WAY Different Than I Was Expecting... | 2024 Gibson SG Modern Supreme Wine Red Flame Top Review

📚Description: The new Modern SG Supreme is finally here for the 2024 line up. With the Modern Les Paul Supreme coming back in late 2023, these quickly became a badly kept secret. This is a rebirth of the 1999 SG Supreme... however the specs are very different this time. They basically look the "look" of a 2000s SG Supreme and the body of a 2016 Supreme and made this weirdly chunky SG with a side output jack and flame maple top! I wasn't a fan of the tones, but maybe that is just me or how the burstbuckers play with my amp.

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[tonyy.]

Heck yeah!!! I usually isn't really a Gibson fan, but this guitar is absolutely beautiful. Hope they make a purple one with gold hardware!!

[papasmamas]

The SG supreme midnight blue, such a gorgeous beast

[frankwebster]

Man, I love the SG Supremes. Don't have the coin to buy one, but these are the guitars that I dream about. I like a plain top, but this wine red looks extraordinarily good. Fingers crossed for a green or whatever crazy name Gibson gives it
The custom color collection has a Teal.. when it hits the wood that it's going on, it is anything but teal. Anyway, these are beautiful!

[rocktorrocks]

I just wish these had the split diamond custom inlay on the headstock. I feel that looks better.

[stepilt]

As measured by Trogly this guitar has a slightly thicker 'top' than back. So you could actually say it's a mahogany backed maple guitar.

[hkguitar]

Many times the Ebony used for fingerboards has been dyed/stained to give it a more consistent appearance.
Its possible you are seeing flaws or poor coverage from the staining process.

[sinakaedwards]

I have to say the finish is one of the best flame tops I have ever seen, could be the video, but it looks really impressive.

[jfinester]

That thing is gorgeous! Sounds great too. The Wine Red is probably my favorite color on these new Supremes. I have a 2002 Midnight Blueburst one with chrome hardware that’s the best SG I’ve ever had, and that includes my first Gibson, a ‘67 Standard that I bought new. Gibson’s really stepped up with these new Supremes, but boy, they’re expensive! Worth the price if you can afford it. Even the coil-splits (or are they taps?) sound good. Good on ya, Gibson!

[harmonicseries]

Those blotches are from using acetone to clean ca glue from the fretboard

[Darth.Shredder]

Sure, they're nice but you may as well buy an SG Modern and save yourself $1k. You still get the thicker body with a figured top, 24 frets, bound ebony fingerboard, compound radius, fancy electronics and the side input jack. Is the higher grade top, locking tuners and different inlays really worth another $1k?

[jeffbarnard]

Like the guitar but don't like the head stock logo
Love the custom logo. Thanx Trogly another great show.

[cudahemi]

Love the chandelier headstock nice art deco touch.. let the clones-n-drones below enjoy the pedestrian Custom splits. 1.71" nut makes it grass fed beefy like my Iommi but if plek'd from factory as they are (like the Monkey) it should have wicked low action and play like a dream. 🎸

[pepmasters-]

That killer selling point of not being custom shop, but almost at custom shop pricing...

[paulraider]

I just don't like the strap button on the horn. It made me put it back on the shelf.

[heavybrett-al]

I'm not an SG guy, but ! Wow that looks awesome, love that colour with gold hardware.

[ManOrWomanIDK]

I remember those diablo carve supremes. That was my favorite guitar as a kid.

[TheJeffcurran]

A buddy of mine got a 3 piece back. He hated it, sent it back, and was a ble to find one with a one piece back. I got the Fireburst since I already have a 2007 SG Select in wine red. As for quality, mine is 99.9%. No watermarks on the fretboard, the nibs are all clean, no machine marks on the binding, and an amazing top. I'm a fanboy and have 7 Supremes and quite a few other maple top SGs.

[BCarpenter]

Bring back the emerald green SG Supreme!

[ryanwhite]

When I was in highschool and in the first 4 years of starting to play guitar, a Lava Burst SG Supreme was my dream guitar (that I never got).

[hkguitar]

Austin, have you (or anyone) ever seen a SG Standard with highly figured Mahogany body and neck?
I can't remember ever seeing one, and wonder if the Custom Shop could build a simple SG Standard, but made of all highly figured mahogany?
To me it seems like surely someone would have commissioned such an instrument.
These are pretty great looking SGs, the Chandelier headstock inlay is kind of growing on me!