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Ha, cool old thread.
I had posted my three at the time in post 20 of this thread, but as fellow gear whores, you all know that no guitar collection whether big or small stays static.
They grow & shrink like... well anyway, I'm down to two SG's now.
One was pictured in post #20 but it's gone thru a minor upgrade.:D
So here are my two now...
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A 2005 61RI that, like most of my stuff was mint until it met my router, a Bigsby, a roller bridge and Frampton wiring ... And a 2014 SGJ that got a total facelift with a complete gutting, gloss lacquer overspray, swimming pool route, a trio of Lollar P90's in a full size pickguard, Bigsby, roller bridge, witch hats and Frampton wiring with a push pull that puts two of the P90's in series.
 
eSGEe said:
Gahr-- I know I am werid -- and my wife says I have to many "brown" guitars-- bu that SG II is friggin RIGHTEOUS!!!!!!!!!!
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The SG-II is rather cool, even if I say so myself. In a butt ugly Norlin kind of way.:D It has been played hard, but with love. It has been on the brink of death several times, I never had a case for it, so I'm amazed it has never had the headstock break. I'm careful with my instruments, but this was may main guitar through all of my most active years, and it's been thrown around in the back of cars, buses and boats enough to last three lifetimes. It is a resilient mofo. It is pretty much retired these days, but it is still kind of the king among my guitars. Like an abdicated regent still giving advice to his son sitting on the throne.

I have to say I'm liking the Norlin era Gibsons more and more. At the moment I have a thing for early 1970s Les Pauls. If I could get my hands on a 1972-ish Les Paul Custom, I'd be a happy man. Witch hats, three-piece neck, T-Tops, the works. Simply awesome. And the embossed pickup covers on the 1972 models are really cool too! But with the vintage prices being what they are even for the Norlin guitars, it's not happening anytime soon... Even your crazy Les Paul Recoding model can fetch around $3000 these days!:D
 
I still got this 2016 Gibson 'T' Series that I bought brand new in 2017. Stripped it out, put in a whopping 9 feet of copper tape, custom harness, Gibson 50 Classic Plus Bridge and Burstbucker Pro in the neck.

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It's got a great neck, but I really never play it for some reason. For live shows, I am playing my 2016 Gibson Les Paul (stock 489T/496R and PCB and noisy as Hell) and my 1987 Squire (with Gibson 500T/496R_ tuned to E-flat...

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I am not sure why I don't really play the SG, other than the fact it sounds really weak to me, compared to these two guitars....The SG is dead quiet too. Much better behaved guitar at stage volumes, but dammit if that shitty old squire and Les Paul don't just kill it for tone...
 
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Hackmaster said:
Ha, cool old thread.
I had posted my three at the time in post 20 of this thread, but as fellow gear whores, you all know that no guitar collection whether big or small stays static.
They grow & shrink like... well anyway, I'm down to two SG's now.
One was pictured in post #20 but it's gone thru a minor upgrade.:D
So here are my two now...
DSC06434_zpscaaagw6h.jpg


A 2005 61RI that, like most of my stuff was mint until it met my router, a Bigsby, a roller bridge and Frampton wiring ... And a 2014 SGJ that got a total facelift with a complete gutting, gloss lacquer overspray, swimming pool route, a trio of Lollar P90's in a full size pickguard, Bigsby, roller bridge, witch hats and Frampton wiring with a push pull that puts two of the P90's in series.
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Hack, If you would just ditch those stupid Bigsby's and move the bridge and tail piece rearward, you could get a 4th pickup in those SG's!!!
 
Hackmaster said:
But without the Bigsby as a counterweight, they might "neck dive" :rolf:
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My double neck is the only 'Diver' I have. SG with Green Keys doesn't dive...SG with Grovers will dive like a U-Boat.

Got an anti-dive leg harness for the double neck....you get tired of supporting the necks for 45 minutes at a time... :)

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I think I've come to the realization that my SGs are the most comfortable guitars to play. Problem is the Les Pauls are the best sounding.
If I could find an SG that sounded like a LP my search would be over.
 
eSGEe said:
So a REALLY thick SG?

Schecter???? Perhaps?????
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I actually don't think it's the thickness that makes the most difference. I believe (but cannot prove) that it's the way the neck is set into a Les Paul body that makes the biggest impact on the tone.
 
Hackmaster said:
Ooohhhhh, this guitar makes me feel all weak and squishy inside...
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Simply gorgeous, Don O...
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Hack, the coolest part about this SG is the 3 way switch operates the neck and bridge pup like a regular SG, but the switch knob turns and is a pot that blends the center pup into any of the positions. It’s awesome.

Oh, and there’s a piezo in the bridge. This baby is versatile !
 
gball said:
I actually don't think it's the thickness that makes the most difference. I believe (but cannot prove) that it's the way the neck is set into a Les Paul body that makes the biggest impact on the tone.
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Isn't the relationship between frets and pickup placement also different???
 
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