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1964 SG Special

guitplayer

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Hotshot said:
Nice! That Wiggle stick looks like a 63.. Either way is awesome.
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Might be. Pots date 44th /63. But at least an early 64.
Neck profile is great Kinda baseball. But not quite. Strong p-90`s.
 
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Tom Wittrock said:
My 64 SG Special has the same vibrato. :wah
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Youd be the guy to ask Tom, Do you know what year Vibrolas came out? I say that because my 64 junior has a nickel one, I’ve seen other 64 Juniors with one but many I see for sale are without one. The 64 Catologs I’ve seen don’t show it either, yet Mr John B has spoken about a Gibson accessory catalog.

Now on 65 Juniors I see chrome ones often. Just like the Orig posters pic, I see those on 63s a lot.

Havent found an answer. Some history / nerdism I’m after here.
 
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guitplayer said:
Might be. Pots date 44th /63. But at least an early 64.
Neck profile is great Kinda baseball. But not quite. Strong p-90`s.
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having just picked one up, I only mentioned it because in my searches I saw 63s with that bar. What’s your serial start with? Mines 171 and it’s press in, not stamped. I was also told the POT dates are more used full. I do have a few PDF docs on the insane Serial number decade if you want
 
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Youd be the guy to ask Tom, Do you know what year Vibrolas came out? I say that because my 64 junior has a nickel one, I’ve seen other 64 Juniors with one but many I see for sale are without one. The 64 Catologs I’ve seen don’t show it either, yet Mr John B has spoken about a Gibson accessory catalog.

Now on 65 Juniors I see chrome ones often. Just like the Orig posters pic, I see those on 63s a lot.

Havent found an answer. Some history / nerdism I’m after here.
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I don't know so much about the time line of that vibrato. The 62 catalog shows the earlier Maestro Vibrola but not this version. I have never seen a Gibson catalog between the 1962 and the 1966.
But the 64 I have is equipped with this vibrato. You can see it at the Texas show this weekend if you are planning to attend.
 
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I wish. Im normally in the Houston area for work and going to a guitar show after my new acquisition is a no no to the Mrs...
 
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Beauty!

Glad to see another one managed to avoid being bought and perhaps smashed by Pete Townshend. :hank
 
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Cool one, i have had a early 64 SG Junior and the tone was really amazing, the P90 was very strong. Like you are saying, extremely resonant guitar too.

I would prefer the strings over wraparound tailpiece instead of the clumsy vibrola though... :)
 
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