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    2 amazing things happened today!
    1, it rained! For 4 minutes, first rain this year I think!
    2. I was stumbling through pawnshops today looking for a few retro video games for my youngest son and came across this! It was a steal, so I bought it.

    2008 Gibson SG. Mahogany, rosewood, 490r neck, and 490t bridge.
    It was filthy dirty and has some wear for sure, but she's been home, bathed, oiled, polished, newly strung, and sounds great! I can't get over how light it is.
    As I strummed it in the shop with it's corroded strings, it sung loudly, that's really what sold me on it, never even paid these much attention before today.

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    Last edited by 80's_Metal; 07-12-2020, 02:43 PM.
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    Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

    Nice! But really, it's only half round. Those horns on the cut aways are pretty pointy. Can't wait for a sound clip!

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      Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

      Originally posted by Demanic View Post
      Nice! But really, it's only half round. Those horns on the cut aways are pretty pointy. Can't wait for a sound clip!

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      Ask and you shall receive!
      Running thru OD pedal into the mode 4
      Amp 1 crunch channel
      Then amp 2 od1 and then od2
      Back to amp 1

      Last edited by 80's_Metal; 07-11-2020, 05:17 PM.
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        Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

        Congrats. The Faded Specials are a decent bang for the buck, especially the ones with 490R/490T (498 is too hot for me). I briefly owned a 2012 one that I got at GC brand new for $420 due to what I believe was a mis-tag. I didn't ask questions; I just took out my money. Problem is, at that price for an $800 guitar, it's hard to resist flipping on Craig's List. I had two other SGs that sounded nearly identical, so a few months later, I flipped the Special in as-new condition, for $600, IIRC.

        Take it in for a fret dressing and cleaned up nut slots, soften the fingerboard edges, and you'll find it much improved.

        Lovely example of Gibson's crappy cavity cleanup work. Router flash like crazy, just like every Henry J. era Gibson I've ever owned.

        One more thing: Those cast Gibson Deluxes are crap. A tuner upgrade will help IME. Even the stamped Gibson Deluxes (which are old-school Kluson copies) are better tuners.
        Last edited by ItsaBass; 07-11-2020, 05:07 PM.
        Originally posted by LesStrat
        Yogi Berra was correct.
        Originally posted by JOLLY
        I do a few chord things, some crappy lead stuff, and then some rhythm stuff.

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          Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

          Agreed on the tuners, not my favorite for sure... I may look into tuners for this as well as my faded V same tuners, they're finicky as heck and don't hold as well as ...well every other tuner I've ever used ha ha.
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            Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

            Originally posted by TMD
            What year is your Faded V?
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            Faded V is an 04
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              Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

              Will these fit?
              I like the chrome look of the standard better than these green plastic vintage anyhow

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                Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

                Originally posted by 80's_Metal View Post
                Will these fit?
                I like the chrome look of the standard better than these green plastic vintage anyhow

                https://www.ebay.com/itm/Grover-102C...sAAOSwjFpenETA
                I have always liked Grover's.

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                  Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

                  Also like these. Grover vintage deluxe.


                  Looks just like the original Gibson junk on the backside
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                  • #10
                    Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

                    Dude that thing sounds badass. Maybe change the tuners if you want to, but I wouldn't mess with anything else.

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                      Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

                      Originally posted by 80's_Metal View Post
                      Will these fit?
                      I like the chrome look of the standard better than these green plastic vintage anyhow

                      https://www.ebay.com/itm/Grover-102C...sAAOSwjFpenETA
                      They'll fit, but they're heavy and may contribute to neck dive. I have these on my SG with a set of 10mm conversion bushings. The posts on the original tuners wobbled, and I could never keep it in tune. OTOH tuning has been rock solid since the swap.
                      Originally posted by crusty philtrum
                      And that's probably because most people with electric guitars seem more interested in their own performance rather than the effect on the listener ... in fact i don't think many people who own electric guitars even give a poop about the effect on a listener. Which is why many people play electric guitars but very very few of them are actually musicians.

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                        Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

                        Nice! I have a faded too. I guess the previous owner did a full setup because it played like a dream out of the box. Great guitar.

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                          Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

                          Originally posted by Demanic View Post
                          Dude that thing sounds badass. Maybe change the tuners if you want to, but I wouldn't mess with anything else.
                          Thanks buddy! It sounds different for sure! I like it so far.
                          The faded V tuners are worse, need those replaced, then maybe I'll get to these. Have to play it a lot more and see if it will love with me forever or not ha ha
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                            Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

                            Ordered these.

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                              Re: New ROUND guitar day..... Of all the things to type....

                              Originally posted by 80's_Metal View Post
                              Thanks buddy! It sounds different for sure! I like it so far.
                              The faded V tuners are worse, need those replaced, then maybe I'll get to these. Have to play it a lot more and see if it will love with me forever or not ha ha
                              Yeah, I know how you are. And I have benefited from it in the past. A certain V with a D-Activator set comes to mind. Even if I did eventually swap the bridge pickup for an X2N. Hey, it's still a set of Dimarzios

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