Why I reach for my GIBSON SG SPECIAL ('68) — Legendary Rock Guitar

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With 10 electric guitars to choose from, when and why do I reach for my 1968 Gibson SG Special?

It was my first and only electric guitar for 20 years. I used it on hundreds of Rock and Jazz gigs. It's the make and model made famous by Pete Townshend (The Who), Carlos Santana, and the father of Metal, Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath).

In this video:
• Learn about the history of the SG, Gibson's best-selling electric of all time.
• Find out what makes the SG Special "special."
• Hear it clean, with grit, whacked out, and dirty.
• Discover the 2 main reasons I reach for it again and again.
• Listen and watch me record the dirty lead solo for my original song Half-Life

SONGS:
Another Sailing Song (Dave Flink) - Unreleased
Everybody's Talkin' (Echoes) (Fred Neil) - Nilsson
Time of the Season (Rod Argent) - The Zombies
Half-Life (Lennon/Cassard) - Robert Cassard (feat. John Lennon)

MUSICIANS & EQUIPMENT:
John Lennon: Mellotron Mk II
Robert Cassard: '68 Gibson SG Special, '58 Stella H929 Parlor Guitar, '57 Reissue Fender P-Bass (MIJ), Drum Programming, Electric and Steinway Pianos, Keyboards, '85 Fender Stratocaster USA Rhythm Guitar, Vocals
DAW - Apple Logic Pro + Universal Audio Apollo Twin DUO Mk II
Vocal Mics - Yeti Blue, Sennheiser e835, Shure SM57 (with Triton FetHead Preamp)

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⏰ Timestamps
0:00 - When and why the SG Special? - Guitar Discoveries Theme
0:44 - History of my SG Special and early gear
1:46 - History of Gibson SG and Models
2:30 - Iconic Guitarists with SG Specials - Townshend, Santana, Iommi
3:29 - The Special's Specs
4:33 - Resurrection: modifying to Townshend specs
5:19 - Reason #1: Tone - P-90s (Clean & Gritty examples)
6:56 - Reason #2 - Easy to Play + High Neck Access
7:21 - Whacked out example - Time of the Season by Cosmic Spin
8:09 - Envisioning a "vertical" lead solo for Half-Life
9:00 - The dirty Half-Life lead solo
9:53 - Leave a comment, subscribe, visit GuitarDiscoveries.com
10:24 - patreon.com/robertcassard and wrap up

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Hi, my name is Robert Cassard. Thank you for watching, liking and subscribing.

I am a lifelong guitar player, singer-songwriter, producer, and music fanatic. I create Guitar and Recording Discoveries videos to share the pure joy of music — shortcuts to help you play guitar, sing, record and sound great doing it. I learn the hard way so you don’t have to!

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