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9 Ιουν 2013

Stagg SG Bigsby style!

 Here's a Stagg SG styled guitar that came in. I've played several Stagg guitars and basses in the past. Stagg are producing their guitars in China at a mega factory where many OEM and famous brand-name guitars are built. Therefore, there are a few ultra-cheap Stagg models with many issues but some of their higher end models are just awesome!



The bigsby-style SG copy:
 This particular SG is a rare high-end Stagg model as it comes fitted with a Bigsby-style tremolo. The overall build quality is pretty high and I didn't have to upgrade or replace anything on the guitar. It's got a set in neck with no neck-dive effects(!). The hardware and electronics are decent. This guitar is a value for money instrument!
The neck:
  The chunky Stagg neck has 22 jumbo frets that's close to the Gibson 50's neck profile. It's got no fret buzzing issues with a medium action. The nut was also well cut and the tuners are decent Grover copies.
The tremolo:
 The bigsby style trem is well built and I had no problem setting up the guitar and make it stay in tune. This floating trem is probably the easiest one to set up right. Floyd and 2-point style trems are much more difficult to string up and tune.
Pickups:
  The pickups and electronics on this guitar are definitely better that the stock Epiphone BHC ones and their output is closer to a pair of Gibson burstbuckers. It think these stagg pickups are ceramic ones rated at 10-12K(neck-bridge). The tones are sweet with plenty of mids and a nicely controlled low-end.
Verdict:
 Other SG stagg copies like the goth/pitch black one were not at the same level (they had fret buzz and electronics issues) but this one is so much better! It's a decent guitar that plays and sounds good.
 I 've played and serviced several Epiphone G400 and Gibson SG guitars and I can tell you that this Stagg SG copy is pretty close to the real deal (Gibson SG standard), even closer than the Epi G-400 models!





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