Famous SG users?

[Adam.M]

You (Customised '61 reissue in blue)

Wait... me?!

Twinfan, you know something i don't? :o

[Twinfan]

The big difference is the neck shape - the reissue is the '60 "slim taper" shape and the Standard is the fatter "rounded SG" shape.  Standard all the way for me, personally.

Apart from that, the reissue's a better guitar - and more expensive obviously.

The neck angle is different too Phil.  The '61 has a flat angle, like a Tele (or a PRS Mira ;)) whereas the Standard has a steeper angle backwards like a Les Paul standard.  It make a big difference ot the feel of the guitar.

[Adam.M]

Now i've gotta decide if i'm going to save up for the SG Standard or the 61 Reissue, seem's most people go for the reissue...

The big difference is the neck shape - the reissue is the '60 "slim taper" shape and the Standard is the fatter "rounded SG" shape.  Standard all the way for me, personally.

Apart from that, the reissue's a better guitar - and more expensive obviously.

The pickups are also far nicer on the 61 reissue. which matters, because if i were to get either i'd want to keep it stock for a long while ;) i'll be skint for ages.

[Twinfan]

You (Customised '61 reissue in blue)

Wait... me?!

Twinfan, you know something i don't? :o

Doh!  Sorry!  Got you confused with Adammato   :oops:

[FELINEGUITARS]

glenn tipton, and the guy jack black plays in 'the school of rock'

Tipton \m/

Just like mine!

[Philly Q]

The neck angle is different too Phil.  The '61 has a flat angle, like a Tele (or a PRS Mira ;)) whereas the Standard has a steeper angle backwards like a Les Paul standard.  It make a big difference ot the feel of the guitar.

Well I'll be damned, I never realised that.  I only briefly tried a '61, long ago.  Is the end of the neck also raised relatively high over the body, like an LP Jr (or the aforementioned Mira)?

Now I'm wishing they'd make a fat-neck '61.

[Twinfan]

It's not that high from the body to be honest, probably les than the Mira.  I'd have to check.

A fat(ter) neck '61 would be the Custom Shop reissue.....

[Philly Q]

A fat(ter) neck '61 would be the Custom Shop reissue.....

Don't even go there....

 

[Twinfan]

:lol:

[FELINEGUITARS]

The big difference is the neck shape - the reissue is the '60 "slim taper" shape and the Standard is the fatter "rounded SG" shape.  Standard all the way for me, personally.

Apart from that, the reissue's a better guitar - and more expensive obviously.

The neck angle is different too Phil.  The '61 has a flat angle, like a Tele (or a PRS Mira ;)) whereas the Standard has a steeper angle backwards like a Les Paul standard.  It make a big difference ot the feel of the guitar.

I'm not sure I agree
I have a 61 reissue in my lap as I type this and it seems to have an angled neck - the fingerboard is level with the top of the body but the neck is angled so the string line makes a line to the top of the bridge

I also recall the mid 1970s ones (from late '71 onwards?) where they had no neck angle but had the neck raised up sothe bottom of the fingerboard was nearly 6mm above the body - the same as they did on the flying Vs of that era.

[Philly Q]

I also recall the mid 1970s ones (from late '71 onwards?) where they had no neck angle but had the neck raised up sothe bottom of the fingerboard was nearly 6mm above the body - the same as they did on the flying Vs of that era.

Yep, the "90 degree neck pitch"!  My white Edwards V is like that, and I find it a bit awkward.  But then again my singlecut LP Jrs are similar (not quite so high, I suppose) and I find them very comfortable... go figure.  :?

[Twinfan]

Sorry Feline - I meant in comparison the '61 has a flat neck   :oops:

If you look at a Standard, and in particular how far out of the body the bridge and the bridge pickup has to sit, you'll see there's a difference.

Edit - it's quite hard to find good pics to show what I mean!:

Here's a Standard:



Here's a '61 reissue:

[MrBump]

Mick Box (I'm stuck in the 70s now...)

LOL!!!  I saw Uriah Heap years ago at the Mildenhall Rock and Blues festival, supporting Rory Gallagher, and he was spanking an SG then, and sounded pretty damn good!

Gary Moore was playing an SG pretty much exclusively up until he nabbed PGs Les Paul, I believe.

Mark.

[Philly Q]

If you look at a Standard, and in particular how far out of the body the bridge and the bridge pickup has to sit, you'll see there's a difference.

Edit - it's quite hard to find good pics to show what I mean!

I've always wondered why the neck angle on my SGs is quite so steep.  They've all had the bridges sitting very high on the body.

There's still a fairly substantial angle on the '61 though, as can be seen from the heights of the pickups and their mounting rings in your pic.

I wonder if the neck angle is "officially" any different between the two, or if it's just a case that more care and attention (and therefore cost) is needed to get it just right?

[Twinfan]

I don't think they list the neck angle in the model specs, but I'm sure they're different between the models.  Funnily enough Epiphone have it flatter on their G400 SG which is more "correct" than a Gibson Standard....