My SG

i used to look around the forums a little.....i mthe kid that played FTLOG :)
anyways im ian and i got a new epi SG 1005 Limited Edition Standard and here it is

Very nice. I don't know about the output but very nice.

Originally Posted by: magicninjaVery nice. I don't know about the output but very nice.

the output of SG's is always there, it makes it look cool when you loop the cable back inside of your strap, you know what I mean?

anyways, welcome to the club, the SG-owning club, it's a very nice club to be in, I've been in since august, it's a great place to be. I love it, you will too with your sweet new axe!

and welcome (back) to the boards!

Could I get a Bigsby tremolo put on an SG? What kind of tremolo is on the Angus Young sig. edition... a "Maestro" they call it? Anyone tried it?

Could I get a third humbucker slot routed in the middle? Or would I have to get one that already has three 'buckers?

Originally Posted by: Vegas WierdoCould I get a Bigsby tremolo put on an SG? What kind of tremolo is on the Angus Young sig. edition... a "Maestro" they call it? Anyone tried it?

Could I get a third humbucker slot routed in the middle? Or would I have to get one that already has three 'buckers?

I don't really see the point of a third bucker, but if you really want to know, next time you change strings, after you have all the strings off, take off the pickguard (don't unscrew the pickups or anything, just take off the pickguard, if there is space in pickup cavity of the guitar, then you can add one, all you would need to do is buy a pickguard from the sg that has the 3 pups (check ebay), and then put that on your guitar instead, and install a third pickup in (don't ask me how that would get wired together, but it's possible) and if the guitar doesn't have the space in the pickup cavity, then it could be routed out by a luthier, may be kinda costly though.

as for a tremolo, well, you could get this unique kind of tremolo for les pauls and SGs. it wouldn't be hard to install, and wouldn't require wood work.

here's a bigsby, it may need to be installed by a luthier though, so it may end up costing alot.. and as for a maestro, I dunno, it seems like it would require alot of work, and probably be really costly (perhaps more costly then just buying an angus young guitar)

I believe I've seen both LPs and SGs that had Bigsbys on them... I've also seen three-bucker models with the Bigsby. At least I think I have. I wonder if it'd be cheaper to buy those specific models than to do all those weird upgrades.

Installing a Bigbsy would be more than a matter of drilling a few holes?

Originally Posted by: Vegas WierdoI believe I've seen both LPs and SGs that had Bigsbys on them... I've also seen three-bucker models with the Bigsby. At least I think I have. I wonder if it'd be cheaper to buy those specific models than to do all those weird upgrades.

Installing a Bigbsy would be more than a matter of drilling a few holes?

well, essentially it would be just drilling a few holes, yes, but the placement of the holes would have to be precise, otherwise the guitar may have bad intonation for the rest of it's life. definately not something I'd want to do myself, but if you're the do-it-yourself kinda guy, and you're willing to take the risk, then I'd try to find some info on it on a project guitar website.

I would be very leery about mounting a Bigsby (or any trem for that matter) on an SG!

I had a 1962 SG for a while, and I was so glad to get rid of it! The neck pickup is so close to the neck/body joint that there is very little strength there. Just tuning the strings can be a major hassle because a small change in the tension on one string causes significant pitch changes on the rest of the strings, even without a trem. :eek:

Enjoy your SG just the way it is. If you really gotta have a trem, select a more worthy instrument to mount it on. And be aware that all trem systems suck tone out of your guitar.

If your playing style involves stuff that requires a trem because you can't do it with your fretting hand, then you're probably also using so many FX and so much distortion that your guitar doesn't actually contribute much to your tone anyway. That may not necessarily be a bad thing, but it does render your choice of guitar meaningless. :rolleyes:

Originally Posted by: Lordathestrings

If your playing style involves stuff that requires a trem because you can't do it with your fretting hand, then you're probably also using so many FX and so much distortion that your guitar doesn't actually contribute much to your tone anyway.

Bigsby's are awesome. Way better than Floyd Rose or anything similar. Whenever I pick up a guitar that has a Bigsby I yank away like there's no tomorrow. And I'm a minimalist with FX... most the time I play with none. You'd have to have the hand span of a sasquatch or a grey alien to replicate what can be done with a Bigsby, I think. Maybe Yngwie working the scalloped fretboard... but last I knew his signature Strat has a Floyd Rose.

ok i have the same type of sg but i cant get my pickguard to come off because once you take the bridge off there is screws that go inside the body and i cant get the pickguard to come off so i can take the pickguard off to change my pickups out and there isnt a cavity in the back to where i can get to the pickups. help please.

Well, as you could probably tell, I wasn't real happy with my SG, and it was a loooong time ago, but if memory serves, the bridge rests on a knurled disc on each end, which is threaded onto a pair of screws that are set into the body.



Go back to the Index for the Tech Talk forum, and read the thread about replacing pickups.

http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=11540

Read that thread many times, until you can quote it from memory. Then, you can work on your guitar.

Remove all of the strings.

Note which way the bridge is mounted, so that you can put it back on the same way later.

Measure the height of the discs above the guitar body, so you can put them back in the same place later.

Lift the bridge off of the screws at each end of the saddle.

Remove the threaded discs from the screws.

Leave the screws in the guitar body. The pick guard should lift off freely, once the other screws are removed.

Remove the other screws from around the edge of the pick guard.

Carefully lift the guard away from the body, being careful about the wires from the pickups to the controls.

Go back and read that pupswap thread again.

Hmm... The first guitar I ever bought was and EPI SG, same color, but with a different less "wood-like" finish.

I love that guitar, I still have it and it's about 3 years old now. The only think I didn't like about it, was the fact that the action was a little bit too high and I couldn't ajust it any lower.


that could be a truss-rod problem, so I'll look into that, But anyway....



Yeah, I don't recommend putting a Whammy on an SG. It is a fixed bridge, so that would make it hard to do so, right?

I've honestly never played with a whammy, so my oppinion may not be valued as highly as these other guitarists.


-Andrew

It is possible to mount a tremolo bar on your guitar, but as its an SG (same applies to LP's) its built for tone, so it would be wiser to get a Les Trem or Stetsbar (both of which don't require mounting, so if you ever change your mind, you can just pop 'em off). Of course, you're not gonna be able to dive bomb like crazy on it... As for the third pickup, you may as well find a luthier to do it, because once you have routed the third pickup, chances are that the three-way toggle switch will have to be swapped out for a 5-way one.

i've just bought an Epiphone SG G310 and its awesome: looks nice, and plays any style brilliantly. So the Angus Young Gibson model must be amazing