SG with a 5 pc body?

gbenson · 02-11-2009, 09:26 AM

My 04 Standard is ebony, but the finish has sunk into the grain and I can see the seams where the wood joins together. I counted 5 pieces.

Is that crazy or what? Kind of annoys me

dennistruckdriver · 02-11-2009, 09:28 AM

Do you like the guitar?

gbenson · 02-11-2009, 09:45 AM

It's the best sounding guitar I've ever owned! But something makes me think it won't keep its value as well. I've seldom seen a 3 pc special faded sg body, let alone a Standard.

dennistruckdriver · 02-11-2009, 10:10 AM

If you bought it to play, then it has EXCELLENT value to you. If you bought it for an investment, you bought the wrong model to begin with.
PLAY IT!!!!

Sinmastah · 02-11-2009, 10:28 AM

As long as it isn't plywood, it isn't the biggest deal, espicially if it sounds fine to you...

If it sounds good, why should it bother you it uses 5 peices.

dennistruckdriver · 02-11-2009, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sinmastah

....If it sounds good, why should it bother you it uses 5 peices.

My point, exactly!!!!

gbenson · 02-11-2009, 02:36 PM

it is a little odd, though. anyone ever seen a std with this many pieces?

uOpt · 02-11-2009, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gbenson

It's the best sounding guitar I've ever owned! But something makes me think it won't keep its value as well. I've seldom seen a 3 pc special faded sg body, let alone a Standard.

7 pieces faded were sighted.

I have/had several 1 piece body guitars, but the killers are all patchwork.

guitar_randy · 02-12-2009, 12:50 AM

I emailed Gibson some time back asking about different sg's and how many pieces of wood were used in the bodies.
this is the reply I received:

1st reponse:Hello,
Thanks for writing! Regarding your questions:

1 and 2: Yes, both the Standard and 61 Reissue are 1-piece bodies

3: The SG Special models are multi-piece construction.

4: The overall quality of the wood will be the same for all of them, though the most cosmetically appealing and larger pieces are reserved for the higher level instruments- i.e. Standard, 61 Reissue

2nd response;Hello,
I wanted to revise a bit of information I noticed in this email, and apologize for the mistake. The SG Standard model can have up to a 2-piece body, but there are many made that may have a 1-piece body. Sorry for the confusion, and I hope this helps!
Best regards,

3rd response"Hello,
The Special models will always be multiple piece bodies. Thank you.

gbenson · 02-12-2009, 12:55 PM

guitar_randy

thanks for the post-- I'm going to email them and post back

guitar_randy · 02-12-2009, 10:57 PM

My standard appears to be one.From what I can anyways.My faded special looks to me to have 4 pieces

uOpt · 02-13-2009, 12:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guitar_randy

I emailed Gibson some time back asking about different sg's and how many pieces of wood were used in the bodies.
this is the reply I received:

1st reponse:Hello,
Thanks for writing! Regarding your questions:

1 and 2: Yes, both the Standard and 61 Reissue are 1-piece bodies

3: The SG Special models are multi-piece construction.

4: The overall quality of the wood will be the same for all of them, though the most cosmetically appealing and larger pieces are reserved for the higher level instruments- i.e. Standard, 61 Reissue

2nd response;Hello,
I wanted to revise a bit of information I noticed in this email, and apologize for the mistake. The SG Standard model can have up to a 2-piece body, but there are many made that may have a 1-piece body. Sorry for the confusion, and I hope this helps!
Best regards,

3rd response"Hello,
The Special models will always be multiple piece bodies. Thank you.

Over at IIRC HC there was somebody with a 4-piece SG Standard just this week.

Gibson will tell you any lame thing if the day is too long.

Sinmastah · 02-13-2009, 01:08 PM

And I have a two peice Epi. Another Reason Epiphone elitists rule

ClarenceRodSteele · 02-24-2009, 12:21 PM

I also own a multi piece Standard. Mine's an 04 as well and the body is 6 pieces! I love the guitar BUT if a Standard really is supposed to be no more than 2 pieces, per Gibson's email earlier referenced, hard to not feel a little screwed, like I didn't completely get what I paid for.

- gbenson, I look forward to hearing Gibson's response to your email.

uOpt · 02-24-2009, 05:37 PM

Please post photos of the multi-piece SGs.

ClarenceRodSteele · 02-25-2009, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uOpt

Please post photos of the multi-piece SGs.

Here's a few pictures. Hard to get all the joints to show in the pictures, so in the first picture I put some arrows on the bottom of the guitar. 5 joints, 6 total pieces make up the body.

uOpt · 02-27-2009, 04:34 PM

Funky.

Gibson seems to have forgotten to put this one into the "I see a red guitar and I want to see it painted black" pile.

Can I say liars?

gbenson · 03-01-2009, 10:09 PM

I've gotten over it quite a bit since posting. Gibson told me it's normal to have multi-piece bodies. Oooooooohhh wellll. I play it every day now.

ClarenceRodSteele, those are some pretty pieces of mahogany-- I love that slightly "swirl-y" grain pattern.

ClarenceRodSteele · 03-05-2009, 12:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gbenson

ClarenceRodSteele, those are some pretty pieces of mahogany-- I love that slightly "swirl-y" grain pattern.

Thanks - Yeah, I like the grain too. In normal viewing most of the joints aren't obvious and blend in with the grain.

02-11-2009, 09:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
gbenson Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 56 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	SG with a 5 pc body? My 04 Standard is ebony, but the finish has sunk into the grain and I can see the seams where the wood joins together. I counted 5 pieces. Is that crazy or what? Kind of annoys me

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02-11-2009, 02:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
gbenson Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 56 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: SG with a 5 pc body? it is a little odd, though. anyone ever seen a std with this many pieces?

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guitar_randy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 798 Thanks: 19 Thanked 14 Times in 5 Posts	Re: SG with a 5 pc body? I emailed Gibson some time back asking about different sg's and how many pieces of wood were used in the bodies. this is the reply I received: 1st reponse:Hello, Thanks for writing! Regarding your questions: 1 and 2: Yes, both the Standard and 61 Reissue are 1-piece bodies 3: The SG Special models are multi-piece construction. 4: The overall quality of the wood will be the same for all of them, though the most cosmetically appealing and larger pieces are reserved for the higher level instruments- i.e. Standard, 61 Reissue 2nd response;Hello, I wanted to revise a bit of information I noticed in this email, and apologize for the mistake. The SG Standard model can have up to a 2-piece body, but there are many made that may have a 1-piece body. Sorry for the confusion, and I hope this helps! Best regards, 3rd response"Hello, The Special models will always be multiple piece bodies. Thank you.

02-12-2009, 12:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
gbenson Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 56 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: SG with a 5 pc body? guitar_randy thanks for the post-- I'm going to email them and post back

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Sinmastah Epi Verification Expert Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Minnesota. Posts: 9,582 Thanks: 7 Thanked 322 Times in 58 Posts	Re: SG with a 5 pc body? And I have a two peice Epi. Another Reason Epiphone elitists rule __________________ Epiphone Elitist SG Faded Cherry(Tone Mojo'd and WB'd) Epiphone MIJ Les Paul Ebony LQ Faded Cherry Epiphone SG G-400 Flamed Cherry SunBurst Epiphone Les Paul Plus Top Fender Mexi Oly White Strat Squier Natural Vintage M Jazz bass Peavey Classic 50 SG's FTW

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ClarenceRodSteele Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 3 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: SG with a 5 pc body? I also own a multi piece Standard. Mine's an 04 as well and the body is 6 pieces! I love the guitar BUT if a Standard really is supposed to be no more than 2 pieces, per Gibson's email earlier referenced, hard to not feel a little screwed, like I didn't completely get what I paid for. - gbenson, I look forward to hearing Gibson's response to your email.

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03-01-2009, 10:09 PM	#18 (permalink)
gbenson Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 56 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 1 Post	Re: SG with a 5 pc body? I've gotten over it quite a bit since posting. Gibson told me it's normal to have multi-piece bodies. Oooooooohhh wellll. I play it every day now. ClarenceRodSteele, those are some pretty pieces of mahogany-- I love that slightly "swirl-y" grain pattern.

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