Karloff Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Always wanted an SG. Finally got one. SG Special, Faded finish. Really like the 490 pickups. Initially I thought I'd swap them out, but I like them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saturn Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Nice. Now you should be able to get that "brown sound". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted August 30, 2014 Share Posted August 30, 2014 Well, this is a pretty one. Congrats, HNGD! Glad you like the 490 PU sound. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 <<<<< like that faded brown finish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 Nice. Now you should be able to get that "brown sound". <<<<< like that faded brown finish! it is very brown... lol. the 50's neck is nice too. very comfortable playing. now i really have a reason to do a few sit ups, so it will hangin better on me, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IanHenry Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Happy Christmas, enjoy your new guitar. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Mac Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 I love 490's! I put a set in my poor-man's-ES335; my Peavey JF1-EX. Now that axe has some great Gibson honk! Does that have a 490R/490T combination or a 490R/498T set? Personally I want a Les Paul with a 490R/498T combination in them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted August 31, 2014 Share Posted August 31, 2014 Nice! Congrats. I agree on the 490/498 combo. Very crunchy and warm. I have the red-headed sister... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share Posted August 31, 2014 I love 490's! I put a set in my poor-man's-ES335; my Peavey JF1-EX. Now that axe has some great Gibson honk! Does that have a 490R/490T combination or a 490R/498T set? Personally I want a Les Paul with a 490R/498T combination in them! It has the 490 r & t. I like em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReGuitar Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 HNGD! She's beautiful. I realy like her brown faded finish. I'm glad you kept 490's. I'm thinking of a pair of them for my V but I'm not sure. As we pay a lot of taxes here we can't make mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I think these are honestly one of the most undervalued guitars that Gibson has ever made. I love the finish and the neck on them. I have a 2008 that I have done a lot of work too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 I think these are honestly one of the most undervalued guitars that Gibson has ever made. I love the finish and the neck on them. I have a 2008 that I have done a lot of work too. I agree. It's a great guitar. Pleasure to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfpup Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 I agree - a great guitar for a super great price! In fact I may buy another one. I've been keeping mine set up for slide (high action - open E) and I miss playing it in standard. I must say it makes a cracking good slide guitar though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PingPongBob Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 How did I miss this thread? Beautiful SG Karloff!!! If I had it to do over again, I would choose that finish over both of my cherry red ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tman Posted September 1, 2014 Share Posted September 1, 2014 Congrats!! I missed the thread too. I had the 490/498 combo in my LP classic. I'm in the minority. I don't like them as much as burst buckers but it is all personal taste and I'm glad you like them. edit. I was wrong, my pickups were: 496R and 500T ceramic humbuckers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karloff Posted September 1, 2014 Author Share Posted September 1, 2014 How did I miss this thread? Beautiful SG Karloff!!! If I had it to do over again, I would choose that finish over both of my cherry red ones. Congrats!! I missed the thread too. I had the 490/498 combo in my LP classic. I'm in the minority. I don't like them as much as burst buckers but it is all personal taste and I'm glad you like them. thanks Lurch & Tman. i'm just happy to finally have a SG. Tman, I'm a big fan of the Burstbuckers too. But I have them in my LP Std. I like having diff pups in diff guitars. as long as i like them, that is. My LP Classic had the 498/496's in it. they were ok. but i wound up swapping them for Pearlygates . I'm surprisingly pleased with the 490's. This time instead of saying, "so are you done now ?", my wife actually said "so whats next for your collection?" God I love that woman... lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted September 2, 2014 Share Posted September 2, 2014 HNGD!..... Very sweet SG, Karloff. I'm sure you'll have an awful lot of fun together! P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Congrats on the new SG. Love the color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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