MikeM Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 My Raw Power Just Arrived, thought I would Post up pictures for the forum. I Like this guitar! I have only been able to play unplugged so far (my amp is over at the practice pad). She Feels Great, and is Very Resonant. I cannot wait to plug her in!
Corrosion of conformity Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 It's a beautiful guitar. Congrats on the purchase!
eldiablo Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 Very cool... I think you might be one of the 1st if not the 1st to post up a Raw Power SG. Congrats... How does she sound????
jameswithesg Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 nice, looks great those are the only raw power color scheme i like, id give it some black top hats, and maybe a pickguard that wasnt clearish, thats just me
Dub-T-123 Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 That's cool! I like the satin yellow one. If I had one I'd put covers on the pups, top-hats, and a black pickguard on it. Are you planning on any mods?
BigKahune Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 Nice. That natural finish really makes the guard and headstock pop. Congrats.
kruliosis Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 How does the sound compare with a Standard or a Custom SG? Is it like comparing apples to oranges because of the wood, or is there really much of a difference at all?
Twiz Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 Oooh. Cool. I like the natural finish the best. I like how the 12th fret has an inlay like on a Standard. How do the 57's sound with the maple body? Is it much heavier than a mahogany SG? Sweet axe.
GuitarJunkie Posted June 3, 2009 Posted June 3, 2009 Very nice. I'm diggin' the single trapezoid as well.
EVOL! Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Just read the spec sheet. It has 57s in it (my favorite humbucker). Very nice. I bet this guitar sings. Give us a full review once you've had a chance to rock it out through your amp.
Geff Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 From what I saw at Nashville, I think the natural finish has the best neck too. They only had a white one apart from a natural and that had a pronounced ridge along the neck where the paint ended and it had not been smoothed out. The natural doesn't have potential for that particular problem. I cant see your pics so I do have one question, how many pieces of wood make up your body and are the lines between them obvious. The one I saw had multiple pieces with obvious lines.
jimmiJAMM Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Looking very... "natural" in the great outdoors. Best of luck with her, she's a real beauty and yes, I do believe the very first actual pics. Let us know how she sounds all plugged in and singing loud & proud. I'm a believer in keeping my SGs stock but chrome pickup covers would look sweet on that thang. I'm totally diggin' the speed knobs! Enjoy, man!
Skarkowtsky Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Congrats. Though Gibson should have used black hardware (including Grovers) for this model, IMO. How does the neck feel? John
Tim Plains Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 Great finish. The only think I'm not fond of are the inlays. They should have left it without inlays, like the BFG.
Rick Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 very nice SG, congrats! i'm not totally fond on the inlays too, like Are Nine....they should put them all black and all of the same tipe (trapezoid or dot) or none,like the BFG. I would replace the pickguard with a standard one !!
Apothecurious Posted June 4, 2009 Posted June 4, 2009 great looking guitar! let us know how it sounds once you have a chance to plug it in. I am wondering how bright the guitar sounds. I'm also anxious to see what some of the other finishes look like in real pics.
drumrnmuzik Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 I cant see your pics so I do have one question' date=' how many pieces of wood make up your body and are the lines between them obvious. The one I saw had multiple pieces with obvious lines. [/quote'] I was told by a cabinet maker friend, that by glueing strips of wood together in opposing grain directions will keep a board from bowing. Otherwise you'd have to age the wood correctly for years and then pick through all your wood samples to find a perfect slab.
pohatu771 Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 On the natural finishes, I would have black hardware and inlays... that's a good combination. Rondo used to have an Agile Les Paul copy with spalted maple and all black hardware. That was a good-looking guitar. I really like the black block inlays on the Geddy Lee Jazz Bass, too. I'm very tempted to buy one of these... if they introduced a Raw Power Flying V, at the same price point, I don't think I could resist.
DiamondJig Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 She looks sweet ! I want one ! It looks like the neck is a different color than the body and fret board, looks like the body and fret board are varnished and darker and the neck is unfinished and lighter, can you give some details. How's heavey is she.
Geff Posted June 5, 2009 Posted June 5, 2009 I was told by a cabinet maker friend' date=' that by glueing strips of wood together in opposing grain directions will keep a board from bowing. Otherwise you'd have to age the wood correctly for years and then pick through all your wood samples to find a perfect slab. [/quote'] Your friend is undoubtedly correct but Gibson make a big deal about the fact that they age thier wood in carefully climate controlled conditions. I am not knocking the use of multiple pieces. I was just asking how obvious the joins are as, on the example I saw, they were very obvious and I do not know if they are all so many pieces or if it is just the luck of the draw. It doesnt have to affect the tone or anything but it might make some people prefer one of the opaque colours. The satin white I saw looked good apart from the neck issue I have already noted. I might be tempted to say it could be a fairly fragile finish however but I would be guessing.
drumrnmuzik Posted June 6, 2009 Posted June 6, 2009 Your friend is undoubtedly correct but Gibson make a big deal about the fact that they age thier wood in carefully climate controlled conditions. I am not knocking the use of multiple pieces. I was just asking how obvious the joins are as' date=' on the example I saw, they were very obvious and I do not know if they are all so many pieces or if it is just the luck of the draw. It doesnt have to affect the tone or anything but it might make some people prefer one of the opaque colours. The satin white I saw looked good apart from the neck issue I have already noted. I might be tempted to say it could be a fairly fragile finish however but I would be guessing.[/quote'] Definitly agree with you there, the I don't think that we could really hear the difference between a solid slab and the joined ones. When you can see obviously lines, it's kinda distracting (to be nice). I bet the Raw Power has a real nice sound to it. I've been looking for a utube or something to hear a demo. Has anyone seen the yellow and if you can see the wood grain?
drumrnmuzik Posted June 7, 2009 Posted June 7, 2009 Been looking for one, but haven't seen anything yet. Usually the manufacturers will post some demo.
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