It will be better than what you think it should be.
 

Zonno
Nice guitar too!
What kind of pickups does it have?  Are they active pickups?

Passive, the black pickup covers are misleading. But if that prevents me from burning through the finish too quick, all the better.
It's a 498R and a 490T. 

http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/tone-hunting-0309-2011.aspx
 
The pickups are AlNiCo II for the neck and the bridge is a hotter pickup maybe a AlNiCo V with a 498T PU while a 490T would be more of a regular PU with a brighter midrange and hotter highs while the neck PU is more like a '57 Classic PU maybe I guess or whatever your opinion leads you to hear according to others while deciding what you hear yourself.
 
The PU are not ceramic but regular 2-wire PU while if you buy other ones from Gibson store those would be 4-wire PU's.
Or so they say.
 
 
 
I sure whatever the PU's are there is the amp also to change the tone with those also.
Who knows until you play!

spacealf
http://www2.gibson.com/News-Lifestyle/Features/en-us/tone-hunting-0309-2011.aspx
 
The pickups are AlNiCo II for the neck and the bridge is a hotter pickup AlNiCo V with a brighter midrange and hotter highs while the neck PU is more like a '57 Classic PU I guess or whatever your opinion leads you to hear.
 
The PU are not ceramic but regular 2-wire PU while if you buy other ones from Gibson those should be 4-wire PU's.
Or so they say.
 
 

Cool.
 
A good friend of ours told me he had the same configuration on a Les Paul and didn't really like them. Personally, I think I may very well like them just fine. 

I had to change the previous post a little because if you read enough and get enough opinions, I think the only way to determine how they sound is with your own set-up!

 
Crazy as that sounds!
 

Rain
I guess it helps that she's a musician. But honestly, not an hour goes by w/o me feeling absolutely blessed to have her in my life. I adore that woman - and not because she buys me stuff. She makes life magic.

I have one of those too.

craigb
All I got for my last girlfriend was a tambourine.
 
I think it was a fair trade.

Neither of my ex's EVER bought me a musical instrument. They would not have known how to go about it secretly (and would have never just asked). The Lovely Lady justs listens to me talk about instruments and then one day says "Do you want that <insert the to die for at the moment desires> for your birthday?".

:)

Yeah, I'm usually pretty flexible. I've played stock pick ups on Fender starts for the longest time. These days, I don't really like the way my start sounds, but that's not just the pick ups.
 
 
The ones on my Epiphones - well, the standard ones ain't bad and are actually useful for some things. The ones on my Traditional Pro I seem to like a bit better - they're designed to sound closer to classic Gibson pick ups. But for some things I revert to the Standard. Yet, if I didn't have the option, I'd make due w/ only one. 
 
I'm thinking the ones on the SG will be at least as good as the ones on my Traditional Pro - maybe a bit tighter. From the reviews I've read, they're actually quite a good match for the guitar.
 
 

Nice. I love SGs.
And Les Pauls.
And ES 335s.
And Stratocasters.
Rumor has it that we'll be getting a big bonus this December. The money I don't have yet is already burning a hole in my pocket. 

bapu
The Lovely Lady justs listens to me talk about instruments and then one day says "Do you want that <insert the to die for at the moment desires> for your birthday?".

That would explain why you're so old..