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OFFICIAL PIC THREAD: Let's see your SG's !!!

GuitarMikey

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Awesome...can't wait to see more. But if you ever get tired of it, give me a shout ;)
 

garywright

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'61 SGLP
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nice that the stop bar is installed properly :salude
 

55 Jr.

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1965 SG Jr. (The much maligned 274468)

:)



1970 SG Special.

She's had a rough life. Head stock break. Massive heel break. Nashville Bridge mounted on Harmonica bridge posts (It's kind of a long story). Gold Fender/Grovers. Cool guitar.

 

Kris Ford

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Maligned? Please elaborate!:peace2
My old '65 was in the 274XXX range, and I loved it! BEST neck shape ever!!

Does yours have 137 65 04 pot codes as well?


Funny, but I snagged a NOS 2011 SG Special '60's Tribute, in white, (buffed satin into high gloss, feels and look cool! The white is starting to "cream up" nicely already!!) and I'd be damned if the neck didn't feel almost the same..no joke, like a low D shape that feels not too thin, not too thick..although listed as '60's slim taper, it feels a lil beefier than that. Maybe Gibson took the measurements from an old Junior?

For a "Tribute" it feels right to me, having owned a couple..(a '64 and '65). I put a 5 ply guard, steel tailpiece studs, a Historic bell TRC, nice reflectors and pointers, buffed it out, installed Grovers, (which I love on P90 guitars for some reason, my '65 and '64 both had them as well..), and originally had intended it to just be a "beater", but it feels so great and sounds so killer that it gets the most play time out of all of my Gibsons at the moment.
And oddly enough, sounds like a P90 SG should, surprised that new Gibson P90s hold their own.
I think Gibson is able to keep the P90s closer to the original formula better than they can with humbuckers..
 

david.beason

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I got this well worn '64 Junior a couple of weeks ago and have had a hard time putting it down. Really love it!

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Guitar Whiskey

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62' minty fresh...

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Was '62 the only year that didn't have the full step around the neck joint that wrapped around the sides to the back of the body? This '62 shows a smooth transition on the back; without the step, just on the sides.
 

Cream Fan

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Was '62 the only year that didn't have the full step around the neck joint that wrapped around the sides to the back of the body? This '62 shows a smooth transition on the back; without the step, just on the sides.

My '61 has the same style neck joint. From what I've read, Gibson apparently let dealers choose between the standard box joint and a "smooth heel" joint when they ordered guitars. I've seen both joints on SGs right up until they changed the joint completely in 1966.
 

blueline

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Was '62 the only year that didn't have the full step around the neck joint that wrapped around the sides to the back of the body? This '62 shows a smooth transition on the back; without the step, just on the sides.


The full step around the neck only occurred on the 1960 to early 1961 model (the 1960 version). Your neck join is the the 1961 version that continued into 1962 but was again changed in 1962 when a ledge was added ending the smooth joint (1962 version).
 

frazettafan

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Maligned? Please elaborate!:peace2
My old '65 was in the 274XXX range, and I loved it! BEST neck shape ever!!

Does yours have 137 65 04 pot codes as well?


Funny, but I snagged a NOS 2011 SG Special '60's Tribute, in white, (buffed satin into high gloss, feels and look cool! The white is starting to "cream up" nicely already!!) and I'd be damned if the neck didn't feel almost the same..no joke, like a low D shape that feels not too thin, not too thick..although listed as '60's slim taper, it feels a lil beefier than that. Maybe Gibson took the measurements from an old Junior?

For a "Tribute" it feels right to me, having owned a couple..(a '64 and '65). I put a 5 ply guard, steel tailpiece studs, a Historic bell TRC, nice reflectors and pointers, buffed it out, installed Grovers, (which I love on P90 guitars for some reason, my '65 and '64 both had them as well..), and originally had intended it to just be a "beater", but it feels so great and sounds so killer that it gets the most play time out of all of my Gibsons at the moment.
And oddly enough, sounds like a P90 SG should, surprised that new Gibson P90s hold their own.
I think Gibson is able to keep the P90s closer to the original formula better than they can with humbuckers..

That's nice, any more photos?
 

Grog

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I'll repost mine.......... Many great photos have been lost due to Photobuckets change in policy........... :dang

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rockabilly69

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Here's my only SG, with Wolfetone Mean/Meaner P90s, full RS kit, Mojoaxe bridge, tonepros studs.

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57gold

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The "Grail" of SGs, PAFs, Ebony Block, Les Paul from 1961-2:

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Sourced from Southworth 25 years ago, sold to a LPF member a couple of years ago.
 
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