Jim Dandy Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 I'm rehabing a battered '71-'74 LP SG Deluxe, and I wonder if the original bridge offers a clue. It's not a typical AB-1 Tune-o-matic, but a 3.5"x1.0"x3/8" rectangular bridge with Tune-o-matic style adjusting screws. The bottom is stamped with "Made in Germany." Was this type bridge used during a particular year?
Greg Jacob Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 I'm rehabing a battered '71-'74 LP SG Deluxe, and I wonder if the original bridge offers a clue. It's not a typical AB-1 Tune-o-matic, but a 3.5"x1.0"x3/8" rectangular bridge with Tune-o-matic style adjusting screws. The bottom is stamped with "Made in Germany." Was this type bridge used during a particular year? Please provide pics of the whole guitar, as there are other clues. And didn't your other post say it came with a Bigsby (which you would expect on a 197x SG Deluxe)?
btoth76 Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 Hello! The Schaller wide-travel (aka. "Harmonica") bridge first appeared in 1972 on SGs and went off in 1979. For more info, - which might help You dating Your SG - refer to this: http://books.google.se/books?id=fNYei9efBCUC&pg=PA22&lpg=PA22&dq=Schaller+bridge+on+SG&source=bl&ots=C-KCWWb4h7&sig=8hHobXpgF9KQdjwFK5C3XfhYDtg&hl=hu&sa=X&ei=a41dUcTSA4O64AS4ooGoBQ&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=Schaller%20bridge%20on%20SG&f=false Cheers... Bence
SG Jones Posted April 4, 2013 Posted April 4, 2013 Potentiometer codes are your best evidence. Often they are the only way in the '70s. Serial numbers are a joke and the features can only narrow it to within a few years. Size of the volute is a clue in the early '70s.
Stubert Posted April 5, 2013 Posted April 5, 2013 I just got this SG pro. It all dates to 1971, pot codes, serial numbers etc.So is the bridge on this one the same as yours ? I can't quite tell from the pictures.
Jim Dandy Posted April 9, 2013 Author Posted April 9, 2013 Please provide pics of the whole guitar, as there are other clues. And didn't your other post say it came with a Bigsby (which you would expect on a 197x SG Deluxe)? Here's the whole guitar, as is. The Bigsby had been removed and a hard-tail tailpiece had been installed, (including drilling holes in the body). I'm replacing the Bigsby with the B5 reproduction Bigsby.
Jim Dandy Posted April 9, 2013 Author Posted April 9, 2013 I just got this SG pro. It all dates to 1971, pot codes, serial numbers etc.So is the bridge on this one the same as yours ? I can't quite tell from the pictures. My bridge looks exactly like yours.
Jim Dandy Posted April 10, 2013 Author Posted April 10, 2013 My bridge looks exactly like yours. I just accessed the Guitar Dating Project and entered the potentiometer number, with returned a date of Week 41, 1971. The Projects says the guitar should have been built within a few weeks of that date, so I'm calling my SG Deluxe a '71. Thanks, you guys, for your excellent guidance!
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