Ochlocracy Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Do you guys think Gibson should release a model of the Gibson SG with a Floyd Rose? There is already a Les Paul, an Explorer and a Flying V with one, so should they make a SG? http://dirtjunior.com/BlackSabbath042507/25.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strat-o-steve Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 They would have to make the SG much thicker to install a Floyd Rose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DestructorsKillMusic1982 Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 I'm not into Floyds myself, especially the ones where you have to cut the ball off the string and worry about having allen wrenches or losing that tiny metal block that holds the string in, but hey that's just me, if other players out there would use one Gibson should give it a go. I didn't mind the 80s 3-knob SGs that had Kahler surface-mount systems on them, those seem to do better and didn't require all the routing a Floyd Rose needs, which risks weakening the body. Not crazy about the hassle of Bigsbys either, I prefer the big Maestro box or the TP-6 fine-tuner bridge, if anything. What I would like to see is an SG with 3 mini-hums, much like the Firebird VII. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Would love one...with a good Floyd Rose too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angustonedog Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Would hate one, sg's should only have a bigsby or maestro. I have afriend that has a floyd rose and hate it, i had a strat with a basic tremelo bridge and hated it. i cant play his because he always tunes down to drop d, and i play alot of standard e songs. floy rose is great if you like to really wank the bar(van halen) but besides that its a clunky system. ill stick to my stop bar tailpiece thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellen Posted December 16, 2011 Share Posted December 16, 2011 Why not :-" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 . Gibson made one before - In 1988 Gibson introduced the SG90 Double, with thru-body construction or the option of a Steinberger KB-X tremolo. In 1989, the tremolo option was changed to a Licensed Floyd Rose Tremolo Tailpiece. The model was discontinued in 1990. Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexri Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Bigsby's are based on 1940's technology. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Bigsby's are based on 1940's technology. Just saying. Â So are vacuum tubes. What's your point? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Bigsby's are based on 1940's technology. Just saying. Sex is ancient, does that make it uncool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexri Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Sex is ancient, does that make it uncool? Â When did I say Bigsbys are uncool? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexri Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 So are vacuum tubes. What's your point? Â My point is the guys who adopted the Bigsby back in the 40's and 50's weren't afraid to try something new. Look what happened in the 60's as a result. Â Maybe it would do us well to have the same attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOL! Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 My point is the guys who adopted the Bigsby back in the 40's and 50's weren't afraid to try something new. Look what happened in the 60's as a result. Â Maybe it would do us well to have the same attitude. Â word. Â You can put Kahlers & Floyd Roses on SGs all you want. I won't buy it which just means more FR SGs for everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MobRules Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Tony Iommi has two SG's with a Floyd Rose trem' : Â Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 One thing that confuses me is why people vote no, do they think Gibson will get rid of every other SG and make only ones with a Floyd? Yes because the guitars Gibson makes effects our daily lives! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungimsam Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Floyd construction style just doesn't match the classic stylings of SG's IMHO. The inverse example would be putting a Maestro Lyre vibrola on an Ibanez Jem guitar. Just looks funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Beach Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 I used to have an SG with a floyd, and if I had to sum up that guitar in three words I'd say "Worst Thing Ever" the two big problems were that the SG neck joint is pretty fragile on it's own, when you instantly drop all the pressure off the neck by dumping the floyd then bring all that pressure back when you let go of the trem arm the guitar goes out of tune because the neck moves like crazy. I had to constantly adjust that truss rod. Also SG's are super thin and the steel block for the floyd stuck out the back of the guitar, you could feel it rubbing against you when you'd use the floyd while standing up. I like SG's and I like Floyd Roses, but I HATE them together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ochlocracy Posted December 19, 2011 Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 I am aware of the SG 90, but they are rarer than chicken's teeth and I have never seen one for sale. The trem block would not stick out the bottom. It can either sit above the body like a SG 90 or the block can be shortened like Iommi's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesh Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 You could always make a custom guitar with the SG shape, but be the size of a LP so the Floyd wouldn't stick out the back. Also have a through neck to stop the neck problems someone else described... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneakerpimp Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 of course they should make it... is the SG not their all time best seller? won't take away from the current line up. sure it's a neiche product but no worse than say the Reverse V. if they can find a way to market it, they should be able to figure out how to build it... idc if they need to modify body thickness, neck joint, etc., this would not be an axe for the purist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfox14 Posted January 18, 2012 Share Posted January 18, 2012 If Tony Iommi does it then it's OK with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ochlocracy Posted January 25, 2012 Author Share Posted January 25, 2012 I win. http://www2.gibson.com/Products/Electric-Guitars/SG/Gibson-USA/SG-Diablo-Tremolo.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkaba22 Posted July 5, 2015 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I used to have an SG with a floyd, and if I had to sum up that guitar in three words I'd say "Worst Thing Ever" the two big problems were that the SG neck joint is pretty fragile on it's own, when you instantly drop all the pressure off the neck by dumping the floyd then bring all that pressure back when you let go of the trem arm the guitar goes out of tune because the neck moves like crazy. I had to constantly adjust that truss rod. Also SG's are super thin and the steel block for the floyd stuck out the back of the guitar, you could feel it rubbing against you when you'd use the floyd while standing up. I like SG's and I like Floyd Roses, but I HATE them together. Â I am a pro player and now, nearly 20 years after playing a SG-90 w/ Floyd in the NYC showroom, have two of them in my possession for about two years, haha... swapping to Custom 8 Duncan pickups and plek'd, easily the best guitar I have ever owned -- they have maple necks [only on the ones w/ Floyds] that never goes out of tune ... well, actually, one floyd is stable and the other is not. I replaced the Grovers on both with Tone-Pro Klusons in view of the weight savings and the locking nut. Â I also have two SG-90 singles w/ Duncan's and upgraded wiring; one with a '61 feel and the other more a '62 -- one has Tone-Pro Klusons too. Â The wood from this period is amongst the best I hear -- the gear page has a huge thread on this period of Gibson's... Â My first Gibson was 1968 SG Standard, have played lots of amazing guitars, ES-345's, Byrdland's, L5's, Strats, a 1985 custom shop LPJDC with OBLs', ESP's, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HEADKNOCKER Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 I wanna see pics of these guitars.. Oh and you brought a dead thread from 2011 back to the top... LIFE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pesh Posted July 6, 2015 Share Posted July 6, 2015 Something about it, but I can't place what. For me; an SG or LP with a Floyd doesn't look quite right in my head. Personally I'd much prefer a Bigsby for the look and application, but each to their own, of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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