Gibson presents Short Scale Basses SG Special Bass FBS. If you are on the lookout for electric basses or guitars and basses in general, then this may be a fitting choice. Make sure to check out the reviews but first of all press the red button below to see if it fits your music taste.
Chris Roditis took the WHATISGOODFORME test and scored a 88% match with SG Special Bass FBS
88% match
Chris likes Indie Rock, Synthpop and New Wave
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Music taste profile of people who like this gear

Our latest analysis of the music taste of people who like "SG Special Bass FBS" shows that it is mostly liked by people who listen to classic rock, blues or jazz and are fans of The Who, Queen or Eric Clapton.

User data for this research, chart data and conclusions reviewed by the MusicNGear Editorial team

Fans of Gibson SG Special Bass FBS by artist

Fans by artist
artistFans
The Who3668.4The Who: 3668.4 fans
Queen3553.2Queen: 3553.2 fans
Eric Clapton2896.2Eric Clapton: 2896.2 fans
Buddy Guy2833.2Buddy Guy: 2833.2 fans
The Beatles2775.6The Beatles: 2775.6 fans
B.B. King2662.2B.B. King: 2662.2 fans
Gary Moore2640.6Gary Moore: 2640.6 fans
John Lee Hooker2548.8John Lee Hooker: 2548.8 fans
Muddy Waters2493Muddy Waters: 2493 fans
Miles Davis2478.6Miles Davis: 2478.6 fans

Fans of Gibson SG Special Bass FBS by genre

Fans by genre
genreFans
Classic rock11856.8Classic rock: 11856.8 fans
Blues11853.2Blues: 11853.2 fans
Jazz11750.4Jazz: 11750.4 fans
Pop11692.8Pop: 11692.8 fans
Latin1821.6Latin: 1821.6 fans

Fans of Gibson SG Special Bass FBS by age

Fans by age
ageFans
55 and above11536.255 and above: 11536.2 fans
18 to 24289.818 to 24: 289.8 fans
45 to 5479.245 to 54: 79.2 fans
35 to 4454.235 to 44: 54.2 fans
25 to 3448.625 to 34: 48.6 fans

Fans of Gibson SG Special Bass FBS by country

Fans by country
countryFans
Spain11815.2Spain: 11815.2 fans
Germany50.6Germany: 50.6 fans
North Macedonia27North Macedonia: 27 fans
Belgium21.6Belgium: 21.6 fans
United States21.6United States: 21.6 fans
Hungary14.4Hungary: 14.4 fans
Greece14.4Greece: 14.4 fans
Mozambique7.2Mozambique: 7.2 fans
Finland7.2Finland: 7.2 fans
Canada7.2Canada: 7.2 fans
Austria7.2Austria: 7.2 fans
Australia7.2Australia: 7.2 fans
Ireland7.2Ireland: 7.2 fans

Fans of Gibson SG Special Bass FBS by gender

Fans by gender
genderFans
Male12000.8Male: 12000.8 fans
Female7.2Female: 7.2 fans

Fans of Gibson SG Special Bass FBS by type of use

Fans by type of use
type of useFans
non-professional use338.4non-professional use: 338.4 fans
professional use11669.6professional use: 11669.6 fans

Fans of Gibson SG Special Bass FBS by ownership

Fans by ownership
ownershipFans
got it1881got it: 1881 fans
want it-1677.4want it: -1677.4 fans

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How does the Goodforme test work?

We have collected data (music preferences, personality traits and demographics) by people who took the Goodforme Test for "SG Special Bass FBS" and relevant gear by Gibson, in "Short Scale Basses" or related categories and together with the tech specs of products in our database we feed it into our state-of-the-art recommendation engine. A sample of the data we are using to generate the results for the Goodforme Test, reports and visualizations for this gear can be found below.

For the scientific approach behind our collaborative and content-based filtering algorithms used in our hybrid recommender system please consult [1], [2], [3], [4], [5] and [6]

Latest test results

A fan of Led Zeppelin matches 99% with Gibson SG Special Bass FBS or a relevant item
99%

A male fan of Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath, Motörhead, Jimmy Page and Classic rock, Metal, Blues , aged 35-44 y.o. from Germany took the "Goodforme" test for Gibson SG Special Bass FBS 8 years 3 months ago and scored 99%

A fan of The Beatles matches 66% with Gibson SG Standard Bass HC 2015 or a relevant item
66%

A male fan of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Short Scale Basses category 3 months 1 day ago and scored 66%

A fan of The Who matches 99% with Gibson SG Standard Bass HC 2014 or a relevant item
99%

A male fan of The Who, The Beatles, Bon Jovi, Deep Purple, Frank Sinatra, B.B. King, Buddy Guy and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Short Scale Basses category 3 months 1 day ago and scored 99%

A fan of Michael Jackson matches 90% with Gibson SG Bass HC or a relevant item
90%

A male fan of Michael Jackson, The Who, Aerosmith, Deep Purple, Herbie Hancock, Keith Jarrett, Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Short Scale Basses category 7 months 1 week ago and scored 90%

A fan of The Who matches 96% with Gibson SG Bass HC or a relevant item
96%

A male fan of The Who, The Beatles, John Coltrane, Nina Simone, Chet Faker, Gary Moore, John Lee Hooker, Jimmy Page and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Short Scale Basses category 9 months 2 hours ago and scored 96%

A fan of The Beatles matches 99% with Gibson SG Bass HC or a relevant item
99%

A male fan of The Beatles, Bon Jovi, Frank Sinatra and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Short Scale Basses category 11 months 1 week ago and scored 99%

A fan of Diana Krall matches 99% with Gibson SG Special Bass CS or a relevant item
99%

A male fan of Diana Krall, Boards of Canada, Damian Marley and Jazz, Blues, Electronic, Hip hop / rap, Reggae , aged 25-34 y.o. from North Macedonia took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Short Scale Basses category 3 years 3 months ago and scored 99%

A fan of Black Sabbath matches 78% with Gibson SG Standard Bass HC 2015 or a relevant item
78%

A male fan of Black Sabbath and Classic rock , aged 45-54 y.o. from Germany took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Short Scale Basses category 7 years 8 months ago and scored 78%

A fan of AC/DC matches 99% with Gibson SG Standard Bass HC 2015 or a relevant item
99%

A male fan of AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Motörhead and Classic rock, Metal, Blues , aged 45-54 y.o. from Germany took the "Goodforme" test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Short Scale Basses category 7 years 8 months ago and scored 99%

A fan of Michael Jackson matches 99% with Gibson EB14 Bass 5-String FB or a relevant item
99%

A male fan of Michael Jackson, The Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Rush, John Coltrane, Frank Sinatra, Gary Moore, Muddy Waters and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" Test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Guitars and Basses category 3 months 1 day ago and scored 99%

A fan of The Beatles matches 66% with Gibson SG Standard Bass HC 2015 or a relevant item
66%

A male fan of The Beatles, Pink Floyd, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" Test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Guitars and Basses category 3 months 1 day ago and scored 66%

A fan of The Rolling Stones matches 99% with Gibson New EB Bass5 String T 2017 SVS or a relevant item
99%

A male fan of The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" Test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Guitars and Basses category 3 months 1 day ago and scored 99%

A fan of Queen matches 67% with Gibson Thunderbird Bass 2019 HCS or a relevant item
67%

A male fan of Queen, The Beatles, Miles Davis and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues, Reggae , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" Test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Guitars and Basses category 3 months 1 day ago and scored 67%

A fan of ABBA matches 67% with Gibson ES-Les Paul Bass FDB or a relevant item
67%

A male fan of ABBA, The Beatles, Bon Jovi, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Gary Moore, Buddy Guy, David Bowie and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" Test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Guitars and Basses category 7 months 1 week ago and scored 67%

A fan of Michael Jackson matches 99% with Gibson Explorer Bass LTD or a relevant item
99%

A male fan of Michael Jackson, The Who, Queen, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Diana Krall, Charles Mingus, B.B. King, John Lee Hooker, Buddy Guy and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" Test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Guitars and Basses category 7 months 1 week ago and scored 99%

A fan of The Beatles matches 94% with Gibson Nikki Sixx Signature Bass BCH or a relevant item
94%

A male fan of The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Nina Simone, Norah Jones, Nat King Cole, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" Test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Guitars and Basses category 7 months 1 week ago and scored 94%

A fan of The Who matches 99% with Gibson Krist Novoselic RD Bass or a relevant item
99%

A male fan of The Who, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Guns N' Roses, Miles Davis, Diana Krall, Herbie Hancock, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" Test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Guitars and Basses category 7 months 1 week ago and scored 99%

A fan of Michael Jackson matches 99% with Gibson Les Paul Oversized Bass HCS or a relevant item
99%

A male fan of Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Eagles, Ella Fitzgerald, Nat King Cole, Stevie Ray Vaughan, David Bowie and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" Test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Guitars and Basses category 7 months 1 week ago and scored 99%

A fan of Madonna matches 76% with Gibson New EB Bass 4String T 2017 SVS or a relevant item
76%

A male fan of Madonna, AC/DC, Rush, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Faker, Charles Mingus, Gary Moore, Buddy Guy, David Bowie and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" Test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Guitars and Basses category 7 months 1 week ago and scored 76%

A fan of Lady Gaga matches 55% with Gibson EB14 Bass BG 2014 or a relevant item
55%

A male fan of Lady Gaga, The Who, Queen, The Beatles, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, Chet Faker, Charles Mingus, Gary Moore, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Pop, Classic rock, Jazz, Blues , aged 55 y.o. or older from Spain took the "Goodforme" Test for a relevant item by Gibson in the Guitars and Basses category 7 months 1 week ago and scored 55%

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