NGD - Gibson SG '50s Tribute - Page 3

dagobert · #31 03-29-2015, 01:46 PM

True enough, I just couldn't help think of having that black satin one hanging out with the Red and Butterscotch SG's currently in the stable.

I wonder if the stores that are being converted to Best Buy will carry on with the musical instruments or ditch them all together?

Now - I did not get the 50's Tribute SG back from my tech in time before I took off for another 3 week work stint so playing it will have to wait.

Dru Edwards · #32 03-29-2015, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by dagobert

True enough, I just couldn't help think of having that black satin one hanging out with the Red and Butterscotch SG's currently in the stable.

I wonder if the stores that are being converted to Best Buy will carry on with the musical instruments or ditch them all together?

Now - I did not get the 50's Tribute SG back from my tech in time before I took off for another 3 week work stint so playing it will have to wait.

Do you travel for your work stints? A lot of people here travel to Alberta for work.

dagobert · #33 03-29-2015, 05:03 PM

I do travel, 3 weeks out 1 week in. Hopefully that will settle down some here in the near future.

Dru Edwards · #34 03-29-2015, 05:11 PM

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I do travel, 3 weeks out 1 week in. Hopefully that will settle down some here in the near future.

Hopefully you have the AGF to keep you company. Do you have access to an acoustic when you're away?

dagobert · #35 03-29-2015, 07:39 PM

The Internet is there(I'm based out of Houston) so AGF, FaceTime etc all available.

As for guitars - I work with 2 other guitar players who are also GASsers, there are plenty of guitars around and people to jam with on lunch and after work.

I have a Gretsch Rancher Falcon jumbo and a Wahburn Woodcraft WCSD40S(spalted maple back and sides, Sitka spruce top, mahogany neck with maple finger board) at the office. Both sound way above their price point and both are real head turners.

Dru Edwards · #36 03-30-2015, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by dagobert

The Internet is there(I'm based out of Houston) so AGF, FaceTime etc all available.

As for guitars - I work with 2 other guitar players who are also GASsers, there are plenty of guitars around and people to jam with on lunch and after work.

I have a Gretsch Rancher Falcon jumbo and a Wahburn Woodcraft WCSD40S(spalted maple back and sides, Sitka spruce top, mahogany neck with maple finger board) at the office. Both sound way above their price point and both are real head turners.

Sounds like you're all set at the office!

pieterh · #37 03-31-2015, 12:52 AM

Sweet, Dru! I like the finish. For some reason I still feel satin and Matt finishes are really classy, apart from actual price I don't feel a non-gloss finish is cheap.

I bet it sounds awesome - I've replied on your earlier thread about P90 pickups, there's something every special about the sound. And let's not forget, Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 solo is a LP with P90s.

Dru Edwards · #38 03-31-2015, 08:40 AM

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Sweet, Dru! I like the finish. For some reason I still feel satin and Matt finishes are really classy, apart from actual price I don't feel a non-gloss finish is cheap.

I bet it sounds awesome - I've replied on your earlier thread about P90 pickups, there's something every special about the sound. And let's not forget, Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 solo is a LP with P90s.

Hey Pieterh, I just went back to that P-90 thread and read your post. That was the first I had heard that Gilmore had used a Les Paul with P-90s with that solo - I'm glad you posted that. Great tone on that solo too and the way Gilmore does those Full step and a half bends is amazing.

P-90 thread:
http://www.acousticguitarforum.com/f...d.php?t=362285

Sombras · #39 03-31-2015, 02:10 PM

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And let's not forget, Another Brick In The Wall Part 2 solo is a LP with P90s.

Thanks Pieter for noting that. My jaw dropped when I learned this fact back in the 90s. To think that one of Gilmour's most iconic solos came from a Les Paul! The bootlegged live versions of that song featured David on a Strat and they never sounded quite right to my ears.

KY000 · #40 04-04-2015, 11:45 AM

Congrats Dru. SG's with P-90's are great. I've had several over the years.

I looked at one just like yours Thursday at Sam Ash Nashville. It was a 2013 model and had "PROTOTYPE" stamped on the back of the headstock. Is yours like that?

Dru Edwards · #41 04-04-2015, 12:32 PM

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Congrats Dru. SG's with P-90's are great. I've had several over the years.

I looked at one just like yours Thursday at Sam Ash Nashville. It was a 2013 model and had "PROTOTYPE" stamped on the back of the headstock. Is yours like that?

Thanks.

Yep, that's the one with the "PROTOTYPE" stamp. I believe it's there to symbolize that there were no SGs in the '50s but this is what it would be like if it did exist. The guitar itself is not a prototype ... I think all of the '50s tributes have them.