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holy shit (my sg)

exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
edited January 2005 in Musicians and Gearheads
they only made 6.

:O
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    well I guess it's good you got one huh.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i'll say. fuck. i'm scared to play it now.
  • MissYouAllDayMissYouAllDay Posts: 939
    I am confused? You have like a new standard SG right? Don't they still make them? How did you find out how many they made?
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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    MissYouAllDay wrote:
    I am confused? You have like a new standard SG right? Don't they still make them? How did you find out how many they made?


    it's left handed. in naturalburst which isn't available as standard production. gibson made 6 specially for two stores in the states last year. i got my mitts on one. for about 60% of the original cost.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    it's left handed. in naturalburst which isn't available as standard production. gibson made 6 specially for two stores in the states last year. i got my mitts on one. for about 60% of the original cost.

    any thoughts on hacking it up and installing a mini humbucker in between the other two? :)

    I didn't think so.

    Play it, it deserves to be played.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • puremagicpuremagic Posts: 1,907
    exhausted wrote:
    it's left handed. in naturalburst which isn't available as standard production. gibson made 6 specially for two stores in the states last year. i got my mitts on one. for about 60% of the original cost.


    I don't people really understand how difficult it is to obtain a quality guitar or bass when your left-handed.

    Compared to right-handed equipment which will always sell, there is not that hugh demand for left-handed equipment. Which many companies like Gibson and PRS still consider speciality items. Thus, the extra cost and the limited numbers that they'll make available. Most professional lefties order customized equipment which makes it doubly hard for the average
    left-handed person to afford a quality guitar or bass. Thus, the beauty of
    e-bay and friends in NAMM.

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  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    any thoughts on hacking it up and installing a mini humbucker in between the other two? :)

    I didn't think so.

    Play it, it deserves to be played.


    not a single thing is going to change on this guitar now. nothing.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    PRS has quit with the lefties entirely. i would imagine a custom ordered one would be well into 5 figures.

    gibson has now moved their 335 and les paul custom production (along with 61 reissue SGs etc) to the custom shop, further increasing the price another 50-60% over the huge jump all gibsons have taken in the past few years.

    someday i will get my mitts on a 335 but it's going to have to come from ebay. i'll never find one new that i can afford.
  • nailz100nailz100 Posts: 1,176
    I tried playing a lefty last week....it was quite an experience, like learning guitar all over again.
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  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    PRS has quit with the lefties entirely. i would imagine a custom ordered one would be well into 5 figures.

    gibson has now moved their 335 and les paul custom production (along with 61 reissue SGs etc) to the custom shop, further increasing the price another 50-60% over the huge jump all gibsons have taken in the past few years.

    someday i will get my mitts on a 335 but it's going to have to come from ebay. i'll never find one new that i can afford.


    screw that, get a dot or get a 5 ply maple body from warmouth or whoever and do it yourself. Even at 2 grand it's just silly for righthanded players.

    The Epiphone Elite Dot, when you swap the P/U's lacks nothing at all. for 800 less.

    The regular Dot you have should suit all our needs fine.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    yeah, from a playability standpoint, the dot is more than sufficient with the 57 classics in it.

    i'm just pipedreaming of the day i can collect these things and on that day i will buy the gibson 335.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    lacquer finish checking is a cruel bitch.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    lacquer finish checking is a cruel bitch.


    or your best friend if you're Tom Murphy.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    or your best friend if you're Tom Murphy.

    heart attack inducing when it's on the back of the neck at the headstock though. the finish is quite thick and it looks like there was some unresolved stress there. it's not a wood crack but it scared the fuck outta me. i'm having it verified by my tech this saturday that i don't need to start crying.

    my LP is checking nicely though.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    heart attack inducing when it's on the back of the neck at the headstock though. the finish is quite thick and it looks like there was some unresolved stress there. it's not a wood crack but it scared the fuck outta me. i'm having it verified by my tech this saturday that i don't need to start crying.

    my LP is checking nicely though.

    all the stresses of a new father. :)
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    i have this to console me.

    http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Luthier/Technique/Finish/Lacquer/CheckRepair/checkfill.html
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    i have this to console me.

    http://www.frets.com/FRETSPages/Luthier/Technique/Finish/Lacquer/CheckRepair/checkfill.html

    you know there's a fine line between hobby and mental illness.
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    it's not like i'm going to try to do it myself but it's nice to know it can be fixed if i so desire.
  • Pacomc79Pacomc79 Posts: 9,404
    exhausted wrote:
    it's not like i'm going to try to do it myself but it's nice to know it can be fixed if i so desire.


    yeah, it dosen't look like a major operation to do it either. I was just mocking your reaction to minor finish checking, some people pay 10 times what you payed for that guitar for "finish checking" :)
    My Girlfriend said to me..."How many guitars do you need?" and I replied...."How many pairs of shoes do you need?" She got really quiet.
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    Pacomc79 wrote:
    yeah, it dosen't look like a major operation to do it either. I was just mocking your reaction to minor finish checking, some people pay 10 times what you payed for that guitar for "finish checking" :)

    if it was anywhere but at the headstock tilt, i wouldn't be freaking at all.

    i am just scared shitless of this:
    http://www.maraz.com/dmara/repair/gibhsbreak1.htm
  • JDE-PJJDE-PJ Posts: 721
    your guitar is really nice looking greg.

    sometimes I come in here and read these posts, and I swear I need to take a musical language course on this stuff to understand most of what you guys write.

    enjoy your new baby:)
    I know someday you will have a beautiful Life


    Jason
  • exhaustedexhausted Posts: 6,638
    my wife laughed at me heartily because i'm freaking over a lacquer check.
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