Wound_Up
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Picked this body up from Stratosphere a couple of weeks ago, IIRC. It was a hell of a deal, imo. Only $299, which is quite a discount from the standard price of $699. Even without electronics & hardware. I had the major stuff so I figured I'd save myself $400+
I had to buy a pickguard, a switch, tuner bushings, knobs and CTS pots so like another $65-70. I had a Gotoh ABR1 and Faber aluminum tailpiece for it from another guitar. I also already had a Pure tone jack, pickups, and Hosco VTR tuners by Gotoh(basically upgraded SD90's). Finally got it all installed and wired up a couple of days ago.
Overall, it's an awesome guitar. It weighs a light 6.8 lbs and has absolutely ZERO neck dive. It's also EXTREMELY loud when played unplugged. It really needs better pickups, though. The current ones are alnico 5 takeouts from my Indio Goldtop LP from Monoprice.
I always thought they sounded great but apparently they aren't as great as I thought lol. So I'll probably end up taking a set of Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers out of another Indio LP that I haven't been playing all that much lately.
Overall, it's a great guitar. No high frets that I found. Fret ends are great. Finish is flawless. The body even has a splash of flame in one area. The only real "issue" is the ABR1 bridge. It's SKY HIGH but it seems that's common on both Gibson and Epiphone SG's. So I won't worry about it until the posts start to lean or bend lol
Going to take a bit to get used to it. The neck sticking out so far is pretty different than every other guitar I own. Even my 335-style, which has a neck that sticks out more than most, doesn't stick out that far. I thought I'd be somewhat used to it because of the 335 but it's too different so playing a 335 didn't help lol. I'm sure it won't take long to vet used to.
I had to buy a pickguard, a switch, tuner bushings, knobs and CTS pots so like another $65-70. I had a Gotoh ABR1 and Faber aluminum tailpiece for it from another guitar. I also already had a Pure tone jack, pickups, and Hosco VTR tuners by Gotoh(basically upgraded SD90's). Finally got it all installed and wired up a couple of days ago.
Overall, it's an awesome guitar. It weighs a light 6.8 lbs and has absolutely ZERO neck dive. It's also EXTREMELY loud when played unplugged. It really needs better pickups, though. The current ones are alnico 5 takeouts from my Indio Goldtop LP from Monoprice.
I always thought they sounded great but apparently they aren't as great as I thought lol. So I'll probably end up taking a set of Seymour Duncan Seth Lovers out of another Indio LP that I haven't been playing all that much lately.
Overall, it's a great guitar. No high frets that I found. Fret ends are great. Finish is flawless. The body even has a splash of flame in one area. The only real "issue" is the ABR1 bridge. It's SKY HIGH but it seems that's common on both Gibson and Epiphone SG's. So I won't worry about it until the posts start to lean or bend lol
Going to take a bit to get used to it. The neck sticking out so far is pretty different than every other guitar I own. Even my 335-style, which has a neck that sticks out more than most, doesn't stick out that far. I thought I'd be somewhat used to it because of the 335 but it's too different so playing a 335 didn't help lol. I'm sure it won't take long to vet used to.
