Is This Really a 1961 Gibson Les Paul?

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A viewer of the show contacted me about an old guitar he got in the 80s that he wanted to sell. It was in pretty bad condition and had been repaired at least once with a few replaced parts. He thought it was a 1961 Gibson Les Paul / SG. I decided to take a gamble to find out for sure!
Is This Really a 1961 Gibson Les Paul?
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0:51 - So, What Is This?
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@Trog 9 месяцев назад

I hope you enjoyed participating in this "mystery" with me! I was happy with the results even if there were a few bumps along the road 🟢My Website: www.troglysguitarshow.com 🔴Reverb: reverb.com/shop/troglys?_aid=growsumo&gs_partner=Trogly 🐕 Private Help Sessions: troglysguitarshow.com/help-appraisals/

@Jimbowlcoach 9 месяцев назад

That guitar is in my top ten for sound! You should keep it for people to play at your museum ❤

@scottbogfoot 9 месяцев назад

The only mystery is who the rightful owner is.

@KatmanJazznBlues 9 месяцев назад

They need to use this exactly guitar as a template for a "heavily aged" 61 SG relic job.. Leave in the the broken neck work, black paint sanding and all along with scratches and checking plus the yellowed Gibson and laminated black cover slightly peeling on the headstock. Even the extra holes from the replaced trem. I consider the SG you featured in this presentation a thing of rare beauty, like the SG model itself, you accept it, with all of it's flaws, as is. That's why I liked the fact you were careful not to wipe it down too hard. Wish I had the cash, that thing speaks to me.

@RobYoungband 9 месяцев назад

would love to buy this guitar if it's available for sale. Thanks!

@BOUZOUKI_PETE 9 месяцев назад

whats the price range for it sir?

@mattw.6726 9 месяцев назад

Duuuuude....those pickups freaking *SING*! I know inconsistencies mean that not all PAFs are awesome, but those two? My ears are extremely happy right now!

@version7144 9 месяцев назад

Your finger nails blacklighted perfectly! I think they are original👍

@frankwebster9110 9 месяцев назад

The PAFs sound stunning. Wow

@marions.120 9 месяцев назад

Do it! As soon as you hit the first chord, wow, was the only word from my mouth!

@sgt.grinch3299 9 месяцев назад

That guitar deserves to be gigged as often as possible. Fantastic, I love the worn fret board and all the scars.

@strangeuniverse1199 9 месяцев назад

Obviously this guitar is worth a gazillion dollars.

@hippiebiker3399 9 месяцев назад

The idea of bad karma or mojo is superstition. The only thing bad is the person who stole it and they will have to face God one day, if they haven’t already. Trogly, you took any stigma off of it by offering to give it back to the rightful owner. That is character. A good heart. Something sadly lacking in our society today. In the meantime…. that is seriously the best sounding guitar you’ve ever featured on your channel, in my opinion. Wow!

@craigusselman546 9 месяцев назад

An original SG nice I know they were Les Pauls from 1961 to 68 but I just cant call em that SWEET GUITAR.

@DetVen 9 месяцев назад

@hippiebiker3399 Yes, people who steal guitars will face God and I hope God sends then to worse parts of hell.

@strangeuniverse1199 9 месяцев назад

The SG was a Les Paul in the 60's? I think Gibson entered the Twilight Zone for awhile there in their branding of the guitar models.@@craigusselman546

@h2ophilter 9 месяцев назад

Thats one of the best sounding guitars Ive heard on this channel. Amazing find!

@trickedouttech321 8 месяцев назад

Right! I just commented that, before reading your comment, My comment was one of the best sounding ever on this show. I listen with good headphones but this one sounded great with and without headphones on.

@voiceofexperience 5 месяцев назад

Sounds amazing!

@dumptodreamhome2630 9 месяцев назад

Pawn Shop: " I'll give ya, like $20 bucks."

@guitartim2128 9 месяцев назад

Yeah man exactly . After the pawn shop owner is thru picking it apart,price now...$10🎸😃

@Mephilis78 9 месяцев назад

Truth, ngl

@stevenheath741 9 месяцев назад

And of course .They are taking all the risk……

@johnm3152 9 месяцев назад

$100.00 on loan

@guitartim2128 9 месяцев назад

@@johnm3152 LOL🎸😃🎸😃

@vadenk4433 9 месяцев назад

Those pickups sound glorious. It doesn’t make sense why PAF’s are so hard to replicate but you can hear the vintage ones when compared to the best replicas. That guitar definitely has that vintage tone people are obsessed with. It’s a shame it was stolen from its rightful owner. I have a stolen guitar floating around somewhere so I know the pain. If anyone ever sees a 1973 Strat in Dapne blue/ maple neck it’s probably mine. As mine was refinished and since fender didn’t use Daphne blue during the 70’s my 73 is probably 1 of very few ever refinished in that particular color. Also it’s was sprayed over factory black, which you can see in multiple places. And I do have pictures to prove I owned it if anyone can find it.

@rollingslothmachine3431 9 месяцев назад

While I agree these PAFs sound great, it's nothing I didn't hear from other good pickups before, even affordable ones. It's much more about the player, amp and cab then the pickups. The story of this guitar probably makes you feel like these PAFs sound better, like with most vintage guitars. The history just gives off a vibe that you won't really get with newer guitars. Sorry to hear about your stolen guitar. I hope you will be reunited with it some day!

@TheNewRevolution 9 месяцев назад

I also have had the terrible experience of having my vintage guitar stolen. Mine was a 79 Gibson Explorer. I bought it for $500 in the early 90s. It was stolen from me in 2004 in Lexington, Kentucky. It has all gold hardware and was in pretty good shape. It's been gone for 20 years now. I know I'll never get it back at this point. A blue Jackson with a Floyd Rose and a Marshall amp was also stolen from me at the same time. If anyone ever came forward, I would let them keep the Jackson and the Marshall just to get the Explorer back. It breaks my heart to know I'll never get that guitar back.

@onefastmini 9 месяцев назад

I also had a guitar stolen from me in 1992. A 1986 Japanese Fender Performer in 3 tone sunburst, purchased new at 13 years old with money I earned myself. They are quite rare now and selling for way more than I could ever afford to replace it.

@jamesetheridge3487 5 месяцев назад

Had my strat plus deluxe 91 nicked 5 years ago. Even went to America to buy it. These people don't understand what they take.

@Keziapurrs 9 месяцев назад

My dad still has his 58 Les Paul double cut from his teenage years. All stock and stored in its case throughout its life. I told him that I would kick his ass if he ever sold it. He also has his 1960ish Gibson acoustic parlor guitar. Excellent condition too except for finish checking. Which actually adds to its beauty.

@faustthehammer8706 9 месяцев назад

I had a young neighbor years ago when I bought my house he was around 18 I plugged my sg into my fender priceton reverb and played it rather loud he came over and asked me what I was playing I was like a gibson sg. He had this story where a family member left a 1964 sg in a Case in a barn and I was like what 10 minutes later pops out a real cherry red sg with the floating bridge like new he never had it plugged in

@bendazkt 7 месяцев назад

I have a 1961 Gibson Les Paul/SG. It has had a Maestro Tremelo added to it. The sound is unbelievable.

@doublebass1985 9 месяцев назад

My brother has my dad's 1964 ES 335 sunbirst finish with an original Gibson yellow interior guitar case. His parents (my grandparents) bought it for him in 1964. One of the richest sounding guitars and I'm a drummer not a guitarist.

@cataclysmicconverter 9 месяцев назад

That is an absolute treasure of guitar. My favorite era for the 335's. Never let it out of the family!

@martin-1965 9 месяцев назад

Yup, one of the most fascinating Trogly guitar vidz in a while. What an interesting guitar with a mysterious backstory. Sounds amazing and looks great as well. Pity someone had it stolen in the past but unless by some miracle the original owner can still be found - a one in a million shot - then I think it might as well carry on being played and enjoyed by whoever owns it in the future. Definitely would rock that SG 😎

@JeremyToy 9 месяцев назад

it sounds incredible!!! i haven’t heard one of your demos sound THIS good.

@Justin-hb6cg 9 месяцев назад

I would love to hear Matthew Scott play that guitar through one of his amps.

@bluekoi455 9 месяцев назад

Matt would kill with this axe!

@Justin-hb6cg 9 месяцев назад

@@bluekoi455 Yes indeed. I think he would set it up better also. Sorry Trogly, no offence intended.

@eddiejr540 9 месяцев назад

That was fun…no wonder it was worn out, it sounded fantastic 👍

@joelmahan 9 месяцев назад

one of the best sounding guitars I've heard on this channel😎

@rindred 9 месяцев назад

I'd love to see what Tim Woodford could do to re-repair that. It deserves to play as good as it looks and sounds.

@denverrandy7143 9 месяцев назад

Lol that funny I was thinking the same

@johngerson7335 9 месяцев назад

Ted Woodford...

@rindred 9 месяцев назад

@@johngerson7335 Dangit, I knew that didn't sound right when I typed it.

@johngerson7335 9 месяцев назад

@@rindred No worries, you were still referring to _exactly_ the right guy for the job!

@cataclysmicconverter 9 месяцев назад

I would definitely have it properly repaired with minimal finish touch up just to cover and blend the bare wood areas of the process. No matter what, it'd still be better than the black paint while maintaining all the mojo and better structural integrity.

@deanallen927 8 месяцев назад

Keep it as intact as you can. Callaham hardware, new frets, minor dowelling on the front. Glue and clamp that holly veneer. And yes, reflector knobs are so easy to find. The ones it came with look like Japanese '70s, Hondo I think. Killer player's vintage guitar. Great video.

@jonathanhudak2059 9 месяцев назад

Fun episode and super cool vintage guitar! This Les Paul SG looks like it's been played extensively throughout it's time but unfortunately didn't always get proper TLC throughout it's life. Still sounds good though and if it could talk I bet it has a few interesting stories! Loved all the detective work you did Trogly and cool that it still has its original pickups 👍

@robertbogdan7058 9 месяцев назад

I think the switch tip has been replaced. I've only seen cream ones from that era. My 61 has a cream switch tip. Of course...

@jimmyjames2022 9 месяцев назад

Very cool find, the 'Stolen '61 SG'! Too bad about the missing SN but the battle scars and parts give this an amazing provenance. And it sounds awesome too!

@gregoryhunt9494 9 месяцев назад

Love the Sound on that Relic. Nice job thanks for sharing another great part of guitar History.

@ukutiki 9 месяцев назад

I have a 61 SG inbound via Fed Ex to arrive Monday and now inspired by what you've presented here. With all the scars and unknowns, this guitar needs to be played and often!

@Masterfighterx 9 месяцев назад

Thing about see through finishes and other visible wood (fretboard) is that it's as unique as the S/N, so if you log both the S/N and some pictures of the guitar showing key woodgrain, it will still be highly identifiable if the S/N is removed.

@swankmotee 9 месяцев назад

With a little TLC like a neck reset, bridge studs adjusted and proper ABR-1 bridge, stop tailpiece install, and repro Les Paul neck pup ring and matching end name plate, that plank would be a fine players grade instrument!🤘

@heavybrett-al4082 9 месяцев назад

That SG definitely has character, be a great one to get set up to be a player/work horse.... depending on how much work it'll take to become a reliable player.

@sonidonomade3988 5 месяцев назад

This has got to be one of the best sounding and coolest looking guitars you've reviewed to date! Great acquisition!! Thanks for sharing all that good info.

@waynebake1123 9 месяцев назад

That guitar sounds incredible!

@ckelly5141 9 месяцев назад

New AC/DC tune: Spray your Back in Black. 🎸🤘

@nerfnerfification 9 месяцев назад

Loved it - one thing I do recall from the late 60's is everyone replaced the original tuners with Grovers like those as they were thought to be so much smoother and reliable. By 74 the SG's had Grovers as stock - I have an SG Custom I bought new back then and it has those Grovers.

@vegashdrider 9 месяцев назад

Bridge pickup sounds phenomenal

@davehopping7212 9 месяцев назад

Don't have an SG right now, but this vid makes me want one!

@wayneburke4381 9 месяцев назад

maybe one of your best sounding guitars ever

@markcampbell7554 9 месяцев назад

This was worth seeing. Despite all of the damage, it's a cool part of history. The '62 you bought last year is still my favorite. It is in beautiful condition.

@rodbelding9523 8 месяцев назад

The first chord you struck with it, my god. That is like exactly what a guitar should sound like in my opinion.

@davidgamboa918 8 месяцев назад

Yep, I was sold after 5 seconds too ! Raunchy and sweet at the same time

@RideAcrossTheRiver 8 месяцев назад

Robbie Townshend!

@zaccarter3801 9 месяцев назад

Can’t believe how good those pickups sound holy lord!

@jowyong6769 9 месяцев назад

"Shook Me All Night Long" part gave me goosebumps!! That thing is an incredible tone monster...

@elephantfootrisers 9 месяцев назад

That guitar sounds great. My first real guitar was a '72 SG Standard. I left it on top of a Kustom amp one night and ended up with stripes on the back where the nitro finish bubbled. Who knew? I was 15 years old and there was no Internet in those days. Got a '61 Les Paul Jr w a single P90 left to me from a friend. It's a gem.

@elamon51 9 месяцев назад

Man oh boy what an absolute killer players grade vintage sg ....wowsers.

@buddylobos5277 9 месяцев назад

My '59 Special had 3 clearly visible breaks. 2 by the neck joint and one bad one at the headstock. But you know the neck was great. The PU's incredible but the neck was sinking into the body. What a sound & feel. Incredible. But I couldn't repair it so I sold it to new Luthier as a project. He took courses on guitar repair at the local Tech Inst. But... Never heard from again.

@TheJeffcurran 9 месяцев назад

The pickups are outstanding.

@stevemora7845 8 месяцев назад

It's not in bad shape for being so old! It's definitely a tone machine! 🔥❤

@mjeh1 9 месяцев назад

Sounds better than any new guitar. Something about those old pafs.

@faustthehammer8706 9 месяцев назад

Alot of that the pafs had little to no wax potting and they are very "hot".

@Steve.Cutler 9 месяцев назад

Those pick ups sound great!

@hector_nimrod 9 месяцев назад

Id put that Neck Pickup cover, put the original vibrola, maybe without the arm, and put some witch hat vintage knobs on her and call It the Day.

@RokDAWG1 9 месяцев назад

Is it a placebo effect that I love the sound of this?! 🤘🤘

@frankwebster9110 9 месяцев назад

No. It sounds that good!

@johngerson7335 9 месяцев назад

No, it's the real PAF's and the vintage pots/wiring. It really sounds that good.

@RokDAWG1 9 месяцев назад

@johngerson7335 Yeah it has a much sweeter tone to my ear than most pickups I hear these days.

@vladimirpoutine7522 9 месяцев назад

I really dig that fretboard color!

@R3TR0R4V3 9 месяцев назад

I don't know why on earth you'd buy this thing, but sell that stunningly perfect '62 you had last year. Hope you got a stellar deal on it at least!

@leechild4655 9 месяцев назад

pickup cover(s): I saw a with and without video and was surprised there is a significant tone difference. I opted for the sound of the with cover on. of course, your milage may vary.

@diwellb 9 месяцев назад

The early '61s had a smooth transition from the body to the neck but were prone to cracking. The step was later introduced to minimise this cracking. There is reference to this in a number of publications. Oddly though, I have a '63 with the smooth transition - I don't know how that would happen but I have the original receipt where the guitar was purchased in NYC.

@markmarr6620 9 месяцев назад

Up until June 63$$$$$ then the step

@conflagratus 5 месяцев назад

@@markmarr6620 Thanks! I always wondered why I can't find another like the '61 I bought for $300. back in '83 that was owned by Tower of Power's bassist. Truly a "fretless wonder" lightning fast and smooth all the way to the PAF! The neck on this one was so thin, there is no way the smooth heel would break; and fit my small hands perfectly. The Sunset Guitar Center gave me $3,800. for it and the case, so I could travel with my family to see my oldest daughter on Christmas. Sacrifice? I'll always remember both. Whomever got it will most likely have it for life, because they had enough money to take it for whatever the shop marked it up to. Needless to say...it was gone two weeks later when I went to try to buy it back. It was fun to watch the techs frantically clear the repair area of all the lesser instruments, while they dissected it to determine its authenticity. I've never heard a fatter natural tone, before or since, on any recording or performance ever from those PAF's in that mahogany body. There was no distortion either, like the one featured here, unless the amp or effects did it. If I didn't want fat, the only way out was a different axe. Most of the time I enjoyed fat!

@JamesHartnell 9 месяцев назад

Lovely, not only sounds great but has a musicality to it that is so hard to find.

@storytimewithunclekumaran5004 9 месяцев назад

The intonation is impeccable... Awesome sounding pickups too..

@bottomkitchen250 9 месяцев назад

What a beautiful rosewood fretboard

@evrgreen_69 9 месяцев назад

If that guitar could talk you can bet it would tell some interesting stories..Keeper 💯

@paulreints2279 7 месяцев назад

As an automotive painter I know that is an original-finish, vintage Gibson. It was sprayed at the factory with nitrocellulose lacquer. It evaporates, checks and fades with time & is impossible to even find to reproduce. You can age a paint chemically these days but not as perfectly as this has been aged. This is an excellent find.

@ytxrsalt3683 9 месяцев назад

please never get rid of the merch plug, its something i look forward to every video.

@Canyonfuey 8 месяцев назад

I really like how those inlays have changed color. Very cool

@richardbrucemusic 9 месяцев назад

The repair and lack of a SN really reduce the value of this vintage SG-style LP. But those PAF pups sound SO good - and that Brazilian rosewood fretboard is to die for! Hope you enjoy it.

@musicauthority674 9 месяцев назад

I knew almost instantly when you played the AC/DC. and then the Kansas, that it was right. just how an SG/Les Paul should be. it sounds AWESOME!!!!!!!

@keiranbradley3238 9 месяцев назад

I'm generally not a big fan of the figured finger boards, preferring the unfigured jet black Brazilian as found in the best old examples but this board is really nice looking, I bet it plays great.

@autodidacticprofessor869 4 месяца назад

Even with the janky bridge/break angle and neck situation, that guitar sounds AWESOME!!

@dyeeb 9 месяцев назад

@Trog Are you sure you're measuring that scale length correctly? At 12:14 you're talking about "24 3/4" but we're looking at centimeters, not inches.

@Trog 9 месяцев назад

This is a special "centerpoint" tape measure. It only has inches. It is special for reading things like scale lengths that require you to double the normal measurement

@dyeeb 9 месяцев назад

@@Trog I knew there had to be more to it. It seemed quite unlikely, but I had to ask. Thanks!

@gregmackey7517 9 месяцев назад

Those pickups sound amazing!

@isuckatguitar6252 9 месяцев назад

I love the neck on that guitar! Looks like a giraffe! Stunning, I def love the character & sound it's giving off! 🙌

@bobhun7585 7 месяцев назад

In 1969 I was gigging with a 63 sg with no trem. Lots of checking already. It had the PAF covers too, very nice. My complaint about the guitar was the neck always needed finger ease. I ended selling it to a guy who was going to Julliard. So it got a good home.

@danstringer7610 9 месяцев назад

I’m glad I listened to the end…this sounds awesome!

@wano9847 9 месяцев назад

Those pickups sound really good. Your playing is improving too. I enjoy watching your show. Keep up the good work! 😆

@user-gn3dh4pv1z 7 месяцев назад

What a beautiful sounding guitar.

@johndef5075 9 месяцев назад

Nice to see some genuine wear instead of relicing.

@cataclysmicconverter 9 месяцев назад

100%. They can make it LOOK like that all day, but it'll never be the real thing.

@mattrogers1946 9 месяцев назад

@@cataclysmicconverterYou're missing the point.

@cataclysmicconverter 9 месяцев назад

@@mattrogers1946 Oh, by all means educate me.

@donhopf 9 месяцев назад

That is a ridiculously good sounding guitar!

@gregoryhunt9494 9 месяцев назад

That was one of Pete Townshend SG's he smashed 😅😅 one of hundreds

@JokersWild70 9 месяцев назад

You never know!

@cataclysmicconverter 9 месяцев назад

He didn't play Standards

@the_nondrive_side 9 месяцев назад

24-5/8" quite a few of the acoustics i've found randomly 25" or just under anywhere between 24-5/8 and like 24.9" exactly like a yamaha or epiphone. yeah lots of epiphone are 25" pop that neck off and get it spliced in right. leave it visible and oiled. somebody gotta have a truoil method or something. it likely needs the scale length adjusted at the neck.

@leeoffender8406 8 месяцев назад

They weren't cheap, about $300 at any pawn shop. A lot of headstock and neck repairs. They were too good not to fix.

@slingman1981 9 месяцев назад

Wow, that sounded great!

@paulsadoff3661 9 месяцев назад

Looks like when the neck was glued back on they got the angle wrong....

@AnimationManiacs-gl8pl 3 месяца назад

I love the AC/DC References, especially the “Painted the Back In Black”

@PavenMetal 7 месяцев назад

What song at 23:45...I know it, beautiful, but not sure, many thanks in advance 🙂👍 I was humming and singing for while, then! There it was! Kansas - Dust in the Wind ❤❤❤

@alanstrickland1539 9 месяцев назад

Absolutely beautiful the sound is great

@johnmacdonald3319 9 месяцев назад

Stunning tone. Love it.

@TS-nb9ko 9 месяцев назад

Dam trogly you are a fun guy to watch.your knowledge of these old guitars truly is cool.thanks for sharing

@leftyjaysmith 8 месяцев назад

I tend to think your LP SG can be anywhere from 61-63 because of mine having PAFs as well as dated pots from 61. I have an early 63 Les Paul Custom (Olympic White). But all the pots are dated 1961 and have the 3 PAF pickups. They basically used whatever parts they grabbed in the bins. Mine still looks great. Gold is all in tact. Hasn't been played since the mid 80s. Hardly any checking and no repairs. I am a lefty and never played my LPC after I bought it because I didn't want to change anything or mod it. I have plenty of lefty guitars. Gruhn told me I have the cleanest on he ever seen.

@robertlindgren8132 8 месяцев назад

I have an original early seventies Les Paul Deluxe with the cherry sunburst.

@ericbgordon1575 9 месяцев назад

That moment when you scaled back the volume pots so that you could demonstrate how well it could clean up, Trogly, it put me in mind of Pete Townshend on the Woodstock stage in '69. Right before he destroys his SG standard, you watch and listen as Pete props one foot on Keith Moon's drum riser and lowers the volume of the bridge pickup. You almost forget he's using any drive at all - until he brings the volume back up and starts feeding back.

@cataclysmicconverter 9 месяцев назад

I've never seen Pete with Standards. He used SG Specials with P90's and usually toured with at least 4. He beat it up well but that guitar survived the show. Even though it looks like he tossed it into the audience, it actually was the camera crew pit and in the very last seconds of the video you can see it being handed back up to the stage. Doubtful it lived through many more, though. 😄

@ericbgordon1575 9 месяцев назад

I probably did have the Standard and Special mixed up in the back of my mind when I wrote my comment, @cataclysmicconverter . I forget which of them had the dot inlay vs the block inlay. If I take another look at that footage, I'll try to keep my (legally-blind) eyes peeled for the Easter eggs you just mentioned.

@cataclysmicconverter 9 месяцев назад

@@ericbgordon1575 It's right when the video is fading to black and in the shadows. IMO his best years were with those SGs, tone wise. Agreed, the clarity with it on his knee when he rolls it back is just beautiful. Plugged direct into HiWatts cranked full up was the only way for him to get that lush overdriven British sound as they were so clean on lesser settings.

@ericbgordon1575 9 месяцев назад

I kind of got that impression when I was trying to use models of those amps back in the days when I was strictly a line 6 player, @@cataclysmicconverter. I found myself pairing up the signal chain of a Hiwatt emulation with a Boss distortion emulation.

@cataclysmicconverter 9 месяцев назад

@@ericbgordon1575 Yep, back then overdrive was achieved with just sheer volume and red hot tubes.

@Jazzmaster-pb2yt 9 месяцев назад

Stunning guitar. Love it ❤❤❤. I love SG's

@316diag 6 месяцев назад

my '73 has the same case in approximately the same condition, but with the Gibson logo.

@acdclexu6296 9 месяцев назад

hey Trogly by these sg the eds stopbar is really because the better break angle to the bridge. maybe they work on the maestro holes

@BloodPlusPwn 2 месяца назад

I love seeing perfect, cherry stuff but these fellas that have lived a lifetime of stories to tell, and you can really tell once it starts singing. This is a uniquely beautiful piece of equipment for sure.

@1777DK 9 месяцев назад

Put an extra thumb wheel on each of the bridge posts and tighten them all the way down, flush against the body, like the bridge it came with, they may take out some of the lean, if the post is not to lose in the whole. ABR mounts are really an engineering no no. You may get away with it in maple, but mahogany is definitely a risk and a half.

@Trog 9 месяцев назад

Thankfully the “lean” is at the top of the posts and not in the body

@trickedouttech321 8 месяцев назад

That guitar sounds F**king great. One of the best sounding on this show.

@jcbass2u 9 месяцев назад

Let that Beautiful Old thang sing..... Sounds amazing, those PAF's haven't lost a thing.....

@NonEuclideanTacoCannon 9 месяцев назад

My first guitar was a 62 SG. My uncle bought abandoned storage units, one had the SG in it and he gave it to me. None of us had any idea it was valuable. The internet was in it's infancy, not like I could have looked it up. Anyway, I bought an Ibanez a little later, and wanted to trade the SG for an amp. Being totally ignorant I thought I got a great deal, but the bastard at the music store totally ripped me off. A used Marshall half-stack was no where near the value of that guitar. Live and learn.

@billpholde4816 7 месяцев назад

Great video, as usual. What glue did you use to attach the lid ribbon? I have a lid ribbon on an ES335 case that has become un-attached in the same manner.

@michaelwillinger 9 месяцев назад

That bridge pickup rocks!!

@thetoneknob4493 9 месяцев назад

man i love guitars in this condition minus the heel break! ide argue that they are even rarer than guitars in good condition and someday will command a premium. a worn out old guitar cant be beat for feel and tone! if i could collect guitars ide collect guitars like this! ....to bad im financially challenged ehh? lol

@laynelucia5111 8 месяцев назад

Sounds great!!

@chipguy11 9 месяцев назад

I saw John Cipollina the Quicksilver messenger service guitarists SG on display at the Rock hall of fame in Cleveland a few years ago. He could really bust out those twangy riffs on that ax!!

@michaelmoore7975 9 месяцев назад

Austin, I am convinced you must have put a microphone in that 2008 Slash Signature I bought because every time I learn a new song it seems you play the same ones about a week later. And I'm not talking a few songs here and there, I'm talking nearly every episode. My friends have noticed too....and we're all cool with coincidences but this is _uncanny._ I mean eerie weird. Today was 2 of those AC/DC songs. But uhhhh tell the truth.... I play em' better lol. I get it though...gotta trick the copyright, right? Riiiight. But no, you play some that inspires me to learn them and a week later I'm playing them so it evens out. Anyway, great show as always. Ciao!

@brittenmusic6923 9 месяцев назад

Sweet jesus....what a sound!!!

@johnbeaman1117 8 месяцев назад

I had a similar one but mine was a triple pick up model and it said Les Paul Custom right below the end of the neck on the pick guard. Hope this helps.