SteveFord Posted January 20, 2017 Share Posted January 20, 2017 Could an owner pop the back cover and take a look to see if it's point to point or has a circuit board? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtim Posted January 21, 2017 Share Posted January 21, 2017 yes you can. You will be able to see everything going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted January 21, 2017 Author Share Posted January 21, 2017 If you own one would you be kind enough to take a look? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted January 22, 2017 Share Posted January 22, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 It feels so good when you stop, ha, ha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted January 23, 2017 Author Share Posted January 23, 2017 If anyone is interested, the HPs have the circuit board, the Traditional has point to point wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigtim Posted January 24, 2017 Share Posted January 24, 2017 So did you have one and take it out to look at or did you ask around? I have had gibson 2 sg standards. Both of them were fairly new models 2010 and a 2008. Both had analog wiring in them without a circuit board of any kind. I do not think I have played a new style circuit board guitar. I have read forums where guys take out the board to put them all back the analog way. They claim it made them sound better. I could not answer that but some of the guys on here could speak up if you are wondering and let you know. If you were considering doing it yourself, it is not hard to do, just do not get the volume or tone pots too hot while soldering on the grounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted January 24, 2017 Author Share Posted January 24, 2017 I called Gibson customer service and the reply was the Traditional series has the point to point, the HP line has the circuit boards which makes sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan82 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Not sure why Gibson told you that but this is a picture of the circuit board inside my brand new sg standard t 2017. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan82 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan82 Posted January 25, 2017 Share Posted January 25, 2017 The guitar sounds fantastic by the way, if someone could tell the difference between the circuit board and soldered wire in a blind test I would be very surprised! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveFord Posted January 26, 2017 Author Share Posted January 26, 2017 Thanks for the picture, it sounded like I caught the customer svc rep off guard when I asked him that. I have no doubt the sound is basically identical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dponzi Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 Just to reinforce what Dan82 said, I have 2017 SG Standard T, and I've had the control cover off a couple of times, and it definitely has a circuit board. This first time I took it off was to put a toggle washer on, and the second time, I was putting new knobs on and you can feel the circuit board flexing when you're pulling on the knobs. I thought I broke it, they were so hard to get off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revolution Six Posted January 28, 2017 Share Posted January 28, 2017 The guitar sounds fantastic by the way, if someone could tell the difference between the circuit board and soldered wire in a blind test I would be very surprised! I' m agree, people have a wiring problem between their ears . Control board works like a preampli, no power Inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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