It's all a matter of personal preference. I've tried two of those - the 62 reissue Jaguar and the SG Goddess. The only thing to say against the Jaguar (if you like it otherwise) is the bridge design - may have seemed a great idea to old Leo, but it never was. Most Jaguar players replace that bridge (or do some roughing on it) when they get annoyed with the buzzing, the going out of tune and the strings getting displaced
When that's done, most I know like it. Aesthetically, to me, the Jaguar is messy, but again, it's a matter of personal preference.
The SG Goddess... It's pretty much an SG Standard with a different colour (which is nice
), those weird transparent pickups and, most importantly, thinner design all over - thinner body, smaller fingerboard radius, thinner neck. I own an SG Standard Cherry, which is already "low distance" in terms of spacing between strings and scale length - the Goddess went too far for me - too little space for my fingers (which are actually rather thin). The Les Paul is done with a similar design choice, but I haven't tried it. My more experienced guitarist friend complained that the tone was also a tiny bit thinner and with less sustain than a standard SG. Other than that, it's a Gibson SG, which means it's a great guitar
(unless you're a Gibson/Fender-hating Ibanez/ESP/Hamer/Jackson/PRS/Schechter/Manson-fan)
Then some standard advice...
You don't say if this is your first guitar, so I'll just have to assume it is
. So, the most important thing would be to try and play them, if you haven't already. Play them at all costs - if you can't play anything, just finger some chords and single notes around the fingerboard, to get a feel for how your fingers "fit".
Then compare them to guitars that you may not like the design of, but which differ in terms of neck dimensions and body size. If you're a beginner, try, say, a modern (non-reissue) Stratocaster or Telecaster, to get an idea of the relative size of the fretboard - since all three guitars you mention have a small fingerboard compared to those - both in length and width. Find out what's most comfortable - if it isn't the Jaguar, or the blue SG or Les Paul, then have a look around - there's certainly other guitars in light blue
And then (again, if you're a beginner)
go back and try the Goddess, Les Paul and Jaguar again, if you really like the design of those best. Just because it isn't 100% comfortable now doesn't mean it won't be when you build up flexibility and strength in your fingers.
A lot of guitarists will tell you to simply pick what's most comfortable, but I really think that to a large extent, your first guitar
decides what will be most comfortable for you in a year. When I bought the Standard SG, I also borrowed a Stratocaster. After a few weeks of just doodling around on them both, I got the opportunity to have my workplace pay up for an American Deluxe Strat. They're pretty different in terms of size, but I don't really find one more comfortable - or "better to play" - than the other. I play them both pretty much equally.
EDIT: Also, I don't get why Gibson go overboard marketing the Goddess and Vixen to women (thankfully they chose names that make sense for a guy - who wouldn't want a Vixen Goddess around their neck
) - what makes a thinner design and different colour choice a design for women?
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This post has been edited by Kaneda: May 20 2007, 02:35 PM