Poat your SGs

[ronin]

Tom,

Thanks.  I have been enjoying it.  It's my first SG, hell - my first Gibson.  I have usually had Fenders (besides the Hamer SSI I recently acquired and discussed in another thread) so this has a pretty different feel to me than what I have been used to.  I kept hearing good things about the P-90 pickups, so I kept my eyes open.  I didn't feel the need for a neck pickup, and with the SG in particular, I thought the Jr. might have a little more neck strength if the body wasn't routed for a neck pickup.

Take it easy.

[ericsabbath]

Gibson SG Special Faded (2006) with Holy Diver (bridge) and Cold Sweat (neck), CTS pots, Sprague Orange Drops capacitors, Gotoh and Sperzel parts (and now it already has knobs  :lol:)



and my exes:

Epiphone G400 Custom (korea 2003)



Giannini SG (brazil 1976-1979)

[Ted 'N' Leo]

I know they might not be very well made, but i LOVE the look of those Gibson Faded guitars!

[ericsabbath]

I know they might not be very well made, but i LOVE the look of those Gibson Faded guitars!

actually, this one is VERY well made
I always thought they sucked and had asian Epiphone wood, and my surprise was very pleasant
the wood inside the cavities has exactly the same grain, texture, porosity and especially the smell of the custom brazilian mahogany les paul I had (the brazilian mahogany is the same species as the honduran)
really good piece of wood
the acoustic resonance is very impressive and loud, even for a gibson
this one kicks every les paul studio asses I've played
and one les paul standard too!  :lol:
I played a 1990 sg '61 reissue on store and it sucked ass really bad
this one along with a 2000 Gothic V and a '98 Explorer were definitely the best Gibsons I had in hands
I never played another Faded, so maybe (probably) I got lucky
the finish on the body is awesome too, cause it's way darker than the usual Gibson worn brown finish
unhappily, the fretboard is fugly as hell, but it plays very nice
the neck feels a lot like the BC Rich Bich I had years ago
I'm thinking of using some kind of product to darken the fretboard and maybe put some vinyl inlays (PJK fleur de lis? Angus lightnings? Iommi crosses?)
if I don't sell it to fund my real Les Paul Custom, maybe I'll pay for a real ebony fretboard with binding and cool inlays   :D
this guitar may be cheap, but definitely doesn't sound cheap  :P

[rimsky]

Here's my workhorse:1978 Gibson SG Standard (warpig\pig-90)

[Yamhammer]

actually, this one is VERY well made
I always thought they sucked and had asian Epiphone wood, and my surprise was very pleasant
the wood inside the cavities has exactly the same grain, texture, porosity and especially the smell of the custom brazilian mahogany les paul I had (the brazilian mahogany is the same species as the honduran)
really good piece of wood
the acoustic resonance is very impressive and loud, even for a gibson
this one kicks every les paul studio asses I've played

If I were you I wouldn't mess too much with your Faded SG.

[hunter]

Here's my Standard, RiffRaff bridge and MQ neck, sounds awesome!

[prozacbear]

OK here is my SG, quite an average looking SG really but I dont care because it plays and sounds amazing. Has a set of raw nickel cold sweats, and gets played A LOT  :D

[broken cord]

Warpig & Mississippi Queen, Steinberger straight pull 40:1 tuners: Not your ordinary SG.

[Philly Q]

Warpig & Mississippi Queen, Steinberger straight pull 40:1 tuners: Not your ordinary SG.

So is the top picture "before" or "after"?

[broken cord]

Warpig & Mississippi Queen, Steinberger straight pull 40:1 tuners: Not your ordinary SG.

So is the top picture "before" or "after"?

Top pic is after. It was quite the abused guitar, and not in a good way. She's a player now though.

[d1dsj]

Does this count? Stock Yamaha pick ups which are actually pretty darn good! Gave this one to my son last year for his 16th birthday... bought 15.5 years earlier for that very day! Hope you like it......

[ailean]

Does this count? Stock Yamaha pick ups which are actually pretty darn good! Gave this one to my son last year for his 16th birthday... bought 15.5 years earlier for that very day! Hope you like it......

I bet you're glad he plays guitar then :)

The burst is nice, I like dark red bursts.

[FernandoDuarte]

Hey Wez, where the f... is the SG you made for Phil King??

[WezV]