Yes, I've seen those, but up until today. I never knew that LPs back in the day had the inputs on the body.1979 "The SG"
Side Output Jack
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None of the production models had top jacks.Seems that the first Goldtop LPs had the input jack on the top of the body like the Sg, 335 and various others.
It was only the 1 piece mahogany Custom bodies that were drilled through the jack hole. On the maple capped models like those, they routed the channel in the mahogany before gluing on the top.I wouldn't mind in a way if they were on top, but there is a good reason it is where it is. You can drill through it to the pickup cavity for running your wire and to run the ground wire to the tailpiece.
They must have drilled like they would on an SG through the neck cavity then for the pickup wires to the cavity.
Well, for at least the switch wiring on the maple cap ones, but what about pre-CNC? I've never had a Gibson that old, but I do have several pre-CNC MIJ singlecuts and most are drilled through the jack hole only. And obviously they had routers so I just figured they were copying Gibson, but I don't actually know.It was only the 1 piece mahogany Custom bodies that were drilled through the jack hole. On the maple capped models like those, they routed the channel in the mahogany before gluing on the top.
Not on my 1977 and ‘78 Les Paul Custom.... both have round wire channels clean thru to the threeway switch.....drilled way below the maple cap.It was only the 1 piece mahogany Custom bodies that were drilled through the jack hole. On the maple capped models like those, they routed the channel in the mahogany before gluing on the top.
Interesting -- Gibson has done lots of odd things. I guess there have been eras where they did all Customs that way.Not on my 1977 and ‘78 Les Paul Custom.... both have round wire channels clean thru to the threeway switch..... and both have maple caps.
I use a right angle in the side jack too for sitting too. With today's long jacks and shrink-wrap on the cord, you can't sit in a comfy chair or on the couch and play with a straight jack. Standing up, the straight jack rules. But a right angle is a must for a front jack at all times.I prefer the top jack. I just use a right angle cord - it swings out of the way when I play sitting down, which is about all I do.
Thats an "output jack" cuz it outputs.Seems that the first Goldtop LPs had the input jack on the top of the body like the Sg, 335 and various others.
More likely it puts out!Thats an "output jack" cuz it outputs.