Hot or Not? Gibson SG Limited Edition Standard 24

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Gibson Limited Edition SG Standard 24 Electric Guitar with Case

I'll sum it up briefly for the TL/DR. 2 extra frets, a Tony Iommi in the bridge and a Firebird pickup in the neck.

Gibson USA presents a creative new twist on the classic SG format in the Gibson Limited Edition SG Standard 24 Electric Guitar, an AMS exclusive! This unique guitar retains all the radical design elements of the SG - the double-cutaway styling and dramatic asymmetrical pointed ‘horns’, select tonewoods, and superb playability - while adding bonuses for the contemporary player.

A 24-fret fingerboard and two high-performance pickups, a hot Tony Iommi humbucker in the bridge, and a Mini-Humbucker in the neck position give the SG Standard 24 new possibilities and extremely versatile tone. In short, it's a killer new take on the SG Standard, and it's only available from AMS.

Gibson Limited Edition SG Standard 24 Electric Guitar Features

Solid Mahogany body with Ebony finish
Bound Rosewood fingerboard with acrylic trapezoid inlays
Slim, fast neck profile
Mini-Humbucking pickup in the neck and full-sized Tony Iommi Signature humbucking pickup in the bridge
Grover kidney button tuners with 14:1 tuning ratio

Like the best SGs of years past, the limited edition SG Standard 24 starts with solid mahogany for its body and neck. The entirety is dressed in a stunning Ebony Black finish in high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer, and enhanced by traditional trapezoidal inlays, a mother-of-pearl Gibson headstock logo inlay, no-holes chrome pickup covers, and a five-ply pickguard.

Neck
A slim, fast neck profile that measures .818 inches at the 1st fret and rounds out to .963 inches at the 12th helps to make this scorching electric supremely playable, as does the 24-fret 'board that gives it its name, with each fret easily accessible thanks to the deep double-cutaway SG body. But the design integration goes further than that, and Gibson USA's choice of pickups reflects the integrity of the AMS SG Standard 24 as a whole.

Pickups
In order to allow room for the extra two frets, while keeping the neck pickup positioned in the ‘sweet spot’, Gibson USA uses a narrower Mini-Humbucking pickup in this position. Made with a genuine Alnico V magnet, this pickup is known for its blend of creamy warmth and outstanding clarity, providing all the bite and definition you need, while giving up the thick, throaty tones you expect from a neck humbucker.

The bridge position is amped up with a full-sized Tony Iommi Signature humbucking pickup for sizzling lead tones and unbridled rhythm crunch. The first-ever Signature pickup in the Gibson lineup, and the third hottest of the company's humbucker range, the Iommi is made with both ceramic and Alnico magnets for an unprecedented blend of power and warmth, and wound with fine 44 AWG wire for optimum clarity amid the firepower.

Hardware
Rounded off with an upgraded Pennical Tune-o-matic-styled bridge with adjustable Allan screws for saddle height and travel, and a traditional stopbar tailpiece, along with high-quality Grover kidney-button tuners and a PLEK-cut Corian nut, the AMS SG Standard 24 packs all the power, performance, and playability that today's guitarist demands.
 
didn't that one used to have a full sized humbucker in the neck?

10 years ago, i would have bought it. today, my Custom 24 does that. so it looks cool, but nah.
 
I could take or leave the rest of it. But the idea of putting a mini-humbucker, especially a Firebird mini, in the neck and a full bucker in the bridge sounds like an ideal combo. As long as the variance in output levels was somehow worked out.
 
I could take or leave the rest of it. But the idea of putting a mini-humbucker, especially a Firebird mini, in the neck and a full bucker in the bridge sounds like an ideal combo. As long as the variance in output levels was somehow worked out.

My old Epi alleykat had that combo, but lower output versions. Worked well.
Too bad the guitar sucked.
 
I could take or leave the rest of it. But the idea of putting a mini-humbucker, especially a Firebird mini, in the neck and a full bucker in the bridge sounds like an ideal combo. As long as the variance in output levels was somehow worked out.

My old Epi alleykat had that combo, but lower output versions. Worked well.
Too bad the guitar sucked.
 
Ahhh I don't know. Firebird pickups have alwys left me with a case of the mehs. If it's going to be a mini-bucker, I prefer the LP variety.
 
I'd never use the extra frets, but I like the pickup style mix. Might be some very cool sounds in there.
 
Why not just buy an ESP viper at that point?
Better in pretty much every way if you ask me.
(Besides the EMGs that come standard. Yuck!)
 
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