Members Beastly Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 Afternoon all y'all Is there a large pickguard SG out there with a Maestro thats NOT an Angus?Im not big on the Angus at all, (the engraving or the headstock) and similarily have never been big on the small pickguards. Im also not one to drill into my standard and those stetsbars look like dog{censored}. What I'd really love is an SG Standard, large pickguard with maestro that wasnt 30 years old. I could do old if i hadda, i'd just prefer playing a bunch first, hence new. Its not looking good tho. Any suggestions?Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beastly Posted November 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 nuttin'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrperson Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 no no no avoid maestros they look great but they are on hell of a hassle and after a year mine just gave up the ghost and i have to use it as a hardtale which kind of defeats the object and ive only ever seen sg's with small pickguards with a maestro like mine-even tho mine is an epi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members sxyryan Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 i think if your set on it, your gonna have to install a trem yourself (or get it installed). im not familiar with any sg's that match that description Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members vcnyls Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 Not sure that Gibson still makes the Maestro for anything but the Angus.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burgess Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 Not sure that Gibson still makes the Maestro for anything but the Angus....Custom Shop still has 'em but with the small pickguard. OP, you are aware that the Custom Shop will build that axe for you if you simply must have it exactly as you say. It will cost you though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beastly Posted November 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 Stupid Gibson.I can get an array of horrid SG's from flame maple to one that looks like a car, but they never put a trem on a standard.Fak.Oh well, thanks guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beastly Posted November 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 Custom Shop still has 'em but with the small pickguard.OP, you are aware that the Custom Shop will build that axe for you if you simply must have it exactly as you say. It will cost you though... Yep, we'll see how long the gas maintains If i simply must have it, Custom shop i guessAltho, they all seem to be aged this or faded that, but i'll look into it when i have to. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mrbrown49 Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 Yep, we'll see how long the gas maintains If i simply must have it, Custom shop i guessAltho, they all seem to be aged this or faded that, but i'll look into it when i have to. Thanks again You could throw a bigsby on just about any SG. Something to consider, though the maestros are pretty cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members yabba Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 no no no avoid maestroswhat he said; go with a bigsby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigfatmonkeyboy Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 trem + SG = DO NOT WANT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 Afternoon all y'allIs there a large pickguard SG out there with a Maestro thats NOT an Angus?Im not big on the Angus at all, (the engraving or the headstock) and similarily have never been big on the small pickguards. Im also not one to drill into my standard and those stetsbars look like dog{censored}.What I'd really love is an SG Standard, large pickguard with maestro that wasnt 30 years old. I could do old if i hadda, i'd just prefer playing a bunch first, hence new. Its not looking good tho.Any suggestions?Thanks ALLPARTS sells Maestro types. Look in the tailpieces section. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beastly Posted November 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 yeah, but im not looking to drill into my standard, otherwise I'd be all over that all-parts one. That and it leaves gaping holes from the stop bar visible from what ive read. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dcindc Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 M123 had an exclusive G400 2 pup small pg, with a Maestro in black. Closed out at 299. Seen on ebay sometimes. and there's the Epi G-400 Les Paul Custom Epi with 3 pups, small pg and a Maestro. but dem's not Gibbys... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 yeah, but im not looking to drill into my standard, otherwise I'd be all over that all-parts one. That and it leaves gaping holes from the stop bar visible from what ive read. Hmmm.....How about getting something like the Gibson Custom SG historic standard re-issue with maestro and replace the pickguard with a large one? Stew-Mac sells that Les-Trem. It fits on existing hardware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beastly Posted November 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 Hmmm.....How about getting something like the Gibson Custom SG historic standard re-issue with maestro and replace the pickguard with a large one?Hmm thats not such a bad idea reallyAlthough i have read that the pickups gaps are different? might only be in relation to the TOM bridge tho and therefore would not be an issue i guess on a guitar with a maestro. I'll have to look into that actually. Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Beastly Posted November 16, 2007 Author Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 from what i hear the Les Trem is total garbage tho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burgess Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 ^ From what I can recall that whole maestro trem was a joke in the first place. Granted, they look great but from what I remember they didn't work that well. When I got my first SG I jumped on a model that had a Bigsby, SG Deluxe if memory serves. I was happy to be getting a guitar with a trem and just as happy it wasn't that maestro. As it turns out I don't really care for Bigsby's much anymore these days but back then it was the best thing around. Of course trems have come a long way since then but that Meastro is one huge step backwards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Burningleaves Posted November 16, 2007 Members Share Posted November 16, 2007 from what i hear the Les Trem is total garbage tho? There are a few folks on here that say they work pretty good.There was one other trem that was known as total garbage...it was called the bowen or bowden handle. People bitch about that one all the time.Throw up a thread about the Les-Trem. Someone is bound to ring in with pic's and opinions. Might be worth a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bigconig Posted November 17, 2007 Members Share Posted November 17, 2007 There was a guy on either the Gibson forum or everything SG forum that bought an Angus SG and had the headstock refinished. It looked great. I think I have it bookmarked at work. I didn't have any luck finding it here. If I remember I'll throw a link up on Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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