ayetee Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 First time poster here and I would appreciate any help or advice. I'm mostly a Fender player but about ten years ago I accepted a 1977 SG to settle a debt owed me. I didn't play it much and it has been sitting in the case all these years. I met a Gibson player last week and he said he's very knowledgeable when it comes to Gibsons. He took a look at my SG and told me that it is a 1977 and therefore it is not much better than "no good". It is kind of used and all but it doesn't seem that bad to me. My question is: I know the seventies was not the best vintage for American guitars but a Gibson SG can only rate a "barely better than no good"? Truth? ...or I just don't know better? Attached some pictures of my poor SG. Look forward to hear from you guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Norlin era Gibson's are very underrated, sure they werent as good as the Gibson made in the 50's and 60's but they still hold their own weight. That guy doesn't really know what hes talking about...did he even plug it in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayetee Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 Norlin era Gibson's are very underrated, sure they werent as good as the Gibson made in the 50's and 60's but they still hold their own weight. That guy doesn't really know what hes talking about...did he even plug it in? Thank you for the prompt advice. Yes, he did plug it into the Super Reverb in the background. He said he prefered Marshalls. I guess he just didn't like my stuff which is mostly Fenders and seventies Ibanez jazz boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Wow thats a very nice collection! Im more of a Gibson guy but i love Fenders to. Would love to see those old Ibanez guitars. A lot of people change the pups on Norlins, they weren't that great. Some of them were...i think they were called T-top humbuckers, those are very well sought after. Well good luck on selling it, well if you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigKahune Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 A blanket statement like that is an uninformed generalization and highly suspect. Regardless of the manufacturer, or year of production, every guitar out there should be evaluated on an individual basis. The Norlin years have a bad rap, leading less knowlegable people to write off the whole era, but there were plenty of great Gibson's made 1969-1985. Yours looks in good shape, has a neck volute, a harmonica bridge, dot markers. As a gauge of value, looking at completed ebay listings for 1970s Gibson SG in January, paid prices range from $511 to $1400. Currently the used guitar market is down. If you're looking to sell, wait for the market to come back a bit. There are plenty of potential buyers interested in Norlin era Gibsons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevoT Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 They aren't at all bad! They may not be as great as the 60s ones but, they are still great in it's own way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 The Norlin era has been vilified beyond reality. The biggest problem with Norlin was their business practices. A lot of the new designs they came out with in the 70’s and early 80’d were strange and unsuccessful. The V2 the L6 and the Marauder were odd guitars. But if you liked them they were well made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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