Follow Up To SG Question

[gerard]

So yesterday I asked about how to make an SG sound like a Strat. Today, I went to a few guitar stores and investigated a bunch of the possibilities you guys suggested, and it seems like the two best options are: trade in my SG and buy a Strat; or buy the Electro-Harmonix Knockout, which seems to do a pretty good job.

Here are the pros and cons:

Pros for getting Strat: The Strat obviously sounds exactly like I want, and it will probably be cheaper to trade my SG for a strat than it will be to buy the pedal.

Cons: I let go of my Gibson, which is worth more, and the Strat weighs more and feels less comfortable in my hands.

Pros for getting the Knockout: It's an easy, quick solution that I can execute today or tomorrow, and it allows me to keep my SG, which feels better, is lighter, and looks nicer.

Cons: The sound I will get is not exactly like a Strat, and it will cost around $60.

So I just wanted to get a sense of which you guys would choose, and, if buying the pedal, where would you buy it?

 

[SlowGroove]

Re: Follow Up To SG Question

I LOVE SG's and never ever could gell with a strat, so i would go with the EHX Knock Out instead.


Or, you could get something like this :

http://www.rondomusic.com/product2550.html - for $130.00

. . . and over time, give it some tasty SD units.



James

 

[ericmeyer4]

Re: Follow Up To SG Question

Keep SG. Save money. Buy Strat


However, if you are interested I have a strat I would trade you for that SG.

 

[Jay 77]

Re: Follow Up To SG Question

Keep SG. Save money. Buy Strat

Best solution. Otherwise, try the knockout. It sounds awesome for any guitar.

 

[Pink Unicorn Horsey]

Re: Follow Up To SG Question

Keep SG. Save money. Buy Strat

This is the direction I'd go as well, but I don't know how long it would take you to save up, and I know the SG can't get you where you want to be with this band.

I think you need to consider how important the band is to you, and how much you want it to drive your gear likes and needs. I'm not suggesting you ditch the band, but I'd hate to think you gave up gear you really gelled with only to find yourself a year down the road no longer in the same music project and stuck with an axe you ultimately don't get along with.

The whole idea behind having more than one axe is versatility. You're coming face first into that realization.

I don't have an easy solution for you, but given the two options you posted, I'd get the effects box and hold onto the SG. Music projects come and go, and as you've discovered, they change as well. What if this project changes again and you really need that SG that feels so good in your hands?

- Keith

 

[blueman335]

Re: Follow Up To SG Question

I think you need to consider how important the band is to you, and how much you want it to drive your gear likes and needs. I'm not suggesting you ditch the band, but I'd hate to think you gave up gear you really gelled with only to find yourself a year down the road no longer in the same music project and stuck with an axe you ultimately don't get along with.

+1. Excellent point. Bands, and musicians, come & go.