NGD! Well, sort of... 1968 Gibson SG Special

[Cadorman]

Well, here is my 1986 Gibson SG Special. I bought it in 1986 for $200 at some little shop in Davenport Iowa. I was a 20 year old moron, so I replaced the original witch hat knobs and strung it lefty. Gave it to my brother a couple years later when I got my first Les Paul. Anyway, he just gave it back to me and I intend to restore it to stock. The pickguard is obviously home hacked and was done to put in the humbuckers. That is going to be replaced and going back to P90s. I'm also going to try to find an original style bridge and witch hat knobs. Also replace the knut as it has been destroyed by going right/left/right stringing. I'm leaving the Grovers on it. I like Grovers.

Questions:

Any recommendations for P90 pickups? And how do they mount?

I need the hardware to attach the whammy. Any clues as to what that should be?

And does anyone know what kind of bevel is accurate in 1968 on a batwing?

 

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Well, here is my 1986 Gibson SG Special. I bought it in 1986 for $200 at some little shop in Davenport Iowa. I was a 20 year old moron, so I replaced the original witch hat knobs and strung it lefty. Gave it to my brother a couple years later when I got my first Les Paul. Anyway, he just gave it back to me and I intend to restore it to stock. The pickguard is obviously home hacked and was done to put in the humbuckers. That is going to be replaced and going back to P90s. I'm also going to try to find an original style bridge and witch hat knobs. Also replace the knut as it has been destroyed by going right/left/right stringing. I'm leaving the Grovers on it. I like Grovers.

Questions:

Any recommendations for P90 pickups? And how do they mount?

I need the hardware to attach the whammy. Any clues as to what that should be?

And does anyone know what kind of bevel is accurate in 1968 on a batwing?

Might you remember the shop in Davenport? I lived about 45 minutes south of Davenport and hit a few shops on both sides of the river.

 

[Cadorman]

Might you remember the shop in Davenport? I lived about 45 minutes south of Davenport and hit a few shops on both sides of the river.

I don't. It was so long ago. It was a really small shop down close to the river on the Iowa side. Couldn't have been much bigger than 500 square feet in the show room.