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  1. Thanks for your reply.

    Christopher

  2. I remember the studio double cuts came with that finish also, https://reverb.com/item/638946-gibson-les-paul-studio-double-cut-90s-green
  3. The natural binding and LP look great.
  4. As mentioned above, Gerlitz Guitar Honey, or if you want it darker, Fret doctor, they usually need to be cleaned and conditioned, frets polished and it will be straight.
  5. The LP Tributes are nice electrics. Take someone else with you who is familar with them if you can. Good Luck, play a few if possible. The 490 or 498 is a difference in output alnico II or V. The boards I condition anyway but I wouldnt worry about the boards unless theres visable shrinkage or something as a result of lacking humidity/dryness. Play a few since the 490s are slightly different, I still use a set but my bridge is 8.4 and neck 7.7. Its just a set I liked that balances well. .
  6. Thumps-up....thats OK ....me too, try the phone camera sometimes they work.
  7. 6.6 wow, you may not need a strap it probably floats. So did you name this sg "neck dive"? And photos of neck dive? I kinda like P-90s ....maybe they put your strap button slightly out of tolerance. I only seen "one" with neck dive back in 99-Standard with a stock ABR nice SG too. Didnt stop anyone from playing it. I guess once in a blue moon, one must slip through. :) That must be one of the rare light mahogany bodies under average at 3.6 lbs married to a slightly heavier neck. Rare animal in the kingdom. They usually sound great as you see most of these rare animals ALSO sound very good. :) Did you say you had a photo?
  8. The odds of you receiving a SG with neck dive seems rather slim. Just saying, course looking for very very lights SGs will increase the odds and probably more so with this model. The SG Jr is one of the models basically stripped down and light to begin with as the weights indicate. The Jr weight reduction comes not from special selected magical wood but reduction of hardware in the body area where it would add weight to the body end-reduce neck dive. They had one the other day at 5.5 lbs. The bodies are just a lot of the average 4lb bodies as are the necks. https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/SGJRH18VENH?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsJPBst6E2QIVkbbACh2KnQZREAQYAyABEgKlxPD_BwE with The front strap button placement does make a difference in such a situation since its placed in back of the balance point IF the wood neck is unusually heavy and the body unusually light. Which is why I suggest this is much rarer than people assume. The mid point is the 12th fret the guitar 40-inches - half way 12th fret.
  9. The average weight of a raw SG Standard body is 4.03 lbs, which is in the normal range for a Gibson SG-style guitar. Average weight of the neck is .98 lbs according to Gibson and thats the "routed" SG. MAYBE the small percent is sort of like a squeaky wheel. Seems to be, just saying....but you like the SG light did you say? LOL, hey mine has Grovers and doesnt do that. Try a black chrome pick-guard they are pretty heavy, wont even know the difference.
  10. LOL, based on what, the poll you took? You would have to assume which it may exist but I haven't seen the evidence, that 90% of the necks on an SG weigh more than the body on the same 90%? It may be an interesting point do you know? Well, then think about those who seek light weight SGs as part of their desired guitar of good wood? So for sure theres a weight balance tipping point and so....the weight you buy should then be considered? I'm just saying this may be part of the equation I dont know but many prefer light weight mahogany. Anyway since you fell in love now with regrets, what you could do is have made a metal/steel/aluminum pg and change the plastic knobs to brass add a weighted strap button on the bottom. That might have the neck hitting the door frames when you let go though.
  11. I have to check it out, I've checked vibration on both ends but not quite this way, interesting. In this sense Im not sure what happens but it seems the vibration creates a mechanical resonance through the wood, and this then becomes restricted various ways, wood itself for example with dry/wet issues aging etc. I think with the semi hollows this becomes more pronounced which is hard to qualify when we add laminated in this equation .
  12. Heres the issue.. we all know the wood matters and from many many examples, as does construction and tolerance but what we cant do is reassemble an already perfectly built guitar with a slightly different neck tolerance to the exact point that the sound variance becomes discernable BUT for sure they know the failure point which is why a specific tolerance is allowed in production of .1 degree to begin with. So imho you have preference CS, then acceptability which really may be similiar in overall build minus the neck joint, then further you have failure. There may be no discernable tone difference within the 1 degree. Just an appearence -visual issue. You also cant correct it by changing a proven method of build and especially since the issue is not on all the LPs etc....its not the rule but an exception to the rule. However further altering the angle and string with obstruction...off the top of my head....I cant think of a single good reason why that wouldnt make a difference. Anyway imo we made further progress with this than usual... But I agree with everyone here you should really look and if need be take someone with you who like all these guys...know these guitars. The right neck angle shows in all aspects. Not just the stop tail but the bridge height the pick-up height and thus the overall symmetry of a very successful design/string action/vibration. So in this sense its really hard to blame Gibson. I think its the nature of the design unless that tolerance is for example cut in half to a less observable point. But for example on the SG, I look for this and a straight neck decent fret work etc ....
  13. Well Pip its down to wood and tolerance-QC "in general" not specifically on your electrics. So in your opinion what difference does the tolerance make? Quite a bit no?
  14. They are not identical Pip, even if they were they would sound different. Obviously two guitars with all the same parts can sound different with variations in the grain, build tolerance, slightly different values of caps, hardware adjustments, aged wood, string tension etc. But the point remains, there are differences, and that difference can be evaluated. Imo if you strip both electrics and swap all the hardware, electronics and so forth making one set, they will still sound different though perhaps closer. So whats left in the sequence which can make a difference? If we use the same everything swapped out on two of the same model guitars then all thats left is wood and tolerance and both make a difference being my on-going point and nor does it change because its logical. Whats not logical is tolerance makes no difference but here at this junction only the wood does? Just saying and in fact from ricks level of priority where the wood matters very little on an electric then I guess the tolerance must be the difference mattering the most? So apparently he implicity agrees which is what Im reading in to this. But then comes this......... Translates to "tolerance" which IS construction and has a minimal impact but the wood even less? Just to put that statement in perspective of relevance. Then there is nothing left to equivicate and they still sound different. In ricks story of relevance theres nothing left to compare which will make a difference yet the difference still exists. So again and sorry, Im not comprehending what hes saying nor can I imagine anyone else is at this point.
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