threadstarter, that depends on what sound youre looking for really. the sg's a neck heavy (think neck diving) guitar. though i personally love sg's, the neck diving might be abit much for some to handle. in terms of tone, sg's being thinner bodi-ed, is well, thinner sounding compared to a lp.
almondx, theres a varitaion in tone actually. the custom is alot bassier imo.