Mass drool!
That looks like the perfect humbucker SG to my eyes. Excellent pickups, too!
Nice find, Zman.
I have been looking for a Gibson SG for quite a while. I have an original 68 Special with P90s that I have owned for over 40 years. I was between a Special faded and a regular special.
I recently bought a G400 to take to my vacation home and liked it so much I decided to look for a Standard. I recently sold some equipment so I had some cash to use.
I found two on the local buy and sell. Both listed as mint, and both were out of town.
One 30 miles one 50 miles. The closer one was 950 firm with HC case and the other was 900 with HC. I could not get a time to view the first one so I went out today to the second.
It was perfect. I talked the guy down to 850 and couldn't get out of there fast enough.
I have only one picture so far but I will get some tomorrow in natural light.
I will have to change the strings to 10s. It is a shame because he had a brand new set of D'addario 9s on it. The action is perfect and it all original without a scratch.
It has a realy nice neck and the original 490/498 pickups. I had actually looked at a new one and it was 1259 plus 13% tax. I saved myself 575. I am a happy camper to say the least.
The Blues is alright!
Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
2008 DSL100 Marshall Amp , Fender Super Champ XD,Fender Vibro Champ XD
Effects and Pedals: Fulltone Fulldrive II, Fulltone OCD, Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe, Fulltone Fat Boost, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss DS1, Boss DD20 Giga Delay, Boss TU2 tuner, Boss BD2, Ibanez TS9 Tube screamer, Zoom 505. Radial tonebone hot british.
Mass drool!
That looks like the perfect humbucker SG to my eyes. Excellent pickups, too!
Nice find, Zman.
That's a really good price on a nice SG, Z!
Guitars
Wilburn Versatare, '52 FrankenTele(Fender licensed parts), Fender USA Roadhouse Strat, Fender USA Standard B-bender Telecaster, Agile AL 3000 w/ WCR pickups, Ibanez MIJ V300 Acoustic, Squier Precision Bass,
Amps
Ceriatone Overtone Special, Musicman 212 Sixty-Five, Fender Blues Jr., Peavey Classic 30, Fender Super Reverb, Traynor YCV-40 WR Anniversary w/ matching 1x12 ext. cab, Epiphone SoCal 50w head w/ matching 4x12 cab (Lady Luck speakers), Avatar 2x12 semi-open back cab w/ Celestion speakers
Pedals
Digitech Bad Monkey, Digitech Jamman, DVM's ZYS, Goodrich volume pedal
It is funny what you expect to see for a lower price. I was very surprised when I saw the guitar. I went over it in great detail. I even pulled the cover to make sure it wasn't a fake. Believe it or not I even pulled the truss rod cover to make sure it was adjustable. The picture the guy had was a little more red than I wanted so I asked him to send me more pictures.
He said he didn't have a Camera and used a picture off the net. Again another possible red flag, but he said it was a 9.5 out of 10 and was Heritage Cherry. I must say that with this economy there are a LOT of great deals out there.
I have several items for sale and it is really hard. You keep dropping your price to the point where it isn't worth it. I am only selling because I need space. A lot of these guitars were listed at 1100, and drop until they sell. Those people need the cash desperately. The 490 /498 set have always been my favourite of the Gibson line of pickups and with the lighter body they really sound crisp. Another plus is that it is perfectly balanced. Unlike my G400 that is really neck heavy.
I will do a couple more pictures in the natural light today.
The Blues is alright!
Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
2008 DSL100 Marshall Amp , Fender Super Champ XD,Fender Vibro Champ XD
Effects and Pedals: Fulltone Fulldrive II, Fulltone OCD, Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe, Fulltone Fat Boost, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss DS1, Boss DD20 Giga Delay, Boss TU2 tuner, Boss BD2, Ibanez TS9 Tube screamer, Zoom 505. Radial tonebone hot british.
A couple more pictures. As you can tell I am really stoked!
The Blues is alright!
Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
2008 DSL100 Marshall Amp , Fender Super Champ XD,Fender Vibro Champ XD
Effects and Pedals: Fulltone Fulldrive II, Fulltone OCD, Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe, Fulltone Fat Boost, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss DS1, Boss DD20 Giga Delay, Boss TU2 tuner, Boss BD2, Ibanez TS9 Tube screamer, Zoom 505. Radial tonebone hot british.
Awesome. I love SGs and you definitely got the right color.
Patrick
Beauty it is Z ..I m jealous... Miummy!!
I also Like the FZ brownie color or the one with the clutch that Marino use to play ..
Next purchase to come..When ??? Hum...$$$
Congrats for this great lookin axe..
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--Rc boost,Ts9 ,Coolcat-ToD,GGG Fuzz Face, Boss Ce2 , Rc Booster ,Tone driver , Boss dd2 , Boss Gt8 (effects _effects loop)
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Very nice!
Very nice, Z. That's exactly the SG I'd get, if I were to buy one. I love the full pickguard on SGs, I think it really adds to the whole visual aspect. I have a friend who has an SG with those same pickups, and it sounds awesome. Happy New Guilar Day!
-Sean
Guitars: Lots.
Amphs: More than last year.
Pedals: Many, although I go straight from guitar to amp more often lately.
Thanks guys I really can't get over how clean this guitar is. Not a mark on it. For an almost 7 year old guitar it was well cared for. I can't wait to get a set of 10s on it. The 9s are just too shrill. I thought I had a set of D'Addario 10s but I guess I used them on the G400. It is hard to put it down. I already waxed it twice. LOL.
The Blues is alright!
Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
2008 DSL100 Marshall Amp , Fender Super Champ XD,Fender Vibro Champ XD
Effects and Pedals: Fulltone Fulldrive II, Fulltone OCD, Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe, Fulltone Fat Boost, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss DS1, Boss DD20 Giga Delay, Boss TU2 tuner, Boss BD2, Ibanez TS9 Tube screamer, Zoom 505. Radial tonebone hot british.
That's a beautiful guitar, zman! Congrats, and you made a good deal on that Gibby.
Guitars:
Fender 2006 MIM Fender Stratocaster HSS in 3TS
Ibanez RG 570 with a bridge Invader
ESP M II Deluxe with a Tune-o-Matic bridge
Eleanor, the magical, mystical Road Worn wonder Tele
Blackstar HT Club 40
Wow, that one's really pretty.
Congratulations on a sweet new guitar for quite a good deal.
Yea that's a real beauty! Congrats! I love that full pickguard and am glad to hear it's balanced. The reason I decided against a G400 was because of the neck heaviness.
Dave
Guitars: Ibanez AF-75, Schecter Solo-6 Custom, Douglas SG
Amps: Fender Princeton 65, Marshall AVT50
Pedals: Metal Muff, MXR Smart Gate, EHX Cathedral Reverb, Digitech RP-255
I think the problem is the Grovers on the G400. They a lot heavier than the stock knobs on a Gibson. They both seem to hold their tune equally a well.
BTW that was a pretty cool looking Epi you picked up.
In comparison the pickups on the Gibson with the full guard seemed to be way too high, but It is just that the pickup ring takes up about 1/4 of an inch. I measured them and they are the same distance from the strings. I was pretty surprised by the G400, my 68 orginal SG was not neck heavy either, and it has the baseball bat neck. That is only a descriptive term, I really like the neck on it. The new SG is a cross between the 68 and the G400, just about the same as my 1996 LP neck profile wise.
The Blues is alright!
Guitars: 1968 Gibson SG, 2005 Gibson SG Standard, 2006 Gibson LP Classic Gold top, 2004 Epiphone Elitist LP Custom, 1996 Gibson Les Paul Standard. 2001 Epiphone Sheraton II, 2007 Epiphone G400.
Fender Strats: 1996 Fender 68 Reissue CIJ, 2008 Squier CV 50s, 2009 Squier CV 50s Tele Butterescotch Blonde
Amps: Blues Junior Special edition Jensen in Brown Tolex with Wheat front, 65 Deluxe Reverb reissue,1970 Sonax reverb by Traynor, Avatar Custom 2/12 Cabinet with Eminence Legend V1216 speakers,
2008 DSL100 Marshall Amp , Fender Super Champ XD,Fender Vibro Champ XD
Effects and Pedals: Fulltone Fulldrive II, Fulltone OCD, Fulltone Mini Deja Vibe, Fulltone Fat Boost, Dunlop Crybaby Wah, Boss DS1, Boss DD20 Giga Delay, Boss TU2 tuner, Boss BD2, Ibanez TS9 Tube screamer, Zoom 505. Radial tonebone hot british.