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Gibson SG guitar tones

Songs whose original tone used a Gibson SG. Don’t own one? GuitarToneAdapt re-creates the sound on the guitar and rig you actually have.

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The SG is aggressive and mid-forward — a thin all-mahogany body with humbuckers that sit a touch brighter and more raw than a Les Paul. It’s a rock and hard-rock machine. Like other humbucker guitars it drives the amp hard, so it usually needs slightly less gain than a single-coil to match a recorded tone.

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Paranoid — Black SabbathSunami Style — SunamiDear Maria, Count Me In — All Time LowIron Man — Black SabbathBound for the Floor — Local HRepulsive In It's Splendid Beauty — CrowbarSunshine of Your Love — CreamRat Salad — Black SabbathHells Bells — AC/DCSafari Song — Greta Van FleetHighway Tune — Greta Van FleetPlanet Caravan — Black SabbathBlack Sabbath — Black SabbathCosmik Debris — Frank ZappaT.N.T. — AC/DCI Don't Wanna Be Me — Type O NegativeTyler — ToadiesGifted Every Strength — LoathePens And Needles — Hawthorne HeightsBound for Glory — Tedeschi Trucks BandRock 'N' Roll Damnation — AC/DCThunderstruck — AC/DCSunshine of Your Love — Eric ClaptonWhite Room — Eric ClaptonB.Y.O.B. — System of a DownHypnotize — System of a DownLonely Day — System of a DownHysteria — MuseBack in Black — AC/DCHighway to Hell — AC/DCThunderstruck — AC/DCSweet Home Alabama — Lynyrd SkynyrdFree Bird — Lynyrd SkynyrdSimple Man — Lynyrd SkynyrdWhite Room — CreamWar Pigs — Black SabbathRoadhouse Blues — The DoorsHayloft — Mother MotherDe Música Ligera — Soda StereoCendrillon — TelephoneUn autre monde — TelephoneBack in Black — AC/DCThunderstruck — AC/DCYou Shook Me All Night Long — AC/DCWhole Lotta Rosie — AC/DCN.I.B. — Black SabbathOye Como Va — SantanaBaba O Riley — The WhoChildren of the Grave — Black SabbathSweet Leaf — Black SabbathFairies Wear Boots — Black SabbathWere Not Gonna Take It — Twisted SisterSailin On — Bad Brains

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Gibson SG — FAQ

Do I need a Gibson SG to get these tones?

No. GuitarToneAdapt models how a Gibson SG shapes the sound and compensates so you can get close on your own guitar and rig — free, in the browser.

What songs used a Gibson SG?

Paranoid by Black Sabbath, Sunami Style by Sunami, Dear Maria, Count Me In by All Time Low, Iron Man by Black Sabbath, Bound for the Floor by Local H, Repulsive In It's Splendid Beauty by Crowbar, Sunshine of Your Love by Cream, Rat Salad by Black Sabbath, and more.

53 songs · settings are community-researched estimates, adapted to your gear by GuitarToneAdapt.