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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Post by: BigB on January 10, 2011, 11:36:27 PM

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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Post by: roland_rat on January 10, 2011, 11:42:35 PM

congrats on the new guitar.  It looks very nice 8)

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Post by: Denim n Leather on January 11, 2011, 12:45:00 AM

Killer. Enjoy!

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Post by: Andrew W on January 11, 2011, 08:57:57 AM

Very nice.  The more I look at SGs the more I like 'em.

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Post by: AndyR on January 11, 2011, 09:12:52 AM

Looks great :D

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Post by: Philly Q on January 11, 2011, 10:49:50 AM

Nice one!  I take it this is the one you were talking about a few weeks ago?

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Post by: Twinfan on January 11, 2011, 11:38:50 AM

Rock and roll!

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Post by: BigB on January 11, 2011, 12:27:36 PM

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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Post by: gwEm on January 11, 2011, 01:31:33 PM

like it!

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Post by: shobet on January 11, 2011, 01:52:39 PM

Nice one.

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Post by: dave_mc on January 11, 2011, 06:00:27 PM

very nice :D

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Post by: Telerocker on January 11, 2011, 08:02:13 PM

I will put my shoe tomorrow and let Angus drop something nice in it.

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Post by: horsehead on January 12, 2011, 07:51:51 AM

That's a lovely looking thing, looks like a real player. Congrats man

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Post by: PhilKing on January 12, 2011, 01:55:13 PM

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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Post by: BigB on January 12, 2011, 06:39:16 PM

Quote from: PhilKing on January 12, 2011, 01:55:13 PM

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 ;)