Dean Michael Schenker Signature V vs Gibson Sg Standard Min Etune
The Dean Michael Schenker Signature V and the Gibson Sg Standard Min Etune are both electric guitars. The Dean Michael Schenker Signature V leans tight and sustaining. Current prices: $300 vs $1494.01.
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Blended from circuit-archetype lineage, dynamic feel, tone-signal overlap and tone-vector distance — the tone vector itself is derived from editorial description text, not a measured acoustic signal, so this reflects how similarly the catalog copy describes the two, not a lab measurement. Shown only within a gear class, and only where there's enough evidence to be meaningful.44% — somewhat different
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Genres both listings are associated with.- Rock
Dean Michael Schenker Signature V
Dean · electric guitar
Gibson Sg Standard Min Etune
Gibson · electric guitar
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Citation/mention fame — how often this gear is cited across artist rigs and gear discussion.$300via Reverb
$1494.01via Reverb
The Dean Michael Schenker V is a professional signature model based on Michael Schenker's preferred Flying V design, featuring a bolt-on maple neck, Jatoba fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, and basswood body. The guitar combines dual DMT Design high-output humbucking pickups with a 24.75 inch scale length, 12-inch fretboard radius, and 22 jumbo frets in a C-shaped neck profile. Hardware includes Grover tuners and a Tune-O-Matic bridge optimized for stable intonation and solid sustain. Designed for hard rock and metal applications where robust, punchy tone and fast playability are essential.
Brian May picked up a Gibson SG Standard with the Min-ETune automatic tuning system in the early 2010s, telling interviewers he'd always liked SGs but had never gotten around to owning one until then. The Min-ETune is a compact, battery-powered tuning module mounted on the back of the headstock, nearly invisible from the front, that can snap the guitar into any of twelve preset tunings or up to six custom-programmed ones at the push of a button. Beyond the tuning tech, the guitar carries standard SG Standard specs: a double-cutaway mahogany body, a slim 60s-profile mahogany neck, and coil-tappable 57 Classic humbuckers. May has no official signature tie to the model; it's simply a guitar he added to his collection for its own sake, distinct from the homemade Red Special that defines nearly all of his recorded and live tone.
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Genres this gear is documented as being used in.- Hard Rock
- Alternative Rock
- Jazz
- Metal
- Classic Rock
- Electronic
- tight
- sustaining
- bright
- transparent