IYV 6 String IVSV-300, Right, Cherry Red Solid-Body Electric

The media could not be loaded. Really great guitar for under 200 bucks! Solid, plays well and sounds pretty good all in all with the stock parts.Bigsby-esque tremolo and nice finish to match. Highly recommended.

A stunning looking guitar! I've been playing guitar 50++ years and have owned a number of SG's('61 and '67 being my favorites). I have 4 IYV's that I've been very happy with so when I saw that this model was available again I ordered it. Very glad that I did. It has exceeded my expectations. I love the neck and the feel of this instrument. It is very reminiscent of my 1960's SG. The only thing I needed to do was change strings and do a slight polish of the frets. For this kind of price I don't think you can find a better instrument.** Additional comments after playing and living with this guitar for a few weeks: One of the best guitars I've ever owned- I am amazed at the feel of this instrument! If I didn't know better I would swear I was playing a high-end Gibson. Even happier than I was initially- plays great, sounds great, IS great in my book

Considered a Gibson SG vs an Epi. On the basic of feel alone the Gibson couldn't convince me to spend the extra$$$$-seriously, it's a lot. Settled on an Epi SG maestro, but then this jewel! Immaculately prep'd and shipped. Epi finishes run from awful to wow...my IYV ranks w/ the best. Flawless finishing, considering price. Guitar is a beauty. Solid, pickups sound very keepable. And, this was a huge plus for me, this model adopts (essentially) the Gibson headstock style, not Epi's hideously bad headstock profile. Lucky find, will have this guitar for years to come, no looking back.Update: Professional luthier completed a full setup. $100 & STILL purchase holds immense value.

A very good instrument and an outstanding value. Very playable right out of the box. Sounds as good as much more expensive brand name guitars. There are some small imperfections in the finish – nothing major by any means. Once again, I'm a happy IYV customer.

Mine came with the following problems.Clear film missing off bridge pickup, and clear film jammed off truss rod into nut and strings.Strum marks on the film on pickguard, and some pickguard film peeled off.Terrible crack at neck joint, on all three sides, including finish chipped off. Neck actually moved a bit in the joint.I've wanted one of these for a while, but it appears that after two successful IYV's, I finally got a total dud.Recommend thinking if you want to take the chance on this design.Returned

great craftsmanship great tone love everything about this sg, i have a harley benton sg and a firefly sg this is my favorite

I loved the looks of this guitar when I first laid eyes on it. I have bought many IYV guitars over the past several years, and still don't know how the build such a high-quality guitar for such an inexpensive price. I was hoping this sg style IYV was not just a pretty face and boy was I pleasantly surprised?! As an old guy who has played for over 55 years, I also owned over seventy all high-end Gibson, Gretsch, Martin etc. and just sold two Gibson es-295's from the early fifties... I now am in love with this Golden age of inexpensive guitars. I have played them all, and although several will always be my favorites, I am still more than happy when I receive a new budget guitar. In a way they make me even more happy than the high-end guitars I owned. I would recommend this guitar to anyone who isn't a guitar snob who wants to always compare them to their five grand Gibsons etc... nothing will ever convince those guys. So take it from an old man. Buy you one of these as fast as possible before they go missing. Seriously. Do it now! ;-)

I waited three months after ordering to receive this guitar, and was quite dismayed at the condition of the instrument which finally arrived. First of all, Amazon shipped this without any external protection whatsoever. It arrived in the slim, soft cardboard factory guitar box, with little to no padding to protect the guitar. I'm not going to lie, the overall heft and finish and playability of the guitar is very impressive at this price, and own two original Gibson SG Standards from 2016 & 2017 to compare it to. I found the frets and feet ends to be smooth and the neck and fretboard looked good. The hardware on mine shows care in installation and the guitar appears to keep tune. I found the guitar to be resonant and to play far better than your typical import. With that said, QC seems abysmal on these guitars, or at least this was the case on mine. Check out the photos. These are only some of the flaws I found. Horribly cracked neck binding. Glue stuck to the finish. Various little paint flaws and dings in the body, and severe finish checking at the neck pocket. One of the fretboard inlays and part of the binding around the are with the crack was also stained pink by the paint used on the guitar, and doesn't match the rest of the inlays. I don't know if this could clean off with lemon oil or naptha but I'll likely give it a try.Overall, if you go into this with a clear idea of what you're getting (not a Gibson) for the price, this could be an amazing guitar for someone like me who doesn't want to wear the crap out of the frets on their two thousand dollar SGs yet needs a quality guitar for everyday practice that looks and almost feels like the real thing. If you're super picky and expect perfection, you're going to be disappointed. I don't know how all the other reviewers were lucky enough to receive flawless examples, though I suspect many of these reviewers either chose to overlook these types of flaws or don't have the be easy experience to discern what is and isn't acceptable QC on a quality electric guitar. So it's up to you. You'll be waiting months to receive it though