New Goth Guitar day!

[Mincer]

Yeah, it needs a mirror or brushed chrome pickguard!

 

[80's_Metal]

Pickguard makes me think Iommi. No pickguard makes me think 'black guitar'

Same. Both are cool.... But which one is moar cool....

 

[80's_Metal]

Yeah, it needs a mirror or brushed chrome pickguard!

Wouldn't that turn it from goth to emo something?

 

[Seashore]

I'm a fan of the black pickguard.

Putting studs on this, or still holding out for a faded Gibson for the full Monty?

 

[80's_Metal]

I'm a fan of the black pickguard.

Putting studs on this, or still holding out for a faded Gibson for the full Monty?

I had a different idea once I got this in my hands.
But some studded tacks are in fact inbound.

 

[Mincer]

Wouldn't that turn it from goth to emo something?

Get this...black mirror!

 

[ehdwuld]

take the guard you got

spray it candy metallic blue

trust me

 

[80's_Metal]

take the guard you got

spray it candy metallic blue

trust me

I thought about that exact thing! Black and blue work well for certain guitars.

 

[Jermo3178]

Looks wicked... you could always do a flat black pickguard too

 

[ehdwuld]

Hot pink?

Safety Yellow

 

[ehdwuld]

Spray the outer edges with a fluorescent green
for a reverse burst

 

[80's_Metal]

take the guard you got

spray it candy metallic blue

trust me

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It's subtle, and looking at it face on it pretty much just looks black.... But I tried to catch the most color in the pic I could

 

[80's_Metal]

Digging it so far.

 

[Aceman]

Pickguard: Black Leather.


Nice guitar. I have always heard nothing but love for the Epi G400 family of SG's.

 

[ehdwuld]

Digging it so far.

I'm liking it

 

[80's_Metal]

Just a sound byte

 

[Artie]

I didn't notice the original knobs 'til just this morning. The original owner should be slapped around a little bit. Glad you swapped them out.

 

[Coma]

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Put that on a scale! I wanna know how light it is. I think they made a goth LP model of the same series, too.

They did. Here's mine, recently brought back from the dead. Got it brand new back in 2001. It was between this and a used 1995 Classic. In hindsight, I probably made a bad choice. But then again, now that I'm older I very much appreciate how much lighter it is.

The finish on these was never particularly sturdy, and chipped really easily. Combine that with a 16-year-olds inability to keep things from getting banged up, this thing has A LOT of battle scars. Headstock was off at some point. And it has had god knows how many different pickups and wirings in it.



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[Mincer]

What did the Goth series sell for new?

 

[Seashore]

My Gothic Explorer (Gibson, not Epi) was $1100 new. That was a lot for me in 1999. I have other guitars that play a little better, but it's still my favorite 6 string. The finish is indeed trash, very weak, but structurally speaking the guitar is still in great shape.