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Twinfan

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The '65 SG is now complete! Vid clip inside...
« on: May 09, 2010, 05:07:44 PM »
A couple of months after buying it, the knackered old SG I bought has just come back from having a new nut fitted and is ready for gigging  :D

It's as light as a feather, has that classic open-airy-yet-punchy SG tone, and feels fantastic.  I can't wait to gig it next month!

The final spec is:

* 1965 SG that has had both a headstock break and a body/neck joint repair
* All original parts stripped before I got it and replaced with pattern parts

I wasn't happy with the spec of it (and I bought it as a project) so it now has:

* CTS pots, Switchcraft jack, Orange Drop caps, unbranded 3-way selector (all on the guitar when I bought it)
* Throbak PAFs
* Aged TonePros locking ABR-1 bridge
* Aged lightweight RS Guitarworks tailpiece and studs
* Aged double ring Kluson tuners and adapter bushings
* Tusq nut
* Montreux aged scratchplate and pickup rings
* Re-fretted with Stewart Mac-Donald 150 Jumbo frets
* Nickel Schaller straplocks

Quick YouTube clip:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAjnQaEltXk

And the obligatory pic  ;)


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Re: The '65 SG is now complete! Vid clip inside...
« Reply #1 on: May 09, 2010, 05:23:14 PM »
That looks awesome! As I've said before this is the guitar that I like the look of the most out of your stable. Those Throbak PAF's sound very nice, very Angus Young!

Congrats on getting the guitar gig-ready. Can't wait to hear about how you get on gigging with it.
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« Reply #2 on: May 09, 2010, 05:26:09 PM »
+1 on the coolest guitar... on the forum for me at least. Nice one Dave.  8)

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« Reply #3 on: May 09, 2010, 05:29:28 PM »
Thats sounds great mate - very nice indeed.

Is that an OCD I see on the floor? Didn't know you had one of those.
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« Reply #4 on: May 09, 2010, 05:47:24 PM »
Bloody hell mate, well spotted!  :lol:

Yep, I bought it off Martin a couple of months ago.  I use it at home to add a touch of juice into my M45 for home practice.  Makes it sound a bit more 'cranked'.  I really like it, it seems to suit that job  :)

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« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2010, 05:48:41 PM »
+1 on the coolest guitar... on the forum for me at least. Nice one Dave.  8)

Cheers Don - you'll have to try it out sometime!

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« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2010, 06:03:07 PM »
Nice clip!  It's quite a percussive, spanky sort of sound - or is that more the amp?
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« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2010, 06:18:22 PM »
More my playing I think Phil!  I play quite hard and rattle the strings!

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« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2010, 06:18:53 PM »
Bloody hell mate, well spotted!  :lol:

Yep, I bought it off Martin a couple of months ago.  I use it at home to add a touch of juice into my M45 for home practice.  Makes it sound a bit more 'cranked'.  I really like it, it seems to suit that job  :)

It's a great pedal - I used to run one in front of the Lionheart, it added much needed juice into it's drive channel!
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« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2010, 07:27:48 PM »
Wow, I really like this guitar.  Should I be hypothetically burgling Twinfan Acres I'd have a hard job choosing between Francine and Pearly ;).  Great clip too, the guitar really suits the way you play by which I mean SGs always seem best suited to those who hit the guitar pretty hard.  I am envious (again). :) Thanks for uploading the video, it's always good to hear what the other forum folks sound like.

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« Reply #10 on: May 09, 2010, 08:32:25 PM »
I'd have a hard job choosing between Francine and Pearly ;).

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« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2010, 08:34:10 PM »
Cheers Andrew - wish that G hadn't gone out of tune so darn quick!  New strings - doh!

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« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2010, 08:35:08 PM »
Oh, and I'd grab Pearly every time if I was burgling myself  ;)

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« Reply #13 on: May 09, 2010, 08:44:49 PM »
Right. That's it, I definitely need a HB guitar at some point in the future. I've played a few through the deluxe and they sound soooo nice. Single coils are great in it too - just not as beefy.
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« Reply #14 on: May 09, 2010, 09:34:08 PM »
mmm love the amp and the guitar...acdc heaven
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