gibson help

[Twinfan]

Since this SG special has been routed for humbuckers, had extra holes drilled for the additional vol/tone pots and also a pickup selector switch, I'd say it's worth £650-£800 and would be a nice players guitar.

It was a Special Ian, it already had the selector and four pots  ;)

I reckon it's worth around £800.  I know of a converted Junior-to-Special that struggled to sell at around £1000.

[CJ]

thanks for all the help guys. i know US dollars are normally double yours prices, but i'm going to assume in this instance that the numbers you guys were throwing out are pretty similar. sounds like its worth around $1000 or so.
now, don't forget, this isn't my guitar. i'm not going to change anything on it, and i don't care what its worth. i was just wondering, because, if it's worth nothing, there shouldn't be any reason my little cousin should enjoy it. i was just making sure it wasn't worth a lot of cash. although, still, $1000 is a hell of a guitar for a 10 year old.

[Prawnik]

The main 'issue' with some SG specials and juniors is the neck angle, or rather, the lack of neck angle.  This makes the action quite high and if you CAN get it low, theres not much downward pressure on the bridge.  The best way (imo) to set up a special with the compensated bridge is to use it as a wraparound bridge and remove the trem.  You get much better sustain that way - it was night and day on my old '67 SG jr.   

Good point. I do not want to suggest that this cannot be a good guitar, just that it is not much of a collector's item.