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POSSIBLY the most gorgeous SG on the planet
 
Don O said:
Plexi, they both look like they have great stories to tell. What’s the story on the graphic on the bottom one?
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A sad story I was dropping off a Deluxe reverb amp I just repaired for the local music store and I was in the back room asked if I could check out the old SG Leo how do you know it's a SG
I owned a 1961 and the case looked like that. OK I was stunned when I opened the case I had never seen a Gibson SG with gold hardware I plugged it in to the Deluxe amp and just hit a few notes
it just rang I should have looked at the frets closer they were shot. Then Keith walked in said it was a estate sale and in the shop for appraisal I said it would be worth a lot if the inlay's on the body
and headstock were not their I took off the back cover and the pot's dated 1/1965 I put a bid on it and the estate almost did not go for it. I called my friend Jim Rolph Jim said only two 1965 Gibson
SG's exist with factory gold hardware both were special order in 1964 and in 1959 Gibson wound a bunch of gold PAF pickups but 90% of the 1959 guitars had nickel hardware.
so if your lucky you can find gold PAF's up to 1967 in top end Gibson guitars with gold hardware. Now the bad part the neck was twisted and total re-fret the correct binding was hard to find
$2200.00 in tool's and supply's. The owner I found out after the sale died and so did his wife they had a 4 year old girl that ended up a word of the state.

The good news is it has a wide neck 1 15/16" at the nut. and plays killer stays in tune all night. And has the same finger board as a 1950's Les Paul Standard. And real 1959 PAF pickups.
I put together the red SG as a back up guitar it is a total piece of junk Years ago I got a 1958 ES-175 that was wasted parted it out sold the body/neck put the real PAF's in the red guitar sounds
bad My guess is African Mahogany 2015 that's the last new Gibson I will ever buy.
 
67plexi said:
A sad story I was dropping off a Deluxe reverb amp I just repaired for the local music store and I was in the back room asked if I could check out the old SG Leo how do you know it's a SG
I owned a 1961 and the case looked like that. OK I was stunned when I opened the case I had never seen a Gibson SG with gold hardware I plugged it in to the Deluxe amp and just hit a few notes
it just rang I should have looked at the frets closer they were shot. Then Keith walked in said it was a estate sale and in the shop for appraisal I said it would be worth a lot if the inlay's on the body
and headstock were not their I took off the back cover and the pot's dated 1/1965 I put a bid on it and the estate almost did not go for it. I called my friend Jim Rolph Jim said only two 1965 Gibson
SG's exist with factory gold hardware both were special order in 1964 and in 1959 Gibson wound a bunch of gold PAF pickups but 90% of the 1959 guitars had nickel hardware.
so if your lucky you can find gold PAF's up to 1967 in top end Gibson guitars with gold hardware. Now the bad part the neck was twisted and total re-fret the correct binding was hard to find
$2200.00 in tool's and supply's. The owner I found out after the sale died and so did his wife they had a 4 year old girl that ended up a word of the state.

The good news is it has a wide neck 1 15/16" at the nut. and plays killer stays in tune all night. And has the same finger board as a 1950's Les Paul Standard. And real 1959 PAF pickups.
I put together the red SG as a back up guitar it is a total piece of junk Years ago I got a 1958 ES-175 that was wasted parted it out sold the body/neck put the real PAF's in the red guitar sounds
bad My guess is African Mahogany 2015 that's the last new Gibson I will ever buy.
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WOW!
 
67plexi said:
A sad story I was dropping off a Deluxe reverb amp I just repaired for the local music store and I was in the back room asked if I could check out the old SG Leo how do you know it's a SG
I owned a 1961 and the case looked like that. OK I was stunned when I opened the case I had never seen a Gibson SG with gold hardware I plugged it in to the Deluxe amp and just hit a few notes
it just rang I should have looked at the frets closer they were shot. Then Keith walked in said it was a estate sale and in the shop for appraisal I said it would be worth a lot if the inlay's on the body
and headstock were not their I took off the back cover and the pot's dated 1/1965 I put a bid on it and the estate almost did not go for it. I called my friend Jim Rolph Jim said only two 1965 Gibson
SG's exist with factory gold hardware both were special order in 1964 and in 1959 Gibson wound a bunch of gold PAF pickups but 90% of the 1959 guitars had nickel hardware.
so if your lucky you can find gold PAF's up to 1967 in top end Gibson guitars with gold hardware. Now the bad part the neck was twisted and total re-fret the correct binding was hard to find
$2200.00 in tool's and supply's. The owner I found out after the sale died and so did his wife they had a 4 year old girl that ended up a word of the state.

The good news is it has a wide neck 1 15/16" at the nut. and plays killer stays in tune all night. And has the same finger board as a 1950's Les Paul Standard. And real 1959 PAF pickups.
I put together the red SG as a back up guitar it is a total piece of junk Years ago I got a 1958 ES-175 that was wasted parted it out sold the body/neck put the real PAF's in the red guitar sounds
bad My guess is African Mahogany 2015 that's the last new Gibson I will ever buy.
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Great story! I was interested in the inlay/graphic, but dang!
 
I've posted my SGs several times before, but I still thought I should share an updated family picture (sans the Epiphone Special '61 Reissue that I keep at work). I recently sold off two SG (a 2005 Faded Special and 2013 Future Tribute, both heavily modded) and a 2009 Les Paul junior to finance new gear. While I have reduced my number of guitars by one, my enjoyment of the ones I have has been doubled. They normally sit in a stand, but if I were living alone I'd most likely just keep them on the sofa like this!

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From left to right:
1965 Junior. Electronics and pickup is stock. When I bought it it had Schaller tuners, black top hat knobs, a Badass bridge, and the Vibrola arm was missing. I replaced the tuners with repos of the original Klusons, added a repro bridge from CrazyParts (compensated for an unwound G) and reflector knobs. The frets are original, but the nut is a replacement brass nut. It works fairly well, but I'm considering having it replaced. I got hold of an arm for the Vibrola as well, but since I'm not using it, I removed it. It is a well-worn guitar, but it sounds and plays like butter. The neck is kind of a transitional one. The nut is narrower than on earlier SGs, but the neck is still fairly thin.

2014 Derek Trucks Signature model. This is my main guitar (together with my Les Paul Goldtop). It has been heavily modified. Wiring has been replaced. It now sports 50s wiring with vintage taper pots. The faux Vibrola cover has been removed, I added a wide bevel pickguard from Creamtone, TRC has been replaced, and the pickups are a pair of 1963-65 Gibson patent sticker pickups. Nice and slim neck, traditional width for early 60s SGs.

1975 SG-II. Stock, except for the bridge. I still have the original one, but I replaced it with the same type that I put on the Junior. The tuners are original to the model, but when I bought it it had Kluson Deluxe tuners. When they started falling apart after years of use and abuse, I got a set of original three-on-a-plate metal tuners as replacements. While I don't use this one much, It holds a very special place in my heart. It was my main guitar for many years, and I'll never get rid of this one. The neck is seemingly the love child of a toothpick and baseball bat. The fretboard is really narrow at the nut, but the neck is thick as a log. I keep this one tuned to open G, and I pull it out when I want to play R. L. Burnside-style boogie.

2018 SG Standard. My latest accession. I've replaced the stock black top hats with reflector knobs. More mods will likely follow, but I am in no hurry. It will most likely be my designated open E slide guitar. I'm still getting to know the Burstbucker 61s in it. So far I like what I'm hearing, but I have a set of OX4 Hot Duanes that I most likely will put in there by and by. (I'm also GASing for some good T-Tops...). However, that requires a change of harness as well. Got a super deal on this one, and I'm very impressed with Gibson's latest efforts. Feels very similar to the Derek Trucks, but the neck is probably a hair slimmer.
 
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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