Gibson SG in church?

[adkima00]

I've played my tele, my gretsch and my LP in church. I don't think it matters what you play. Just be there every week and make a joyful noise.

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[TelecasterBreen]

Originally Posted by adkima00

I've played my tele, my gretsch and my LP in church. I don't think it matters what you play. Just be there every week and make a joyful noise.

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Amen. Preach it! Haha

[Blank]

I've played with an Ibanez AGS83 (semi-hollow), RG560 (purple and blue with marvin the martian on it), S420 (black), a telecaster, a red back routed strat, a black PRS se, an Epiphone Explorer, Les Paul Special (2 p90), ART500 (les paul styled Ibby). Yea.... Just play your heart out, that's what it's asked for anyways. Then again... people in my church knows that i'm the really weird, over-the-top guy... so maybe that's why no one complains :D

[Greg M]

Originally Posted by TelecasterBreen

Amen. Preach it! Haha

It also says "make a loud noise", and there's no better way to do that than with a humbucker-equipped guitar now is there?

[nrand]

Originally Posted by SamClemons

What would be another guitar that gets an SG tone, mahogany body, humbuckers, neck through, but does not look like an SG in body shape. That might be the ticket.

My main electric for worship is the Yamaha SG 1500 - it does the Gibson thing better than Gibson's of the day and has the option of splitting the pups with push-push knobs that also give me Tele and Strat type sounds if I need them.
This is an earlier 80s version, and Yamaha has recently reissued some models. Very versatile, tone, and sustain for days.
It would suit your description perfectly, with bonuses.

[roger ebelrin]

I've played my 335, my Strat's and my Tele's. I played a Flying V once also that I borrowed from a friend. Its all in how you worship the Lord. If you are up there shredding like a nutcase... then you will stand out. Make it about the Lord. That is what is important, if its distracting, I wouldn't play it. I repainted all my guitars (Fender style) i custom colors. I wanted them to be more festive. I even get to hang on my Bigsby every so often.

[mcarte07]

When I first started playing at church, my only guitar was an SG. I play a Suhr S1 now, which is kind of a modern style strat with a hb in the bridge, and it's right on. I borrowed a Korina Explorer in one service

[Jazzerstang]

Originally Posted by Jack FFR1846

Nobody has ever given me problems with any guitar I've played in church. I think the most radical guitars I've used are a Peavey Wolfgang and a Jackson Dinky Stone. No issues at all. Heck......Stryper is a Christian metal band. I had one of Oz Fox's guitars for a short time. I considered playing it at church, but opted for the Jackson instead.

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[Jazzerstang]

too dark sounding (humbuckers/p90s). I love mine for other things.

[Teclo4]

I use a white SG at church occasionally and have received complements for the tone.. I don't recall anyone making comments about the look, however.

[brookdalebill]

Heaven forbid!
Couldn't you find a nice Gibson Dove, or Gospel?
Moserite made a Gospel model, too.

[dqami]

Put a cross on it
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cross-WS-Fre...item23213854b5

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cross-Rose-B...item232162553a

[Fatknuckle]

As long as you don't pull an Angus Young, you should be OK. Play to an audience of One (above).

[Old_Skool_Noma]

If you are worried about shape, try the SE series PRS guitars my only suggestion is put put on some pickup covers or change out the pickups because it just looks like something's missing without them covered.
I have one of the Tremonti SEs and it plays great, the bridge PU can sound a little thin at times though. I currently have 8-38s on mine from when I played a lot of metal but I have a set of 10-46 to put on it whenever I get around to it so that should thicken the tone up. IMO its quite versatile without the price tag of a real PRS.

[zanon12]

I play LP and SG, occasionally acoustic, but I always play with moderate to heavy OD and power chords with some bluesy Angus style solos, soooooo.... who cares what the church members think about you, they shouldn't judge, God isn't gonna strike you down for plating a guitar that has angle wings.

[tomas83]

One of the guitarists in the worship team of our church plays a green SG with gold hardware, no problem at all :-)

[nrand]

Frankly, I never made a connection between the SG shape and anything sinister until someone suggested it. I am pretty sure God is more interested in the sounds we make than in the shape of our tools.
If we become preoccupied with the physical nature of our things, then I kind of wonder if we risk being susceptible to something else . . . . .

[Samsen]

Originally Posted by Old_Skool_Noma

If you are worried about shape, try the SE series PRS guitars my only suggestion is put put on some pickup covers or change out the pickups because it just looks like something's missing without them covered.
I have one of the Tremonti SEs and it plays great, the bridge PU can sound a little thin at times though. I currently have 8-38s on mine from when I played a lot of metal but I have a set of 10-46 to put on it whenever I get around to it so that should thicken the tone up. IMO its quite versatile without the price tag of a real PRS.(my emphasis)

Wow! What sort of metal did you play with them?!!!! Not the kind that involves any drop tuning, is it?! Blimey! Would love to hear some metal with those strings I tells ya! Did it still bring teh br00talz?

(Sorry, joking aside, I'm genuinely interested in hearing if you were able get some heavy sounds out of it. Normal protocols involve much heavier gauge strings and drop tuning, you see...)

[leonard d rock]

i think whoever designed the sg did not mean it to be a satanic/rock guitar. probably was only associated with the horns when Tony Iommi of black sabbath and angus of AC/DCplayed it and became popular. if i could have an sg that would sound good in worship, i'd play it. i think the sg could be a very versatile guitar for me: double humbucker sound of the les paul and the double cutaway access of the strat.

[nrand]

To extend the logic:

1. People see what they want to see.
The five pointed stars on many national flags also have similarities to pentangles.

2. People hear what they want to hear:
Rock music was once not considered acceptable in any context - mainly by church people like us mind you - and often labelled as the 'devils music'. People in those days [the 60s] felt that worship music should not have a beat, due to connotations of tribal music and perceived immorality that comes from having too much fun.

Personally as the son of Baptist missionaries, I can tell this one, which many of you may have heard:

Q: Why don't [insert denomination of choice here] have sex before marriage?
A: Because it might lead to dancing.