Gibson "The SG" 1979 Walnut/Ebony killer guitar

Col Mustard said:
Col says: Now you begin to get it... That's one of the interesting features to this instrument...
Gibson doesn't make 'em like this any more. Watch for the 2019 Gibson "The SG" Re-issue with
a modernistic harmonica bridge and a 40th year anniversary medallion behind the headstock.
...only $2750... chainsaw case included

Oh yeah and, Jimmy Page gives me the creeps. I was never a Led Zep fan.
baby baby baby baby...
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I guess the price of walnut has gone up $2750.00 Page is a strange Duck I have to deal with him next month enough said.
 
Col Mustard said:
I had no idea the p'ups were so desirable... And thanks '67 for giving me your endorsement. I figured there might be
players on these boards who had owned one at some time.

And I'd love to go on a guitar quest, looking in all the coolest guitar shops until I found somebody who had a '79 The SG
for sale. That would be fun, and my girl would likely enjoy the road trip. (I'd make sure she did...) She'd find what I was
looking for quickly and without fuss, and punch up the GPS with the correct coordinates, so we wouldn't have to be blindly
sniffing about like mice in a corn maze.

But if I saw one of these for sale online from a reputable dealer at a price I could afford, AND which didn't show three
different colored walnut planks TOO obtrusively, I'd be tempted to whip out my master card and just order it.
I know I usually caution our colleagues here never to do that.

But in my case, the ban doesn't apply. I'm perfectly comfortable ordering a guitar like this on line without playing it because:

1. I already know that I want it. Not wishy washy at all, so there isn't much that would disappoint me or turn me off, short
of an outright swindle. (like finding Epiphone pickups where the T-tops were said to be). Or if the neck was Warpo Marx...

2. I'm the kind of guitar buyer who doesn't make a move until I'm sure. When I'm sure, then it's mine and I'll take responsibility
for putting it into playable shape for my style. So I would never expect perfection from buying something blind. I would expect to
take the instrument right away to my favorite luthier, and have him check it all over and set it up perfectly for me. I'm usually able
to keep it that way after getting one pro job done.

3. I'm no crybaby. If I bought a guitar that turned out to be less than I expected, I would blame only my fool self and the lying
bastard who cheated me. And then, since what I want is that Walnut guitar with the Ebony Fretboard, I'd likely take it on as
a restoration project and try to put it back to factory... (spending not just too much money, but way too much). *shrugs
Have you ever seen a crybaby post from me? ...complaining that I bought a guitar that turned out to have a hairline crack in the
finish OMFG... WTF Gibson! How could they do this to me... There's a DIMPLE in the lacquer on my brand new Les Paul
Standard Custom Traditional Slim Neck Premiere Figured Tribute HP Hogwarts Limited Edition...

No. No crybaby stuff. If I have a problem with a guitar I bought, I just fix it. So I can freely venture out into
cyberspace, and boldly go where others fear to tread. So I'm still looking, and dreaming.
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Working as a studio musician has given me the opportunity to play many coveted relics, like 59' Les Pauls, ancient ES-335's and the like, by virtue of my professional association with colleagues. I am yet to play one of these coveted relics that even remotely piqued my interest. No phenomenal feel or tone, just a guitar, often times, not as nice as more modern versions. Even my Mom's 1979 les Paul Custom, aside from being a nice relic, is not a phenomenal guitar in terms of irreplaceable tone, ridiculously low action, or anything one could quantify as "special" aside from the fact it is a 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom.

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In fact, we felt the same way about Mom's 1960 Gibson Les Paul, which we sold a few years back, and her rare Gibson les Paul Recording Model. Great conversation pieces, but nothing remarkable other then the fervor surrounding the old Gibson - and we were happy to capitalize on that phenomenon.

Fortunately, for me, at this point in my life, I am blessed to be able to buy anything I want, and yet, I still wouldn't spend the $$$$ on something that held nothing more than hailing from Gibson's glorious Norlin era. I'm not saying they are bad guitars, or that people shouldn't buy whet they truly like and desire, but I have played enough "Holy Grails" to discover they are, after all, just a guitar in my hands.

Now, having said that, and having allowed many colleagues to play my Doubleneck out of curiosity, all have reported a very unique feel and tone, and whether that be by virtue of the 100% mahogany construction, extra thick/wide necks, or the Thro-Bak SLE-101's, or the wiring, or K40Y capacitors, it was satisfying that this guitar at least stood out as remarkable to them - many of whom play these relics for a living.

I hope this guitar will give you everything that you seek.

All the best!!!!
 
Robert Herndon said:
The T-Tops do seem like a very good pickup....Even the Thro-Bak T-Top Replicas are very nice!!!!
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You tried them Robert? Close to the originals? I was thinking about slapping a set in my LP Traditional. I wanted to get a set of originals for it but they are starting to get stupid with the prices.
 
Robert Herndon said:
Working as a studio musician has given me the opportunity to play many coveted relics, like 59' Les Pauls, ancient ES-335's and the like, by virtue of my professional association with colleagues. I am yet to play one of these coveted relics that even remotely piqued my interest. No phenomenal feel or tone, just a guitar, often times, not as nice as more modern versions. Even my Mom's 1979 les Paul Custom, aside from being a nice relic, is not a phenomenal guitar in terms of irreplaceable tone, ridiculously low action, or anything one could quantify as "special" aside from the fact it is a 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom.

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In fact, we felt the same way about Mom's 1960 Gibson Les Paul, which we sold a few years back, and her rare Gibson les Paul Recording Model. Great conversation pieces, but nothing remarkable other then the fervor surrounding the old Gibson - and we were happy to capitalize on that phenomenon.

Fortunately, for me, at this point in my life, I am blessed to be able to buy anything I want, and yet, I still wouldn't spend the $$$$ on something that held nothing more than hailing from Gibson's glorious Norlin era. I'm not saying they are bad guitars, or that people shouldn't buy whet they truly like and desire, but I have played enough "Holy Grails" to discover they are, after all, just a guitar in my hands.

Now, having said that, and having allowed many colleagues to play my Doubleneck out of curiosity, all have reported a very unique feel and tone, and whether that be by virtue of the 100% mahogany construction, extra thick/wide necks, or the Thro-Bak SLE-101's, or the wiring, or K40Y capacitors, it was satisfying that this guitar at least stood out as remarkable to them - many of whom play these relics for a living.

I hope this guitar will give you everything that you seek.

All the best!!!!
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If your mom ever wants to unload that Silverburst you know who to call. I have been looking around for a second.
 
gball said:
You tried them Robert? Close to the originals? I was thinking about slapping a set in my LP Traditional. I wanted to get a set of originals for it but they are starting to get stupid with the prices.
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Yes. I played a colleague's Les Paul that has a set of Thro-Bak's "70-Select" T-Top Replicas. I foud them to be very satisfying, very articulate. However, since I am not a connoisseur of vintage pickups, I trust his description of them, which he claimed to be as good as some of his vintage T-Tops.

My buddy Fil "Solo Dallas" Oliveri also reports the Thro-Bak T-Top replicas are very, very faithful to the originals...

Hope this helps!!!
 
Robert Herndon said:
Yes. I played a colleague's Les Paul that has a set of Thro-Bak's "70-Select" T-Top Replicas. I foud them to be very satisfying, very articulate. However, since I am not a connoisseur of vintage pickups, I trust his description of them, which he claimed to be as good as some of his vintage T-Tops.

My buddy Fil "Solo Dallas" Oliveri also reports the Thro-Bak T-Top replicas are very, very faithful to the originals...

Hope this helps!!!
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Thanks, may have to take the plunge
 
BlackSG91 said:
I like the cover on the neck pick up and no cover on the bridge pup look on my Gibson SG just like Jimmy does with his LP's.:wink:

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Whaaa? Must happen when you go to sleep.
 
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