SG appreciation thread

[firebreather]

dont get a bigsby.
they are a pain in the ass to restring, floyds are much easier in comparison.
actually floyds ARE easy to restring.

get a maestro / lyre instead.

or just rout it for a floyd

So true... hahaha!

 

[Godspeed64]

Expensive lah route for floyd.. Bigsby hard meh? Never try before.. Heh..

But Bigsby on SG solid lah.. Looks damn sexy..

 

[ungauged]

Got a question for all u SG supporters.... Any suggestions on what pickups for an SG to tone down the overly bright sound of the default classic 57' humbuckers?

 

[Plastic]

The pickup's that's in for SGs in this thread apparently, is P90s! :-D

 

[Godspeed64]

Got a question for all u SG supporters.... Any suggestions on what pickups for an SG to tone down the overly bright sound of the default classic 57' humbuckers?

I bought a pair of MightyMite Vintage Buckers.. Massive low end on that beast!
However, mine is the vintage MIA piece (hand-made).. Now they sound different (factory-made in MIC)..
Well, I don't find the 57's to be bright.. The SG is naturally a darker sounding guitar as compare to Strats and Teles, so planting in bassy pickups may cause it to be overly bassy..

 

[ungauged]

Any other options? Any P-90's for recommendation?

Godspeed : If you compare an SG on 57' humbuckers to a Les Paul or PRS Custom with default pups, it's definitely bright... Good for old school stuff but definitely too bright for modern rock...

 

[trianglebiscuit]

try the rio grande bbq.

 

[Everdying]

seriously, just turn down the tone knob.

its better to have more treble than more bass.
cos its always easier to cut than to add more treble.

if u want ur '57 classics to be less bright, try changing the pots to 300k.
that is what gibson originally used in the 50s-70s...not sure of the 80s tho...but current ones are 500k.

 

[holahee]

Hopefully incoming.

dude ishibashi U-Box?!

 

[Plastic]

Yep, from ishibashi u-box.

 

[Everdying]

how much u getting that classic?
i got my classic for $1.2k with shipping/tax all included.

 

[Plastic]

About 1k aud, inclusive of shipping.

 

[Everdying]

ah about the same price then.
after u get that i think u would want another p-90 guitar

i just saw this sexy p-90 guitar...AXL brand...especially love the red one.

 

[Plastic]

Yeah, around the same.

Another p90 equipped guitar?! Blasphemy.
Hmm.. Gibson flying v with p90s :mrgreen:

 

[fgl]

 

[bin4christ]

everdying: arent those bolt on? hey btw AXL's defo more professional than the other chinese companies eh? at least they bothered to hire people who know english for their webbie.

fgl: what pickups r those?

 

[Everdying]

everdying: arent those bolt on? hey btw AXL's defo more professional than the other chinese companies eh? at least they bothered to hire people who know english for their webbie.

fgl: what pickups r those?

i guess they're bolt-on.
but p-90's overrule everything

u know my SG classic.
well, i hate large pickguard SGs.
i also dont really like the 50s style necks that are on them.
but the P-90s overruled everything, thats why i somehow have one

 

[fgl]

BIN4CHRIST: THE CHEAPO PRO LINE from Rankin sports - not too bad compared to the stock pups

 

[Godspeed64]

well, i hate large pickguard SGs.
i also dont really like the 50s style necks that are on them.
but the P-90s overruled everything, thats why i somehow have one

Exactly! Why can't they have a 61 with P90s on them!!! :???:

 

[Plastic]

Go buy 1 and mod it bro!

EST left for SG's arrival: 1 week.