Revolution Six Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Hi, Here is my new Gibson SG. Finish is Trans Black, this is a great SG. Planned upgrades: - 5 ply CreamTone pickguard - Gibson ABR-1 bridge - Knob pointers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Congrats, looks nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Yeah, that does look like a good one. Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 that is really nice! I love the looks just as it is. Enjoy the playing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tx-ogre Posted December 8, 2016 Share Posted December 8, 2016 Looks great. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted December 8, 2016 Author Share Posted December 8, 2016 Thank you guys. For instance I' m very happy with the GForce, if robot tuners don' t work perfectly I will install a set of Kluson Revolution tuners The CreamTone 5 ply pickguard is on the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie brown Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 Congratulations! I'm sure you'll enjoy it! CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LPguitarman Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 I don't see how it is called Trans Black finish but it looks great anyway... congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted December 10, 2016 Author Share Posted December 10, 2016 Thank you guys. I received the Creamtone pickguard, very mice part, perfect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Col Mustard Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Hi, Here is my new Gibson SG. Finish is Trans Black, this is a great SG. Planned upgrades: - 5 ply CreamTone pickguard - Gibson ABR-1 bridge - Knob pointers Congratulations on getting an excellent guitar. Personally, I don't understand why you'd want to replace a Nashville bridge with an ABR-1. AFAIK the ABR-1 was designed and issued way back in the day when guitar strings came in only one gauge: Heavy... talking' like 13s... This was in the 1950s eh? Bending notes wasn't very common, and only a few players had innovated the technique of replacing the B and E strings with lighter gauge banjo strings, and then moving each wound string up a notch, till you finally threw away the heavy heavy low E string. Light gauge strings had not been commercially sold yet. So the ABR-1 is fine if you use heavy strings. But when string manufacturers designed and developed sets of light gauge strings, the ABR-1 bridge became obsolete. Not enough travel in the saddles. Players who installed light gauge strings were not able to do the intonation correctly on an ABR-1. So Gibson eventually came up with the Nashville bridge. This came later than the notorious "harmonica' bridge of the seventies (which was designed to deal with the intonation issues revolving around use of lighter strings). The Nashville bridge is a product of the eighties, designed to give modern players more travel in the saddles and to give proper intonation with lighter strings. *shrugs To each their own. I think the Nashville is much more desirable and useful. What do you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Thank you guys. I received the Creamtone pickguard, very mice part, perfect Pardon my ignorance, but what's the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Pardon my ignorance, but what's the difference? The CreamTone pickguard is four-ply or five-ply, for a 'vintage' appearance. The newer factory one is two-ply. I personally cannot tell the difference until I get up very close to the guitar in question. And if you do that when the player is on stage, and working at making music, it tends to get you smacked on your noggin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted December 11, 2016 Author Share Posted December 11, 2016 The stock pickguard is on the right, Creamtone one is made like a Custom shop pickguard. It fits perfectly the SG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted December 11, 2016 Share Posted December 11, 2016 Congrats! She's a beauty. I would put witch hat knobs on her for that super vintage look. Not that it matters - you said the color is trans black, but to my eyes it looks like walnut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted December 12, 2016 Author Share Posted December 12, 2016 The KLUSON Revolution Machine Heads will fit perfectly, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 The stock pickguard is on the right, Creamtone one is made like a Custom shop pickguard. It fits perfectly the SG. Thanks for the info. You too Sparky! I love the look of SGs, and that one is a beauty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted December 14, 2016 Author Share Posted December 14, 2016 Thank you guys Next upgrades: Gibson ABR-1 bridge and knob pointers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 Damn, that is one sharp looking SG. I really like the pickguard, I may have to order one myself for an SG project I will be working on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 With those inserts/ adapters I can install a pure Gibson ABR-1 bridge , Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted December 22, 2016 Author Share Posted December 22, 2016 Now , ready to install .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capmaster Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 Now , ready to install .. To me the saddles look like you accidentally will install the bridge the wrong way. The screw heads of an ABR-1 have to be on the neck's side, otherwise you likely will run out of travel for intonation. Just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 So, which one did you buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted December 23, 2016 Share Posted December 23, 2016 To me the saddles look like you accidentally will install the bridge the wrong way. The screw heads of an ABR-1 have to be on the neck's side, otherwise you likely will run out of travel for intonation. Just saying... The main issue really is that the E string will sit on top of the screw head if the screws are facing the tail piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 The screw heads of an ABR-1 bridge have to be on the humbucker's side, have a look to saddles on my picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted December 23, 2016 Author Share Posted December 23, 2016 So, which one did you buy? Real Gibson ABR-1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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