Considering an SG. Help!?
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Leveller
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Actually I've seen most of the set now small bits at a time =). So maybe there's no pint in trying anymore! At least the songs I've seen all seem good (exept running free as that probably means no drifter =().
Davey said:LOL!
sorry .. i thought you succumbed to the dark side and read that thread already..
i COULD bump it up for ya if ya fancy
Actually I've seen most of the set now small bits at a time =). So maybe there's no pint in trying anymore! At least the songs I've seen all seem good (exept running free as that probably means no drifter =().
Re: Considering an SG. Help!?
Yes, I think it is. But I am still not a septuple-rectifier into 800 tons of celestion-loaded 4 x 12 cabs kind of guy. Also, I have a bad back and CANNOT go above 40 lbs. So, I guess, good tube preamp into tube power amp into 2 stereo 1 x 12's. OR substitute GT-8 or POD xt live for tube preamp, for flexibility.
Thanks all for your input. Just kind of jonesin' for an SG after I saw Ocasek play one in that concert video.
BTW, for all the lighter pop-like stuff The Cars were doing, in concert the guitars were just cranked.
Joe
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Yes, I think it is. But I am still not a septuple-rectifier into 800 tons of celestion-loaded 4 x 12 cabs kind of guy. Also, I have a bad back and CANNOT go above 40 lbs. So, I guess, good tube preamp into tube power amp into 2 stereo 1 x 12's. OR substitute GT-8 or POD xt live for tube preamp, for flexibility.
Thanks all for your input. Just kind of jonesin' for an SG after I saw Ocasek play one in that concert video.
BTW, for all the lighter pop-like stuff The Cars were doing, in concert the guitars were just cranked.
Joe
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jonnymangia
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A couple of guys mentioned not being able to dial in great clean tones on the SG. Has anybody tried to do this on an SG Classic w/ P-90 pups? I heard they sound AMAZING clean.
A couple of guys mentioned not being able to dial in great clean tones on the SG. Has anybody tried to do this on an SG Classic w/ P-90 pups? I heard they sound AMAZING clean.
Boleslaw Gers 666
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Alnico II's sound amazing clean in an SG, I loved the APH's cleans in the neck. But overdriven is a different story.... may as well pop a single coil in there.MattPete said:
muttonchopsrule
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i also get pretty darn good cleans out of my SG, with a JB at the bridge and the stock neck pickup. for cleans i like to use the middle position mostly, sometimes just the neck. and with the JB, the distortion tones just scream
MattPete said:
i also get pretty darn good cleans out of my SG, with a JB at the bridge and the stock neck pickup. for cleans i like to use the middle position mostly, sometimes just the neck. and with the JB, the distortion tones just scream
Boleslaw Gers 666
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I like the super distortion better for screaming bridge tones. But you're right, middle and neck are the way to go with SG's on clean. Not a fan here of the bridge cleans, not just on the SG.muttonchopsrule said:
jonnymangia
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I just hooked up an SG Standard and I would agree that the best clean tones are in the middle or neck. I'm going to swap out the bridge as I'm searching for some nice vinatge blues/roc tones like ealry Clapton, Angus, Billy Gibbons. I'm hearing the 59b is the ticket. Any ideas?
I just hooked up an SG Standard and I would agree that the best clean tones are in the middle or neck. I'm going to swap out the bridge as I'm searching for some nice vinatge blues/roc tones like ealry Clapton, Angus, Billy Gibbons. I'm hearing the 59b is the ticket. Any ideas?
