The Thunderstruck SG! | 2013 Gibson SG Standard AC/DC Thunderstruck Review + Demo

[@Trog]

Which Angus SG do you like best? 🟢For Sale on My Website: www.troglysguitarshow.com 🔴Reverb: tidd.ly/4aFiyhC 🐕 Private Help Sessions: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/

[@RoboSteave]

I prefer the original. Gots to have the vibrola! Also prefer the block inlays.

[@rovo7249]

I met Angus in person back in 2000. When we shook hands, I was surprised by the tiny size of his hand. It amazes me how much power he can deliver with small hands.

[@elamon51]

I love SG,s and this is the only signature guitar I would love to have.

[@styrenebuilds6851]

61= small pickguard and small neck joint 67= large pickguard and extended neck heel

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

Oh wow. Can't wait for your channel.

[@Ottophil]

@@ChrisShortyAllenjust because someone comments doesnt mean were gonna make videos ourselves lol.

[@ollielindsay]

@@Ottophilhaha

[@johnmartin5147]

61 is a Les Paul ;-) they weren't SG's until 63

[@ollielindsay]

Called a Les Paul but really a SG

[@heavybrett-al4082]

Just love those thunderbolt inlays

[@BloodymonkeyWilliam]

So does the Aryan Brotherhood😂😂

[@EronPlaysRocknRoll]

I remember when I first started playing guitar sitting and looking at this sg for hours on the Gibson website, dreaming of owning one. Really cool to see it documented!

[@frankwebster9110]

That deep cherry is almost oxblood. I love it!!!

[@MuscleCarLover]

Darker cherry finish definitely fits SGs better

[@markn4526]

@@MuscleCarLover I whole-heartedly agree! I think the color is actually called "aniline red" (dye). I don't know if the dye is used Gibson USA models, but it definitely is for the Custom Shop models.

[@MuscleCarLover]

@@markn4526 Well that definitely explains the hue, I'm keeping my eye on some late 60s Standards, so they probably got it the same way

[@markn4526]

@@MuscleCarLover Probably! However aniline red fades inconsistently with time, so a late-60's SG might be an orangish or brownish red and be lighter in color.

[@MuscleCarLover]

@@markn4526 Yeah, kinda tricky to find ones still a dark cherry colour as a lot are indeed faded to some degree, sometimes all the way to a walnut brown

[@picksalot1]

Regarding the Pickguard and protective plastic, when using Super Glue (Cyanoacrylate), always test first on scrap material or an inconspicuous location so you don't have any unpleasant surprises.

[@Wells306]

Angus is a small guy (barely over 5’), so the small neck dimensions make sense.

[@JokersWild70]

Borh Angus and Malcolm have/had very small hands. Mal would play a lot of open chords because of this. Their combo Gibson/Gretsch sound is just amazing, but so are they as players. AC/DC will be touring this year, but they have announced a new bass player (Cliff Williams is retired. He only came out of retirement for "Power Up" and that festival), the drummer that played with them at Powertrip, Matt Laug (solid drummer), Stevie Young, plus Brian and Angus. At this point, as much as I've absolutely LOVED AC/DC as a 9 year old in 1980, there's just too many replacement members for my taste. I won't go, but to those who do, have a great time!

[@cravecave505]

The entire (signature) ryrhm section replaced...no Mal (RIP) no Phil no Cliff that unfortunately feels like a sell out for me. ....But I suspect it doesn't just have to do with money, because they really have to have more than enough of it. that means they (Angus & Brian) probably also do it for fun on rock n roll...respect for it!

[@JokersWild70]

@@cravecave505 Absolutely agree

[@billyledezzmma1800]

My dream guitar ..... AWESOME !!!!!!!!!

[@ronhoffman7941]

How about Derek Trucks

[@nickschultz3259]

You should do an episode on the amazing John Cippolina SG and his even more amazing amp setup, both of which are unlike anything else you've ever seen. I think the whole rig is at the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame. In the picture you can see something called a Modulux, which I'd like to know if it's one of those old oil can vibe units. I'm pretty sure he had more than one of those custom SG's, and I don't think Gibson modified them, but I'm not sure. You should call on your Gibson connections to get the inside info, I'll bet the old timers around there know something.

[@myarrington]

THANK YOU for doing another SG, for doing another Angus Young SG!!! My favorite Angus sig is the '09/'10 custom shop run. The bevels are terrible, but they are correct for his original, and add to the unique look. Then this one, for the inlays, but I wish it had the vibrola and cartoon. Then I'd pick the '00-'09 for the headstock demon Angus drawing and the Angus engraved vibrola plate The perfect version would be the Custom Shop version with the cartoon on the headstock and the engraved vibrola. A guy can dream. I'd love for there to be a Gibson USA level Angus sig reissue (hopefully with darker boards than this one, yuck) but if I had my pick, I think they should collaborate with him on making one inspired by two of his noteworthy SG's; his JayDee SG (which also had the lightning bolt inlays) and his white pickguard SG Custom. Again, a man can dream. I'll even do the photoshop work for him ;) P.S. Thunderstruck isn't tapped, it's picked, check it ;)

[@gannonm8678]

Dream guitar right here man... love it

[@jenniferlawrence2701]

The colour is great. I wish more SGs had it.

[@ethanhitchcock5431]

I like how dark the Cherry is and that there is no ' Problem Child ' on the headstock , tho I also prefer the other version ...All I can here is Jim Breuer's imitation of Brian Johnson from AC/DC , very funny...Thanks Trogly !

[@AppaBoy]

i dont get plastic on pickguard collector mindset, it looks bad over time and when you take it off it looks bad underneath. To be fair i dont quite understand collectors in general but that seems rather ridiculous to me

[@TM-ev2tc]

Those (Thunder bolts) lighting bolt inlays remind me of the Ace Frehley Gibson Les Paul, but I am an Ace Frehley's fan.

[@mosttiptoptopcat]

nice to hear the actual riffs!

[@Sellen-]

Live Angus is known more to play the half pickguard over the years . But his Nr1 is the batwing guard that’s retired due to condition, is the one he used and still use for most of the studio work. They should bring back an Angus sig. I would love the problem child sg, in ebony would be cool. Angus done a lot of tours with a ebony sg, half guard.

[@heikoschwammle4650]

you’re absolutely right - I also think of the bat-guard when I think of Angus. Nevertheless I bought myself a SG with the small pickguard as my second guitar in 1988. But it’s special in it’s own way. For example it has the quite rare side-jack which lasted only a couple of years.

[@nbmike65]

I’d give Robby Kreiger an honorable mention for his SG too

[@Pj32Sr]

Definitely nice, but still like the Iommi. ( always remove plastic 🫢)

[@rockinrob2004]

There's value & tone in that there plastic! ;p

[@pepmasters-999]

But then your pickguard might get scratched 😂

[@TranceMasterJack]

No way I'd keep that plastic on it for more than 30 minutes after I got it home.

[@Pj32Sr]

@TranceMasterJack that's how I make it official. Plastic off It stays.

[@CurieBohr]

That batwing look is my favorite.

[@there_is_nothing_here]

It's definitely based on one of his touring guitars. And that early custom shop was based on one of his black 61 LP that I think can be seen in the live at Donnington video.

[@muxy27]

So glad to see a full review of this. I bought mine at Gibson Memphis in 2013 , was $1859 I think. Had it shipped over to UK. I’ve seen prices soar over the years. My truss rod sig on the cover has faded so if you’d like to swap I’m good with it 😂 also my case inlay is white.

[@Kahuna54]

Kick out those Angus riffs!😁

[@michaelmoore7975]

I especially like playing AC/DC songs on the guitar......but my _very_ favorite is *_Have a Drink on Me._* Just learn the 1st 12 opening notes...do it twice. Be sure to put the vibrato in too. Now you're a guitar god. BTW @6:20 There's my guit. Not that exact one, but the one right after that....the one with the brass switch tip. The dude who it was intended for skipped out on paying Trog, and I jumped. That was just a little over 3 years ago. I want to thank that dude whoever he is. And tell him that is the most awesome guitar there ever was, you shoulda paid. And yeah, it ain't for sale. Thanks Trog!

[@seanmckelvey6618]

The original "Problem Child" SG was my dream guitar for years after I started playing. One of the local guitar stores had one and I would go in regularly and just admire it in full Wayne's World fashion. I never knew they made this other model though, so it was cool to see and hear it in action. I have to agree that I prefer the 68 style SG over the 61. It's the bat wing pickguard for me

[@mikecarbone828]

Salutations Austin! Besides Tony Iommi and Angus Young, there were many other artists that played Gibson SG’s back in the mid to late sixties, including Robby Kreiger from the Doors 🚪, Carlos Santana, and Neil Young, as but also both bands that played for Janis Joplin also primarily played Gibson SG guitars. Frank Zappa was also well known for playing SG’s, along with Buck Dharma and Eric Bloom from Blue Oyster Cult. There are actually too many guitarists to mention here that popularised the Gibson SG, however, the majority of them were popular back in the sixties and seventies and if you watch videos from back then you would see how ubiquitous the SG was back then. Even early Judas Priest videos show Glen Tipton playing an SG, and I have personally seen him playing an SG. To the best of my knowledge, only Tony Iommi, Angus Young, and possibly Frank Zappa are the only ones who have Gibson Signature SG’s today, but that may eventually be subject to change. Thank you for sharing your experience with this instrument and posting this video! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨🎸

[@silvernuggets1285]

If a BiB sg did come up., what kind of price would that command? I miss the goofy headstock logos too.

[@JimmyDawg14]

Lightning bolt stickers are cool

[@stonephilips9361]

Derek Truck could use one🎸😀

[@ChroniclesOfASadPunk]

I want Gibson to do a Back in Black SG: an SG Custom in black with the white bat wing pick guard. That would be awesome!

[@willdenham]

Nice, clean hammer-ons.

[@paultrombetta]

Love that B pup

[@bryanmchugh1307]

that thing is AWESOME! SG's are the best guitars Gibson makes. I am saving up for a specific '61 SG.

[@scottbogfoot]

Jack Black needs a signature SG like he played in school of rock and a acoustic double cut SG, like in pick of destiny

[@davidhaegens]

that really cleaned up beautifully

[@TylerJohnstonGuitar]

Wow, I didn’t realize how dark these were. Would’ve expected a lighter red.

[@cartoonsandcannabis]

Nice picking Trog! 🤘🏼

[@sefton1972]

I prefer the batwing too. But I don’t like those lightening bolt inlays. Cheesy. That Angus Signature Pickup captures his tone though. Very accurate. Those skinny necks are to cramped for me too. I had an early 90’s Firebird with similar specs & it was a struggle to play. Keep them coming.

[@jonathanhudak2059]

Anytime Trogly does an SG episode I'm hooked! 🥰

[@MegaHomie4life]

Please don’t suggest using super glue to glue back down the plastic pick guard cover. That will permanently damage the pick guard and definitely not worth it for something that was intended to be removed and thrown away. Don’t suggest super glue because some dummy might actually do it!

[@thewiscolife6532]

I would hope they would do a combination model of the problem child headstock, lightning bolt inlays, batwing guard and Angus/ACDC tailpiece - and in an Epiphone version so I could actually afford it.

[@mcfats7652]

Those inlays are as cool as the crescent moon ones from back in 2002. I bet they have killer tone!

[@jocadamotoca916]

Killer tones on that one, I love how dark this cherry is

[@jonnyf9049]

I always wanted a angus young sg eith the thunderbolt inlays. But I just cant afford them. Got an old epiphone sg and put a big guard on it.

[@Metalcop5150]

One little constructive criticism: On the 'Thunderstruck" riff Angus picks all of those notes!! I know that when he plays it live, he does the showy one-handed pull offs, but on the recorded version, all of the notes are picked!! Lol Your playing gets better with every video!

[@Trog]

Yeah... but when I try to pick it, it doesn't sound good as I don't have good sync haha

[@DanLokar]

Clever at Gibson, they've probably reused the Ace Frehley's thunderbolt/lightning inlays, right?

[@marquitust2874]

You been, FAN DE SHREK!!!!

[@acdclexu6296]

i actually wanted to switch the pickguard on my thunderstruck for a batwing but for the value it isnt a great idea

[@EdHeinzelman]

I am not generally an SG guy but I'd own one like this. Tones are great

[@paulprovenzanotelejug7877]

I thought they did a Townshend SG before this, no ?

[@ralphwest8156]

I'm 68 Bat all the way but that dark cherry is gorgeous '

[@lukevb1]

Crazy you posted this today cause mine is gonna be delivered today!

[@brodiemaguire7636]

I owned one of these briefly a few years back, and man does that bridge pickup suck. I love Angus and SG's but I simply could not fathom how bad it sounded. And the neck is so so tiny around nut I struggled to play full chords, and I'm not much taller than Angus haha.

[@the_nondrive_side]

doesn't angus have a 61 style with a batwing on it as a later touring guitar?

[@clarkbabin9799]

I like them all but I do like the thunderbolt inlays. I wish there were a Malcom young model on the market. I think his was a Gretsch but I'm not sure.

[@jubei7259]

There is & it was

[@joermnyc]

I was more of an SG guy, but that Epiphone Les Paul Modern Flame top made me like a Les Paul (got the AMS Bourbon burst, the fade finishes are kind of ugly.)

[@dannyturner7967]

I got the chibson version of this for 230.00 all hardware is getting replaced but the wood, the neck and everything is fine

[@dannyturner7967]

Fyi....im putting a sticker that says chibson on the back of headstock....so it will be obvious

[@Rocketmanrun]

Ah I’ve wanted one of these for so long. Gorgeous

[@denverrandy7143]

I Love that dark red.👍Just beautiful.

[@JokersWild70]

Apparently it sold. What was it listed at?

[@rolandgonzales5260]

You didn't mention what type of pickups were on that guitar

[@jmledesma88]

why would you glue the pickguard plastic back on? the guitar was ment to be seen without it anyways and you can always polish the plastics, even when very scratched you can sand them with polish sand paper (2000, 2500, 3000, 5000, 7000 and up to 10000, and then polish cream)

[@larryburwell8550]

really nice SG fpr sure. 61 SGs are the best

[@somerandomdudelonelyAF]

Hey there

[@jamesgallon2130]

I thought his actual lightning bolt inlay SG wasnt a Gibson and it was a Jaydee custom? It seems like Gibson used it as a template to make this one as the neck is skinnier than other models.

[@alexsmart5452]

So Im new to guitars. The fret-board on this looks "bigger" then my Fender strat and Jassmaster(both passed on to me with my dad's death). More space between the strings, more space for my fingers to make chords. Am I seeing that correct? If so, is that Radius or is radius the measurement around the entire neck? and if its around the entire neck what is it called when the fret board is "bigger"?

[@mouthbreathers2592]

Check out what Buck Dharma did with an SG in the 70s and 80s

[@lukespread]

Hey Trog, keep "saying just for fun". Keep those critics on their toes.

[@hectormutton2542]

✌️

[@davedem4107]

Is there a jake kiszka model? No haters please. Just asking.

[@meattooth1303]

he always says 'middle just for fun' when measuring both pickups running.

[@stonebrakerstudio8238]

Sounds great❤

[@TommyWashow]

super glue will definitely make the pickguard go white and crack like putting mercury on aluminum

[@Sellen-]

The USA sg ebony 2010-2011 Dark cherry - 2012-2013 Don’t think it was offered in both colors same year

[@YTOxygenLess]

Someone said to stop saying "just for fun" but i disagree, keep saying it!

[@Addicted-2-Guitars]

Superglue Bwahahahahahaa!!

[@shawnawesome7770]

Damn..looks and sounds awesome

[@jameshughes6049]

Howdy everyone!!!

[@rickclark4714]

Yes, I like this one.

[@fb1767]

I'm surprised you didn't point out this one has the small guard with the big heel joint, which is not common.

[@ChrisShortyAllen]

I want my money back.

[@hoilst265]

Does it come with an Ashfield Boys High School uniform?

[@acdclexu6296]

for me SGs are just the sexiest guitars ever made i love everything at it.

[@guitarman6632]

Original owner, Mint CM black here. Maybe I'll let it go !

[@gunsofsteele]

Akka-Dakka baby!!!

[@ericbgordon1575]

The Gibson people wouldn't be a mess to give Angus another signature model. If they can give one to Derek Trucks and Tony iommi, what's wrong with telling Angus that they salute him?

[@acdclexu6296]

you have a newer case to it thats not a mid 2011 case. yeah bring back a batwing angus with bolts pls

[@MarkEdward-bl6cr]

Love the darker color on that but that nut width is tiny for my hands overall awesome SG 👍🤘👏

[@ej1_drew]

that's nice! you should keep it haha

[@wilmerphilrivera-mercado1241]

Les Paul and Mary Ford they are before him and sg

[@carlcooperstein]

i wonder what the real story is with the les paul sg ive heard the licence to use his name expired but i also read somewhere that when they presented the guitar to les paul he said take my name off that hunk of junk

[@raytorvalds3699]

Personally, I hate case shrouds. I won't go as far as cut them off, but I prefer not having them.

[@jiyeng]

Do you sell it ??

[@Trog]

already sold - sorry!

[@Sellen-]

What is it with not taking the plastic off?? You don’t see the full beauty before you peel of the plastic. It’s the first thing I do. I don’t use that amount of money to have that cheap plastic on. Well each too their own 😊

[@PaulCooksStuff]

Here before the copyright strike

[@Nothing-gv8mv]

I don't know what it is but for some reason Brian Johnson sounds like Gollum from The Lord of the Rings