** all sold ** FS: Gibson SG Classic 2006 Ebony

roberty

aka R8 penance... the clearout begins

13/9/18: SG Classic now £500 + Post, this is my best offer
7/9/18: Les Paul Special now with new owner, just the SG remains
31/8/18: Les Paul Special sold pending
31/8/18: Price Drop, Les Paul Special now £600, SG Classic now £530
30/8/18: Supro sold
28/8/18: Added SG Classic today

2006 Gibson SG Classic in Ebony

Next on the block is the SG Classic I picked up recently.  Not many of them about in this colour.

This was a little neglected when I picked it up.  I've oiled the fretboard with Geriltz, given it a good polish, cleaned the hardware and given it a good setup.

There are surface level scuffs, visible in certain lights, and a little mark on the top of the headstock.  The worst of the scratching is on the back of the guitar, from where the previous owner had kept the strap on the guitar while storing it in the bag.

P90 pickups, fat 50's style neck, neck binding, dot inlays and inlayed Gibson logo, full gloss black finish.

£550 + post at cost

Gibson Les Paul Special 2016 Japan Special Run - Excellent Condition *** sold ***

Recently bought here on the forum.  Had some subtle changes made to bring it closer to vintage spec:

• Lightweight Faber Aluminium Tailpiece
• Steel Kluson Tailpiece Studs
• Oil City Firewatch P90s
• 50's wiring with Sprague Orange Drops

Pickups and wiring change were professionally done with a full setup.

The guitar is virtually unplayed and it's about time it had a good home.  Ideally I would like to claw back my investment in the above plus my initial outlay, so I'll say £620.  Can post at cost

Slim taper profile, lightweight, big sound!

Comes with original caps and zinc+brass tailpiece+studs

Supro Belmont Vibrato *** sold ***

This isn't the one I had issues with, I had it exchanged

Fun little guitar but again a skinny neck

It has taken a little knock on the headstock on a stage somewhere, don't remember it happening and only noticed when I came to take the photos.  It is not visible from playing position.  I have photographed this.  The item is priced accordingly

£240 + post at cost

Dodge

Is that @RMJ 's old one? If so, do you have the original pickups?

roberty

Dodge said:

Is that @RMJ 's old one? If so, do you have the original pickups?

Yes it is.  The pickups are gone sorry,

In the interest of transparency the BOM for the changes is:

Faber tailpiece: £39
Kluson studs: £12.45
Setup/pup swap/wiring conversion/sprague caps: £55

And I took a little hit on the pups.  Still a bargain

dazzajl

Oh my..... that Supro is right up my avenue 

roberty

dazzajl said:

Oh my..... that Supro is right up my avenue 

A dab of nail polish will cover that ding I think.  It's on the underside so not glaring at you while you play :-)

dazzajl

roberty said:

dazzajl said:

Oh my..... that Supro is right up my avenue 

A dab of nail polish will cover that ding I think.  It's on the underside so not glaring at you while you play :-)

The ding doesn’t bother me at all. It’s the fact this would be buying and I’m supposed to be selling. 

Anything that might tickle you by way of a trade and still pay your penance? 

roberty

dazzajl said:

roberty said:

dazzajl said:

Oh my..... that Supro is right up my avenue 

A dab of nail polish will cover that ding I think.  It's on the underside so not glaring at you while you play :-)

The ding doesn’t bother me at all. It’s the fact this would be buying and I’m supposed to be selling. 

Anything that might tickle you by way of a trade and still pay your penance? 

Honestly mate my credit card is livid!  I better just calm down for a bit...

RMJ

Aww the second time the special has been moved on because of an R8 purchase

roberty

RMJ said:

Aww the second time the special has been moved on because of an R8 purchase

I know, the poor thing! It's a total screamer as well...

RMJ

roberty said:

RMJ said:

Aww the second time the special has been moved on because of an R8 purchase

I know, the poor thing! It's a total screamer as well...

Absolutely. Played lovely too

roberty

Added SG Classic

dazzajl

Does selling a pickup mean I could call this ‘one in, one out’??? 

blueskunk

That SG Classic looks lovely. @SimpleSimon ;

SimpleSimon

blueskunk said:

That SG Classic looks lovely. @SimpleSimon ;

Certainly does as does the Cherry Special but i've just snagged a '61 RI locally...

benecol

  Love that SG. 

roberty

benecol said:

  Love that SG. 

This SG is particularly lively acoustically which translates to a woody amplified sound.  The woodiness mates well with the P90s

How are you getting on with yours?

roberty

Supro sold!

guitargeek62

Whereabouts are you based please? I like the look of that SG but I'm already meant to be collecting a new (old) one tomorrow evening - I'll drop you a line if that falls through at all!

roberty

guitargeek62 said:

Whereabouts are you based please? I like the look of that SG but I'm already meant to be collecting a new (old) one tomorrow evening - I'll drop you a line if that falls through at all!

I'm in Bristol mate, happy to meet in a reasonable radius

guitargeek62

roberty said:

guitargeek62 said:

Whereabouts are you based please? I like the look of that SG but I'm already meant to be collecting a new (old) one tomorrow evening - I'll drop you a line if that falls through at all!

I'm in Bristol mate, happy to meet in a reasonable radius

That could be very fortunate then - my other half's in the Bristol area this weekend! Thanks, will keep you posted.

benecol

roberty said:

benecol said:

  Love that SG. 

This SG is particularly lively acoustically which translates to a woody amplified sound.  The woodiness mates well with the P90s

How are you getting on with yours?

I love mine, but wish you'd listed this one a week earlier. Murphy's law. I'll pretend I prefer cherry ones (I don't).