SG Club!

[Viper Jazz]

Originally Posted by tdu

I dunno, SG's appeal to be because they have a pretty unique character/tone to them. A Les Paul Jr or Studio are mahogany planks like an SG, but don't really sound like an SG. So I don't think a mahogany Tele will sound like one either.

Yeah, that's what I was afraid of!

[Jett]

This is my second 61 RI, this is an amazing guitar all around. Very happy with this purchase.

[tdu]

To those of you using the Maestro's, how do they compare to a Bigsby? I really dig the look of them.

[Wild Rice Chris]

Yanked mine right off. Not as much travel as a Bigsby, fairly unstable tuning, thinned out the tone, and reduced the sustain.

[Jett]

It is funny how we can have such different views on the same gutiar. I agree about the bigsby and travel, but the Maestro tremelo and how I use it is just fine. Both of my Maestro's have stayed in tune every bit as good as any bigsby I have ever had. I think they help with the tone as well as sustain. Google it and you will see some people love them and others dont. Nothing new in the guitar world.

[Wild Rice Chris]

My experiences have only been with vintage units, I have never played a RI Maestro.

[Kmld89]

Second from the right... 1987 SG Standard.. only one I've ever seen.

[midcitysaint]

Got three of them.

2 Gibson SG Classics (my favorites)

1 Gibson SG 67 Special Reissue guitar of the month they did a while back (haven't even taken the plastic off the pickguard)

Soon I'll get an SG Standard and if all goes well there, I'll get a second one later on, maybe in black.

[jefcon1]

[Worn]

'05 Faded SG, modded with Burstbuckers, Sperzel locking tuners, Wilkinson roller bridge and a Bigsby. It was sold to make room for and finance other projects but I kept the '06 SG Robot. People bad mouth the Robots but I love mine (except the added weight), never had a problem with it.

[don jon]

I'm in with my 2007 SG Standard. It's all stock, but I'm about to get a Les Trem for it. I prefer them over the Bigsby and Maestro even though they don't look as cool.



And here's my most recent SG. A 2009 Zoot Suit in red and blue. I don't know how popular these are, but I loved the pickups in it. I say loved because I recently sold it. It was just not as nice to play as my Standard. I also missed the bound fretboard, the dual tone controls, and found the frets and neck resulted in a little slower action than I like. But the transparent ceramic HB's sounded extra creamy. I almost kept them.



My next SG will be a TV Yellow one with P-90's even if I have to customize it.

[Armchair Bronco]

My SG rig, before and after I installed a Vibramate + Bigsby B5

BEFORE



AFTER (couldn't quite get the colors in the photo right, but you get the idea).



I like the Vibramate for trying out a Bigsby, but it's not a long-term or permanent solution. If I stick with the Bigsby, I'll ditch the Vibramate and mount the vibrato directly on the SG's body...the way it's meant to be done.

As they say: "They only good mods are the one's that aren't reversible!"

[BluesHound]

Count me in. '92 Standard, no mods, it's actually a bit rougher 'in the flesh' than it looks in the pic. Great guitar. I used to have a black one as well, an '89 I think, it was a bit odd, small scratchplate, side mounted jack and p/u switch above the controls. When I contacted Gibson about it they said it was just a regular 'Standard', I've only seen a couple like that..........weird.

[timdash]

I sold My 1979 SG last year (bought another Tele!), the neck finally became too thin for my fingers. It is similar width to a Squier Afinity neck.

It was made in Kalamazoo on 9th Feb 1979, my 11th birthday !

My mate who now owns this SG has used it live on Australian TV a few times, the guitar is now famous.

This guitar was my main player for about 15yrs & a regretfull sale but I am very glad it went to a great home. IT ROCKS !!

Cheers,

[fugitivestrat]

SG GT

[Jayson]

My OTHER baby-





09 Raw Power SG- I covered the 57 classics, which are incredible puppies. This guitar is unsurprisingly a rhythm beast, but it's taken a while to grow on me. To think there was a time when I almost sold it...I'd never do that in a million years now.

[HohnerFan]

Here is mine, a Johnson from 2004, made in Korea. It is my first SG and its a keeper. Sounds and plays really great, ok the bodyshaping is not like a Gibson SG but its ok for me.

[d0nut]

Here's my SG: It's a Bacchus made sometime in the 90's. Plays like butter and sounds so nice. I picked up used from a local guy that had it imported from Japan. It has a Duncan Custom Custom Hand-wound in the neck and Duncan Custom in the bridge (I have the exact models written down somewhere...). It's my first real Gibson-ish guitar, I've always had a soft spot in my head for Strats but this one really grabbed me hard.


Picked it up with a Gator case for less than the cost an average Wisconsin utility bill in winter!

[Bentcam]

1970 SG_Special w P90s swapped out tuners for Grover's and one P90 for an SD, and the bridge swapped, many moons ago. Still have the original parts.

[KenH]

Hello, newbie here. My 1996 All American I restoration. SG-X scratch plate and Seymour Duncan P-Rail with chrome surround and Gotoh GE103B bridge. All new electronics. Schaller mini locking tuners.