61 Reissue SG

Kris Ford · Mar 17, 2017

A 2012 '61 RI.
Run down of mods:

Mojoaxe wide bevel 60's SG pickguard
Mojoaxe Les Paul script TRC with correct font and and bevel:

Creamtone Tall M-69 buytrate rings by WIZZ:

Brandonwound PAT# clones:

Philadelphia Luthiers "PAF" spec pickup covers:

500K CTS wiring harness with Luxe yellow tubing and NOS Sprague .02Z 50V ceramic caps:

Tonepros NVR2-G bridge with "G Formula" nylon saddles:

Grover Milk Bottle Rotomatics:

Real 60's reflectors, switch tip, nut and switchring (later 60's, but close enough)

Vintage length steel TP studs and heavy zamk TP..(an aluminum TP has NO place on a SG IMHO..vintage ones were hooked to a trem..they sound wimpy IME without some mass)

It's a RIPPER..my other guitars are JEALOUS! The plain enamel/short A5 PAT# clones are serious pickups..everything else is pure AVH LOL.

Kris Ford · Mar 26, 2017

Been playing the hell out of this one!:yah

deytookerjaabs · Mar 26, 2017

Not too shabby!! Sounds silly, but I like the look of those nylon saddles, they look closer to bone than regular nylon.

Kris Ford · Mar 26, 2017

deytookerjaabs said:
Not too shabby!! Sounds silly, but I like the look of those nylon saddles, they look close to bone than regular nylon.

Thanks!

For this one, as it is technically a Reissue,(minus a vibrola of course..thinking MAYBE a Bigsby..I have a CUSTOM MADE plaque..:hmm) I just wanted to spec it out early 60's LPSG style. I'm pretty content with the PLT pickup covers...more PAT# than PAF, but close enough for a non vintage piece. Was thinking Throbak covers..but realistically, these are 90% there.
I had chrome PAT# covers on it for a minute..(had the chrome/nickel "mixed '65" look ) but since I have the LES PAUL TRC, I went with all nickel. (like it matters..it's a 2012.. LOL:##)
The PAT# covers installed in this pic:

Vs the PLT "PAF" covers:

Close! The Brandonwound PAT# pickups are KILLER!! I'm a believer in PE wire in pickups!
The saddles do have that look..tonally, its a minor smoothing..not super drastic.

renderit · Mar 27, 2017

Very nice! Lubs me SG.

GotTheSilver · Mar 30, 2017

Killer, dude! :dude: That thing looks great!

I'm going to have to look into those Brandonwound pickups.

Matty1960 · Mar 30, 2017

Got mine in 2012. It's a 2004, plays like a dream and light as a feather and sounds awesome.

Matty1960 · Mar 30, 2017

Got a question for anyone with a 61' re-issue or any other Gibson with this similar problem.

Somewhere along the way, I noticed my neck pickup seems much louder than the bridge pickup.

I've had it checked out, but no problems were found.

Has anyone else experienced this?

Kris Ford · Mar 30, 2017

Matty1960 said:
Got a question for anyone with a 61' re-issue or any other Gibson with this similar problem.

Somewhere along the way, I noticed my neck pickup seems much louder than the bridge pickup.

I've had it checked out, but no problems were found.

Has anyone else experienced this?

I've realised that because the 57s are closer in DCR, it's a balancing game for sure..those Brandonwound PAT# clones are pretty nicely balanced..but IME SGs in general seem to have that issue somewhat.

61 Reissue SG

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