koula901 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Yup, it's The Fool, played by Eric Clapton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Speaking of SG's, I found the perfect one for the man or woman who has everything...and believes anything! 1963 SG Um, no. $200,000 for a guitar that "might" of been played by Duane Allman? That guy needs to lay off the crack pipe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 Never give up a Heritage for a Gibson, especially just an SG.... I would not trade my SG for anything. It is versatile, its a tone machine, and the featherweight body makes it easy to handle. Not everybody likes the neck, but I do. And it is a great ax for learning slide. Do ya think Duane, Derek and others including Gary Rossington used them for slide just by accident? I have seen used ones in almost perfect condition going for around $900 or less. Don't waste your bucks on an Epiphone model, they are junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest HRB853370 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I'm considering a SG for learning to play slide guitar. Might even be an epiphone. I've played an SG and since I'm not a small fellow, it doesn't suite me physically. Looks like a toy guitar on me... Not to be personal, but just how large of a guy are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horace Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 In 1966 I used my paper route and Howard Johnson's soda fountain clerk money to buy a new SG Jr with one P90 and a twang bar, a Gibson GSS 100 amp, and a Gibson Maestro fuzz box, ( although the maestro might have come a little later ). I loved the feel and the sound of that guitar. I held onto it for about 3 years before selling it to a friend. i'd be very tempted to buy one if Heritage came out with one. I'm kind of tempted to buy one now anyway, but I'll probably wait for Heritage. Tal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 Not to be personal, but just how large of a guy are you? I'm 6'1" and around 230 lbs. Even my H-140 seems a little small to me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 I would not trade my SG for anything. It is versatile, its a tone machine, and the featherweight body makes it easy to handle. Not everybody likes the neck, but I do. And it is a great ax for learning slide. Do ya think Duane, Derek and others including Gary Rossington used them for slide just by accident? I have seen used ones in almost perfect condition going for around $900 or less. Don't waste your bucks on an Epiphone model, they are junk. I'd hate to dedicate a really nice guitar for only slide. Figured a cheap Epi SG or Squire Tele for learning slide on. But now that I think about it, I'm going to make some more cigar box guitars that are electric. After a little bashing of the SG on my part, I do really like that guitar. I played a SG Classic lately and aboslutely loved it. Got a little lost playing it because its access to the fretboard makes it feel like its twice as long as a Strat or LP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 THIS ONE'S FOR KUZ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 I had one of these on loan from someone trying to sell it to me a long time ago. Awesome guitar really. My P-90 SG is very different, but a delight to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredZepp Posted March 11, 2011 Share Posted March 11, 2011 THIS ONE'S FOR KUZ! HA.. you crack me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted March 11, 2011 Author Share Posted March 11, 2011 I had one of these on loan from someone trying to sell it to me a long time ago. Awesome guitar really. My P-90 SG is very different, but a delight to play. All I can say is WOW. Too bad Gibson doesn't still make SG Custom's. Really cool guitar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pro-fusion Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 All I can say is WOW. Too bad Gibson doesn't still make SG Custom's. Really cool guitar. The Gibson Custom Shop has made some very nice SG Customs in recent years. Prices are predictably too high, though. And since they are mostly reissues of the '61 SG/Les Paul, they are seriously neck-heavy, too. The best SG I've owned was a fairly recent ESP Edwards Japanese knock-off of a '61 SG Custom. It had the three pickups, ebony fretboard, nicely shaped body, everything...other than not having genuine mother of pearl inlays. It played fantastic but was also neck-heavy, which is why I sold it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteraltongreen Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 The Gibson SG era Les Pauls were made during their K-zoo days. Call me lazy if you will for not searching the forums, but why does it seem like every Gibson model has a very similar model with Heritage with exception of an SG? Do they have something against the SG? I keep getting drawn back to this subject,so there's something at the back of my mind.I had a '59 Les Paul Jnr,in 1963,that I reluctantly sold to fund a 'Strat'.I always regretted it,so I bought a new Les Paul Jnr in the S.G. shape,when I could afford one.It was not the equal of the previous Junior from 1959. The balance was wrong,head heavy,so I only used it,minimally on gigs,as the sessions were long,and it hurt my arm after a while.It was not as versatile as my Gretsch Tennessean.In 1967,I bought the album Les Paul 'Now !,which I still have.I loved this album,as Les had remixed many of his old hits into Phase 4 stereo,and there were guitars flying all over the place.The album cover shows Les sporting a Les Paul S.G. Custom in white.I'd read that Les had withdrawn his endorsement of this instrument,so I was surprised to see him with one on this album.He obviously never used it,and the photo was to publicise the instrument for Gibson.It took other players to find the true worth of the S.G.,not,unfortunately my personal favourite,Les Paul,who I tried to copy,with varying amounts of success.I do like the look of a potential Heritage S.G.type model,with the modern headstock.See my earlier entry for the mock up. Peter Alton Green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueox Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I, for one, am rather surprised that this thread has kept going on for so long. It would seem more suitable for the Gibson forum. I keep thinking that if one wants an SG, there are many out there, old and new, in Gibson and Epiphone versions, for one to purchase. Heritage is not Gibson and never had any intention nor authorization to duplicate or clone the Gibson catalog offerings. I admire Heritage for producing a limited amount of guitars that are worthy of their attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 In 1966 I used my paper route and Howard Johnson's soda fountain clerk money to buy a new SG Jr with one P90 and a twang bar, a Gibson GSS 100 amp, and a Gibson Maestro fuzz box, ( although the maestro might have come a little later ). I loved the feel and the sound of that guitar. I held onto it for about 3 years before selling it to a friend. i'd be very tempted to buy one if Heritage came out with one. I'm kind of tempted to buy one now anyway, but I'll probably wait for Heritage. Tal Memory lane! I bought the same Gibson fuzz box from Julius Bellson in person for $25. I was just a kid. Julius, who was one of my mother's bridge partners, and McCarty ruled Gibson at the time. (Another bridge partner was Paul Winegar, who played Wishbone on the series "Rawhide".) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark555 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 An SG with a single pick up in the bridge, Humbucker or P90, would be a fantastic stripped back guitar, but the headsdtock would have to be a bit on the small side to compliment the smaller body. However, I can see why Heritage don't make the SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark555 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 HA.. you crack me up. Will Kuz ever live having a pink guitar down?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyGrass Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I had one of these on loan from someone trying to sell it to me a long time ago. Awesome guitar really. My P-90 SG is very different, but a delight to play. That's a beautiful guitar but it looks like it's in a casket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 That's a beautiful guitar but it looks like it's in a casket. Brothers and Sisters, we have gathered here today to remember what once was but will be no more. Our Beloved Kalamazoo made Gibson SG.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuz Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 THIS ONE'S FOR KUZ! Girl or not I am about ready to drop you!!! My Tele is salmon, I tell you!!!!!! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 LOL!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted March 13, 2011 Author Share Posted March 13, 2011 Does it have a hello kitty label inside the control cavity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koula901 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Will Kuz ever live having a pink guitar down?? I know, he's gonna kill me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Flying Bird Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Girl or not I am about ready to drop you!!! My Tele is salmon, I tell you!!!!!! LOL He's right. But his panties are pink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brentrocks Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I had one of these on loan from someone trying to sell it to me a long time ago. Awesome guitar really. My P-90 SG is very different, but a delight to play. that's my dream SG right there!!! As far as Heritage SGs...the H 125 is about the closest they ever got...i had a chance to buy one of these a couple yrs ago and kick myself for not jumping on it. Its like the Exterminator, STAT DLX, H 127, etc...VERY FEW MADE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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