Coda
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Aw man! Can I have it!?…
🔥 SG fever! 🔥
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jimilee
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You might already know, but the tar back pickup wires are stupid easy to break. How do they sound?
mjh36
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Thank you for reminding me that I had forgotten. Now that you say so, I do remember seeing some video about that. I'll research and proceed with caution...
Sounds are alright with the Tarbacks.
Great cleans that are bold and chimy, nice jazzy tones, somewhat hi-fi sounding cleans sometimes but very nice.
With dirt they kinda suck. Dark, somewhat muffled or muddy. Low output. Weird grind to the distortion.
However, using something like a Kliché Clean Boost with the tone knob turned up high, that balances it out. Pretty cool and totally usable.
I know another problem as far as pickup brightness, is there's more than likely 300k pots in it. But those will probably stay.
I did just score a Tim Shaw today for $40 bucks so I'm gonna try that one out in the bridge first.
And I got a vintage T-top coming in the mail maybe for the neck. Trying to keep it close to period correct on this one.
Edit: My Tarbacks are fine thankfully, single conductor braided wire. I know what you mean though, there's other tar-backed Bill Lawrence pickups with very delicate wires like on the L6.
Other Edit: The Tim Shaw ended up being another T-top when I opened it up. Still awesome though since I'll have a pair now.
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Fizz
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Anybody seen the Epi Traditional Pro SGs on sale right now for $329? Are they any good? I like the gold one:
Click here for Guitar Center Link
Click here for Guitar Center Link
andare
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never seen that bridge before
cool guitar!
mjh36
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Just one of those random Craigslist scores. Couldn't believe it myself!
Thanks! Yeah it's that shortly-lived Harmonica bridge, I think it looks awesome though.
jimilee
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Very nice. I have an Am Pro Tele with some Tim Shaws. Really great pickups.
jimilee
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Very cool. Love the ‘56. Wouldn’t mind having that one, or maybe a nice house to hang it in, that would be cool, too. If you’re gonna dream, go big.
andare
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Please tell me it doubles as a harmonica. in case you break a string you can still rock
szukalski
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To me, it feels like a wide U. Definitely comfortable, though it took a while to get used to. I have a Gibson LP 60's slim taper, and the FGN SG has a chunkier neck than that.
Laundryroom David
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Pauleo1214
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A little late to the party! Here's my 61RI.
ICTRock
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buying one tomorrow off ye olde fb marketplace so I can join the club ... plus SG ownership is required if you own both an Orange amp and a Sovtek Big MuffAnybody seen the Epi Traditional Pro SGs on sale right now for $329? Are they any good? I like the gold one:
Click here for Guitar Center Link
Laundryroom David
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Whew! Glad you got the memo on that!
Fizz
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Is it the same model? You'll have to show up pics and let us know what you think.
ICTRock
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Yeah it's the gold one. I was eyeballing the online sale but when I checked the gold version was backordered then I happened along one locally that's still got the plastic wrap on it. I was really hoping for one in tv yellow with p-90s and a stop bar tailpiece but apparently that's a bridge too far. Probably saving me from myself as I do prefer to not listen to 60 Hz all the time.
