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Posted by BBB (from: ) on July 31, 2001 at 11:00:16:

Can anyone help me id an old battered SG I've acquired for next to nothing? Its cherry (and looks like its been dragged behind a car - very cracked glaze too), has a small Les Paul style raised scratch plate and an embossed single coil black neck pick up set on a steel plate (rounded each side of pick up). It has an obvious replacement bridge (cheap Japanese affair) and obvious replacement bridge humbucker - not sure what original was. The controls (one vol and one tone) are set on a rounded steel plate (like with pick up), tele style, but with a toggle selector switch (n, n/b, b) on the same plate. Also, it has dot inlays on the rose wood board (mother of pearl type) and a gold printed Gibson logo on the headstock. The truss rod cover is plain black. The machines are replacements, so no clues there. It has made in the USA stamped on the back of the headstock (just indentation), but no serial number that I can see.

Its got a lovely sound (I use it for slide), which is suprising when you see how it looks (although I love it).

Someone once told me it was a cheap early 70s version, but I'm not sure. I'd love to find out!!!!

Cheers,

BBB

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: Can anyone help me id an old battered SG I've acquired for next to nothing? Its cherry (and looks like its been dragged behind a car - very cracked glaze too), has a small Les Paul style raised scratch plate and an embossed single coil black neck pick up set on a steel plate (rounded each side of pick up). It has an obvious replacement bridge (cheap Japanese affair) and obvious replacement bridge humbucker - not sure what original was. The controls (one vol and one tone) are set on a rounded steel plate (like with pick up), tele style, but with a toggle selector switch (n, n/b, b) on the same plate. Also, it has dot inlays on the rose wood board (mother of pearl type) and a gold printed Gibson logo on the headstock. The truss rod cover is plain black. The machines are replacements, so no clues there. It has made in the USA stamped on the back of the headstock (just indentation), but no serial number that I can see. : Its got a lovely sound (I use it for slide), which is suprising when you see how it looks (although I love it). : Someone once told me it was a cheap early 70s version, but I'm not sure. I'd love to find out!!!! : Cheers, : BBB

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