Aoresteen Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Last year I posted a thread on my Epiphone Jr TV Yellow 5 string guitar: http://forum.gibson.com/index.php?/topic/91918-epi-lp-junior-special-tv-yellow-keefered-up/page__p__1258223__hl__keefered__fromsearch__1#entry1258223 Well I have another one! Actully I built this guitar BEFORE I did the TV yellow one (I needed a 5 Sting in Orlando) and I never had my camera around to take picktures of it after I got the custom pickguard. This is a 1999 Epiphone SG Special that I rescued from a pawn shop in Orlando for $50. Neck was bowed, wireing was not working - needed some help. I replaced the pickups with a set of Artec Alnico V 12K bridge, 8K neck. Added Schaller Strap locks. Had Terrapin Guitars make the custom pickguard (This SG Spcial did not com with a pickguard), and the custom truss rod cover. The tuners are stock and I found some 10mm plugs on line to cover up the extra tuner hole. A bone nut with full string spread was added. Guitar is tuned to O-pen G. Strings are Erie Ball in the Keefer approved gauges :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemans335 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 With a 5 slot nut and 6 slot bridge, doesn't the string spacing feel weird on the low strings as you go up and down the neck? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 With a 5 slot nut and 6 slot bridge, doesn't the string spacing feel weird on the low strings as you go up and down the neck? Not really. After an hour's play you adjust to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemans335 Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Not really. After an hour's play you adjust to it. That's the whole first set! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 That's the whole first set! :) You only have to do it when you first get the guitar. After the first hour all's well forever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aoresteen Posted April 8, 2013 Author Share Posted April 8, 2013 After playing the SG 5 string with my other 5 strings, the spacing DOES feel weird. I decided to have the SG's nut changed to what my other 5 strings have. I took the SG and my TV Yellow Les Paul Junior to my guitar tech and he made a nut to match the LP Jr. nut. Old SG Nut: New SG Nut: Much more normal. Overall much better. The down side is that some odd chords that were easy with the wide spreading of the strings are now a bit toughter to do. With the new nut we were able to move the 6th low E tuner and move it to the noral 5th string tuner location: I'm happy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon S. Posted April 9, 2013 Share Posted April 9, 2013 Very nice, I dig it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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