SG Sydney Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Gooday guitar lovers. just purchased a SG Gibson 2019 Standard, sounds and plays sensational , just wandering why both pickups sit on an angle and not parallel to the strings like other guitars like Fender or Ibanez. Checked out other SGs and there all the same angle except SGs reisue models which have pickups mounted in brackets like Les Pauls. Is it a fault or is it supposed to be on an angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidblast Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 welcome to the forum, and congrats on the purchase.. Pickup angles,, yep.. that is an... it is what it is.. situation. as you noted, I have two SGs, same on both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merciful-evans Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Yep. They meant to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badbluesplayer Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 Yeah, it's because the body is angled away from the neck and the strings. And because the pickguard holds the pickups, they sit a little slanted. It's just the way it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uncle fester Posted August 15, 2019 Share Posted August 15, 2019 On 8/13/2019 at 9:58 AM, merciful-evans said: Yep. They meant to do it. There's something just not right with this picture, ahhh - probably just me, never mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG Sydney Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 11:59 PM, badbluesplayer said: Yeah, it's because the body is angled away from the neck and the strings. And because the pickguard holds the pickups, they sit a little slanted. It's just the way it is. Thanks for reply bluesplayer, yeah I got the idea of pickups now like you say it's the way it is. There all like that. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG Sydney Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/13/2019 at 9:43 PM, kidblast said: welcome to the forum, and congrats on the purchase.. Pickup angles,, yep.. that is an... it is what it is.. situation. as you noted, I have two SGs, same on both. Thanks kidblast for reply,i get the picture now.... it is what it is situation....SG super guitar. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG Sydney Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/13/2019 at 11:58 PM, merciful-evans said: Yep. They meant to do it. Yes they are meant to be like that, great guitar overall. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG Sydney Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/16/2019 at 12:11 AM, billroy said: There's something just not right with this picture, ahhh - probably just me, never mind Definitely a guitar that Kirk Cobbain would play.... pickup angle meant to be that way.... Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippy Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 On 8/15/2019 at 3:11 PM, billroy said: There's something just not right with this picture, ahhh - probably just me, never mind The positioning of the rear strap button is wrong. Pip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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