COMPARED TO THE “holy triumvirate” of the Gibson Les Paul Standard and Fender Stratocaster and Telecaster, the Gibson SG Standard is the solidbody guitar equivalent of Rodney Dangerfield — it doesn’t

Not quite into Custom Shop territory, these beautiful builds possess just as much charm

1967 Gibson Barney Kessel

Not quite into Custom Shop territory, these beautiful builds possess just as much charm

Moving into four figures, there’s a considerable, very diverse choice of serious electrics

The bombastic benchmark of the ‘brown’ sound has been channelled through a single-ended EL34 power section and hybrid preamp, with significant volume and price savings