Gibson RD and Fantoman rest well on your thigh.
If You Were Buying a HH Configuration Guitar, But NOT a Les Paul Type...
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Gibson RD and Fantoman rest well on your thigh.
Already have a G400 and Hagstrom Viking that’s HH. If I were to go looking for another, most likely I’d look at a genuine Gibby SG. Or possibly a used Gretsch G6114 in red. These were only built 2001/03 and was a model dropped when Fender bought Gretsch in 2002.
Clockworkmike
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The explorer i use is actually smaller than most, which was one of the ironic perks of getting it. It looks like a standard size at first glance but if you compare it to a regular Explorer you can see it.
These arent mine but i have the same model on the left, just a different color
Jethro Rocker
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Love Explorers but have 2 sort of. Personally any suoer strat style but since I have that too, A V or Dean ML might be in order.
I do have an ESP coming with the Piezo acoustic in the bridge.
I do have an ESP coming with the Piezo acoustic in the bridge.
I’ve got the one I was after for a long time.(79-80s)
Not just because it’s an SG model that happened to be from the run that I was first exposed to, but because it ticked a few more boxes for me to boot.
Note the neck pickup position…slapped right up to the fretboard, like a Les Paul. It puts a coil right into a harmonic sweet spot, and I like the way it can sing there. It’s a small, but significant (to me), difference from most other HH SGs. There are a few other years that did this too…Norlin era, mid 70s standards. I like the spacing from the bridge to the bridge pickup on this one too. Some are too close, and a little too brash sounding for my tastes…a couple of the mid 70s years have a larger space there, but I don’t have any hands on experience with them…so I don’t know if I’d like them or not.
Gibson does slap the neck pickup against the fretboard on their current 24 fret models, but that’s not the same.
Not just because it’s an SG model that happened to be from the run that I was first exposed to, but because it ticked a few more boxes for me to boot.
Note the neck pickup position…slapped right up to the fretboard, like a Les Paul. It puts a coil right into a harmonic sweet spot, and I like the way it can sing there. It’s a small, but significant (to me), difference from most other HH SGs. There are a few other years that did this too…Norlin era, mid 70s standards. I like the spacing from the bridge to the bridge pickup on this one too. Some are too close, and a little too brash sounding for my tastes…a couple of the mid 70s years have a larger space there, but I don’t have any hands on experience with them…so I don’t know if I’d like them or not.
Gibson does slap the neck pickup against the fretboard on their current 24 fret models, but that’s not the same.
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steveb63
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Love Explorers but have 2 sort of. Personally any suoer strat style but since I have that too, A V or Dean ML might be in order.
I do have an ESP coming with the Piezo acoustic in the bridge.
That is one blistery- quilty top.
Blister Maple? No matter, I love the brighter. more electric looking dye jobs when the wood is that highly figured.
The fretboard looks like Ebony. ESP knows how to do the best transparent finishes on the premium wood.
Is that a full "thickness" body?
Amp Mad Scientist
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SG of course, 3 easy payments.
This is a Gretsch G6114. First electric I had serious GAS for when I first started looking at buying an electric. Bought a G400 instead.
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Hes got the right idea.
Jethro Rocker
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chilipeppermaniac
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In my case, I might have to say either a Flying V or a Strat/ Super Strat/PRS Custom 22/24 type but with a wide neck.
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Dave Sloven
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Oops. Didn’t read the rules about not being an LP style. My bad.
eSGEe
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I beg to TOTALLY differ.... my Firebird studio is VERY comfortable.... thin light -- very easy to play seated......comes in HH layout and -- well there ya go ... that would be my choice ...
uhm...................... you could sample something from the Great WHite North ..................
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