here we go again....SG

[rollyfoster]

GAS
GAS
GAS
GAS
GAS

i'm at work and right now and there's a damn fine condition cherry red SG standard in my living room. AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

i'm "trying it out" at practice tonight to see if i want to make the purchase. i'm also tempted to call the guy right now and just tell him i'm taking it!

he wants 650 w/o a case. good price?

what would you do? GAS???????? GAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[benjammin420]

id say dont call him till you play it, but that price sure sounds good (hopefuly the guitar does too)

 

[uberschall]

I agree- wait to play it, and very good price if you like the guitar.

 

[gkoelling]

$650 seems like a real nice price, don't those sell for about $300 more than that?

It sounds like a no-brainer but as long as you have it, play it first. It might be a turd.

 

[rollyfoster]

i played it on new years at a house party (through a marshall) and fell in love with it then. not sure if it was true love or bourbon love which is why i'm giving it another round through my own rig. i've been nipping his heels ever since and he's finally agreed to let go of it.

i did play it unplugged last night and had a good time. great neck and i love those vintage frets.

 

[benjammin420]

with a price like that though, it makes me think "whats the catch?"

 

[rollyfoster]

i offered him 500 and he said he wants half of what he paid for it. he's not really a player so it's not a big deal to him, i guess. plus, he has 2 other guitars.

 

[benjammin420]

do you know what year it is?

 

[rollyfoster]

and i'm also really considering wiring the pickups to the same volume pot and sticking a kill switch in there....

GAS!

 

[CharAznable]

If it's in fine condition, that's an EXCELLENT price, regardless of year.

I say go for it.

 

[eurotrashed]

$650 is a great price. All the shop around here want more than that for a used SG Faded.

 

[rollyfoster]

not sure of year. i'll check the SN at lunch. i think it's only a few years old.

 

[jojo]

that's a great price and guitar

 

[uberschall]

true love or bourbon love

yeah man

 

[rollyfoster]

finally got to try it out at practice last night. i really like it. i think the pickups may be a little too hot for my liking, though. it sounded RAWK through my sd18 but it drove a poor little deluxe to meltdown around 5.

so, i reckon i'm gonna keep it and start searching for some new pups.

 

[benjammin420]

p92s?

 

[rollyfoster]

i'm not really sure. maybe something in the PAF realm?

 

[ezyrydr]

I just put some duncan 59s in my SG and I'm pretty happy with them. I play through tweed and the stock pickups just were too hot, way too hot. I even tried a burstbucker pro in the guitar and liked the 59s better.

 

[enocaster]

The Standards come with the ceramic 490R/498T combo, generally considered harsh.

 

[benjammin420]

a few years ago the were both 490s, im not sure when that changed or how much of a change it was