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Old 11-08-2007, 06:18 AM   #43 (permalink)
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Re: Favorite Gibson NON-Les Paul

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Originally Posted by Anchorman View Post
An SG is a Les Paul

Guitar History Anchorman, in 61, Gibson discontinued the single cutaway LP Standard and Custom models for this ligher version that somewhat better fit most popular music of the time, The Truss rod covers bore a Les Paul signature in script, Les himself protested this model for a few reasons, 1, he didnt design it, 2 , he was going thru a divorce with Mary Ford , and wanted any and all royalty checks to halt, 3, he didnt like the horns so Gibson re named the guitar the SG, for Solid Guitar , 61 models are still referred to by Gibson and many others as 61SGLP's

Hey Lex, I think Switchmasters Pre Humbucker and after , are all cool axes too , Thats one big sweet Jazz and Blues Box
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