking innovator both musically and technically, the inventor of many things such as the first solid-body guitar (“The Log”), multitrack recording, (“Sound on Sound”), overdubbing, tape delay, phasing, etc. After all, the SG’s electronics and pickups are virtually identical to a humbucker single-cut LP (the SG’s neck pickup is slightly closer to the bridge making it a bit tighter and snappier sounding - an improvement to me). The necks are identical. As a plus, the SG offers superior, unlimited access to the upper frets when compared to the single-cut LP. The SG is a lot lighter than the original LP, and many prefer the SG’s pickup switch at the bottom where the knobs are (as on an ES-335, 345 and 355). That Les bristled at the SG does not readily comport with his innovative personality. Perhaps he felt disrespected because he was not invited to be on the design team and was not even consulted when the SG was being conceived. I sense more of a personal political rub here than anything musical. The SG is a fabulous and beautiful guitar that even Les might have grudgingly (if silently) acknowledged.

[@marklivesey2167]

Cheers for the nhs mention now what nhs discount do you do 👍👍😂😂😂

[@ironmaidenfan66670]

theres literally no guitar I want more than an ivory,triple humbucker sg..to me its the most "rock and roll" looking guitar

[@michaelc4060]

I’ve seen kits for under 300 with 3 HB. Look at Solo SGK kits. Might be worth looking into. Thinking about one myself just because I like fun projects.

[@bnastali]

Batwing is the larger pickguard, not smaller one. BATMAN!

[@TheAndrewmcnelis]

How many have they made/sold since 61?

[@reljamares]

classic

[@ulyssestyler9685]

"the more wood the more resonance" this is physically impossible. The more material, the more the vibrations are nullified because they have to pass through more material. Do you think sticking strings on a fishing boat would make it a more resonant instrument than a guitar?

[@johngilliam9243]

What year is your Angus SG?

[@red4life848]

I have a Tanglewood sg signature series cheery red got it for 75 euro it's unbelievable

[@forevernow9459]

Please do a review of the Tone master twin reverb amp

[@jumanayadikar]

Do a review on the sg modern blueberry fade

[@samhutchinsonofficial]

love it!!

[@kevinnightmareszzz6140]

I agree it's the best guitar ever

[@noahr4951]

It’s my favorite too

[@WillThibodeau]

Dagen,how can I get a antiquity guitar sent to me here in Canada

[@aaryan6138]

Atleast some youtyber who loves Angus Young AC/DC

[@Annihilation666]

you forgot to say about the neckdive 😊

[@MrAmptech]

Wasn't the Les Paul designed by factory manager John Huis and his team