NGD - Angus Young SG

superpete

superpete

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Seems like just last week on this forum i was lamenting Gibson's latest guitars. Well every now and then you find a good one. GC was blowing out the 2013 Angus Young SG so i checked it out. Was brand new, in the box when i opened it up. I loved the finish, the slim neck, and i thought the Angus pickup sounded really good. really raw and crunchy. Also it has lightning bolt inlays. I could not pass that up. And the price was right for a guitar that was originally selling for $1899.99. I'm in the process of de-Angusing it a bit (already swapped out the cream switch washer for a black one, next i'm getting a blank truss cover). Anyway i'm really liking it and relearning all the ac/dc classics i used to know.

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Doesn't matter what you do to that one you'll never de-Angus it with those lightening bolts jumping out..... I love it. Not usually a fan of sig stuff but as Angus is the top man I'd live with that!
 
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Just needs a full face pickguard;)
Always loved Angus' signature guits, personally though I'd go for another Les Paul for the new price of that.
HNGD
 
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That guitar will stay valuable and desirable as long as there's AC/DC fans. It may be just another signature guitar now, but years from now (if they don't make far too many), it'll be a rare collectible.
 
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My nephew has one of those. They are very nice. He loves his, but it stays home. It does not go to his gigs. I agree with gearjonser that you should keep as mint as possible. One day it should be worth a lot more than you paid.
 
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yeah they are already selling used for more than i paid for it. it was tagged at $1249 and i got it a little below that. nothing i'm doing cosmetically can't be undone, and i'm keeping the original hardware in case i decide to sell it. but for now i'm pretty happy playing riff raff all day long on it.
 
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d1dsj said:
Doesn't matter what you do to that one you'll never de-Angus it with those lightening bolts jumping out..... I love it. Not usually a fan of sig stuff but as Angus is the top man I'd live with that!
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I dunno, throw some KISS stuff on there and it could be an Ace SG.
 
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I'd encourage you to play it till it's worn out, but keeping every part that came stock with it.

I wish Duncan could sell an Angus Young signature set, but it's not a done deal. I think it's basically a dialed in Pearly Gates set that Maricela Juarez makes for him.
 
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Congrats on the guitar!;) I'm an SG owner myself and you can't go wrong with this guitar. The AY pickup is Gibson's hottest Alnico pickup next to the 498T. That pickup is a keeper for sure. The neck pickup could use some Seymour treatment...maybe a Seth Lover? Anyway, just don't store it underneath the bed...you must play the living **** out of it.:firedevil
 
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I too am jealous! I would love to have one of these. For what it is worth though, I have "Angus-ed" my red 2012 SG. '57 Classic Neck, Angus Young Signature Bridge. I love the way that guitar sounds. Never been a huge SG fanboy, but this one now is one of my favorite sounding guitars.
 
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RorySquier said:
Congrats on the guitar!;) I'm an SG owner myself and you can't go wrong with this guitar. The AY pickup is Gibson's hottest Alnico pickup next to the 498T. That pickup is a keeper for sure. The neck pickup could use some Seymour treatment...maybe a Seth Lover? Anyway, just don't store it underneath the bed...you must play the living **** out of it.:firedevil
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you dont think the dirty fingers is hotter than the 498t?
 
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