Coda
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Same. And my hands make Bruce Banner’s hands look like baby hands…
🔥 SG fever! 🔥
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Same. And my hands make Bruce Banner’s hands look like baby hands…
ITG6
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My father found this Epiphone SG Jr in a thrift store. It had a rough life; the strings had imbedded in the fingerboard up and down the neck. Pretty rough shape overall when I got it. Replaced all all the electronics, black bridge and locking tuners. Did a full fret level, crown and polish. Its a fun guitar and sounds great with the single P90.
PapaBear
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My first SG was an Epiphone probably thirty years ago, only had it a couple of days, the damn thing wouldn't play in tune. The guy at the shop I bought it from tried several things to correct the intonation, had a luthier look it over, who concluded the bridge was set wrong. So needless to say, I was not an Epiphone fan for many years. But the stuff they're putting out today is very good.
giovanni
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How can somebody do that kind of damage to a fretboard?!? Did they put a dumbbell on it?
Erik S
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That is pretty wild. Maybe some kind of experimental guitar as percussion instrument action?
Or maybe can’t find my capo, I’ll just use this C-clamp?
mjh36
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Not really uncomfortable, but I'm with ya.
Pro's: It's light, I can swing it around.
Con's: It's light so it swings around.
I'm 50/50. Sometimes it feels great. Sometimes feels awkward. Sitting is fine. Standing takes some MacGyverin' everytime. Always shifting my shirt around. I did all the tricks and it helped neck dive, but you can still "feel" the pull of the neck on the shoulder. Not sure about all that yet, as I like comfort. A Les Paul is heavier but is just so anchored and I love that.
So far for me it's kinda song dependent. Some songs I have trouble with it, like fast intricate cowboy chord area stuff. But some songs it brings the business like nothing else.
Feral Feline
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The coolest thing about the SG is:
if you're sharp, just push on the neck;
if you're flat, just pull back on the neck.
if you're sharp, just push on the neck;
if you're flat, just pull back on the neck.
Markus Kersius
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Same here!
Still need a set for Rosie though.
SillyOctpuss
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For drop d do you just twist the neck?
andare
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I was a 25.5"/7.25" Fender fiend and I have to say my Coronet (Gibson scale, 12" radius and 43mm nut width) is incredibly easy to play. I got used to it very quickly. I'm using 10s and learning to control my touch.
Ngl though, when I switch to my Jazzmaster with a fat neck, 9.5" radius and 11s it feels so good. I can be a caveman again.
I also have long fingers. I'm not a pianist but unfortunately for the world I do play piano occasionally and I shouldn't. I'm so bad
finebyfine
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I’ve slowly started to prefer 25.5 but it wouldn’t be enough for me to not buy a guitar. Plus SGs are the most badass guitars on the planet, there’s a lot I’d tolerate because of that alone (like that they’re sold by Gibson)
ITG6
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No idea but with the impressions on the frets as well I was surprised the wasn't any structural damage to the neck or body.
szukalski
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Looks like something heavy was on top whilst it had strings on. Either in storage or shipping.
That's why some fancy guitars have fret guards.
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Village Idiot
White-knuckle power chord
ITG6
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Best part is it was in a hard case.
szukalski
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And that’s why you don’t stack cases on top of each other..
Coda
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That’s like an umbrella that works great, unless it’s raining…
SillyOctpuss
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Every god damn one of us
justin23000
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Here’s my little weirdo. Wired for one each master volume and tone… I should probably plug up those nasty holes.
