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Horns Of Plenty

The Gibson SG, perhaps rather like Fender’s Jazzmaster, the Rickenbacker 330 or even Gretsch’s 6120, is one of those guitars that most of us think, “I really should get one of those.” Yet as often than not these fine instruments stay languishing on the shelf in favour of another Strat, Tele or Les Paul. Well, if Epiphone’s recent form continues with this incarnation of the mother brand’s pointy-horned wonder, perhaps now might be the time for that to change.

The SG’s entry to the market was somewhat controversial, since initially it bore Les Paul’s moniker, but the legendary musician, electronics genius and inventor didn’t like the guitar. He thought it was too flimsy and demanded Gibson remove his name. Hence the birth of the ‘Solid Guitar’ (SG) in 1961. But by the time of Les’s

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