Which One???

Which SG?

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Sp8ctre said:
I want this...but it's not worth the money, nor will my wife spend that much!

Custom Shop SG Elegant Figured in Green @ $4500

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Wow, this is beautiful! I think it's worth it if the real final product feels and looks good in your hands. These colorfully enhanced finishes take the guitar to the more luthier-artistic side of the guitar finishing process. It will be unique and rare. I want one... :cry:
 
Sp8ctre said:
The Sideways Vibrola gave me concerns and the Ebony Fretboard on the Modern sealed the deal for me. And I'm really interested to see
what a Solid Maple Cap does to the SG sound...if anything.
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I had thought you a die-hard Stratocaster guy...what changed???
 
Sp8ctre said:
The Sideways Vibrola gave me concerns and the Ebony Fretboard on the Modern sealed the deal for me. And I'm really interested to see
what a Solid Maple Cap does to the SG sound...if anything.
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I'm curious to hear what you think of the maple when you get the guitar, whether you think it does anything to the sound or not. I know that I can't really tell the difference between all-mahogany Les Pauls and the ones with the maple cap (and I mean I am limiting this to only carved-top models, not the slab-bodies). No more so than the differences between any 2 random Les Pauls if you know what I mean. So wondering if it makes a difference with the thinner, lighter-bodied SG.
 
gball said:
I'm curious to hear what you think of the maple when you get the guitar, whether you think it does anything to the sound or not. I know that I can't really tell the difference between all-mahogany Les Pauls and the ones with the maple cap (and I mean I am limiting this to only carved-top models, not the slab-bodies). No more so than the differences between any 2 random Les Pauls if you know what I mean. So wondering if it makes a difference with the thinner, lighter-bodied SG.
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If I am not mistaken, my 1987 3 knob SG has a Mahog body but a Maple neck or so the old ETSG Resources Gibson Catalogs from back then said they did.
 
Robert Herndon said:
I had thought you a die-hard Stratocaster guy...what changed???
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I'm still a Stratocaster guy, but it never hurts to have variety! I also still have 3 Les Paul Style guitar although they are not Gibsons. But, I have 7 Strats!

I started out my guitar journey on a Les Paul, but it was too heavy. Next was a stream of Strats and then an SG. I went through at least 8 SG's and only regret
selling my old Blue Standard. When I saw the newly released Modern in Blueberry I just got the itch again...GC helped a lot to convince me with a sweet discount!
 
gball said:
I'm curious to hear what you think of the maple when you get the guitar, whether you think it does anything to the sound or not. I know that I can't really tell the difference between all-mahogany Les Pauls and the ones with the maple cap (and I mean I am limiting this to only carved-top models, not the slab-bodies). No more so than the differences between any 2 random Les Pauls if you know what I mean. So wondering if it makes a difference with the thinner, lighter-bodied SG.
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I'll let you know, but I doubt I will be able to tell. When I play any guitar they all sound damn near the same to me. Of course pickup selection makes a big difference to "My" ears, but body wood
changes nothing for me. Neither does the fretboard wood, but I love the feel of Ebony!
 
Sp8ctre said:
I'm still a Stratocaster guy, but it never hurts to have variety! I also still have 3 Les Paul Style guitar although they are not Gibsons. But, I have 7 Strats!

I started out my guitar journey on a Les Paul, but it was too heavy. Next was a stream of Strats and then an SG. I went through at least 8 SG's and only regret
selling my old Blue Standard. When I saw the newly released Modern in Blueberry I just got the itch again...GC helped a lot to convince me with a sweet discount!
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I pulled out the Stratocaster this morning and I just fumbled. Foreign feel...frets too low...difficulty making the step-and-a-half bends in Hotel California...the added tension from the 25.5" scale....

It all reminded me why I switched
 
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