Bare Knuckle Pickups Forum
Forum Ringside => Guitars, Amps and Effects => Topic started by: Oli on June 05, 2012, 03:24:09 PM
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So I caved in and bought one-- it was in South Wales, so I combined collecting the guitar and seeing an old friend who happened to only 20mins away.
(http://i36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/sqol/th_sg.jpg) (http://s36.photobucket.com/albums/e31/sqol/?action=view¤t=sg.jpg)
So i've just restrung it (and top-wrapped the tailpiece) and am just letting it all settle for a while-- It looked like it originally had 10s on it, but was restrung for sale with 9s, so there was some fret buzz because of the extra neck relief. I've put 11s on it, and am going to leave it for a while before I make any truss rod adjustments-- at the moment it is better, but there's still some buzz so we'll wait and see.
You can tell that it's not a high-end instrument-- there a small attentions to detail that wouldn't be present if this was a higher-end SG or an LP, but this guitar is going to be a workhorse for me, so i'm not too concerned about a couple of areas where sanding could have been a bit better. The finish I quite like-- it looks like it will wear quite quickly-- it is already poking through a little bit on the arm rest, but I like the way it looks. Can't decide on the fretboard-- I think that it is dyed rosewood, as there's a little area where the brown pokes through, but the rest of it is jet black, but i'm not sure, it might just be a dark piece of wood with a blemish. Either way it plays nicely, so no worries there. Not really had a chance to test the pickups out much, but apparently they're not much to write home about-- was planning on putting some MQs in this at some point anyway.
Unusually it's not neck heavy at all, it balances really well with the strap button in the middle and not on the horn. Came with Schaller straplocks, so that was a bonus-- just moved the strap from another guitar. The neck is a little small for my ideal guitar, but it's comfortable and I think it'll be more comfortable when playing for longer periods of time.
So i'm happy-- it's a nice player, and it's going to be a workhorse for me-- nice and light, and seems quite a lively guitar too, so i'm looking forward to getting it through an amp at a rehearsal volume.
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Cool! 8)
I'd be very surprised if the fretboard is dyed, Gibson don't usually seem to be at all fussed about putting a piece of pale, dry rosewood on a guitar if that's what's to hand (it's only in the last year or so that they've started mucking about with baked maple, obeche etc...). So unless a previous owner's dyed it, I reckon you're lucky to have a nice dark board.
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Congrats and have some Angus-fun.
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depending on the year, it might have an ebony board
they did some for a couple years (not talking about the moon inlay ones), but they used quite brown and stained looking pieces, so they might look a lot like rosewood
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Similar to mine, my faded SG has a VERY dark, hard fretboard and is an early model. Sounds great with MQs, you wont be disappointed.
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Congrats on the nes SG. Looks lovely.
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Looks lovely and will look even better with some covered pick ups in it.
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Nice one!
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Cool guitar, congrats!
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Congrats :D
I like mine, a nice no-nonsense geetar. (And I do think they look a lot better with covered pickups)
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Nice hope you enjoy it :D
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sweet :D