Not sure where to begin on this.
First up, Adrian has done a magnificent job. Everything exceeds my expectations - especially the fingerboard, binding and fret work. The finish is great, and yellower than these shots indicate.
The pickups have been raised about as high as they can go exposing the base plate - this is normal for old P90's...the sweet spot is with the pole pieces close to the strings, however originally this was not intended. The pickups were often 1cm or more away from the strings!
The guitar plays superbly and sounds like a cross between an LP Special and a hot Telecaster. Twangy and biting, but with some fatness. Very different to say my '56 LP, and the late 60's SG.
I know the job was a bit of a biatch at times for Adrian but really, when you see this thing in the flesh it's quite breath taking.
Well done, Sir.
1962 SG Special
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On the headstock...one forgets how small the 50's and early 60's Gibson headstocks were. In my view that era presented the most attractive size and shape...even compared to the modern reissues.
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Mmm im loving that pickguard.
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Yeah, it's super thick...but warping due to age. One has to be very delicate with how the screws are aligned...Benrocky wrote:Mmm im loving that pickguard.
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Amazing! I'd been wondering what the finished product would look like for a while now and these pictures do not disappoint!
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mmmm most lustworthy!
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Nice pics, Unique!
It came out purty. It's almost a shame to think that it will get munged up and relic'ed over the coming decades.
It came out purty. It's almost a shame to think that it will get munged up and relic'ed over the coming decades.
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Seriously, that is easily the sexiest SG I've ever seen. I got to lay my hands on it while it was still naked in Ash's workshop and was floored by how resonant it is all over. Just stunning 
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Fucking awesome!!
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Mean! I especially like the pic of the frets/binding. Beautiful work there.
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Mmmmm very nice! SG porn for sure!
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fixedHot_Grits wrote:Bloody horrible that it wasn't there the weekend before last. Awful in fact.
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Conclusive proof of the reality of Reincarnation.
Unique and Ash; you have done a Beautiful Thing.
Unique and Ash; you have done a Beautiful Thing.
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The pain is too recent.*UNIQUE* wrote:fixedHot_Grits wrote:Bloody horrible that it wasn't there the weekend before last. Awful in fact.
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