SG Sydney

I don't know about the good ear, but I definitely got a Tinnitus ear that's for sure. On my other guitar a Les Paul came with 10 -46 strings, sounded spot on . I tried 9-46 strings and it sounded to tinny on the high end strings,so back to 10-46 strings.

My 2019 SG Gibson has 9-46 strings from the factory as original. I put on 10-46 strings and have found that I lost that SG bite sound on the E, B and G strings when on the Bridge pickup which I mainly use, it just sounded darker, no bite, so back to 9-46 strings for me.

On my SG Gibson Standard 2019 , I lowered the tail- piece all the way down to the body and then played the guitar , then I raised the tail-piece a quarter of an inch higher and it sounded the same, then I raised the tail-piece a half inch from the body and it rung out beautifully ( found the sweet spot). The 6 low E string touches the back of the bridge , but the tail-piece is raised to were it sounds best , so it's not a concern if it string touches the back of the bridge. So basically just experiment with your guitar...............

Glad to hear it turned out all well for you Archer 911.....I hope Gibson realise to get there act together....

If the cavity lid cover on the back of the guitar was made from " heavy metal" ( excuse the pun) instead of plastic it would balance out the guitar and get no neck dive at all.....try it out for your self.....Blu tack some metal weights on the cavity cover.....but as soon as you pick it up it's heavy like a Les Paul......so it is what it is .....the beauty of the SG Gibson is it's nice and light.....I use a 3 inch quality leather strap and neck dive won't exist.

I had the same issue with the nut on my 2019 SG Gibson Standard that I bought brand new . These nuts are Tekoid nuts according to Gibson specs, but can't find any details on Google about these nuts . Anyway after a while it bugged me that the nut looks crap on an expensive guitar so I put on a Graph tech nut and now it looks the way it should be.....nice, neat and tidy. If you never put on a nut before I suggest taking it to a guitar tech, lots of mucking around to get it right..... anyway nothing wrong with the Tekoid nut , it's not split or broken , just the ends look rough , just doesn't look good on the guitar....new guitars need to worn in....play for a while , get accustomed to your guitar then change what you don't like. On my SG I only changed the nut after about a year of playing it.... everything else is spot on .... don't let a $20- dollar part spoil your fun.... remember you got the best guitar on the planet.....Gibson forever.....

The strings should not be touching the back of the bridge, looks like a Nashville bridge on your guitar. I definitely would do a overwrap on your guitar. Lower the stoptail flush to the body and feed the strings over the stoptail.....hope this helps......

Lot of class there....

Sounds like you're had to many covid-19 shots..

Sounds like you're had to many covid-19 shots.....

Yeah the strap I'm using now is 3 and a half inches wide and don't get no neck dive at all.....only when sitting down with no strap... minor issue...... changing tuners won't help from other comments so far.....all good , it's a SG Gibson ..........

I only put the strap on when standing up , a thick strap helps with neck dive, there is none.... sounds like changing tuners won't help, due to other comments as well...... anyway it's just a minor issue.....I'm thinking I should look at other end of guitar at the back where the pots and circuits are, in that plastic cover . If the cover was made of metal and had a heat shield inside were pots sit it should balance out the guitar..... something for me to experiment with..... I've heard some people put weights in that area but I won't be doing that.....

Not using nylon straps, I know they don't work for neck-dive......i use a thick strap and get no neck-dive at all.... as I mentioned , i only get neck-dive when sitting down with no strap on....but it's no big deal....