Gibson (Accidentally) Sent Me a FREE GUITAR! | 2021 Gibson 60th Anniversary 1961 Les Paul SG Custom

[@Trog]

Just to clarify - even though it was accidentally sent to me for free, I still had to purchase it in order to keep it (or they would've paid to have it sent back if I didn't want it) I was hoping this shipment was my Adam Jones LP - imagine my surprise! 🟢Buy on My Website: www.troglysguitarshow.com 🔴Buy on Reverb: reverb.com/shop/troglys?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=Trogly ❓Private Help Sessions: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/ 👕 Merch: teespring.com/basic-logo-4245?pid=211

[@hkguitar1984]

If you really want to hear that guitar come alive go ahead and turn the Deluxe Reverb up to about 8 and then back the guitar's volume down to about 6 or 7. Turn the amp up louder then you'd normally play and control the level with the guitar. Try playing quiet with the amp almost all the way up. Thank you for the review, a big thanks to Gibson and your Gibson Guy.

[@house-o-twang]

Did the scratch end up costing you something?

[@drivenmad7676]

I'm with you. looks great, sounds really great but those trems are awful.

[@VidMashUp]

They must watch your show to learn about their guitars.🙃

[@iagobroxado]

So that's US law? If someone sends you something by accident you still have to pay to keep it?

[@superlead1002]

When you're paying $6700 for a guitar there shouldn't be a single QC issue regardless of how small an issue one thinks it is. I always feel that many Gibson fans give a pass on small flaws regardless of price. There are some companies out there producing far less expensive guitars with small QC issues I could forgive...I'd call myself a Gibson fan too, but I just can't pay those prices anymore for what they let out the door to customers.

[@Yash1331]

Better get a PRS or a Musicman at that price lol I bet QC will be far better if not flawless

[@JokersWild70]

Agreed. They've had QC issues for decades, and it's ridiculous. Although I love Les Pauls and SGs, Gibson has no business being in business. Rarely do these issues crop up with Fender and PRS. And yes, we do accept mediocrity from them but we sure as hell shouldn't.

[@IamtheFerryMan]

@@Yash1331 You should watch Trogly's episode with the Majesty that had a bad piezo saddle. Flawless. Right.

[@yngvai777]

@@Yash1331 my Musicman Axis was flawless from the factory.

[@shredhed572]

Never buy new. If you're paying new prices then I can agree. But like a new car, the minute it's "yours" it looses 30% (just a guess), but if you go for used, and you can buy it at a fair price you can always recoup your investment. Never, buy new That's my mantra.🙂

[@steveparish9210]

Wish Gibson would ' accidentally' send me a guitar

[@NiceLittleLeprechaun]

I bet they would if you "accidentally" payed

[@honkytonkinson9787]

A buy 10 get one free program might be nice!

[@PaulManningg]

If you don’t see how he works with Gibson you’re a mor0n

[@wesleyAlan9179]

Ha! Yeah!

[@orlock20]

Based on QC, you would be most likely cut your hand on a fret, drop the guitar causing the neck to break.

[@onkelpool]

A small observation - the Vibrola bar touches the body WITHOUT STRINGS, just like the 355-like tailpiece touches the deck without strings. A pull of the strings approximately 80 kgf over the bridge raises the bar to a sufficient height to float. That's why any experiment with string caliber - ignoring the manufacturer's recommendations - will result in retuning the tremolo every time.

[@zerolatitude2923]

I had this exact guitar! It had Les Paul on the head stock. Dropped a bunch of Acid one night and stripped the white off it..................... Derp! That was back in the late 60's..... Life was much simpler then.

[@zerolatitude2923]

Actually it was on the truss rod cover if my fuzzy memory serves.

[@hifibrony]

IMO the sideways vibrato and Maestro Vibrola SG Standards and Customs are the sexiest looking solid body guitars ever. The ivory white is lovely but Pelham Blue takes it into the ionosphere. Saw an original Pelham Blue Custom with the sideways vibrato in the local music store in '73 and fell in love, and I am a bass player. Price was $575. It was the most expensive guitar. In the shop. Crazy money for an ''old'' guitar in those days!

[@ksgtrpkr]

Very cool! I got a free Fender Hot Rod strat from Musician Friend, I ordered a Fender case and the guitar was in it. I called customer service and they told me to keep it! Saying, well , congratulations, our screw up is your gain. It is a fantastic strat!

[@mark78750]

Dang man, good for you!!

[@TEEDUBS]

NICE!!!

[@zaneknorr6600]

Reading this comment was like watching Antiques Roadshow and seeing someone who found a Tiffany Lamp for a quarter at a yard sale. Why can't I ever get this lucky lmao

[@princequestly2218]

I’ve been saying that they need a Sister Rosetta model for years because she’s exactly who I think when I see those guitars and of I want one because of her. And their just badass it’s probably one of my all time favorite SGs.

[@darwinsaye]

Love Sister Rosetta, but I'm pretty sure her SG was just a straight off the shelf guitar, so there is nothing to define it as a "signature model". You could call the SG in Trogly's video a "Sister Rosetta Tharpe model", but all that would mean is that it would just cost more money for the name, but have no actual differences to justify a higher price.

[@Slovy_]

All you need to do for tuning stability is tighten the the nuts on the vibrola. It’ll pretty much make it not work but you’ll stay in tune

[@Zeptyche]

Meanwhile I can’t even get a guitar I paid for

[@Scaredycat-dad]

Gibson absolutely has to issue a Sister Rosetta Tharpe signature guitar, if you haven’t seen her play you should find her on YT she is crazy good IMO, this should have happened already, make it so Trogly!

[@dommadonia9207]

Indeed

[@johnhmaloney]

I’ve always wondered how sideways vibrolas worked. Thanks for the explanation.

[@neurotic_punk]

I like the finish on the back of the truss rod cover, I doubt they would match it to the guitar just to be hidden unless the black plastic on the front is inlaid or pressed on top and flared to make the screws flush, so is the cover reversible?

[@sgt.grinch3299]

That is beautiful. I prefer the SG without a trem. A lot of great music has been created on a SG.

[@RussBMCSGT]

I know we’re running out of time but if at all possible can you please do a 2021 Custom Shop Les Paul Custom in Alpine White? I just bought one a couple weeks ago & having also purchased two 50’s neck Standards over the last 12 months the Custom is hands down the single best quality & highest attention to detail I have personally ever seen in the 34yrs I’ve been playing guitar & 25yrs I’ve been buying Gibsons (I’ve only ever once bought a non-Gibson, it was a Fender Strat & I sold it after maybe a year). It is hands down what has made Gibson a Gibson so I would love to see whether that type of quality extends across all of the 2021 run, specifically Alpine White or if I just got really really lucky. In part my curiosity is peaked specifically because I visited the Gibson Garage about a month ago & they had one hanging in the window with some major flaws. I believe because of it being in the window the fretboard had shrunk and pulled away from the neck so there was a significant “shelf” on the neck to the fretboard along with some other flaws that after receiving mine from AMS made me curious as to whether that really had been a result of where it’s displayed or if the QC is just all over the place as it sorta appears to be with regular production models. I am absolutely IN LOVE with my new Custom Shop Les Paul Custom in Alpine White and it would be awesome if you could do a video on the 2021 Alpine White run, maybe talk about why Alpine White seems to be so difficult to get a hold of (it took me 25yrs to buy one. I went to buy one in 2001 ended up with just a plain Ebony one). Much appreciated!

[@georgeprice4212]

According to an interview with Les himself, he confirmed he hated the SG body....thought it was too thin. He also said he loved watching Pete Townshend demolish both SG's AND Les Pauls, as it sold more guitars.

[@orlock20]

Under the KISS (the band) method, it would only sell more guitars if people got the idea to break their own guitars. That's because those guitars either didn't pass QC (for Gibson QC, those guitars were probably closer to fire wood than guitars) or were warranty returns.

[@mightyV444]

Les also loved it when Eddie Van Halen told him about sawing off the lower horn on an SG because it was in the way when he was recording the slide guitar intro to VH's song 'Dirty Movies' 😄

[@Markotto09]

My dream guitar. Thank you for this one.

[@ferox965]

Totally agree about Sister Rosetta Tharpe getting a signature. She was badass. At my local store, they had I believe a 1964, same colour, 3 pickups...gorgeous.

[@MrJohnnyDistortion]

Learn about the "Gibson Mandolin String Post Method". Once the strings are smoothly stretched it will stay in tune even with 2 whole step bends. DO IT!😃

[@matthewf1979]

Sister Rosetta Tharpe definitely deserves her own model! She was the original SG rocker! It wouldn’t even be that much different than this model.

[@iagobroxado]

How much different a sig Sister Rosetta SG would be from this one?

[@franks471]

i've got a really "rare" 70's flying V then since they weren't issued in yellow. lol. I don't mind it actually looks interesting. Yes, its turned noticably yelllow in one year, mostly in its case.

[@TheMrMRsmoke]

Some called defect, some called rare. I choose the latter too when it regards to my old gibson

[@orlock20]

TV White is yellow. On black and white TVs, white guitars were too shiny causing a white out effect. Those white guitars were really yellow.

[@cdwilliams6875]

hopefully, in a little over a year, Gibson will release a 60th anniversary Firebird.

[@GeneLLynch]

Thank You for mentioning Sister Rosetta Thorpe. Yes...she truly does deserve her own signature model. She is the Mother of Rock n Roll

[@davehopping7212]

This is my ultimate bucket-list SG. Thanks for reviewing one of these!

[@svtman93]

Very cool. I have an original 61 Custom. Interestesting to see that the pickups each have their own route on this reissue. On my original, and other originals I've seen pictures of, it's just one large route for all three pickups.

[@SixStrRzr]

Then there's the '61 White Lp/SG Custom that Steve Marriott sold to Grand Funk's Mark Farner for $200 after the 'Pie opened for GF at Shea Stadium in '71. Same guitar was previously owned by Frampton, and was used exclusively by Farner to record E Pluribus Funk, coincidentally released exactly 50 years ago today (11/15).

[@eddiejr540]

Trogly breaking out the Zeppelin...rock on my man!!!!

[@mburtondavis]

I’m with ya on that trem. They’re so cool and vintage looking but even the ergonomics are just wonky.

[@VidMashUp]

I think it looks like an unrolled soup can.

[@mightyV444]

And that trem arm is resting so close to the Tone control knob, too!

[@KutayYavuzMusic]

Erkin Koray SG! I think he deserves a signature more than anyone.

[@shawnawesome7770]

Beautiful guitar

[@carloscarias6276]

Question:what carrier service delivered your guitars?

[@franks471]

how long until the paint matches the hardware? :)

[@GamingPlus10]

I love SGs. I've had a 61ri since 2008. It's my fav. I think someday I'll get a junior or special.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Thank you for reviewing this guitar FINALLY Trogly!! To me the Gibson SG Custom is like the king of the SGs, the one that started it all, such a beautiful guitar in my opinion. Had a hardtail one I bought brand new back in 1998 (for around $1,700 brand new) but eventually sold it when I needed the money and always regretted it. (Same with my midnight blue SG Supreme I used to have ugghgh!) Soooo when I saw these were coming out all these years later I am tempted! Another white SG Custom is on my bucket list and when they reintroduced it with the sideways vibrola 1961 model, even more tempting! Is it a lot of money? Yes definitely. Is the sideways vibrola the best design? No. I've seen how they can go out of tune with just one or two pulls but I think that sideways vibrola unit looks cool as hell with that big transformer looking plate/cover. I'm not a big trem user anyway but you could use it for some warbles and shimmers here and there if you want. I've heard theyre more reliable if the guitar is set up properly. But what's not to like here? Pretty off white color, ebony fretboard, custom appointments like headstock binding and big block inlays, gold hardware etc... And I love the quacky out of phase sound when the bridge and middle pickups are both on. SGs are my fave guitars, still have my 94' Standard (heritage cherry) I bought brand new and a faded Pelham Blue Special with P-90s which I really dig too. Really tempted to get one of these, what say ye' all? (You only live once right?) .

[@wesleyAlan9179]

I love'm too! Everything about it, the color,the gold hardware, the shape,EVERYTHING!

[@jonathanhudak2059]

@@wesleyAlan9179 thanks Wesley Alan you have great taste as well! Do you like the looks of the sideways vibrola?

[@wesleyAlan9179]

@@jonathanhudak2059 Thanks for the response, hope you're having a great day, and YES 👍 I do like the sideways vib.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Wesley Alan you're welcome too. Yeah I really dig that sideways vibrola. It'd be hard between that and the maestro with the walrus tooth handle. I think those look really sharp as well but I have an Epiphone Firebird 7 with one of those. So if I do spring for one of these SG customs I think this is the one I would buy because they've never reissued it before with it (sideways vibrola). It was a unique design but as we know very short-lived. I've heard some guys say that if they're set up properly they're actually not bad and won't throw the guitar out of tune every time you use it. I'm not a big regular trem user anyway and have another guitar with a Bigsby on it that is pretty versatile so I'm covered in that department.

[@dillondriskill6403]

I LOVE what you’ve been doing recently I can tell the new editor is allowing you to make more higher quality videos and his (or her) style is EXACTLY what i come to this show for. Kudos!!

[@robhillis2231]

Lol I wish they’d send me a free guitar 🤣

[@intersanctum]

Same here.

[@jurassicjeeper1996]

Same!

[@TheMelody911]

Any luthier could do that 🤗 just pm me and send me a free guitar 🥺😂

[@PaulManningg]

Get more than 14 subscribers then

[@thomasjason2906]

Same

[@hkguitar1984]

Great looking LP Custom. I like the out of phase bridge/middle tone.

[@beatleme2]

People talking about the 6k people are paying that for PRS crap today, which the initiation is not even set right on, if you want a PRS get an ESP ...if you want resale value buy a Gibson - personally I buy 'em that need work, no electronics and broke truss rod and needing a refret like the born 1971 SG 100 i got for 100.00 on ebay turned into a Pro 2 deluxe, I wish Gibson would re-make those again from the Norlin days, I put 2 pat# mini's and used tube radio wiring and vol n tone vintage controls, the old pots have real carbon unlike today that is printed crap ..makes a big diff in tone sound and longevity - but yeah the 2-pickup 1960 red one is my all time fave as was for the Alman Bros

[@mikeg.9238]

Is that the same one Derek Trucks uses?

[@beatleme2]

@@mikeg.9238 Yes :)

[@mikeg.9238]

@@beatleme2 Thanks that's what i thought...

[@wesleyAlan9179]

The Hendrix SG Custom is freaking beautiful! I have always loved the SG Customs!

[@robertclinger7351]

The first thing I noticed was the middle pickup was facing the bridge. I would prefer that, myself.

[@crankysports]

That's a super cool vintage looking guitar. Sounds good.

[@tobiasryan8378]

Hey Trogly, really happy you decided to review this one. Always love your full reviews and demos!

[@ericjenks9596]

Your playing has gotten much better!

[@mikecarbone828]

Greetings Austin! Great review! Please let me know if you get tired of the twelve (12) string Les Paul. It looks really nice and I have never seen one before and didn’t know to be on the lookout for one. I have a Godin twelve string and a Giannini also, a double neck SG or 1275 would be awesome too, but I had no idea that they made 12 string Les Paul’s, I would really like to play on one now. I still need to round out my SG collection as well, one of these would be an excellent addition, however, I would prefer the Vibrola tremolo system, it has less moving parts, and is easier to maintain, it’s also easier to restring. Thank you for posting these videos Austin! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨

[@thevoxofreason8468]

My favorite LP.

[@scottbogfoot]

Trem looks way better without the cover! I actually want one now and take the cover off.

[@Outpost111]

I love watching these Gibson videos religiously. I really do enjoy watching you showcase and examine all of these as it’s quite interesting to see. One thing that always stands out to me with these Gibson’s is why would anyone ever buy one? I have a Mexican and US made fender tele and jazzmaster and I must say they are amazing for the price. My US fender is pristine and my Mexican one is near identical in terms of quality. Why on earth does Gibson charge thousands minimum and put out complete crap?

[@MikeE-]

I know the story is Leo Fender offered Les to make him a signature guitar but Les said no and went with gibson. But I wonder what a Les signature fender would’ve been like

[@jwd1112]

It likely would have been Les’s name on what we know as the Telecaster

[@allisonholmesmusic97]

I’ve got to get off this terrible sleep schedule. Lately I’m sleeping when Trogly uploads. I want my Walmart award

[@El-Scorcho]

Love the Zeppelin!

[@robertgransee8849]

The more Trogly vids I watch, the less faith I have in Gibson's quality control. When I bought my koa Epi LP I fully expected it to be less than perfect. But if I spent $7k on an instrument & it showed up with issues like you've been detaining recently, I would be a bit upset. Sure, this SG was a "free" guitar but that's no excuse at all.

[@mcshootydotjpeg]

Have you looked into getting an SG GT anytime recently? I'd love to see one on the show some day.

[@ralphwest8156]

Gorgeous ' looks fantastic ...that trem looks very complex for the result... but those tones' gold HW, 3 PUs and Ebony board wow ...a few things to clean up and you're ready to go ' ...it really should have been a Sister Rosetta signature IMO ...after seeing that Polaris white, I am now craving Vanilla ice cream ' ha ha

[@PatonMacD]

I had to check my speed settings when you played Zepplin.. holy crap that was fast LOL FEEL IT BROTHER... IT need to be FELT! LOL

[@vladimirpoutine7522]

Wait, so there are non-wired ABR1's with saddles that don't fall out? And here I've been throwing a fit every string change...

[@Hades_88]

I can't believe the amount of QC issues with this guitar when its outta the CS?? Insane. $6K?? C'mon!

[@anthonyhunt701]

That bar, the Out of Tune-O-Matic lol

[@bryanmchugh1307]

For that amount of money it should be 100% perfect end to end. I really want a new 61 reissue SG Standard but reviews like this one kinda leave me gravitating to the ESP Viper. I got a two thousand dollar ESP Horizon II and it was in immaculate shape when I got it.

[@imannonymous7707]

What a great and deserving thought. Sister rosetta should have a signature model.....well said trogly.. tell em man they just might listen. And a felt pad is a good idea too If you actually like the design enough to buy it.. 6 gs +? Wow

[@Taurencowpew]

Nice guitar, but I'm more than happy with the 50th Annivarsary 'Pete Townshend' SG classic. That's a beautiful white SG.

[@Taurencowpew]

Yeah, the Sister Rosetta connection is cool... but, but... Spinal Tap!

[@michaelpolston5240]

Nice work, Larry.

[@JeremySmith23]

love those white customs

[@stkbkr1]

Austin, yes!!! Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

[@johndaugherty4127]

AMEN! Sister Rosetta needs her own re-issue!

[@jayartz8562]

+100 on the Sister Rosetta Tharpe model.

[@showtime3162]

If I ever bought a Gibson that would be the one but with the big pick guard, such a cool guitar.

[@ryangalloway2118]

Your playing has greatly advanced!

[@honeyblunt5150]

You should play some old school rock songs on vintage style Gibsons like this, like Ozzy-Flying High Again, ACDC-TNT, and Motley Crue-Shout at the Devil 😃

[@julosx]

Or some Midnight Oil tracks since Jim Mogine has (or used to have between 1993 and 1996) a SG Custom just like this one.

[@scottbrower9052]

There's been a bound SG before?!?! Well, young man, I think you need to get one & document it ASAP!

[@honkytonkinson9787]

For real!

[@The_Rude_French_Canadian]

Not a 60’s Gibson SG, but I have an Epiphone prophecy SG GX that’s bound, Trogly actually reviewed the Les Paul model of the prophecy run from epiphone

[@honkytonkinson9787]

@@The_Rude_French_Canadian not accusing you of anything but I can’t find any pictures of that model with binding. I’m mainly curious how binding on an SG would be executed, considering it has contoured edges on the body, but I’m suddenly wondering if you mean binding just on the fretboard I wouldn’t be surprised by fretboard binding on an SG, but binding on the carved edges of the body would be impressive to me!

[@LRBerry]

A Sister Rosetta Tharpe reissue would be very nice indeed.

[@hrwildem4993]

Do people actually listen to Sister Rosetta Tharpe? She's been getting a lot of praise lately, but I couldn't name one song she played. As far as material goes, I keep seeing the same clips popping up on instagram, and while yeah she shreds, I've never heard any major player mention her as an influence or seen any record sales to back up her notoriety.

[@spikesguitarcamp]

You could "accidentally" throw that axe the way of "The Camp" there Trogly. It would receive an exceptional Welcome!

[@greensombrero3641]

best channel out there. thank you Trogly. can I get a comment from you?

[@modergav]

Austin, the painter's tape doesn't mess with The nitro?

[@Chuckableable]

he put the adhesive on the metal side so it'll basically just be rubbing paper against the finish now

[@VidMashUp]

Yeah, can we abolish the sideways vibrola? Or all vibroli (? Help me on this Trogly. You're the word master) for that matter. People are concerned about putting a pick guard over there guitar because it stops you from seeing the beauty of the whole guitar. I don't see how putting something that looks like an unrolled soup can from bridge to button, covering a third of the lower bout is a visual enhancement.

[@danielbreaux1842]

The distortion is killin it with old skool!!

[@virgilgiordano4582]

Plink plink plink is usually a poorly cut nut

[@keithmatry8939]

That guitar is all me🙂🤙😎

[@ryanfulldark2775]

I was wondering if you’d be willing to review one pre- 1970 vintage Gibson per year, I know it’s not always your cup o tea, but I know I’d love to hear your thoughts on some of em.

[@darrellreid3172]

I am not a big Gibson fan but this is the top of the list of any guitar available . Simply one of the most beautiful pieces of art online.❤❤❤

[@tedtriestech8864]

When you want to hear some Zeppelin but accidentally leave your record player on 78

[@santrixhimself3679]

ok when will gibson send me a accidental custom shop guitar?

[@shaggyrogers637]

I’m a simple man. I see a trogly vid with a 60s SG I watch and smash the like button.

[@juliancarreon5569]

Does anyone know if it’s limited edition

[@holstorrsceadus1990]

Liked the spanky upbeat feel you played Over The Hills with.

[@TheJeffcurran]

I want. Good, honest review.

[@doctoribanez]

They should give it to you. You make them a commercial everyday. You put in more work than their whole marketing department. (If they even have one) lol. For six grand I want my nut cut as best as physically possible and perfect paint.

[@waxman9550]

Hopefully someday you do VOS 64 Or Murphy 64. Cheers! The ummm playing demo with clean was good - when we get to the distorted it always seems to go umm what do you say - DARK.

[@MikeE-]

Wow I didn’t know the lever rested on the body finish like that. Man, I kept 4 new les paul standards that are 2019 and 2020s; I was bummed that they only put that felt padding under the pickgaurd screw for 2 out of 4 of them so 2 have a visible ding/scratch from the screw if you take the pickgaurd off.This is one of the things they need to really address because they’ve known about it; you even mentioned it two years ago in a review of a 60s standard.

[@georgerobartes5989]

I'm glad they didn't send me one of those for free , I would have parted it out ! By the way Gibson , I'm still waiting for my Custom Shop 58 reissue ,in Lemon Tea ( Earl Grey tea of course ) burst ( I'm English didn't want the coffee coloured one !) . Nice choice of a bit of Led Zep to open the test .

[@honkytonkinson9787]

I really like that splatty squacky mid rangy humbucker sound!

[@a.jacobson2932]

It's tempting to buy but do you think it'll retain value?

[@hgov7601]

Do you have any flying V to review?

[@duanewelsh5611]

Send it back so Gibson can fix problems and paint a custom color to sell in mod shop. Haha

[@Daddy53751]

Why doesn’t Gibson ever send me an SG Custom?!? Oh yeah, My wife won’t let me buy a guitar that costs as much as a used Ford Focus!

[@davedavid7061]

Had a Focus. Damn good car!

[@Customwinder1]

Go the Fords !

[@Silverjubilee666]

Ford is the Gibson of cars equal value

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Daddy but if you take good care of it it 'll outlive any Ford Focus lol! :-)

[@jayartz8562]

Get a new wife.

[@Arthur.in.the.Fridge]

Glen Buxton also used one.

[@lukekelly4360]

Yes

[@lizzymayethebordercollie]

You have the best job ever. So many amazing guitars 🎸 that you get to play with.

[@philcory5043]

Well done on shouting up Sister Rosetta Tharpe 😎 Chuck Berry said his style came from her. She should definitely have a SG with her name on it from Gibson Custom. Nice one Dude 😎

[@pabcrane]

I believe that the 335 also never went out of production either.

[@aprilkurtz1589]

I wonder if they have re-issued the double P90 version I have?