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Old 01-19-2018, 05:10 PM
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Default NGD Gibson SG Standard

I've been posting about how much I enjoy my SGs over the past couple of months so here's a new one. A 2017 Gibson SG Standard.

I took it to my guitar tech and he performed a great setup. Pics don't do it justice but here they are:



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dru: that sure is a standard--gibson cherry color and humbuckers. what is the sonic difference between the new one and your others?

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Congrats on the great NGD! The first electric guitar I paid for myself (mom co-signed) was a brand new 1970 SG Standard. A friend of mine now owns that very guitar. I sold mine a year after I got it to jump into the acoustic craze. When I later joined an electric band, I bought another SG Standard.

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Looks great! How are you liking it?

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Dru: Congratulations I hope you love it. Let us know how you like the neck and its playability. Turn it up!
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dru: that sure is a standard--gibson cherry color and humbuckers. what is the sonic difference between the new one and your others?

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This guitar has '57 Classics. I also have an SGJ with satin finish that has the '61 pickups (those pickups are now on the 2018 SG Standard) and my 50's tribute has P-90s. I find the '61 pickups hotter than the '57 classics and they sound different too. I would say that '57 Classics are more similar to Burstbuckers than the '61s. The neck is slimmer on my Standard than the other two - I like slim necks. And now I have a hard shell case.
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Congrats! I love my (2013) SG Standard. Mine's got the 57's as well.
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Congrats on the great NGD! The first electric guitar I paid for myself (mom co-signed) was a brand new 1970 SG Standard. A friend of mine now owns that very guitar. I sold mine a year after I got it to jump into the acoustic craze. When I later joined an electric band, I bought another SG Standard.

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It's nice that you know where that 1970 SG is. I take it for your friend it's a keeper?


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Hey Bob, I like it a lot. I still need to put on the strap and play it standing up. I'm sure it'll be easier on the shoulder than my Les Pauls.


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Dru: Congratulations I hope you love it. Let us know how you like the neck and its playability. Turn it up!
I enjoy slim necks so it's great. I always do my own setup but I got my new tech to do it (he did two acoustic setups/neck resets for me last month). I can say that he's better than me. I learned some stuff from him too, regarding the tailpiece and bridge height, etc.
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Beautiful guitar. Enjoy....still on the hunt for my first one.
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Looks like my 2016 with Throbacks, which upped the used price. Mine has the beefy neck profile.

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It's nice that you know where that 1970 SG is. I take it for your friend it's a keeper?
Yep. I owned it for about a year and he's owned it for close to 40 years.
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That's one pretty guitar! Congratulatons, Dru.
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That's one pretty guitar! Congratulatons, Dru.
Thanks Kerbie. Poor pictures but the guitar shines beautifully and the grain is nice too.
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Unless you like the nude look, spend a couple of bucks on a "poker chip" for the pickup selector. And yes, the '57 classics sound great in this guitar!

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