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Nice guitar, Joaopaz, a classic workhorse. I had the 490R/498T combination in a LP Studio and liked it very much. Plus the TI 12s, one could think that you are set for nice tones. I had a friend who toured the world for years backing a tango singer with a Gibson SG.
In 2004 I bought an SG Special for my daughter, did a quick setup and played it all afternoon, and was very pleased with the sound and also with the lightness you noticed. That was the last time I played an SG.
But the GAS for one is always there.
Congratulations!
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12-18-2016 05:20 AM
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12-18-2016, 06:10 AM #102joaopaz GuestOriginally Posted by Flat
Thanks for sharing that! (straight into my favorites)
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12-18-2016, 06:11 AM #103joaopaz GuestOriginally Posted by gcb
This was a classic case of GAS! But it turned out to be a very successful one and I can definitely see myself playing this guitar a lot in years to come.
I had the Epiphone version, the SG-400, for a short time and really liked it. You could felt some of this character on the Epi. There's something unique about the SG that I can't yet define. It's a workhorse, yes - good definition - but at the same time is so classy and "elegant"
As far as I know, after the 2015 frenzy for "guitar tuning" in Gibson, these 2016 models were a kind of back to the origins. It had nice features, the 2015... the 57s, the slightly larger fretboard on the outside edges to prevent the string to fall out, but some other stuff was too much.... and it felt odd for me to have Les Paul's hologram, and his name on the headstock too, on a guitar he really didn't like.
Me, on the contrary, am loving this baby
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I used to have one or more SGs. My fav one was a 1963 Standard Les Paul (SG model).
A couple of months ago I swapped her for a nice L5CT.
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I could only think of a few names most people should recognize that aren't straight up rock. Les Paul and Mary Ford at least had promo shots with them. Allan Holdsworth played and recorded with an SG for sometime. If you count the ES1275 as an SG, John McLaughlin used that version. Another iconic nontraditional musician that played an SG styled guitar was Frank Zappa. I started on an SG and she is still my #1 for straight ahead rock. She has a great voice.
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Early days. I loved that guitar. I had a 1967 SG Standard. You can't see it well in this photo. It was stolen in 1983.
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Some of my favorite tones ever have come from an SG, but they just feel too strange to me. A while back I had a new SG come thru for a setup. It was a cool guitar. The neck felt great and the neck pickup sounded great, but it still hung in a weird way that I don't think I could get used to. I ended up getting a PRS Mira Semi-hollow that has a bit of SG/LP Jr vibe, but feels more natural to me.
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I don't have one anymore but the SG shape is still one of my favorites. I may get another one someday.
My one and only SG was purchased in early 1970 when I was in high school. It was a few years old, so it was 'just a used guitar' back then. No one paid any attention to serial numbers or cared about when it was made back in those days. It was just 'used' so it was a lot less expensive than a new guitar.
If I still had that SG today........
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The SG always felt great to me. It was very fast. I don't know what that means except I could play very fast on it. Great neck. I don't think I liked how it sounded, but on those days it could've been my amp and pedals that were bad.
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I like the way they play too. Soft feel. Is that due to a short scale?
But I have to confess. I don't know why, but I could never quite fall in love with a double-horned guitar. The SG or the Barney Kessel or the Johnny A. Or the Yamaha SG2000. Maybe it's the satanic thing. It's a shame, because I often love the way these guitars sound.
There. I said it.
Maybe I'll find a therapist to work with me on that in the New Year.
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12-19-2016, 06:56 PM #111joaopaz GuestOriginally Posted by morroben
But I'm not fighting the guitar at all. It's a real pleasure to play 8-)
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12-19-2016, 07:07 PM #112joaopaz GuestOriginally Posted by Flat
I never managed to get this softness from one of my Teles, for instance. They can play great for sure but it's another thing... they can be really easy but not as soft, as you mentioned.
Funny thing, there was a time when the double horned design bothered me some, too But then when you "interact" with it, it just feels like a very friendly gal.
I'd say.... save on the therapist sessions and get an SG instead
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12-19-2016, 08:10 PM #113joaopaz GuestOriginally Posted by henryrobinett
I was close to settle on the D'Addario EJ21 (round wound, wound G) for an all purpose/all guitars set, but I'm always going back to the Thomastik Infeld 12s
You mentioned a 355 and a Strat - that's why I'm asking; still have the EJ21s on my G&L Strat (that I reeeeally like, too!)
...and by the way, is the 355 the old Emily Remler's model?
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Originally Posted by joaopaz
I put 12s on the Gibson and 11s on the Strat. Round. I have half flat in the 355 now but I don't like them.
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Originally Posted by joaopaz
Don't ask the members here about finding happiness in a guitar. It's like asking Elizabeth Taylor what the secret to a lasting marriage is or Keith Richards advice on sobriety.
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Originally Posted by joaopaz
I may once again own a Lester, but I'm an SG guy, any more.Last edited by Thumpalumpacus; 12-19-2016 at 11:18 PM.
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Originally Posted by joaopaz
Now, back to SG's.
Danny W.
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12-21-2016, 09:59 PM #118joaopaz GuestOriginally Posted by henryrobinett
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12-21-2016, 10:01 PM #119joaopaz GuestOriginally Posted by Marty Grass
...and I'm typing and the SG in on my lap
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12-21-2016, 10:06 PM #120joaopaz GuestOriginally Posted by cyberkrunk
Could you tell me exact model of those PUs?
So get that SG to play some jazz! Playing chords in mine is really a great feeling, very light feeling and responsive at the same time.
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I still have my 1969 Std. I bought in the early 1980's It was $375.00 and I thought I overpaid for it...maybe not. Thanks John
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I also have a 1966 SG Jr. I just screams rock and roll.
Thanks again John
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12-30-2016, 07:16 AM #124joaopaz GuestOriginally Posted by powerwagonjohn
That's '69, $375 you said? From what I see around today you could get easilly 10 times more for it?
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12-30-2016, 07:36 AM #125joaopaz Guest
....and I hope you don't mind the double post - since I added this video yesterday to the "practical standards" thread.
(also forgive some mistakes )
But this is the guitar in question - I'm still in full honeymoon drive, with no signal of getting slower anytime soon!
In you'd care to know it's stringed with TI .012s (flats). It's going through a Roland Cube 60 and I'm using the "rec out" to send the signal to my mixing console (small Alesis FX8 multimix) .. then, as I'm on Linux and the Alesis is not class 2 compliant (I think this is the term) the USB can't be used so I'm sending the signal straight to the laptop via the mic plug input. EQ is flat all over, and the Reverb is from the Alesis.
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