HW: SG trivia--trainspotters only!

[Richard Lockwood]

Aaaarrgghh!!  I've entered a timewarp!  It's 1993 and I'm still working at
The Guitar Magazine!!!  Nooooo!!!

:-)

Cheers,

Rich.

(Who had to sell his Gibson Nighthawk a few years ago.  Sob...)

> >
> >
> > Hi Ted, Yes, it`s the one with the semi circular scratch plate on the
> > front with the controls on,
>
> Is this also the one with a Les Paul-style pickguard?  Can't imagine
> why they did that?
>
>  they came with Bigsbys as standard, but
> > both of mine have it removed,
>
> Wise move!  My '70 had the lyre imprint vibrola, but I had that
> removed, and a stop tailpiece installed--years before I started doing
> my own luthiery.  Just missed the non-volute neck, put it does have
> the headstock inlay you like and the crown inlays on the board...
>
>
>  I like this model (Known in the trade as
> > "The one they got wrong") because it has an ultra thin heck but a
> > really thick heel, I bend the neck quite often so I like the extra
> > strength this gives! ..boy would I look foolish if it snapped off mid
> > gig..
> >
> I believe the critique was that it [and mine] have the smaller neck
> tenon, theoretically limiting sustain and promoting weakness of the
> neck joint.  I've never had any problems with mine...
>
> > I don`t have any pics online fearing that would be a touch self
> > indulgent.. (hehe) ..but now you've asked you just know I`m going to
> > do it..
>
> Please do!
>
> > My original had standard Gibson PAF humbuckers with no name engraved,
>
> I thought PAFs disappeared around '66?
>
> > I replaced the bridge one with a Dimarzio super distortion, which
> > sounds great, the new one came with Dimarzios in it, some folks would
> > have been annoyed about that, I was happy..
>
> Nothing wrong with 'em whatsoever.  My old Hamer string-thru
> special has them and they're great...
>
> > I`ll do an SG page later today, including the bizarre Black one I used
> > on the QEH album..
> >
> > -S.
> Cool!
>
> theo
>