Guildedagain
Enlightened Member
Wanting an SG again, the problem is I can't stand most of Gibson's offerings.
Not into new guitars, has to be pre 2000, and they are rare and expensive, a small window of guitars that aren't a turn off. The 90's is probably the best period for SG ever, because they made stop tailpiece/ABR-1 SG's none of this silly vibrato tailpieces that plagued the instrument nearly since the beginning. The 80's are out, not a good period for Gibson. 70's even worse if you could afford it, horrid "harmonica bridges" weird pickup placements, 60's had Vibrola tailpieces, nylon saddles, cost $6k plus now, and no stop tailpieces.
I'd like an SG special like Townsend used to play, but pretty much unobtainium.
Had a Guild S100, didn't really do it for me, didn't really care for the pickups.
But I need a thin/light solid body guitar with humbuckers, Les Paul tone with Les weight. And that Gibson fingerboard can be very playable, the right ones.
Actually looking at vintagey Burny/Grecos as an option.
When it comes to Gibsons, it's hard to imagine how a company could produce a very appealing model, and make almost no appealing examples, but truckloads of very unappealing ones.
What gives?
Not into new guitars, has to be pre 2000, and they are rare and expensive, a small window of guitars that aren't a turn off. The 90's is probably the best period for SG ever, because they made stop tailpiece/ABR-1 SG's none of this silly vibrato tailpieces that plagued the instrument nearly since the beginning. The 80's are out, not a good period for Gibson. 70's even worse if you could afford it, horrid "harmonica bridges" weird pickup placements, 60's had Vibrola tailpieces, nylon saddles, cost $6k plus now, and no stop tailpieces.
I'd like an SG special like Townsend used to play, but pretty much unobtainium.
Had a Guild S100, didn't really do it for me, didn't really care for the pickups.
But I need a thin/light solid body guitar with humbuckers, Les Paul tone with Les weight. And that Gibson fingerboard can be very playable, the right ones.
Actually looking at vintagey Burny/Grecos as an option.
When it comes to Gibsons, it's hard to imagine how a company could produce a very appealing model, and make almost no appealing examples, but truckloads of very unappealing ones.
What gives?