SG information request

markeod72 · 10-25-2008, 06:53 PM

I have been GASing over a getting a SG 61 reissue for about the last month. I can't afford a new one so I off to fleabay. I have a few questions about a couple auctions for you guys with the SG knowledge. For I want to learn and become a SG geek as well and I don't want to get screwed. I just can't get over that big honking neck of a SG standard. Have all the SG standards through the years have huge necks?

What is the deal with the neck to body junction on this SG? It looks completely different from the SGs I have researched. It is a fake? a different era?

Gibson SG 61 Reissue w/ Angus Young humbucker - eBay (item 280278131440 end time Oct-25-08 16:21:11 PDT)

Are there any other really good sources of SG information? Thanks alot.

Mark

Slone · 10-25-2008, 07:05 PM

I'm pretty sure its fake, the pickup switch is in the wrong place.

Dino · 10-25-2008, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Slone

I'm pretty sure its fake, the pickup switch is in the wrong place.

I dunno what's up with the switch, but the case appears to be from the same era the seller claims.

Boleskinehouse · 10-25-2008, 07:28 PM

That switch location is consistent with an SG from '85... Does it look good? No. It is real though.

Boleskinehouse · 10-25-2008, 07:36 PM

The body shape and the contours are also all wrong, which is common on SGs from the early '70s to the late '80s. It might be a great guitar if you can get over how it looks.

captain tightpants · 10-25-2008, 07:40 PM

Angus was playing one like that around then. They never did look right.

Owl · 10-25-2008, 07:55 PM

It's definitely real, but I don't think the necks on SG Standards are very big.

Sinmastah · 10-25-2008, 10:21 PM

Yeah, the body looks horrible. Probably real, but not something I would want.

Huey · 10-26-2008, 08:15 PM

ouch, why would they put the switch there??

Boleskinehouse · 10-26-2008, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Huey

ouch, why would they put the switch there??

Because Norlin was smoking some really funky drugs.

Huey · 10-26-2008, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

Because Norlin was smoking some really funky drugs.

, maybe they thought it was a fifth knob

StrangerNY · 10-27-2008, 08:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boleskinehouse

The body shape and the contours are also all wrong, which is common on SGs from the early '70s to the late '80s. It might be a great guitar if you can get over how it looks.

I was just gonna say the body looked squirrely.

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magman · 10-28-2008, 04:49 PM

EverythingSG.com - Home
check it out.

nick1962 · 10-30-2008, 11:41 AM

Try to get hold of a 70s SG; my '79 is really slim, as is my mate's '72. You can tell 70s models by the small block fret markers.

geochem1st · 10-30-2008, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Owl

It's definitely real, but I don't think the necks on SG Standards are very big.

Compared to a real 61 SG Special they are like baseball bats.

ellem52 · 10-30-2008, 12:29 PM

This is (well was, I traded it) my '72-'75 SG:

That one on eBay looks odd. And more than just the switch location.

markeod72 · 10-30-2008, 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nick1962

Try to get hold of a 70s SG; my '79 is really slim, as is my mate's '72. You can tell 70s models by the small block fret markers.

If I get the chance I will.

ellem52, that is a beautiful guitar!

Thanks for the insights and information Fellas.

Mark

nick1962 · 10-31-2008, 07:31 PM

My '79 - I love this thing!

10-25-2008, 06:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
markeod72 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: TN Posts: 141 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	SG information request I have been GASing over a getting a SG 61 reissue for about the last month. I can't afford a new one so I off to fleabay. I have a few questions about a couple auctions for you guys with the SG knowledge. For I want to learn and become a SG geek as well and I don't want to get screwed. I just can't get over that big honking neck of a SG standard. Have all the SG standards through the years have huge necks? What is the deal with the neck to body junction on this SG? It looks completely different from the SGs I have researched. It is a fake? a different era? Gibson SG 61 Reissue w/ Angus Young humbucker - eBay (item 280278131440 end time Oct-25-08 16:21:11 PDT) Are there any other really good sources of SG information? Thanks alot. Mark

10-25-2008, 07:05 PM	#2 (permalink)
Slone Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 312 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	Re: SG information request I'm pretty sure its fake, the pickup switch is in the wrong place.

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Boleskinehouse V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Next to Raleighwood Posts: 8,330 Thanks: 25 Thanked 39 Times in 17 Posts	Re: SG information request The body shape and the contours are also all wrong, which is common on SGs from the early '70s to the late '80s. It might be a great guitar if you can get over how it looks. __________________ http://www.geartalk.com Join us..

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captain tightpants V.I.P. Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Orland CA Posts: 2,375 Thanks: 10 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: SG information request Angus was playing one like that around then. They never did look right. __________________ What the? Where's my sig?!!

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10-25-2008, 07:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
Owl V.I.P. Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 596 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SG information request It's definitely real, but I don't think the necks on SG Standards are very big.

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Sinmastah V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Bloomington Minnesota Posts: 3,598 Thanks: 5 Thanked 47 Times in 9 Posts	Re: SG information request Yeah, the body looks horrible. Probably real, but not something I would want. __________________ Epiphone Elitist SG Faded Cherry (Tone Mojo'd and WB'd) Faded Cherry Epiphone SG G-400 Flamed Cherry SunBurst Epiphone Les Paul Plus Top Vintage Sunburst Epiphone LP Special II VOX AD30VT Epiphone Studio 10S Amp http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=sinmastah SG's FTW

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magman Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: NEVADA Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SG information request EverythingSG.com - Home check it out.

10-30-2008, 11:41 AM	#14 (permalink)
nick1962 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Leicester, England Posts: 220 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SG information request Try to get hold of a 70s SG; my '79 is really slim, as is my mate's '72. You can tell 70s models by the small block fret markers.

10-30-2008, 12:29 PM	#16 (permalink)
ellem52 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 192 Thanks: 3 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: SG information request This is (well was, I traded it) my '72-'75 SG: That one on eBay looks odd. And more than just the switch location. __________________ 1990 Les Paul Standard 1987 Ibanez RG550DY 1995 Fender Telecaster 2000 G&L S-500 2008 Breedlove 12

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