old mark Posted June 25, 2013 Share Posted June 25, 2013 I'm looking at one of these in faded/worn white. Dot finger board that looks like rosewood, but says it's ebony. The one I see has a V and a T know, plus a chickenhead rotary switch for pickup selection. Hardware is chrome. Pups are supposed to be open 490 HB's, but this one has 3 covered HB's probably a mod... Any experience with these? They get great reviews as players...I'm thinking it would be a nice birthday present for myself. Thanks for any info or help. ADDED; Bought it, and it arrived this morning. I am VERY happy with this SG, and I have done a little adjustment on it, and a little cleaning and put it back in the gig bag till August for my birthday present... ALL of my Gibsons are "lower end" models, and every one is a great playing guitar, with no problems or defects. This one will be number 6. SN says it was made January 18, 2007, production number 231. I love it already. ANYONE with info on these guitars,please post if you would. thanks mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GibSinCity Posted June 28, 2013 Share Posted June 28, 2013 http://lmgtfy.com/?q=gibson+sg+faded+3+pickup http://www.everythingsg.com/index.php/special-faded-3-pu.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old mark Posted June 29, 2013 Author Share Posted June 29, 2013 I already had all that and I now have the guitar, so thanks for all the help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotfret Posted January 6, 2014 Share Posted January 6, 2014 I just bought one of these, second hand - What I would really like to know is what was the inspiration behind this model? It looks like an old SG Junior that has been heavily modified - was the "original" something that was used by someone vaguely famous? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom brown Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 i think the guitar is based on the old sg custom but with 490 s and chicken head knob, and faded to keep price down. i have the 2007 gibson sg 3 ( and have a forum here) and they made 400 red 400 black only in 2007...i did own a faded sg 3 but sold to fund the sg 3 i have and i still regret it....if you can get one in good condition they are excellent guitars...and they were like 700 new lol oh my sg 3 have the 57 pickups but other then that same guitar..except finish binding ect. the sg custom has the 57 with A 3 way switch and a slimmer neck profile but basic design is same... tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom brown Posted March 31, 2014 Share Posted March 31, 2014 i think the guitar is based on the old sg custom but with 490 s and chicken head knob, and faded to keep price down. i have the 2007 gibson sg 3 ( and have a forum here) and they made 400 red 400 black only in 2007...i did own a faded sg 3 but sold to fund the sg 3 i have and i still regret it....if ypu can get one in good condition they are excellent guitars...and they were like 700 new lol oh my sg 3 have the 57 pickups but other then that same guitar..expwct finish binding ect. the sg custom has the 57 with A 3 way switch and a slimmer neck profile but basic design is same... tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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