New SG Day! Swamp Ash!

[martinw]

Well, not really, I've had the guitar for a few weeks, but I've just received a new HSS scratchplate from Bob at Legra, and bolted it all together.
I tested it the other night with Twinfan (along with his superb new Tele) and I'm very pleased with the results. The swamp ash body lends it a slightly more hollow tone, but the bridge HB is a great rock sound. The SC's are good and surprisingly Strat-y.
TF said it was the best sounding guitar I've got
All in all, a really versatile guitar that really suits me. So much so I'm getting another scratchplate made for my other SG!  8)

[Philly Q]

An HSS SG in Strat colours.... sounds so wrong, but looks so right.  :D

[Twinfan]

Yep, it's a great axe you've got  :)  Suits you down to the ground, and looks cool!

[sgmypod]

yup with Philly here wrong but so right

[Ian Price]

Very cool. Wrong and right at the same time. Is that a fender chicken head knob you have as the pup selector?

[martinw]

Thanks!  :)

Ian, the chickenhead cam with the guitar....it's standard on all the Gibson SG 3 pickup models.

The last position is cool; it's neck and bridge in series. Now that there's a HB in the bridge, you get an amazing Brian May lead sound!

The pickups are superb too! 

[indysmith]

Looks great - what pickups are they?

[martinw]

Sadly not BKPs in this case.
Another British Made hand wound set, not sure if I can mention the make. Fairly close to an Al IV Stormy Monday and a pair of Mother's Milks