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Gibson Limited Edition SG Diablo (Silver) (No Longer Available)Item ID: SGDBS1CHLtd Solidbody Electric Guitarwith Mahogany Body and Neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, and Two Humbucking Pickups - Silver Metallic 
Sorry, the Gibson Limited Edition SG Diablo (Silver) is no longer available. We've left this page up for reference only. Check out the great alternatives on this page or call toll-free (800) 222-4700 to speak with a Sweetwater Sales Engineer about similar products. From Our Research Team:December's Guitar of the Month from Gibson.The SG Diablo - Gibson's Guitar of the Month for December 2008 - offers a refined approach to the classic guitar that has been offering up scorching leads and heavy chords for over four decades. The top and back are carved from solid mahogany for thick, warm tones that are signature SG with special accent placed on the contour of the SG's distinct lines, lending an almost 3-dimensional look to the SG Diablo. With only 1,000 of these elegant beasts being made, the SG Diablo is certain to be a serious collector's item.Gibson SG Diablo at a Glance:
Everything that makes the SG a classic From the horned mahogany body to the rounded mahogany neck, the SG Diablo is classic SG through and through. Gibson's Burstbucker pickups - a No. 1 in the neck, and a No. 2 in the bridge - give the SG Diablo the subtle variations of true, vintage humbucker tone with historically "unmatched" bobbin windings and Alnico II magnets, just like the original PAFs in the Gibsons of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Gibson's traditional round neck profile and rosewood fingerboard enhances the guitars resonance and sustain and secures its reputation as one of the fastest guitar necks in the world. Unique touches The top and back of the Diablo's mahogany body is carved to accent the contour of the SG's distinct lines, giving the guitar a 3-dimensional appearance from afar. The Diablo's controls have been streamlined to one volume and one tone in addition to the standard 3-way switch. The volume control has also been moved closer to the bridge pickup for easy access and volume swells. The SG Diablo also takes the SG's 24-3/4" scale length mahogany neck and adds two additional frets - for a total of 24 - allowing an even higher register of notes from a guitar already known for its searing lead-playing capacity. Collector's item Being a member of Gibson's Guitar of the Month, collectability down the road is a given. Add to this the fact that the SG Diablo is loaded with unique touches that set it apart from other members of the SG family, again bolstering its status as a collectible. Finally, with only 1,000 of these guitars available, SG fans the world over will be scrambling to get their hands on one of these fire-breathing beauties. Don't let your chance to grab this unique SG pass you by! Gibson SG Diablo Features:
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ReviewsSonically crushing, aesthetically breathtaking!
by Happy Ziggy from Los Angeles, CA
I can almost not believe it, but I own this guitar. Ogled it for 18 months on the Gibson website, found a brand new one, tagged with a ridiculously low price. Took the wife and kids down to look at it... read more [+]. Paid what I suspect is the lowest price on the planet for one, less than used SG Diablos on ebay, or anywhere else.
June 22, 2009 Music Background: Professional musician I could have never have afforded the list, or even the prices found around on the internet. My lucky day, and a dream come true. This guitar is so insane, and sounds so mighty and huge and fat. It is unspeakably gorgeous. I bought a 'The SG' brand new in 1979, and if you want to talk about the evolution of guitar, this thing is like peering thousands of years into the future. I have played a Wizard neck for the last 18 years, so Gibson necks feel a little narrow and deep in my long, skinny fingered hands, but I have always loved the 24 3/4" scale. The action is a little higher than I have been used to, so I am going to lower the bridge a bit. My 79 SG is very buttery, but it really needs a fret job, as it has a few fret-out spots along the fretboard. 30 years of bends, it happens. Back to the Diablo: played it through a vox modeling amp, it was godhead. I felt like the king of the world. My wife loves the tones, she says it sounds much fatter and huger than my Ibanez (which frankly is a pretty spectacular guitar, custom built for me 19 years ago). Something that I am really struck by is the balance between the bridge and neck pickups. While there is a shift in tonality and harmonic overtones, the levels are perfectly matched. They really complement one another. The carved body is just stunning, the red/gold (diablo, perfect) color scheme, well... it is not something that I would normally go in for (more of an orange, black, or white person), but it is just so beautiful. It is the first guitar that I have ever been so swayed by its cosmetics before even hearing it. But what a growl! The SG Diablo just oozes rock, even bluesy rock. Some instruments kind of just take you over, dictate what or how you will play. I do not know if subliminally I am just returning to 1979 and my first SG, or if it is just the nature of the beast, but my inclination is to dig in and bend and hold those notes. A beautiful, musical breakup out of these pickups, so warm. I want to say crunchy, but it is so much smoother than that. It is a golden tone. This guitar does not have any single coil type vibe at all. I am not a huge humbucker fan, but this is just so right, it just rocks, the power in your hands when you play this guitar is astonishing, inspiring. Here is the caveat: I would never have thought once about playing this guitar if it were not for the 24 fret neck. It has always driven me out of my mind that SGs did not have 24 frets. For heaven's sake, they put that little plastic Les Paul plate where they could have had the next two frets on the original models. The voluptuous carved top, the sexy metallic red finish with gold hardware (even the cream bin ding and pickup frames are all right), the tone for as far as the ear can hear, the 24 frets to take you to the nth level... I am so satisfied and delighted with this guitar. I always regretted not finding a way to buy a 24 fret Les Paul DC back when Gibson made them (not the 22 fret imposter of the same name that they sold recently). I could not let another masterpiece pass me by again. If you can get your hands on a 24 fret, carved top SG of any flavor, do yourself a sweet favor and do it. I am a deliriously satisfied guitarist. I have been jamming it through my vintage Fender Champ at home, was so inspired by it that I had to record a little tune that the Diablo muse brought on. Three tracks of this lovely devil sounding mighty fine. I am too giddy about my Diablo now (I guess I am in the infatuation phase of the relationship). I had best sign off. People, guitar people: This guitar rules. Sonically crushing, aesthetically breathtaking. I love it. close [-] Review The SG Diablo LTD
by Steve-O from NH
The tone in this guitar is just incredible. The first hour I played it acoustically and was blown away by what I was hearing. When I plugged it in the tone was transferred to the amp beautifully.November 7, 2008 Music Background: Hobbyist - Playout live and record in the basement This guitar is light. You're fingers will be bleeding before you shoulder and back will be aching. The access to the higher frets is just sweet. I had to look at what I was playing because where I would play by feel I was up 2 frets higher because I instictivly was going for the spot where the neck got thicker. Pickups are matched perfectly. This is the easiest time I've ever had dialing in my tone. Location of the switch and knobs is a huge improvment over the original SG or the Les Paul. Now for the not so good part. Do you like to do volume swells (I do)? The volume pot is just aweful for this. At all the way off you will go to almost full volume when you hit .5 (that is less then 1 NOT 5). The bridge pickup is slightly better .8 maybe. It just doesn't have that even sweep like my strat. close [-] 
Gibson Limited Edition SG Diablo (Silver)
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