Members eBayfreak Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 I picked up a rough Gibson SG this week. According to the serial number, it's a 1991 model. Pickups and controls mean it was probably a Special. It appears to have been horribly repainted and later stripped and stained. Electronics are wired weirdly but the stock pickups are present and sound great. It plays well and has a maple neck with ebony fretboard; weird combo on an SG but I like it!Anyway, here are pics of it currently...So, should I restore to the original configuration and color as seen in the electronics cavity?Or go with a vintage look (either Pelham Blue,Inca silver, or white)?Or just make it play and forget about cosmetics? Incidentally, I grabbed it for $125... I think I did ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members kayd_mon Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 Very nice! Honestly, I think it looks cool as-is. I'd go for a master volume and two tones. Congrats on the score! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rand-O-Monium Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 Nice Grab!!! For the $ spent,you could do almost anything you wanted to it... I'm Jelly... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rog951 Posted October 25, 2012 Members Share Posted October 25, 2012 From the maple neck, ebony board and routing configuration, it looks like it's probably a 3-knob Special? If so, they came with some of my favorite pickups...I'm pretty sure they weren't used anywhere else. I assume PAF clones since they were called "1959 Les Paul Reissues." I just didn't think they made them into the '90s.Here's a link to some info:Everything SG - 3 Knob SpecialHere's a pic: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mschafft Posted October 26, 2012 Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 Pelham or as is. Great project. Inverness green with cream part maybe. BTW, do the back of the original pickups on your guitar look like mine http://acapella.harmony-central.com/...92)&highlight= Take care Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Elessar [Sly] Posted October 26, 2012 Members Share Posted October 26, 2012 vintage look, although not sure on the colour yet... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eBayfreak Posted October 29, 2012 Author Members Share Posted October 29, 2012 Thanks for the replies all! I do think it is a "3-knob Special", though it falls slightly outside of the listed years of production. It's a good player and great tone; much better than the SG Faded that I had for a while. I'm going to pop out the pickups soon and see what they are. Very high output compared to the Duncan Custom Custom in my PRS. I like the idea of getting cream pickup rings/pickguard, cleaning it up and leaving it cosmetically as-is otherwise for the time being. Later I may revisit the idea of a refinish when I have the spare time. After a quick Google image search, I think it may end up looking like the Jeff Tweedy sig SG without a tremolo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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