DanC Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 I recently got a trade offer of this supposed gibson sg standard that had been sanded and reshaped. It looked interesting so I inquired further, and got some more high resolution pictures. After a closer look this definitely isn't a sg standard, but I can't tell if it's not a gibson at all? There's no binding on the fretboard, the neck is maple instead of mahogany, and I don't know if the back electronics plate looks right either. Also the body looks to be made of multiple strips of wood instead of decent sized planks? Apparently the truss rod cover was taken off an epi les paul which is why it says gibson on it, and at some point the 1/4" jack got smashed in so the owner added the birch plate on the body.. According to the owner the guitar had a ferrari red powder coat type of paint job on it, which makes me think it was possibly an 80's model, maybe an sg special? He said the pots are labeled a500k and b500k if that makes a difference? I'm not an expert on these by any means, so can anyone shed some light on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 the screwslots on the bridge adjusters tell me it never was a Gibson......thats probably the origional TRC on what appears to be a horribly mutilated Epi G-400.....it MIGHT be worth $5 to someone that's desperate for an oversized flyswatter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG FAN Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 What you've got there is a seriously butchered Epi G-400 Seriously, who does this to a perfectly good guitar. Poor Epi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twiz Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Do not accept that trade, or whatever the guy is trying to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dem00n Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Yeah dont buy it, the worse part is that the guy lied about it being a gibson... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANNIC Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 His guitar modding skills are right up there with his re-upholstery efforts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff-7 Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 That is one butchered up guitar. Is it just me or is the TRC at an odd angle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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