The '65 SG is now complete! Vid clip inside...

[Twinfan]

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  ;)

[TheIronBeast]

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.

[d1dsj]

+1 on the coolest guitar... on the forum for me at least. Nice one Dave.  8)

[Ian Price]

Thats sounds great mate - very nice indeed.

Is that an OCD I see on the floor? Didn't know you had one of those.

[Twinfan]

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  :)

[Twinfan]

+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!

[Philly Q]

Nice clip!  It's quite a percussive, spanky sort of sound - or is that more the amp?

[Twinfan]

More my playing I think Phil!  I play quite hard and rattle the strings!

[Ian Price]

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!

[Andrew W]

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.

[Ian Price]

I'd have a hard job choosing between Francine and Pearly ;).

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[Twinfan]

Cheers Andrew - wish that G hadn't gone out of tune so darn quick!  New strings - doh!

[Twinfan]

Oh, and I'd grab Pearly every time if I was burgling myself  ;)

[Ian Price]

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.

[sgmypod]

mmm love the amp and the guitar...acdc heaven