New poster, thought I may be able to get some help on something. I love my Yamaha SG, it is a thing of beauty and plays like a dream. It also is ludicrously heavy. I've ended up mostly playing a Hondo II HD770, which I had set up with new tuners, nut, and rewired electrics, its just effortless to play and is another great double cut guitar.
The thing is, I still really love the Yamaha SG outline, and I may want a newer guitar that's closer to the shape of the Yamaha but without the weight. Ideally, I'd like to put together a list of guitars with a similar shape (I'd prefer the sharper horns rather than smooth ones, so probably exclude Ibanez Artist, Washburn horn series, Schecter Diamond Elite S-1, etc, and I prefer symmetrical designs so it also excludes the Les Paul double cutaway). So far, I've found the following;
Solid body;
Yamaha SG
Vox SDC
Hollow bodies;
Vox HDC-77
Reverend Manta Ray and Tricky Gomez
Not sure how it compares size-wise, but there's also the Gibson/Epiphone Johnny A, and the larger Barney Kessel model (as well as lots of 60s/70s Japanese Kessel copies).
Am I missing any? Any help would be appreciated.
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Gordon Smith GS 1.5
Or GS Deluxe
https://www.guitarguitar.co.uk/product/px190601344241003--gretsch-electromatic-g5655t-cb-georgia-green-pre-owned
Has SG type size and shape, but it is actually an arch-top semi-hollow construction, with a spruce centre block. Super lightweight and resonates more like a semi than slab of mahogany, even without f-holes.
At the moment I'm looking for:
* Hamer Watson, SS2, Vintage S, T62.
* Music Man Luke 1, Luke II
Please drop me a message.
There is is a chap in New Jersey who owns about 35 Hamer SS1s and SS2s, plus of two SS3s I’ll send you a pic of his stuff if you are interested
At the moment I'm looking for:
* Hamer Watson, SS2, Vintage S, T62.
* Music Man Luke 1, Luke II
Please drop me a message.
https://i.imgur.com/7qfS8Ri.jpg
I do have a sneaky liking for the SX800B which was the SG's forerunner in a way...
https://i.imgur.com/QV14eNQ.jpg
... any model number under 800.
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