I’ve played guitar for about 25 years now, and have been relatively restrained about adding new axes to my arsenal, until the last year or so, when three great new guitars found their way into my collection.

Last year after we finished fund-raising, my partners gave me a Fender VG Stratocaster. And after NAMM this past January, I became the very proud owner of a Taylor Builder’s Reserve electric guitar.

And when I went to pick up the Taylor at one of the finest guitar shops I know, Wildwood Guitars in Lousiville, CO, the Gibson SG Diablo, a limited edition SG from their custom shop caught my eye. How was I to resist such an aptly named and somewhat evil-looking guitar?