superjudge3 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I'm buying the '66 G-400 to compliment my 2001 G-400. I figured I'm going to need an exact back-up for live shows. I don't want to have to switch guitars and change my sound up in case I break a string or whatever else may go wrong. The only mods will be a Gibson 498t humbucker, bone nut, and a new Gotoh bridge! I'll let you know how it works out! PS - I'm getting the Heritage Cherry since there was no such thing as a Silver '66 SG back in the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 PS - I'm getting the Heritage Cherry since there was no such thing as a Silver '66 SG back in the day! Just so you know...there was no such thing as a Gibson SG with a full pickguard in 1966 either. They put them on in 1967. So not only was there not a silver one, there was no such thing as a Heritage Cherry '66 SG (with full pickguard) back in the day either. Sorry to have to inform you of the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan 58 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I do believe they started full pickguards mid 66. Stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I do believe they started full pickguards mid 66. Stan. Maybe, but they were 1967 models. I've done some research on this, and everything I have seen states that they did not go full bat-wing until 1967. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS90 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 They didn't have Epiphone SGs either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Yeah, we all know that. Were talking about Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AS90 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Its called a joke Brad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stan 58 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I'm getting my info from "Tom Wheelers American Guitar" book where it says pick guard was enlarged in approximatey 1966. So it could go either way. Stan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Obscure Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 aaaanywho... Congrats, Superjudge3! I have one of those, and it rocks! Mine's still all stock, but I get positive comments on its look and sound whenever I play out with it. Be sure to post pics when you get it. (or it didn't happen!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custer Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Either way, its a cool looking guitar. Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheX Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 It's an Epiphone, doesn't matter what Gibson did. Enjoy the guitar, they're big bang for the buck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcwillow777 Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Don't let anyone burst your bubble. If that is the guitar you want, go for it. I have 2 G-400s and I love them both. I was in the store yesterday, and had I not just purchased a Bigsby for my Sherry, I would have put some money down on a Faded G-400. They had two, a worn cherry and worn brown. I like the looks of the worn brown better, but the neck profile on the worn cherry was to die for. If they still have it in a couple of weeks, I may have them hold it for me. Both had EE serial numbers, but the necks were not close to the same profile. Enjoy new your guitar!! Remember, post some pics after you get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AC4everDC Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Got this guitar last week and it rocks!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSkippy Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Maybe' date=' but they were 1967 models. I've done some research on this, and everything I have seen states that they did not go full bat-wing until 1967. [/quote'] brad, It's Gibson; take it with a grain of salt... ;-) Of course, the reason that there's such confusion is that Gibson didn't really have 'model years' the way that, say, auto companies did. They'd come up with something in the middle of the year, and transition between old and new (look at the 'transition' Firebirds when they were switching between the reverse and non-reverse styles). If memory serves, different production lines might get old or new parts, so one line might be working on the old style, waiting for any re-tooling that was needed, and another would be working on the new style, having already been re-tooled. Plus the fact that so many records were lost in the big Kalamazoo fire, and it makes you tear your hair out sometimes... -Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superjudge3 Posted October 9, 2008 Author Share Posted October 9, 2008 Just so you know...there was no such thing as a Gibson SG with a full pickguard in 1966 either. They put them on in 1967. So not only was there not a silver one' date=' there was no such thing as a Heritage Cherry '66 SG (with full pickguard) back in the day either. Sorry to have to inform you of the truth. :D [/quote'] Just so you know, there exists at least one '66 Gibson that has a full pickguard. I play it every few weeks in fact. It's my brother-in-law's. And he's done some research as well. Either way I don't care, I'll play my new Epiphone anyway. PS - Thanks for all the kind words dudes; I'll post pictures as soon as I receive it! My dealer had to order it for me because they were sold out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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