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Philly Q

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Re: pickup dilemma for vintage SG junior
« Reply #15 on: June 15, 2009, 06:59:36 PM »
But regardless of the financial value of the guitar, and whether or not there's any intention to sell, there can still be a "sentimental" value in the fact that this particular bunch of parts have been joined together as a guitar for the last 44 years..... and it just seems wrong to mess with them.

On the other hand, if the guitar's already been significantly modified, or something's actually defective, I think you should do what you like.  If I had an all-original 1964 guitar and one of the pots broke, I wouldn't go looking for a 1964 pot to replace it - I'd only feel sentimentally attached to the original pot!

I realise that's not a hard-headed rationalist argument, but it makes sense to me.  :|
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Re: pickup dilemma for vintage SG junior
« Reply #16 on: June 15, 2009, 07:07:08 PM »
Good on you Philly. I thought I was the only one who felt that way. If it were me I would think long and hard before changing things.
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Re: pickup dilemma for vintage SG junior
« Reply #17 on: June 15, 2009, 07:48:55 PM »
Ok, but i have a ES125T which i wouldnt change ever, but its not a stage guitar for me so its fine like it is. Even more so, i believe that guitar cannot be imbroved and i think differently about the 25/50, mayor difference IMO.
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Re: pickup dilemma for vintage SG junior
« Reply #18 on: June 15, 2009, 10:54:30 PM »
Quote from: 38thBeatle on June 15, 2009, 07:07:08 PM
Good on you Philly. I thought I was the only one who felt that way. If it were me I would think long and hard before changing things.

 :drink:  Maybe we're just old sentimentalists, Steve.  :)


Henk, yeah, of course it's whatever the owner's comfortable with, their decision.

I got my '65 Melody Maker with non-original tuners, bridge and pots and I wouldn't hesitate to change them or the pickup (actually, the tuners are fine but I have changed the bridge, a couple of times).  But I wouldn't dream of getting it refinished, cutting the scratchplate or routing the body ( :x :x )!   However, if it was all original, I'd leave it alone.
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Re: pickup dilemma for vintage SG junior
« Reply #19 on: June 17, 2009, 08:24:12 AM »
I am not sure how much an SG jr (even in a rare custom color) is worth, but I would also not mess with it, especially if it is otherwise original and in good shape.

Vintage guitar people can be extremely anal about even the slightest changes, which is why I tend to vintage guitars that already have issues.
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