Old SG's

[druz15]

What year's the penguin?

[thegreengod]

Hey Guys. New here. Nice SG's by the way "Unique". I thought Id post my love of SG's and the power of P90. Heres a shot of my fab four. '64 SG Jr, '55 Les Paul Jr and a couple of weird birds on the side. Love the color though. Thanks guys Rock on!!

A very warm welcome! Nice collection there. Is that a Pigtail on the 64? I was using those until I tried the MojoAxe lightning...worth a shot if you want a fatter sound.

Love the LP Junior.

Tell me more about the Pelham Blue Les Paul/SG - it doesn't look like a Tweedy.

Again, great guitars.

Hey Unique - The bridge on the '64 is actually a Tone Pros AVT2 wrap around. I stil have the original Bridge in the case. I tried the Tone pros to try and see the difference against the '55 Les paul Jr. Its been a giving me a good sound in terms of intonation and all. Im fickle for that. Only draw back is you do tend to loose a bit of sustain, but hardly noticable until I switch to the Jr. I guess you cant have it all something does tend to be sacrificed. But Leslie (55 jr) is top of the heap at the moment. I get the Mountain and Foghat tones.

The Les Paul/SG - im not gonna lie I wish it was a vintage one. But you are correct Unique on your first huntch. It is a Tweedy with some changes. I personally wasnt a fan of the original creame hardware. This on the other hand give it a more manly look. Hope I didnt offend anyone with that. My apologies. Guitar astethics to me is a personal thing. What might look great for one is not neccessarilly for another. In saying that I recommend the Tweedy Model. The sound is fantastic. Humbucker sound is nice and crunchy and the lead tones are crisp. I dare say very Classic rock paired with a an old Marshall JCM800. It is on the trebly side though. I tend to put the tone knob on the bridge down to about 7-8. Dan from Mojo axe have provided me with the black parts when I was stateside early this year. Its starting to fade it now due to its nitro finish i believe. I have a few outdoor gigs this summer might have hurt it for the better or worse well see.

I hope I didnt miss anything else fellas. I enjoy the brotherhood that you guys have in this forum. Thanks for welcoming me.

Adios.

[thegreengod]

What year's the penguin?

Hey Druz15. I believe its a 1994 Gretsch White Penguin. I will have to double check. Its starting to Yellow now though. Must be due to the white finish. Feel free to correct me guys, Im not much of a Gretsch expert. They do look very Classy though and always gets some looks when used. In the correct hands (not saying mine) it is a formidable weapon just ask Dan Fogelberg damn am I showing my age now or just my musical taste? Some of you here will know who he is come on admit it lol

[Slowy]

[ Dan Fogelberg damn am I showing my age now or just my musical taste? Some of you here will know who he is come on admit it lol

I'll even admit to really liking his work during one phase of my life. Haven't thought about him in years...
I guess being dead doesn't help.

[thegreengod]

[ Dan Fogelberg damn am I showing my age now or just my musical taste? Some of you here will know who he is come on admit it lol

I'll even admit to really liking his work during one phase of my life. Haven't thought about him in years...
I guess being dead doesn't help.

Yes. I cant deny real good music and good song writers. Leader of the Band was always my Dads song. Past from Father to son, Father to son. I always pick up the guitar whenever I hear that song. Where would we all be without that simple 6 stringed device aye.....

[Slowy]

[ Dan Fogelberg damn am I showing my age now or just my musical taste? Some of you here will know who he is come on admit it lol

I'll even admit to really liking his work during one phase of my life. Haven't thought about him in years...
I guess being dead doesn't help.

Yes. I cant deny real good music and good song writers. Leader of the Band was always my Dads song. Past from Father to son, Father to son. I always pick up the guitar whenever I hear that song. Where would we all be without that simple 6 stringed device aye.....

Indeed a fine lyricist. I generally have a low tolerance for 'love song' lyrics but I make an exception for such things as Leader of the Band and Auld Langs Eyne (or however it's spelled).

[GrantB]

OMG - this is "the one"

http://www.guncottonguitars.com/guitars ... -standard/

[thegreengod]

OMG - this is "the one"

http://www.guncottonguitars.com/guitars ... -standard/

They always look so good in cherry red dont they! I myself love the custom 3 pick up version in white. A 1964 Gibson Sg custom 3 pickup with maestro vibrato in white will do.

[jimi]

hhhnnnnnnnngggggfffffff....

http://www.guncottonguitars.com/guitars ... es-335-td/

[GrantB]

Car-heist

[Dharmajester]

I had a pair of LP decal SG's a few years back. A junior and a Standard with side to side vibrola.. Sold the standard to that Angus fella out of that well known noisy ozzie band.. Have still got some old negatives. If I can find somewhere to print them in this digital age I'll get some done and post..

[Bg]

very cool!

[GrantB]

Yes please! You need to get all those stories told man...I recall the one about a black Les Paul, with P90s, in London, a party...some well known peeps involved? No pressure though

[thegreengod]

Damn the '65 SG special still looks amazing. ts not for sale is it? By the way what happen to the tail peice?

[GrantB]

Sorry, not for sale. That tail piece is just off for this particular string up. I'll post a pic of how it normally looks with the Maestro.