drew365 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I'm interested in buying an SG. It will be my first one. I'd prefer an ebony fretboard and slim taper 60's neck. I know the supreme came with this combo. Are there any other models that I can search for with this combo? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew365 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 One more question. What got me wanting an SG is my friend just bought a new '15 model and I really liked the neck. Now in my research I see the '15 has a wider neck profile. So I'm guessing that if I want that neck feel like his, I'm going to need to buy a new one? Bummer. Any new ones come with ebony? I know that answer is no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 One more question. What got me wanting an SG is my friend just bought a new '15 model and I really liked the neck. Now in my research I see the '15 has a wider neck profile. So I'm guessing that if I want that neck feel like his, I'm going to need to buy a new one? Bummer. Any new ones come with ebony? I know that answer is no. Gibson say they cant get ebony anymore. Its a shame because I agree that the new wider neck + ebony f/board combination would be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew365 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Well, going back to my original idea. Is there another model with ebony board and slim 60's neck, besides the Supreme? I know there are some faded's with ebony, but the one's I've seen have a 50's neck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted July 3, 2015 Share Posted July 3, 2015 http://web.archive.o...son-models.html The 2015 has the coveted Aircraft Carrier neck profile, not a 60s slim taper neck. Perhaps take a look around for an SG Custom, that might fit your needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew365 Posted July 3, 2015 Author Share Posted July 3, 2015 Thanks for the tip on the Custom, I'll look into it. Just for the heck of it, I'm going to go into my local GC and play a 2015 Standard Translucent Ebony that they have. Just for research purposes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drew365 Posted July 4, 2015 Author Share Posted July 4, 2015 I played the 2015 Standard today at GC. I was surprised, the wide neck didn't really bother me at all. I liked the feel of the guitar quite a lot. I plugged into a modeling amp (I think it was a Peavey) and couldn't get any chime out of it. Even with both tones at 10 and the treble cranked on the amp, it was very muddy sounding. I don't like playing in the middle of GC for too long, so I decided it was probably the amp. Now I'm curious to go back and try it through a Fender or Marshall because I'm sure the pickups can't be that lifeless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruffydd3 Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 Try playing it through a Vox Valvetronix 20+ or 40+ if they have one. You'll get all the chime you want on the AC15 setting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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