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05-10-2018, 11:08 AM
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New/old SG day. I actually bought this used from GC abut 5 years ago and it was a mess, having a lot of undisclosed defects due to ill-advised tweaks by some ham-handed yokel. If I had been thinking straight, I probably should have sent it back right away, but I decided I could properly rehab this thing...problem was, I didn't get around to it until I just couldn't stand it any longer and wanted to sell it.
The finish was badly scratched, and I don't mean honest playing wear; someone had actually tried to simulate playing wear by scuffing the finish on the lower bout...but they used what appeared to be about 100 grit sandpaper to do it. I think "relic"-ing is silly to start with, but this was beyond the pale. It was also, overall banged up from mis-handling, finish fogged from being 'rode hard & put away wet". One of my other objections to the guitar was that, having the 'chunky' style neck, it was neck heavy & unbalanced, so I decided what it needed is a nice Bigsby to put a little weight on the back end. I could go on with the various problems & defects that I corrected on this guitar, but the upshot is this...now that i have it all squared away, I can't bear to sell it. It has all the attributes that one looks for in a mid-sixties-style SG-with-P90s...lots of snarl, great access above the 12th. It's a keeper...who knew?   
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05-10-2018, 11:47 AM
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At least you didn't have to repair the headstock. I've always wanted one of those red SGs from the '60s, yours looks great!
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05-10-2018, 01:29 PM
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They patterned the neck after the modification Gibson made back in the '60s to address the fragile headstock...made it beefier...and this one has the 'long tenon' neck attachment. I recommend that Bigsby on these, whether you use a trem or not...it stays in tune well and puts just enough weight on the back end to balance it nicely. It also improved the overall tone of this guitar...improved it a LOT! Incidentally, the Bigsby was installed with a V5 Plate-mate, which attaches to the tailpiece bushings, requiring no extra holes in the guitar, although I did have to cut a little slot in the "bat-wing" pick guard to accommodate it.
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05-12-2018, 06:17 AM
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Awesome! Just looking at that beauty makes my ears ring.
 What is that I hear in the distance? Oh, it's 'Black Napkins'!  
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05-12-2018, 01:43 PM
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Carlos Santana says that his near-identical SG started to turn into a writhing cobra while playing it at Woodstock! Better living through chemistry, eh Carlos?
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Larrivee L-10 Custom Larrivee DV-10K Larrivee L-03 Taylor 412K ('96) Yamaha LL16-12 (SOLD) PRS 'Studio' (SOLD) Rickenbacker 660-12 (SOLD) Fender USA Deluxe Strat Fender USA Roadhouse Strat Fender MIM/USA Partscaster Fender MIM Nashville Tele Kelsey Custom Hardtail Strat Fender MIM P-Bass Last edited by maxtheaxe; 05-12-2018 at 02:04 PM.
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