The "SG"
- Thread starter Don O
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You can sort of see it here on the side toward the pickups...
The notches in yours are the give away though. Big to small=fat to skinny strings.
The notches in yours are the give away though. Big to small=fat to skinny strings.
This way looks backwards to me...
While this one looks correct.
Note the size of the notches
While this one looks correct.
Note the size of the notches
Some tilt MAY be necessary because the big notches are also deeper than the little notches.
Sadly not mine. Just looking for an example pic...to be honest, I have not worked on a harmonica bridge in decades....like two of them...mid 90s I helped an old friend with a set up.His twin! The yours TBD?
And, duh, on the string slots. Just checked the nut while I was at it
syscokid
Ambassador of War & Peace
Yes... the slant of the saddles should face the Stopbar tailpieceHave you got that on there backwards? Just noting the string notches...which can play a part in the need for a little tilt by the way.
OP
So just did a YouTube setup with pickup height, string height, and neck relief.
When I did this, I then checked the necks straightness and had .008” relief at the 8th fret. Should I set it straight or leave some relief? This is with .009 strings.
Now on to intonation.
When I did this, I then checked the necks straightness and had .008” relief at the 8th fret. Should I set it straight or leave some relief? This is with .009 strings.
Now on to intonation.
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I’d leave it if it doesn’t buzz anywhere.
OP
Just like working on an old car. I’ve cleaned and polished hundreds of screw and bolt heads. Nothing like putting an original back on freshened up a bit.
Col Mustard
Ambassador of Perseverance
That's a lovely example of a Gibson guitar that was designed like 40 years ago, and
developed and issued in 1979. Gibson was trying to capture new players with this
concept, and to satisfy old fans with straightforward excellence.
The fact that it didn't work and that Gibson was out of business and for sale in five
years wasn't the fault of this guitar. I believe that it was the times... and the types of
guitar that were popular in these times, and the music of the times. Punk was having
an effect on what players would buy. So were all the big hair bands strutting around
with Les Pauls slung about their hips. Urban Cowboys were a big thing then, and none
of them played SGs either.
Anyway, nice work! I've never worked on a Harmonica bridge either, so I was very interested
in your photos. Now we want to hear about the tone and the feel, and the balance and
how it fits into your music.
I think a little bit of relief is a good thing, but so is a dead straight neck. Let us know
how that works out too.
I also believe that your harmonica bridge would work equally well either way, and the slots
give away the original placement. Some players turn their Nashville bridge around in order to
get more room for intonation with the strings they've chosen. The harmonica bridge was invented
to solve the problem of insufficient travel for the saddles in the earlier Gibson bridges.
And the harmonica bridge does just that. People used to complain bitterly
about how obtrusively big they are compared to an ABR-1.
ABR-1 fans probably still might.
But now, in two thousand effing eighteen lots of us just think those old Norlin bridges look retro and cool.
I certainly do. I'd love to put one on my SG '70s tribute, but that's probably
a can of worms.
developed and issued in 1979. Gibson was trying to capture new players with this
concept, and to satisfy old fans with straightforward excellence.
The fact that it didn't work and that Gibson was out of business and for sale in five
years wasn't the fault of this guitar. I believe that it was the times... and the types of
guitar that were popular in these times, and the music of the times. Punk was having
an effect on what players would buy. So were all the big hair bands strutting around
with Les Pauls slung about their hips. Urban Cowboys were a big thing then, and none
of them played SGs either.
Anyway, nice work! I've never worked on a Harmonica bridge either, so I was very interested
in your photos. Now we want to hear about the tone and the feel, and the balance and
how it fits into your music.
I think a little bit of relief is a good thing, but so is a dead straight neck. Let us know
how that works out too.
I also believe that your harmonica bridge would work equally well either way, and the slots
give away the original placement. Some players turn their Nashville bridge around in order to
get more room for intonation with the strings they've chosen. The harmonica bridge was invented
to solve the problem of insufficient travel for the saddles in the earlier Gibson bridges.
And the harmonica bridge does just that. People used to complain bitterly
about how obtrusively big they are compared to an ABR-1.
ABR-1 fans probably still might.
But now, in two thousand effing eighteen lots of us just think those old Norlin bridges look retro and cool.
I certainly do. I'd love to put one on my SG '70s tribute, but that's probably
a can of worms.
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chilipeppermaniac
Ambassador of Decibels
Dayum O, congrats on your sweet SG.
Those pups alone would fetch $300-$350+
Those pups alone would fetch $300-$350+