Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: BigB on January 10, 2011, 11:36:27 PM
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Hi there and happy new year ;)
So well, Santa came a bit late but I won't hold it against him: look what I found in my shoes:
(http://sd-7034.dedibox.fr/guitare/sg.jpg)
1980 Gibby SG standard, not stock (but that's ok), well used (needs a refret but that's still ok, got it a bit cheaper because of this so I can afford the refret job) but not abused, and really good sounding - punchy, nervous, lotta growl on power chords, singing leads with notes that bloom while sustaining. Swapped my (recently BKP'ed, duh) Vox Standard 25 and a few more bucks for it and I don't regret it, it's really the "missing link" - between the Vox Custom 24 and the Tele - I was looking for. Been trying a few SGs (new and used) recently and this one is amongst the best I've played - the only one that was clearly better was a €2500 custom shop model.
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congrats on the new guitar. It looks very nice 8)
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Killer. Enjoy!
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Very nice. The more I look at SGs the more I like 'em.
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Looks great :D
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Nice one! I take it this is the one you were talking about a few weeks ago?
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Rock and roll!
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Thanks everyone 8)
Yeah, it looks cool (the pic don't do it justice) and sounds cool too - definitly have this SG Mojo factor, which most recent SGs I tried were lacking.
And it will be even better with new frets and the proper BKP set :mrgreen:
@Philly Q: yeps, that's the one. My luthier advised me to get it despite the needed refret job, and I have good reasons to trust him.
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like it!
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Nice one.
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very nice :D
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I will put my shoe tomorrow and let Angus drop something nice in it.
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That's a lovely looking thing, looks like a real player. Congrats man
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Nice guitar. The pickup selector position always seemed a bit awkward to me, but I know they can sound good and play well (I used to sell them back in the 70's).
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Nice guitar. The pickup selector position always seemed a bit awkward to me, but I know they can sound good and play well (I used to sell them back in the 70's).
As far as I'm concerned, I find the selector less annoying in this somewhat unusual position - it doesn't stand in the way when I'm reaching for the bridge volume pot, which is the control I use the most on a guitar ;)