Gibson/Epihone SG Fans?

[The Owl]

Anyone out there an SG fan?

These have long been my favoirite axes even with all their quirks. I just love that biting sound with the Les Paul roar underneath it.

So anyhoo, what are your fave SG variants? Favorite SG players? SG moments?


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[Jonnylane]

Re: Gibson/Epihone SG Fans?

Bob Balch of Fu Manchu. And I love SG's :dance:

 

[korovamilkdud]

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They're very light and very aggressive. It's WOLVERINE.

They're bad ass. That aggressive, snarling midrange like a pissed-off Doberman. SG rules.

But I hate Epiphone. Gibson good, Epi bad.

 

[brianwenz]

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Hello Hello-
Yeah, I've got one that I use on alot of stuff. It's a refin white '68 Standard with a re-wound bridge pickup. [Very light, too] This is one of my " I got this so cheap you won't wanna talk to me" kind-of-deals and it's one of the best SG's I've owned.
One of my fave SG players is named Ollie Halsall. He was in a band called "Patto" from around '69 to '72. Well-worth looking into!
Brian.

 

[green_insomniac]

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My friend has an epiphone sg special and it plays surprisingly well. The pickups aren't bad, either. I guess he was a "lucky" one. I want an epiphone g-400 (in black).

My favorite sg player is... well... if I had to choose... it'd be Angus Young. I love his tone!

Peace.

 

[drew_half_empty]

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im not really a fan of sg's, at all, but i did find it highly ammusing that jack black used one in school of rock

 

[sgstrat]

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See name, avatar and signature.

1966 SG Standard with Bigsby and Antiquity Humbuckers. Very bad boy!

Great SG moments:
- The Who circa 1969, including "Live at Leeds"
- Don "Buck Dharma" Roeser pre- and early Blue Oyster Cult
- "Live/Dead"
- Anytime the late John Cipollina played.
- Go see Derek Trucks!

 

[ex-250]

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i dig sg's, but the only i have is an esp viper, not an official sg i know. i actually more than anything dislike the lightness of sg's, it makes neck heaviness, and i just love really heavy guitars.

favorite sg players-
tony iommi
angus young
james hetfield (watch the turn the page vid if you dont beleive me)
pepper keenan
kirk windstein

as you can tell i like the metal usage of the sg

 

[Thurisarz]

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I'm gonna sell mine...

Players:
Bigelf
Orange Goblin
Tony Iommi
Myself :32:

 

[The Owl]

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Hello Hello-
Yeah, I've got one that I use on alot of stuff. It's a refin white '68 Standard with a re-wound bridge pickup. [Very light, too] This is one of my " I got this so cheap you won't wanna talk to me" kind-of-deals and it's one of the best SG's I've owned.
One of my fave SG players is named Ollie Halsall. He was in a band called "Patto" from around '69 to '72. Well-worth looking into!
Brian.

YAHOOOOO!! Another Ollie Fan!!! Patto was a stone trip!!! He played a lot of cool stuff on the second Tempest album "Living In Fear".

The funny thing is, Ollie and Allan Holdsworth developed very similar ways of playing completely independent of each other, they had NO knowledge of each other until they briefly crossed paths in Tempest.

 

[The Owl]

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My friend has an epiphone sg special and it plays surprisingly well. The pickups aren't bad, either. I guess he was a "lucky" one. I want an epiphone g-400 (in black).

My favorite sg player is... well... if I had to choose... it'd be Angus Young. I love his tone!

Peace.

I got lucky too, I have a cherry-red G-400 that plays like a dream and sounds really good w/ stock pickups, though I may consider changing the lead pup at some point (too bad SD stopped making the Holdsworth PU, that thing sounded beautiful!). The only real modification it needed was to get rid of those AWFUL Kluson pegs (Gibson uses those lame tuners as well, for shame!) and replace 'em with some good pegs.

 

[brianwenz]

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Hello Hello Owl--
Do you have the cd called "Warts and All" ?? It's a live gig that was recorded by John Halsey [Patto's drummer...] I think you can get it through the Patto website.
Yeah, I've got a BBC show with Holdsworth and Halsall playing together in Tempest...pretty interesting! Holdsworth came from studying the violin and Halsall came from studying the vibes. I've also got some Tempest stuff that was recorded live[after Holdsworth left] and it's pretty bad......maybe a little too much booze before the gig!
Brian.

 

[The Owl]

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Hello Hello Owl--
Do you have the cd called "Warts and All" ?? It's a live gig that was recorded by John Halsey [Patto's drummer...] I think you can get it through the Patto website.
Yeah, I've got a BBC show with Holdsworth and Halsall playing together in Tempest...pretty interesting! Holdsworth came from studying the violin and Halsall came from studying the vibes. I've also got some Tempest stuff that was recorded live[after Holdsworth left] and it's pretty bad......maybe a little too much booze before the gig!
Brian.

I've been looking for that Tempest gig with Ollie and Allan together, that thing ROCKS!!! PM me, please!

 

[yes-fan]

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i own both a gibson and epiphone sg. i cant say wich i like better but here are the mods that make my epiphone so great. new tuners, new pickups, changed location of master volume, loads of switches, sanded paint off the back of the neck, added cream binding around the whole body and headstock, new frets, new bridge, new tail peice, new nut, scalloped last fret, and i sanded down the wood under the top 2 screws under the neck plate so i could acheive high fret access. yep, it has gone through alot. originaly it cost 150 new and now it plays like its 1000. but i dont like to admit thats its an epiphone. its kindof emberrasing.

 

[dd12939]

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I love my sg. It's sexy. I am a fan of Angus, Iommi, and Robby Krieger too. Derek Trucks is tiny god! I love the ABB live at Beacon Theater DVD.

 

[Dirtyking]

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I love my SG's. no other guitar compares or bites as hard.

To the users list I'd put

Tony Iommi
Pepper Keenan
Woody Weatherman
Angus Young
Todd Youth
Kirk Wienstein
Eric Clapton (Cream Era)
:burnout:

 

[The Owl]

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I'm gonna sell mine...

Players:
Bigelf
Orange Goblin
Tony Iommi
Myself :32:

Holy vintage gear Batman!!!! Another Big Elf fan??

That band is a ton of fun with all their vintage gear (Mellotrons, SG's, Orange Amps, Ludwig Vista-Lite drumkits and all) and their Sabbath-meets-Van Der Graaff Generator-esque sound. Cool stuff alright www.bigelf.com

 

[Jeffrec]

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I've always loved SGs. I've got a '61 reissue now. My fav SG was Clapton's from the Cream days. Nothing he's played since sounded as good.

 

[Thurisarz]

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Holy vintage gear Batman!!!! Another Big Elf fan??

That band is a ton of fun with all their vintage gear (Mellotrons, SG's, Orange Amps, Ludwig Vista-Lite drumkits and all) and their Sabbath-meets-Van Der Graaff Generator-esque sound. Cool stuff alright www.bigelf.com

I saw them live in my town and i was hooked, what great songs and equipment!

I must say i like Damon's (Keyboard player) Yoda figure! :laugh2:

 

[rablerowser]

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What are good replacement pickups for the Epiphone SG Special w/ epi open coil humbuckers? Preferably easy to install.