Standard Neck Binding color?

[jimmiJAMM]

Probably a stupid question but seeing as this is my 14th guitar and very 1st SG, the binding is not white but cream. Is this customary on a 2007? I mean, it looks really awesome and I dig it but was just wondering.

[Ian Martin]

Yes.

[dickey]

Yes, the binding is always a cream color, although I have seen white on some really low-end Gibsons,which I don't think have been made for a long time. Back in the 60's,SG binding was sometimes pink,usually because of overspray or bleedthrough from the cherry finish. It was kinda cool looking;wish my '61 Historic had it--then it would be truly to '61 factory specs!

[modoc_333]

Yes' date=' the binding is always a cream color, although I have seen white on some really low-end Gibsons,which I don't think have been made for a long time. Back in the 60's,SG binding was sometimes pink,usually because of overspray or bleedthrough from the cherry finish. It was kinda cool looking;wish my '61 Historic had it--then it would be truly to '61 factory specs![/quote']

 

if you play it enough then it will. the pink doesn't come from overspray. the completely spray over binding then the paint is taken off with a razor knife.... then clearcoated. so, you can't get the red from the spray. however, if you play the guitar a lot then the friction causes the red dye to migrate through the lacquer and over the binding. this causes the pink. after a while, the red dye tends to fade all over. since it's so thin over the binding, it will disappear..... this of course only happens if the guitar sees a lot of light for it to fade.

if you look at vintage SGs or LPs today it's easy to get an idea of part of their life. if it looks heavily played, but has pink on the binding, then you know most of that play wear came early, and then it spent the more reason years in the case. if there is wear but no pink, then you know it's been played for it's whole life. if there is no wear, and no pink, then you know it was never really played.