NGD 2013 GIbson SG

[selfdestroyer]

So with a few people on here grabbing SG's I got the bug to get one. I have a SJ china copy with P90's that is an ok toss around guitar but the neck needs to be reset because the action is forever high. Been a PIA to say the least. I have been dealing with Sweetware for a few months and decided to call my rep and see what he can do for me on a SGJ. He gave me some quotes and then he asked me what I thought about buying a demo unit, I was fine with it as long as I can see some pictures of it first. Thats no problem for Sweetwater because they have photos of most of their guitars for sale. It was a 2013 Gibson SJ 60's tribute. I fell in love with it when I saw it and he knocked another $150 off of it. I ended up getting the whole thing for just over $600.

Looking online about the guitar it got good reviews other than gibson choosing to call it a "60's tribute" even though the only thing 60's about it was the feel of the neck. lol

It got here this afternoon and its been a blast to play. Even with the factory setup, it was not that bad.


A closer shot of the body


Im thinking of pulling the knobs and putting some old hats on there since I am not a huge fan of the speed knobs. I will also be removing the truss rod cover and put a 3/4 layer black on one and get rid of the "60's tribute" logo.

[lars]

Awesome guitar. Good call on the knobs. Never been much of a fan of the speed knobs either. Some of the classic chrome top bell knobs would look great.

[jimilee]

My favorite Gibson!

[GrindCustoms]

Pickguard less SGs are really hot!

Nice grab!

[raulduke]

God that's a beaut.

Nice score!

[Bret608]

Awesome looking guitar. How are the pickups?

So with Sweetwater, you can just talk to them and they'll make deals like that? I was not at all aware they would do this. Maybe I should give them a closer look.

[pryde]

Very cool SG.

The best thing about SG's are the shallow set necks (into the body) which make for a easily bendable neck for built in vibrato action 

[m-Kresol]

That is a nice looking guitar - and I guess playing wise too.
Everytime you post pics, I'm like "Hey, I've got the same carpet!" Nice choice

[selfdestroyer]

Thanks everyone, Its a great guitar so far and it far different from my Jazzmaster and my Jaguar that I am super excited to have it. Man these pickups sound great with a few pedals I had that did not sound good to me with my Fenders. Like the RAH clone I did, I almost gave that pedal away and I am SO glad I held on to it.

That is a nice looking guitar - and I guess playing wise too.
Everytime you post pics, I'm like "Hey, I've got the same carpet!" Nice choice

HAHA I do the same also. I have that "Did I post that picture" moment every time I see someones picture with that rug.

[m-Kresol]

I'll try to get my rug on the next pics I post. Hopefully my parts will arrive this week so I can work on my three function-fx pedals, so you'll see some soon.

[Kinki fuzz]

Great looking guitar!! Good taste you have for guitars! (Loved the jaguar too!). I would add a pick guard, but that's me.

...I'm considering the carpet too, not joking!

[RobA]

Congrats, that's a sweet looking SG. Easy way to get rid of the logo on the truss rod cover -- I hit mine with some orange oil by accident when I was oiling the fretboard, the white of the logo dissolved right off. I had to wipe the rest of the logo off to make it look better. It did look better without the white SGJ. In the end, I replaced the truss rod cover with a chrome one.

[atreidesheir]

good looker.
How did you get the extra $150 off the price.

[selfdestroyer]

good looker.
How did you get the extra $150 off the price.

That was more of their doing since its a demo unit. There is not much wiggle room to haggle with them but I also put in a $1200 order for my work 4 days before I bought this. Might have helped. lol

It was really just perfect timing on my part since I was calling to see what SGJ's they had in stock and he told me about the super clean demo unit that came available.