Found an '83 SG special in a flea market.It was battered,The finish was completely cracked,the original bridge was missing, one of the tuners lacked the cover.
Bought it for a very special price complete with 80's bulky original Case.
I restored the electronics, changed the output jack-it was eaten by rust- put a wraparound bridge,put a new tuner.
The guitar is very light, but it has tons of volume and great sustain.The pickups are Tim Shaw ones.
It was a nice surprise:)
1983 SG Special
1983 SG Special
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Re: 1983 SG Special
i'll try to upload some
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Lemmy: "Can you hear this horrible sound coming out of my monitors?"
Monitor guy: "No."
Lemmy: "Neither can I.Turn me up!"
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Lemmy: "Can you hear this horrible sound coming out of my monitors?"
Monitor guy: "No."
Lemmy: "Neither can I.Turn me up!"
Re: 1983 SG Special
after some restoration:
the D tuner has been replaced, as you can see the color is the same
“Men are apt to be much more influenced by words than by the actual facts of the surrounding reality.” I.Pavlov
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Lemmy: "Can you hear this horrible sound coming out of my monitors?"
Monitor guy: "No."
Lemmy: "Neither can I.Turn me up!"
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Lemmy: "Can you hear this horrible sound coming out of my monitors?"
Monitor guy: "No."
Lemmy: "Neither can I.Turn me up!"
Re: 1983 SG Special
ty!!!!
The luthier has suggested to not touch the finish and leave it as original as possible.
I was afraid that all the things happend to this poor guitar din't allow her to play good.
It feels and plays great.
The price was 299US dollars including case.
The luthier has suggested to not touch the finish and leave it as original as possible.
I was afraid that all the things happend to this poor guitar din't allow her to play good.
It feels and plays great.
The price was 299US dollars including case.
“Men are apt to be much more influenced by words than by the actual facts of the surrounding reality.” I.Pavlov
MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL:
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Lemmy: "Can you hear this horrible sound coming out of my monitors?"
Monitor guy: "No."
Lemmy: "Neither can I.Turn me up!"
MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mesolimbicn ... sults_main
Lemmy: "Can you hear this horrible sound coming out of my monitors?"
Monitor guy: "No."
Lemmy: "Neither can I.Turn me up!"
Re: 1983 SG Special
Yeah, leave it as is, she's a player as that's what you want.
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Re: 1983 SG Special
Well done!
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Re: 1983 SG Special
Bargain! Congrats.
Not an SG fan but would happily own the 24 fret version with a Floyd Rose that came in 1990 ish.
Not an SG fan but would happily own the 24 fret version with a Floyd Rose that came in 1990 ish.
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Re: 1983 SG Special
thanks for the kind words,guys.
i was looking for an sg junior,or a well done copy,since has a very peculiar sound,but that one was a bargain,so i bought it.
technically, it is not a "proper" SG,and my idea was to change pu's, but it sounds so good that i'll leave it the way it is.
i was looking for an sg junior,or a well done copy,since has a very peculiar sound,but that one was a bargain,so i bought it.
technically, it is not a "proper" SG,and my idea was to change pu's, but it sounds so good that i'll leave it the way it is.
“Men are apt to be much more influenced by words than by the actual facts of the surrounding reality.” I.Pavlov
MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mesolimbicn ... sults_main
Lemmy: "Can you hear this horrible sound coming out of my monitors?"
Monitor guy: "No."
Lemmy: "Neither can I.Turn me up!"
MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mesolimbicn ... sults_main
Lemmy: "Can you hear this horrible sound coming out of my monitors?"
Monitor guy: "No."
Lemmy: "Neither can I.Turn me up!"
Re: 1983 SG Special
bought this one a while ago,another bargain.Light and plays really well.Couldn't afford an original sg Junior,and the combination of light body with stronng attack and ap 90 makes an interesting sound. MO's fault, though.
Also bought a Coron dc 802 pahser.This one is also unique since it is a phaser with a bit of univibe wooshy sound.
“Men are apt to be much more influenced by words than by the actual facts of the surrounding reality.” I.Pavlov
MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL:
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Lemmy: "Can you hear this horrible sound coming out of my monitors?"
Monitor guy: "No."
Lemmy: "Neither can I.Turn me up!"
MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mesolimbicn ... sults_main
Lemmy: "Can you hear this horrible sound coming out of my monitors?"
Monitor guy: "No."
Lemmy: "Neither can I.Turn me up!"
Re: 1983 SG Special
Beautiful! I have a few items to post when there is more time. Where is a good free site to post pictures these days?
Re: 1983 SG Special
i use photobucket,it should work
“Men are apt to be much more influenced by words than by the actual facts of the surrounding reality.” I.Pavlov
MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mesolimbicn ... sults_main
Lemmy: "Can you hear this horrible sound coming out of my monitors?"
Monitor guy: "No."
Lemmy: "Neither can I.Turn me up!"
MY YOU TUBE CHANNEL:
http://www.youtube.com/user/mesolimbicn ... sults_main
Lemmy: "Can you hear this horrible sound coming out of my monitors?"
Monitor guy: "No."
Lemmy: "Neither can I.Turn me up!"
Re: 1983 SG Special
Thank you Fratello!
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Re: 1983 SG Special
I love that beat-up SG. My kind of guitar !!
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Re: 1983 SG Special
Since Photobucket pulled that bullshit stunt I moved to https://imgur.com/ for picture hosting.
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Thank you Vic!Genebaby wrote: ↑Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:15 am Since Photobucket pulled that bullshit stunt I moved to https://imgur.com/ for picture hosting.