SG makeover

Dirty · 10-17-2008, 08:55 AM

As new here I start by saying hello!

Beeing a lefty player I have always had trouble finding good guitars. But years of searching ebay and japanese sights has payed of and resaulted in various Grecos and others.
As a true AC/DC faan I always wanted a brown SG standard.
But that has proved inpossible to find as a lefty.
So I bought a SG faded worn brown. And set to work.
I let the pics. do the talking

And here he is with the rest of the family, feeling right at home

Cheers / Dirty
Dirty Tube Amps

axepilot · 10-17-2008, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty

I see that the proper refreshments were on hand for this project.....

Great job!

Dirty · 10-17-2008, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by axepilot

I see that the proper refreshments were on hand for this project.....

Great job!

Thanks!
I didn´t have the guts to start routing/sawing in a Gibson until I tasted at least half a bottle of Bourbon

Huey · 10-17-2008, 11:40 AM

too many left handed guitars

Sinmastah · 10-17-2008, 11:54 AM

How come with lefty SG's, it looks like the horns are uneven, but on righty SG's they look even? Anyone else get that

BlackCat · 10-17-2008, 12:44 PM

You have good taste in bourbon, dude.

What is that stuff in the yellow can?

Dirty · 10-17-2008, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BlackCat

You have good taste in bourbon, dude.

What is that stuff in the yellow can?

Tasty Swedish Beer

Slone · 10-17-2008, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Sinmastah

How come with lefty SG's, it looks like the horns are uneven, but on righty SG's they look even? Anyone else get that

It's the same with the rightys but I notice it more in the left handed ones too.

How did you do the inlays and what did you use for binding?

I wouldn't mind removing the dots and adding binding to my SG.

Dirty · 10-17-2008, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Slone

It's the same with the rightys but I notice it more in the left handed ones too.

How did you do the inlays and what did you use for binding?

I wouldn't mind removing the dots and adding binding to my SG.

I bought some nice celluloid inlays on ebay.
I used the Dremmel with router base from Stewart-MacDonald: Everything for building and repairing stringed instruments!
I buoght some different bindings before I found one in the right color.
I didn´t like the Gibson binding I bougt because it looks to have to much red in it. Same as on all gibson standards. The one I used is more white. But I will put some tinted nitro cellulose paint over it later so it will look just right.

Owl · 10-17-2008, 05:59 PM

Superb work.

Boleskinehouse · 10-17-2008, 07:42 PM

Great job! Great Bourbon!

Looks fantastic!

CzarIvan · 10-17-2008, 09:05 PM

how'd you deal with the inlay on the 12th? I've seen it done before where the dots had to be plugged first then the trapezoid routed. do you have pics?

Dirty · 10-18-2008, 03:31 AM

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Originally Posted by CzarIvan

how'd you deal with the inlay on the 12th? I've seen it done before where the dots had to be plugged first then the trapezoid routed. do you have pics?

I havn´t got any pics.
But I removed the dots and routed for trapetsoid.
Then I filled it out with the same colored glue i used for the new inlays.
It worked out great. It is almost exacltly the same color as the fretboard.

Winterheim · 10-18-2008, 03:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Sinmastah

How come with lefty SG's, it looks like the horns are uneven, but on righty SG's they look even? Anyone else get that

The horns are really uneven. Your dominant eye just sometimes plays tricks on you.

Winterheim · 10-18-2008, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dirty

Wow. Is that Absinth I'm seeing? Cool!

Dirty · 10-18-2008, 04:42 AM

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Originally Posted by vasthorizon

Wow. Is that Absinth I'm seeing? Cool!

Yepp, I had to get my hands realy steady for the routing part

specter1001 · 10-18-2008, 07:06 AM

great job man!

LongBeach · 10-18-2008, 12:10 PM

wow, you did a fantastic job!

10-17-2008, 08:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dirty Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	SG makeover As new here I start by saying hello! Beeing a lefty player I have always had trouble finding good guitars. But years of searching ebay and japanese sights has payed of and resaulted in various Grecos and others. As a true AC/DC faan I always wanted a brown SG standard. But that has proved inpossible to find as a lefty. So I bought a SG faded worn brown. And set to work. I let the pics. do the talking And here he is with the rest of the family, feeling right at home Cheers / Dirty Dirty Tube Amps

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