jimmiJAMM Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Thinking about picking up a cheap *** SG copy, strippin' her down and making the world's first SG Frankenstein. I'm a graphic designer and pretty handy with the tools. I think I can pull this off. I've Googled the subject and it doesn't seem like anyone's ever attempted this. Found a few Les Paul version but no SG. By now you're probably shaking your heads in disgust but at the same time thinking, damn, that might actually be pretty cool! Gonna whip up a Photoshop preliminary comp. Stay tuned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murph Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Don't go too cheap. You might end up wishing it was a real one.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slash_is_a_ho Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 that sounds badass! are you gonna add a trem system? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmiJAMM Posted March 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 that sounds badass! are you gonna add a trem system? Hell yeah, she'll have to have a tremolo. One of a kind craftsmanship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swmcv2007 Posted March 12, 2009 Report Share Posted March 12, 2009 I'm halfway done making a frankenstein SG Standard. It's going to look very pretty and sound even prettier. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hbomb76 Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 I got tired of my "Frankenstein" SG and put it back all close to original. It was actually a '97 Epi G-400 w/Vibrato (the Epi Bigsby-style trem), with custom knobs and a few hardware changes. I had an exposed humbucker in the bridge, and a Tele neck pickup (the faux lipstick style) in the neck position with a custom-made adaptor for the humbucker ring, along with push-pull coil tap and phase. It was a nice change of pace for a couple months, but then I wanted an SG again so I put 'er back together propa'. It's fun to experiment though, especially if you can snag some cheap parts/body/neck/etc on eBay. Have a blast with it! H-Bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssgfowler Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 If you can snag an Epi SG-310 for cheap, those are really decent guitars for a project. Plus since its' got a bolt on neck, you could go all crazy and slap another neck on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80LPC Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 I'm halfway done making a frankenstein SG Standard. It's going to look very pretty and sound even prettier. Good luck. Any pictures ? And will you need to hoist it onto the roof in a thunderstorm ? ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swmcv2007 Posted March 13, 2009 Report Share Posted March 13, 2009 Any pictures ? And will you need to hoist it onto the roof in a thunderstorm ? :) I posted some before and after pictures here recently. And no, I do not plan on hoisting this guitar up in a thunderstorm. Since my band turned into a duo this guitar hasn't left my room, and won't for a few more months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgTime Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 I posted some before and after pictures here recently. And no' date=' I do not plan on hoisting this guitar up in a thunderstorm. Since my band turned into a duo this guitar hasn't left my room, and won't for a few more months.[/quote'] Oh man, thats a cool looking piece, btw is that one of those single coil/humbucker/p90 pickups in the bridge? Also, why dont you have knobs for the neck man? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swmcv2007 Posted March 14, 2009 Report Share Posted March 14, 2009 Oh man' date=' thats a cool looking piece, btw is that one of those single coil/humbucker/p90 pickups in the bridge? Also, why dont you have knobs for the neck man?[/quote'] Yeah its a Seymour Duncan P-Rails. Its amazing. Once I get some more dough I'm getting one put in the neck. It only has two knobs because the P-Rail uses a three way switch so I had that replace the tone, then I had a coil tap put where the volume was. It's re-wired with a master volume tone. It fits the way I play perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgTime Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 Yeah its a Seymour Duncan P-Rails. Its amazing. Once I get some more dough I'm getting one put in the neck. It only has two knobs because the P-Rail uses a three way switch so I had that replace the tone' date=' then I had a coil tap put where the volume was. It's re-wired with a master volume tone. It fits the way I play perfectly.[/quote'] Nice **** man, do you know the output of the individual positions? Im considering loading my sg with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dred31 Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 I posted some before and after pictures here recently. And no' date=' I do not plan on hoisting this guitar up in a thunderstorm. Since my band turned into a duo this guitar hasn't left my room, and won't for a few more months.[/quote'] i like what you've done with it! what type of pick ups did you switch it to? any reason for getting rid of the 490R 498T package? Edit: NVM read the thread a bit more after posting.... my bad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG dude Posted March 15, 2009 Report Share Posted March 15, 2009 I posted some before and after pictures here recently. And no' date=' I do not plan on hoisting this guitar up in a thunderstorm. Since my band turned into a duo this guitar hasn't left my room, and won't for a few more months.[/quote'] i thought you've had that one for a while, or are you making a different one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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