My new Stagg Gothic Black SG

[Kodiak3D]

Spud wanted pics, so here's a pic of my new (used) Stagg G300. It has a satin black finish and black hardware. Made in China, it has a solid mahogany body and set mahogany neck w/rosewood fretboard. Stock pickups sound pretty good, but I have plans for her:

- replace stock pickups with GFS Power Rails
- replace tuners (these work, but feel very cheap)
- may replace the black hardware with gold, but that's further down the road

Like I said in the other thread, this guitar just feels good to play. Once I'm done working on her, she'll be a real fun heavy metal axe. :rockon:

http://www.thefret.net/imagehosting/thum_36354aa52226a023f.jpg (http://www.thefret.net/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=1288)

[Spudman]

Thanks for posting a pic. It looks great. I really like the position markers. Nice score.

[bigG]

Congrats on your new ax, Kodiak! Sounds like you have a well thought out plan, there! :bravo:

[M29]

Looks great Kodiak. Lots of fun to be had there. :rockon:

[Kazz]

Im with Spud...I love the position markers....and solid Mahogany too? Wow.

[Kodiak3D]

Im with Spud...I love the position markers....and solid Mahogany too? Wow.

I was surprised too, but that's what the brochure on Stagg's web site says.

As for the position markers, I like them as well. :D I'd never seen anything like them.

[Kodiak3D]

Well, I finally got finished tinkering with this thing. GFS Power rails installed and fixed an issue with some string buzz and I like it a lot :D I decided to keep the tuners for now because even if they feel kinda cheap, they actually work very nicely. May replace the knobs at some point with something a little more mean-looking.

Strangest thing about this guitar is that it sounds very good even when not plugged in.

[tunghaichuan]

Very cool. I like the looks of that axe.

Does it do "teh brootalz?" I'm thinking it probably does. :dude

[Kodiak3D]

Well, I'm not really good enough yet to know what all it's capable of, but it sounds prety good when I struggle through the opening of Back in Black :beavisnbutthead:

[Tig]

May replace the knobs at some point with something a little more mean-looking.

Very cool!
Check out the knobs at qparts.com (http://qparts.com/index.php?cPath=20)

http://qparts.com/images/knob_cstm_jmbskull_black-103.jpg http://qparts.com/images/knob_cstm_jmbskull2_big-103.jpg http://qparts.com/images/knob_cstm_skull_black-103.jpg

http://qparts.com/images/knob_dm_mtl_vine_big-103.jpg http://qparts.com/images/knob_dm_mtl_weave_big-103.jpg http://qparts.com/images/knob_ring_blackcatseye_big-103.jpg

http://qparts.com/images/knob_dm_acryl_redprl_big-103.jpg http://qparts.com/images/knob_ufo_mtl_crss_big-103.jpg http://qparts.com/images/ufo_ufo_acryl_crystblue_big-103.jpg

[Kodiak3D]

Yeah, I've come across that site before, Tig. Cool stuff. I like the one on the far right, center row.