rwinking Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Did Heritage ever build an SG? I see LP's, 335's, 330's, etc. and wondered about an SG. rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davesultra Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Nope. Closest thing (IMO) would be an H-170. They also never did a Flying V or Explorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PunkKitty Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 The closest to an SG design is the H-170. If you talk to Jim, Marv, Ren, and the others, they will tell you stories of the early days of the SGs coming off the assembly line with faulty neck joints. The original design was flawed. Jim worked for Guild for a while and had a hand in designing the S-100 which was designed to compete with the SG. The neck joint is at the 19th fret which makes it more stable than the SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwinking Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 I forgot about that deal with the SG and the necks. I knew a lot of folks who had SGs and the necks broke and had to be repaired. I mean what the hell kind of guitar can't take it when a drunken singer knocks it off the stand? I do have an H-170 which I love, but it is not like an SG to me. I was just curious why they never did one and now it makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DetroitBlues Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 You can buy a beat up 137DC and reshape it..... Much to the dismay of many here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoslate Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Or you could by...an SG.... Which I did, four months ago. Strap locks, and either I'm wearing it, or it's in the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Frank Zappa. Carry on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressure Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 Word is Marv hates sanding the bevels on an SG. Allegedly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwinking Posted November 13, 2015 Author Share Posted November 13, 2015 I will not buy another Gibson product. If Heritage had an SG I would buy one but not a Gibson. I am kind of over them which is why I love Heritage.....all of the good of a Gibson w/o the BS. BTW, I would never re-shape or change my H-170. That would be a sacrilage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJTopes Posted November 13, 2015 Share Posted November 13, 2015 I wish Heritage made an SG,,, I'd own one!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbonesullivan Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 remember that there is a "strengthened" neck joint SG, which is what the current 2016 SG standards have. They stupidly went back to the original design for a year or so, which just isn't strong enough IMHO. I don't see Heritage ever making an SG. I do wish they would make something similar though, thin and sharp looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectrum13 Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Word is Marv hates sanding the bevels on an SG. Allegedly Opening up an old wound Rich? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pressure Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 Not a wound but an on going discussion. Good times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conneazoo Posted November 14, 2015 Share Posted November 14, 2015 The comparison here kills me. There is none. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrymclark Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 An LP SG Custom is on my shortlist of wants. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beagle216 Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 An LP SG Custom is on my shortlist of wants. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Have one. It's my number 1. I love it. Mines a 2009. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Have one. It's my number 1. I love it. Mines a 2009. I briefly had this 2007 and was a VERY nice guitar! Unfortunately, that's not me playing in the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLoY6iVK4tY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzzy Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 An LP SG Custom is on my shortlist of wants. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I borrowed one for about six to eight months. It was really old then and that was at least twenty years ago. I remember a little neck dive, a smooth fretboard and I didn't want to give it back. I guess I've lived a full life without it so it must not have too much better than the Flying V's that I played back then or I would have coughed up the cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HANGAR18 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 I spent a lot of time working on a SG for a friend of mine once. It needed to be returned to playing condition. I never really cared for them though. The closest I ever got to the SG concept was a PRS Mira which I really liked but eventually liked something else better. It seems to me that the closest thing Heritage offers to an SG is the models H137DC or the H170. (The rim thickness on a H137DC is only 5/8th of an inch. Probably the thinest solid body Heritage makes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulk1 Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Waaaaay back when, I had two different SGs that neck warped. And not like in "time warp", but in ........... holy crap what happened to the neck? That said, until they went wonkers on me it was my guitar of choice. Loved the feel, the response and the sure grit of that guitar. Went from the SG to an LP. Found the LP to be a bit more "polite" than the SG. I can't see the 137 being anything approaching the nature of an SG, other than both being solid slab bodies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwinking Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 Wow, Polo,,,,,that was a nice sounding SG. That was not your usual SG fare, however. It really does show the versatility of the guitar but I think it shows more more of the the versatility of the player. I guess it is ok to hijack my own thread, so here is another example of a guitar out of context: hard to believe that a tele can sound like that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwinking Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 or this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Great vids Rwinking!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwinking Posted November 17, 2015 Author Share Posted November 17, 2015 These vids go to show one that about 90% of tone is in the fingers. That said, there is nothing like a big fat jazz box to help the fingers along with that last 10%! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shook494 Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Haven't been around for a while. If Heritage had an SG I'd buy it now. I'm looking into an SG 61 reissue for a steal right now. I have G.A.S. for an SG right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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