Well, there goes my 2022 road trip budget...

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  1. beerbelly

    beerbelly In Maximum Overdrive SILVER MEMBER

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    Just bought a new Gibson SG Special. I'm a sucker for the SG design; best looking guitar design ever IMO. I own an original 1964 SG Junior (1 pickup), and this one is the next step up in the SG hierarchy. Uff Da! She's a beauty; look at those curves...

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  2. HuevosRanchero

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    my lovely wife gifted me with the prettiest Starsky and Hutch striped guitar many moons ago on our 20th anniversary....unfortunately its a miserable pig to play.

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    Interesting guitar. Looks like a Fender Toronado body & headstock, with everything else Gibson LP style. Maybe it just needs a pro setup...
     
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    part of it is weight....mahogany I think ......it's like a cement brick and after 4 hours around your neck it kind of sux....My shoulders are full of bone spurs so I'm a wimp. The other problem is they went with the Gibson scale and I've held thinner baseball bats...yes..this is a Fender Gibson but they called it the Toronado GT. My girly hands prefer thin necks with 12 radius.
     
  5. beerbelly

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    You just need an SG. As I get oder, I appreciate their lighter weight and also the shorter scale- easier stretch for the old fingers. My '64 SG Junior is under 6 lbs.

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  6. HuevosRanchero

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    that's stunningly light!!!!!!!..... In a full band situation I play a cheap Kramer and an incredibly good Ibanez Talman. For beaters the necks are fantastic. I have an Acoustasonic I play for unplugged type stuff my cancer buddy and I are doing right now. ibanez-talman-standard-tm302pm-electric-guitar-red-sparkle-sku-number-tm302pmrsp.jpg

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  7. beerbelly

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    Oooo La La!

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    Man, nows they are beautiful works of Art.
     
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    Sweet BB, looks similar to my SG Standard
     

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  10. beerbelly

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    Sweet! '61 Stoptail? Maybe someday I'll have a Standard to complete my series:

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  11. HuevosRanchero

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    that's some good wood!
     
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    Said no guy to any other guy in a public forum.....:eek:
     
  13. HuevosRanchero

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    thats siggy material for sure!!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek::eek::D
     
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    In a nod to the late, great Robin Williams:

    "Damn straight, baby! Can't make butter with a toothpick!"
     
  15. MarkB

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    Picked up the body/neck as part of a bulk buy of parts. Threw it together with leftover parts. I think it was a kit, but everything was just a touch off, so I went with that. Plays nice, sounds okay.
     

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  16. beerbelly

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    Nice amp too!
     
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    Thanks! That's the 65. I have a 63 I like a little bit better.
     
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    Hey, maybe we should start a band. I am a drummer. Is "The Rancheros" being used? Frank S
     
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  19. beerbelly

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    Ha! With my skills as a musician, I'm only qualified to drive the van....
     
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    I could be the roadie! Oh, wait, I'm old. Sh!t. Never mind.
     
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