In praise of my Faded SG, no matter what anyone says

Re: In praise of my Faded SG, no matter what anyone says

Welcome to the forum...

This is something that kind of kills me... the thinner finish on the Faded Series sounds SOOOOO much better than the hard finish of the stock Gibson series.. I don't get that.. the Highway 1 series for the Fenders is the same way... big deal... you pay less for the faded series.. I prefer the Faded over the Epiphone or Squier series... but that is my personal issue.

I have a vintage Gibson SG that I would probably only replace with a Faded series...

Go with what makes you happy... in the case of finding a sound you love so much you get rid of your other guitars...

That is even better that you found something that makes you happy....
 
Re: In praise of my Faded SG, no matter what anyone says

I love the faded series! I'm even thinking of either picking up a regular faded SG like yourself or one of those new three pickup models with the tone selector switch. The finishes piss me off because they're cheap/non-existant, but you get a lot of guitar for the price, so it's more than worth it.
The faded series pickups, to my ears anyway, are also fairly hotter than most other Gibsons I've tried. They're pretty much the only guitars in the price range that I wouldn't do a pup change in...

By the way, wonko the sane, your name sounds very familier...
 
Re: In praise of my Faded SG, no matter what anyone says

I got my faded SG several years ago when they first came out. With the ebony fretboard and cresent moon inlays.

I never understood why so many people dogged the faded series. Maybe they've changed over the years, but mine was of exceptional quality and playability. Its still one of my favorite axes, and actually led me to purchase 2 more standard SG's.

I totally second a faded Explorer series. - Actually, I'll second any cool looking explorer series. I love explorers, I just wish they had more options. (other than smaller)
 
Re: In praise of my Faded SG, no matter what anyone says

Wonko the Sane was a character from the Hitchikers books. So Long and Thanks For All The Fish I think...
 
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I'm still a firm believer of "you get what you pay for" and I've discovered the gibson faded series are mid $500 range guitars, all of them.($760 for a faded DC is the stupidest thing ever.) Evidently that isn't good enough for me, but it's fine if anyone else likes em. I just can't get along with stuff like that, which is why I sold mine.

All in all I just don't see myself playing anything made of mahogany.
 
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I agree they are great guitars. Just hate the paint job. The fade yellow DC Les Paul looks nothing like a real TV Yellow Les Paul. I played a real one from the 50's and an 80's reissue. The old one was the real deal. The new onces sound good, feel alot different.
 
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Mephis said:
All in all I just don't see myself playing anything made of mahogany.
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Being a strat man myself, I was not getting used to the mahogony tone at all at first! It took a week, but I am LOVING IT now!!! It has this woody, deep tone that my mostly bright alder and basswood strats seriously lack..on the minus side, I had to change the equilization of my amps and gear to suit the SG but yeah I like the tone a lot! And the sustain sings for days, it's like I have a sustainer guitar compared to my strats!!
 
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ChickenFingers said:
Being a strat man myself, I was not getting used to the mahogony tone at all at first! It took a week, but I am LOVING IT now!!! It has this woody, deep tone that my mostly bright alder and basswood strats seriously lack..on the minus side, I had to change the equilization of my amps and gear to suit the SG but yeah I like the tone a lot!
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Hmm, well it took me a year and I still didn't like the tone of mahogany.

For the classic rock vibe I much prefer my rickenbacker which is made of maple and has MUCH tigher and percise lowend. 100% more presence too and not a hint of mud.
 
Re: In praise of my Faded SG, no matter what anyone says

Maby just different preferences, I play a lot of metal and de-tuned stuff, and grungy tone stuff so I'm digging the tone and sustain of the SG's set neck, and I like how the leads have that 'sizzle' sound on certain notes and intervals.
 
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I've used this nom de net elsewhere. Darned if I can remember where though. I think it was either a bass forum or the TDPRI.

I knew someone would say there is no way that the body is one piece. Well, I've literally gone over it with a magnifying glass to look for a joint and if there is one it is a masterful, carefully matched and glued job because I can't find it. The other ones I looked at the joint was pretty obvious.

I know it's a personal preference thing, but the finish is much more comfortable for me than standard ones. In addition to that and tone issues associated with the thinness of it, I have to admit a small part of the appeal is that I don't want to be brought to tears if I accidentally scratch or bump it.

I'll never sell my Strat. I keep it tuned to Eb for Jimmi and Stevie Ray tunes. My Tele, though? This SG fills the niche it does but even better.
 
Re: In praise of my Faded SG, no matter what anyone says

wonko the sane said:
I knew someone would say there is no way that the body is one piece. Well, I've literally gone over it with a magnifying glass to look for a joint and if there is one it is a masterful, carefully matched and glued job because I can't find it. The other ones I looked at the joint was pretty obvious.
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My '02 is also one piece. It's pretty obvious once you look at the grain pattern across the butt of the body. . . with a finish this thin, crossgrain seams show up easily. At first I thought I was just going blind, but two very experienced techs confirmed it's a single piece.

I've often suspected that the occasional chunk of nice wood in a bargain-model Gibson is from a line worker getting peeved at management and doing a "I'll show them!" number. . . .:scratchch
 
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Both my Faded SG and SG standard appear to be 1 solid piece. If either of them are 2 pieces, then they did 1 heckuva job! I even removed the pickguard on my SG and cannot find any seams anywhere...
 
Re: In praise of my Faded SG, no matter what anyone says

lex666 said:
Both my Faded SG and SG standard appear to be 1 solid piece. If either of them are 2 pieces, then they did 1 heckuva job! I even removed the pickguard on my SG and cannot find any seams anywhere...
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Must be.

What year was your faded made? Because the more recent ones at least have 4 or 5-piece bodies. I think the older ones are probably better off, but still at least 2 pieces. It's hard to tell sometimes...
 
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