Ah the 70s... my favorite era. Heavy bodies, valutes, trying new things... I may get hate for it but fuck it, I said what I said. 70s Gibson was great 🤷 Greetings and well wishes from Utah man!
My SG has pots dated 50th week of 1971, but the Gibson embossed pickup covers, so a 1972 guitar, I would say. The best sounding stock neck pickup on any guitar I own. Bridge pickup is unique, I think, because of the distance between the bridge and the pickup itself. Stock Bigsby does not stay in tune. Neck width at the nut is minuscule for my hands. Cowboy chords are tricky to articulate well. No neck angle looks strange from a playing viewpoint. That all said, I love my ‘72 SG Deluxe 👍
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Hey, I'm rebuilding a 1971-1972 gibson sg custom. It's weird with rhe frontloaded pots and stuff and it had like a lp pickgaurd without the bracket. I'm wondering if you know where I could find one of those 3 pickup scratchplates without the bracket holes
Did you know they made one identical to this but a stereo model? My mother has one, it was my late brother's. Has two input input jacks and two little black slider switches, no toggle switch. My brothers has the pickup covers with the embossed Gibson logo on both. There are a few on Reverb now, 1972 Gibson SG Deluxe Stereo.
I love SG’s. Is there anyway you can get your hands on the Angus custom shop SG from around 2009? Looks like a standard but in a deep cherry finish and lightening bolt inlays. Not to be confused with the early 2000’s SG he had with the tremolo on 👍
I bought my SG Deluxe in the fall of 72. I think it's classified as a '73. It has a Bigsby, but the controls are routed through the back. The bridge is different. I think they call it the "harmonica" bridge. The knobs are clear cylinders, not witch hat. Also, the horns have an additional routing. What makes this guitar sound different, is the fact that the bridge pickup is at least an inch away from the bridge, so it's definitely more mellow than most SGs where the bridge pickup is right against the bridge. Might be its most appealing feature. I still play it out sometimes, but I'm more likely to go to my 2012 LP Studio Deluxe, because I'm worried that the SG might be too valuable to risk!
I’m pretty sure all or most of the Deluxes had this, mine did, and others I’ve seen did, this is reflected in the comments from other owners, great pickups though!
I definitely prefer the blocky horns and body to "swoops", and the wood grain and walnut finish are awesome. Pickups are amazing. Top rout is no problem. It's almost a perfect SG for me. But Bigsby and short tenon are drawbacks. So my guitars won't be jealous of a new date.
dunno, the more I look at it the more I think the combo of the LP pickguard and the top routed electronics with the black guard is kind of a cool look. Really dig the walnut finish as well. One of those guitars that makes an interesting talking point and sounds great to boot.
Another thing that was different in this guitars (And in my opinion the thing that most affects it) is that the neck is positioned a little bit further into the body, so we lose the tenon cover and that also makes the bridge go down in the body (Notice the large gap between the bridge pickup and the bridge itself). This often makes those guitars sound darker than other SGs.
Nobody talks about this!! I own two 1974 SGs. My Standard has the pickup further from the bridge and is definitely darker than my Custom or any more modern SG. It’s unique, wild, and I love it.
I have a 72 Delux all origional. Mine is in what the music store owner called a butterscotch finish. Pickups and covers embossed, Bigsby. Only wear is buckle rash. Not too bad, but its there. Owned since new. Graduation present from my father. Very nice looking. Thanks for the 72 evaluation. I loved the neck once I got use to it. The second love of my life. Not too bad for 51 years old. It came in a square form fitting case...origional also. Lovely display.
My father had this exact model. Not sure if it was a '72 or '73 but he bought it NEW in '73. First thing that caught my eye was the lack of the "Gibson" stamp on the pickup covers. I distinctly remember that as I started playing his guitar circa '82/'83.
I had one from about the same time period with the embossed covers. I want to say that there was a Gibson logo embossed on the Bigsby as well, but I might not be remembering correctly.
@@fazeka My story is even worse. Sold it to a buddy in '82 for about 150 bucks, thinking I'd buy it back in 6 months when I got back into town. He turned around and sold it for an unknown amount. I'm sure he got more for it than he paid me, but I doubt it was a lot more.
I bought a 1972 Deluxe brand new in 1972.. Played it through a 1972 50w Marshall with 8 tens. Played it for about 15 years. Then I played a Strat through it. I should have bought a Strat.
My first electric guitar was just like this one, except my case was orange on the inside. I really liked it. Unfortunately I sold it a long time ago to buy other equipment.
I have a '71 that I bought in '06 when I was 16. I paid $400 due to its neck repair and a small filled hole in the back leading from the pickup route. Until recently, it's been worth jack shit so I never felt bad about swapping the pickups, drilling it out for a stop tailpiece, putting jumbo frets in it, replacing basically every part lol
@@Captain-Nostromo lol yep! And it still sucks! The neck angle is flat with the body so with string tension it feels like the neck is tilted forward, very strange setup.
I'm prpbably not the first to tell you this, but restringing a Bigsby becomes a lot easier once you prebend the end of the string near the ball end. This way they stay on the bar while restringing.
I second that! I bought a 74' SG Special walnut with black mini humbuckers brand new - my first guitar! Yeah, I'm elderly. Still play it often. Love the skinny neck - super fast and light. All original and no broken headstock!!
Bro, You've got to anchor your pick hand! That floppy wrist makes it really hard to watch you play. I'd like to watch but it usually makes me sick to my stomach for some reason...lol
That is the coolest SG ive ever seen. I bought a tribute the other day and ordered the bigsby and vibramate also a hand wired harness and a used LP pick guard (black) and some witch hat knobs to mimic this guitar the best i can If it werent for this tribute purchase i would have really considered this 72. i love it
I'm getting a certain vibe from this one. The finish is too perfect. The bright work is to evenly aged. This guitar if it was ever gigged...played lounges of the 70s. The owner only ever wore polyester. That is why the back is free of buckle rash but has light scratches. They only played easy listening standards to a crowd not interested in Hendrix style histrionics. Just rhythm. Not wild lead lines. And the only gain ever used was to fatten the sound...but it was just shy of noise break up. It was the pride and joy of the owner. Probably treated it like his Cadillac. Because you know thats what he drove. Didnt do maintenance himself. Like his car being taken back to the dealership every three months for oil changes and tire rotations...he took this into the music store for restringing. He was religious about it. Every 6 weeks. The original pick ups gave out in February of 1980. Thats why there are just the pickups 1979 and 1980 as replacements. He wasnt happy about having to do so. But it was a professional job. Nothing else was replaced. It was still his favorite guitar. But after playing 10 years at the same lounge...times were a changing. He was older. The lounge owner came to the band leader and said they were through. Some dance club owner had made an offer on the joint and he was selling. Clubs were the new thing. The band played their last gig in 1983. The owner of the SG found a couple other gigs he could strum to the oldies. But synth music was taking over everything and Glam Rock was dominating. He put his beloved SG back in its case. He would pull it out now and again to play around the house and to wipe it down. He still loved it. Thats why this guitar is in such fantastic condition. That's why it has no real damage. Thats why the pick ups are newer but both are withing the correct range for a swap almost 10 years after it was birthed. It is what was available at the time. I swear when you kicked on the overdrive...to me the guitar screamed "FINALLY! ENOUGH WITH THE SINATRA STANDARDS! LET ME ROAR A LITTLE BIT!!! I swear it sounded like a happy guitar to be able to stretch its vocal power. All this based on my story of course. Great video. This story is completely made up. I do not know the original owner.
I had shared with a very good and fine guitar player and original composer buddy of mine who's been there for me throughout the many years, over a good phone conversation back in 2012 one afternoon, that in my honest opinion having owed so many guitars over the long haul of many years that: "The Gibson SG Standard & Custom models (...without the Bigsby tremolo system! Sorry-don't like em!) is the most perfectly and anatomically designed, lightweight, and tonally responsive guitar that Gibson ever made till this day! Tis the 'Original' Les Paul Model indeed!"😀😉👍🏻 Incidentally: I had one of the nicest 'Custom' model limited edition reissues that being of an antique cherry finish, white hat winged pick guard, gold plated Grover machine heads, gold plated pickups, gold plated 'tune-o-matic' bridge, gold plated tail piece and posts, etc.! I have traded it in for an Alex Lifeson ES-355 #64 limited to 400 made! Ah-tis a very long story. Have neither! 😭
There was an incident that occurred that involved a mint-never used Fender PRE-CBS Strat with original tweed case, tanned leather handle that was purchased by an individual for a considerable amount of money who suffers from PICA disorder! YOU CAN FIGURE OUT THE REST OF THE STORY ON YOUR OWN! Staggers the imagination I tell ya!
Speaking of a connection between that of a Gibson SG and that of the Fender Strat: "When AC/DC played their Montreal, Quebec, CANADA concert during their: For Those About To Rock We Salute You, there was an apocryphal rumour surfacing that someone had tossed Angus Young an early cream coloured U.S. Fender Strat up to him that he caught, plugged in, and did one amazing short Hendrix lick!!! Then gave it back to the owner!!!!!!" 😎
I was just talking about my born SG 1 converted to a pro 2, and here she is! …mine has pat# gibson Mini's in gold n gold hardware, double klusons, and the stop bar from a double 12 n 6 string Gibson jimmy page, IE no bigsby, and I take off the pick guard, but have it, yep. My FAV Guitar, besides the 1960 les Paul SG - love these are great guitars, I'd never turn down a '70s Gibson or Fender. n i dont even like a fender but the tele and jag
Bigsbys look so clunky. I don’t think I’d ever buy a guitar with one cause I don’t even use the trem bar on my strats; finger vibrato etc. is sufficient
The one undeniably GREAT thing about all GIBSON SG's is that they all can sound like an excellent GIBSON SG...when they are set-up right!!! Get the Neck Relief close to .003" @ 9TH Fret w/properly Cut NUT...and the notes fly off the fret-board......... and w/good set of properly working stock pickup's...a GIBSON SG will always sound GREAT...like all GIBSON SG's do ! !
I bought a 1972 SG Custom new. It did not have the embossed "Gibson" pickup covers. All hardware was gold plated. 3 pickups. An interesting note is during that time the SGs did not have a tilted neck. The neck was slightly elevated above the body (more the typical) to allow the use of the tune o' matic bridge. It also had the "fretless wonder" thin frets on an ebony fretboard.
Owned this exact guitar - bought from the original owner in West Michigan … absolutely MINT condition (sat under her bed since new). Had the original embossed T-Top pickups. Even after extensive setup, NOT a great guitar. Weak/cheap design by Gibson. I now own a 2020 SG Maestro (great guitar) & 1990 SG Custom (3 pickups) which is awesome. The 71-72 design almost had me thinking SG’s were a terrible but it was just a real crappy era for Gibson IMO. Not everything vintage Gibson/Fender was good. Didn’t help it was a poo brown color 💩
I have big hands but love the narrow nut. The most extraordinary thing about this era of SG in my opinion is the incredibly shallow neck angle, which is odd but actually feels great in use, with the bridge unusually close to the body once the action is set.
How's about a review of the 71-72 SG deluxe STEREO. Apparently they only made about 150 between 71 and 72. Curious of your take on them and of course their value.
I have the very same guitar, BUT mine is routed in the back like a standard. Everything is the same (tuners, witch hats, pick guard, Bigsby, etc) it does have the embossed pick ups and a 72 serial number, less than 300 higher than this one. I'm guessing it was a traditional unit as the 73's went back to the standard. I've never seen one like it though and wonder if it's rare.
Just a little surprised that you do not mention the biggest difference for the 70`s SG. The neck is set deeper into the body (or shorter). The fretboard is all the way to the pickup cavity. The bridge is moved downwards. There are two different pickup spacing on those SG`s. Short spacing means you can put three pickups together, and there will be no space between. Longer space means the bridge pickup is closer to the bridge. I have a 74 Std. with long pickup spacing. It is not too neck heavy.
Good camera work but....the edit jumps around a bit. The history was hard to follow. But , Trogly, the quality of the reviews has improved massively over the years. Best SG gibson has ever made in my opinion.
dont sell it !!!! i have one of these ! weird thing was is that one day my dad was walking around an antique shop and he came across this sg hanging on the wall ! he immediately asked about it and they wanted £800! thats a great price but my dad made them an offer 0f £550 because is had a pickup missing but still had one embossed original .. they took £550 ! and my dad gave it to me!!!!! that was a fantastic day!!! we couldn't believe it was in there in the first place !!!!
The Norlin years. Gibson's dark era. Volute hell. Some of the worst guitars that Gibson or anyone else ever made. I remember it well. Having lived and played through that era, the fact that people are actually paying premium prices for these is hilarious to me.
I am skeptical that the body edge routs were reduced for cost reasons, I can't believe that it saved more than a few bucks. .... I think it was just a style-thing.
Hi guys just bought a 2008 Les Paul standard hasn't got the pick guard on the guitar but has been supplied my question should I have it put on or should I leave it of will it change the value of the guitar 🎸 any advice would be appreciated cheers 🍻
I am an original owner of a 1970 374 sgn cherry red with the speed knobs on it bigsby tailpiece that says Gibson and the Grover's that a branded Gibson as well my guitar on a scale of 1 to 10 I'm going to say is a good eight and a half I'd love to send pictures
This must be the guitar that appeared on the inside the gatefold cover of Nazareth's Loud & Proud.... ... apart from the fact that it had three pickups.
I own one of those... :-) actually looks even better because it's more red than this one. the bigsby says "Gibson", too. and yes, it comes with yellow case often want to sell it but then at the last moment just don't do it. some day, perhaps
my grandpa had one of these back in the days when he was in a band with my grandma. it's really cool to see this model documented as i was very curious to what type of sg it was since i've never seen one like the one in that photo. you just gotta love how unique the norlin era was, im dying to get my hands on of these just so i can hear what my grandpa heard.
Any one else ever see a rear routed deluxe sg ? Bought a husk with a bad refin and filled it out with the guts from a 74ish one with a unbound ebony board and no headstock go figure. Just wondering
Ah the 70s... my favorite era. Heavy bodies, valutes, trying new things... I may get hate for it but fuck it, I said what I said. 70s Gibson was great 🤷
Greetings and well wishes from Utah man!
Ditto
I'd never turn down a '70s Gibson or Fender. I started taking guitar lessons in 1974 and those are the guitars of my youth.
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Is it just me or do the horns look weird on these 70’s SG’s?
They get a little better starting in 1973
Here is no sculpting in the inner horns from the tip to the neck.
My first SG was this type. The only difference was mine had "Gibson" embossed on the pickup covers.
Same here! An SG Professional. Loved it!
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My SG has pots dated 50th week of 1971, but the Gibson embossed pickup covers, so a 1972 guitar, I would say. The best sounding stock neck pickup on any guitar I own. Bridge pickup is unique, I think, because of the distance between the bridge and the pickup itself. Stock Bigsby does not stay in tune. Neck width at the nut is minuscule for my hands. Cowboy chords are tricky to articulate well. No neck angle looks strange from a playing viewpoint. That all said, I love my ‘72 SG Deluxe 👍
Please learn of the "Gibson Mandolin String Post Stringing Method" and your tuning problems will disappear.
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I'm not sure how I feel about the top route... I dig the lp pick guard tho!
Don’t like the LP pick guard at all. It’s like trying to fit square peg in a round hole.
Yeah it looks a bit goofy.
In this case, I think I actually like the look of the top route WITHOUT a pick guard. Having both AND a Bigsby looks too busy to me.
It is very busy !
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The early 70s was quite an interesting time of change for Gibson. Far from traditional but can certainly be appreciated today for their unique quirks!
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Hey, I'm rebuilding a 1971-1972 gibson sg custom. It's weird with rhe frontloaded pots and stuff and it had like a lp pickgaurd without the bracket. I'm wondering if you know where I could find one of those 3 pickup scratchplates without the bracket holes
I checked your website but 2 years later and it’s not there anymore ! Huh . Imagine that !
Did you know they made one identical to this but a stereo model? My mother has one, it was my late brother's. Has two input input jacks and two little black slider switches, no toggle switch. My brothers has the pickup covers with the embossed Gibson logo on both. There are a few on Reverb now, 1972 Gibson SG Deluxe Stereo.
I love SG’s. Is there anyway you can get your hands on the Angus custom shop SG from around 2009? Looks like a standard but in a deep cherry finish and lightening bolt inlays. Not to be confused with the early 2000’s SG he had with the tremolo on 👍
Dude chopped off the horns because they reminded him of the devil then he engraved a cross on the back🙄
The exorcist 🎸
I bought my SG Deluxe in the fall of 72. I think it's classified as a '73. It has a Bigsby, but the controls are routed through the back. The bridge is different. I think they call it the "harmonica" bridge. The knobs are clear cylinders, not witch hat. Also, the horns have an additional routing. What makes this guitar sound different, is the fact that the bridge pickup is at least an inch away from the bridge, so it's definitely more mellow than most SGs where the bridge pickup is right against the bridge. Might be its most appealing feature. I still play it out sometimes, but I'm more likely to go to my 2012 LP Studio Deluxe, because I'm worried that the SG might be too valuable to risk!
Weird. I like.
I absolutely love the body grain on this SG!
I have one of these but the pickups came with the Gibson logo stamped in the cover. Does it add value?
yes
I’m pretty sure all or most of the Deluxes had this, mine did, and others I’ve seen did, this is reflected in the comments from other owners, great pickups though!
I have so much fun when he checks the resistance of the middle pickup selector position.
Top route guitars just scream "mod platform" to me. I like it.
I definitely prefer the blocky horns and body to "swoops", and the wood grain and walnut finish are awesome. Pickups are amazing. Top rout is no problem. It's almost a perfect SG for me. But Bigsby and short tenon are drawbacks. So my guitars won't be jealous of a new date.
Now that you pointed it out, I think I prefer the less-sculpted body shape for an sg
dunno, the more I look at it the more I think the combo of the LP pickguard and the top routed electronics with the black guard is kind of a cool look. Really dig the walnut finish as well. One of those guitars that makes an interesting talking point and sounds great to boot.
I saw this video today and not an hour later found this on reverb: Thunder Road Guitars
Seattle, WA, United States
1971 Gibson SG Deluxe Walnut
I don’t think the pickups were stolen, a lot of people swapped in the later t-tops because they were supposed to sound better.
Right? like not so much stolen as someone went "Hey I want to mod this a bit." It is what I do to every guitar I own.
Another thing that was different in this guitars (And in my opinion the thing that most affects it) is that the neck is positioned a little bit further into the body, so we lose the tenon cover and that also makes the bridge go down in the body (Notice the large gap between the bridge pickup and the bridge itself). This often makes those guitars sound darker than other SGs.
Thales! I believe the higher positioning that's less close to the body is known as the cleft heel joint! Correct me if I'm mistaken! Cheers! 👍🏻
Nobody talks about this!! I own two 1974 SGs. My Standard has the pickup further from the bridge and is definitely darker than my Custom or any more modern SG. It’s unique, wild, and I love it.
I have a 72 Delux all origional. Mine is in what the music store owner called a butterscotch finish. Pickups and covers embossed, Bigsby. Only wear is buckle rash. Not too bad, but its there. Owned since new. Graduation present from my father. Very nice looking. Thanks for the 72 evaluation. I loved the neck once I got use to it. The second love of my life. Not too bad for 51 years old. It came in a square form fitting case...origional also. Lovely display.
I had a 72 SG special w/ p90s. Loved that one till the neck cracked!
Where’s the “trogly in da house” guy?
I own one like this that was refinished. Great guitar. Plays well. Love the feel of the neck.
SGs with control panel pickguards should come back ! Love the color of this SG.
Trogly's in the HOUSE!!!
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My father had this exact model. Not sure if it was a '72 or '73 but he bought it NEW in '73. First thing that caught my eye was the lack of the "Gibson" stamp on the pickup covers. I distinctly remember that as I started playing his guitar circa '82/'83.
I had one from about the same time period with the embossed covers. I want to say that there was a Gibson logo embossed on the Bigsby as well, but I might not be remembering correctly.
@@KeithMcConchie Yes, the Gibson-branded Bigsby is also consistent with my memory of my father's, as well. Sold in 1985 for $300-ish...😥
@@fazeka My story is even worse. Sold it to a buddy in '82 for about 150 bucks, thinking I'd buy it back in 6 months when I got back into town. He turned around and sold it for an unknown amount. I'm sure he got more for it than he paid me, but I doubt it was a lot more.
@@KeithMcConchie Sorry to hear that... story of my life...
I bought a 1972 Deluxe brand new in 1972.. Played it through a 1972 50w Marshall with 8 tens. Played it for about 15 years. Then I played a Strat through it. I should have bought a Strat.
My first electric guitar was just like this one, except my case was orange on the inside. I really liked it. Unfortunately I sold it a long time ago to buy other equipment.
Reminds me of the song 'puff the magic dragon
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Delux ! Les Paul touches are nice…
I have a '71 that I bought in '06 when I was 16. I paid $400 due to its neck repair and a small filled hole in the back leading from the pickup route. Until recently, it's been worth jack shit so I never felt bad about swapping the pickups, drilling it out for a stop tailpiece, putting jumbo frets in it, replacing basically every part lol
Well so now You got a totally different guitar😁
@@Captain-Nostromo lol yep! And it still sucks! The neck angle is flat with the body so with string tension it feels like the neck is tilted forward, very strange setup.
I have a 1971 SG250 and I can't stand the narrow neck feel. It's like a broomstick.
I'm prpbably not the first to tell you this, but restringing a Bigsby becomes a lot easier once you prebend the end of the string near the ball end. This way they stay on the bar while restringing.
Ive got 1972 sg deluxe with embossed gibson p90 (john birch modded) without bigsby,
The Walnut looks pretty good. I suspect that guitar would sound particularly good when played with a slide.
I had one back in 70’s ….sg deluxe still have 1 humbucker from it ….
Trogly you gotta do a 70s SG Special with mini humbuckers someday. It's one of my favorites.
I second that! I bought a 74' SG Special walnut with black mini humbuckers brand new - my first guitar! Yeah, I'm elderly. Still play it often. Love the skinny neck - super fast and light. All original and no broken headstock!!
I think the "wormhole" routing is done the other way around. From the neckpocket to the cavity, before the neck was glued in.
Show us 2023 and vintage Epiphones no one really wants to see Gibsons
I’m guessing you’re here because you found one of these rotting away in your basement.
I am not exactly sure what I was expecting, but the tonal variations of those pickups surprised me.
SG’s getting love, keep these coming!!
Bro, You've got to anchor your pick hand! That floppy wrist makes it really hard to watch you play. I'd like to watch but it usually makes me sick to my stomach for some reason...lol
shaking the neck while sustaining chords gets me everytime too
Always the 70's 😆
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Interesting to see what the bigsby did to the guitar when you take it off.
That is the coolest SG ive ever seen. I bought a tribute the other day and ordered the bigsby and vibramate also a hand wired harness and a used LP pick guard (black) and some witch hat knobs to mimic this guitar the best i can If it werent for this tribute purchase i would have really considered this 72. i love it
I'm getting a certain vibe from this one. The finish is too perfect. The bright work is to evenly aged.
This guitar if it was ever gigged...played lounges of the 70s. The owner only ever wore polyester. That is why the back is free of buckle rash but has light scratches. They only played easy listening standards to a crowd not interested in Hendrix style histrionics. Just rhythm. Not wild lead lines. And the only gain ever used was to fatten the sound...but it was just shy of noise break up.
It was the pride and joy of the owner. Probably treated it like his Cadillac. Because you know thats what he drove. Didnt do maintenance himself. Like his car being taken back to the dealership every three months for oil changes and tire rotations...he took this into the music store for restringing. He was religious about it. Every 6 weeks.
The original pick ups gave out in February of 1980. Thats why there are just the pickups 1979 and 1980 as replacements. He wasnt happy about having to do so. But it was a professional job. Nothing else was replaced. It was still his favorite guitar. But after playing 10 years at the same lounge...times were a changing. He was older. The lounge owner came to the band leader and said they were through. Some dance club owner had made an offer on the joint and he was selling. Clubs were the new thing. The band played their last gig in 1983. The owner of the SG found a couple other gigs he could strum to the oldies. But synth music was taking over everything and Glam Rock was dominating.
He put his beloved SG back in its case. He would pull it out now and again to play around the house and to wipe it down. He still loved it.
Thats why this guitar is in such fantastic condition. That's why it has no real damage. Thats why the pick ups are newer but both are withing the correct range for a swap almost 10 years after it was birthed. It is what was available at the time.
I swear when you kicked on the overdrive...to me the guitar screamed "FINALLY! ENOUGH WITH THE SINATRA STANDARDS! LET ME ROAR A LITTLE BIT!!! I swear it sounded like a happy guitar to be able to stretch its vocal power. All this based on my story of course.
Great video. This story is completely made up. I do not know the original owner.
I had shared with a very good and fine guitar player and original composer buddy of mine who's been there for me throughout the many years, over a good phone conversation back in 2012 one afternoon, that in my honest opinion having owed so many guitars over the long haul of many years that:
"The Gibson SG Standard & Custom models (...without the Bigsby tremolo system! Sorry-don't like em!) is the most perfectly and anatomically designed, lightweight, and tonally responsive guitar that Gibson ever made till this day! Tis the 'Original' Les Paul Model indeed!"😀😉👍🏻
Incidentally: I had one of the nicest 'Custom' model limited edition reissues that being of an antique cherry finish, white hat winged pick guard, gold plated Grover machine heads, gold plated pickups, gold plated 'tune-o-matic' bridge, gold plated tail piece and posts, etc.! I have traded it in for an Alex Lifeson ES-355 #64 limited to 400 made! Ah-tis a very long story. Have neither! 😭
There was an incident that occurred that involved a mint-never used Fender PRE-CBS Strat with original tweed case, tanned leather handle that was purchased by an individual for a considerable amount of money who suffers from PICA disorder! YOU CAN FIGURE OUT THE REST OF THE STORY ON YOUR OWN! Staggers the imagination I tell ya!
I love that thing! It’s super sweet!
Speaking of a connection between that of a Gibson SG and that of the Fender Strat:
"When AC/DC played their Montreal, Quebec, CANADA concert during their: For Those About To Rock We Salute You, there was an apocryphal rumour surfacing that someone had tossed Angus Young an early cream coloured U.S. Fender Strat up to him that he caught, plugged in, and did one amazing short Hendrix lick!!! Then gave it back to the owner!!!!!!" 😎
I love that color, sweet guitar
I was just talking about my born SG 1 converted to a pro 2, and here she is! …mine has pat# gibson Mini's in gold n gold hardware, double klusons, and the stop bar from a double 12 n 6 string Gibson jimmy page, IE no bigsby, and I take off the pick guard, but have it, yep. My FAV Guitar, besides the 1960 les Paul SG - love these are great guitars, I'd never turn down a '70s Gibson or Fender. n i dont even like a fender but the tele and jag
Bigsbys look so clunky. I don’t think I’d ever buy a guitar with one cause I don’t even use the trem bar on my strats; finger vibrato etc. is sufficient
The one undeniably GREAT thing about all GIBSON SG's is that they all can sound like an excellent GIBSON SG...when they are set-up right!!! Get the Neck Relief close to .003" @ 9TH Fret w/properly Cut NUT...and the notes fly off the fret-board......... and w/good set of properly working stock pickup's...a GIBSON SG will always sound GREAT...like all GIBSON SG's do ! !
I bought a 1972 SG Custom new. It did not have the embossed "Gibson" pickup covers. All hardware was gold plated. 3 pickups. An interesting note is during that time the SGs did not have a tilted neck. The neck was slightly elevated above the body (more the typical) to allow the use of the tune o' matic bridge. It also had the "fretless wonder" thin frets on an ebony fretboard.
Owned this exact guitar - bought from the original owner in West Michigan … absolutely MINT condition (sat under her bed since new). Had the original embossed T-Top pickups. Even after extensive setup, NOT a great guitar. Weak/cheap design by Gibson. I now own a 2020 SG Maestro (great guitar) & 1990 SG Custom (3 pickups) which is awesome. The 71-72 design almost had me thinking SG’s were a terrible but it was just a real crappy era for Gibson IMO. Not everything vintage Gibson/Fender was good. Didn’t help it was a poo brown color 💩
I have big hands but love the narrow nut.
The most extraordinary thing about this era of SG in my opinion is the incredibly shallow neck angle, which is odd but actually feels great in use, with the bridge unusually close to the body once the action is set.
I had a chance to buy one of these exact guitar with the orig embossed pickups in 1999 for 500$…. Still regret not buying it, but i was young
I had one of these, a 1972 Deluxe. Sounded great, PLAYED LIKE ASS.. the Nut width is so narrow it's almost unplayable. I traded it for a Rick 330.....
How's about a review of the 71-72 SG deluxe STEREO. Apparently they only made about 150 between 71 and 72. Curious of your take on them and of course their value.
I bought one just like this from a pawn shop in 1997 for $50 and a MIM fender Stratocaster.
My first SG.
I have the very same guitar, BUT mine is routed in the back like a standard. Everything is the same (tuners, witch hats, pick guard, Bigsby, etc) it does have the embossed pick ups and a 72 serial number, less than 300 higher than this one. I'm guessing it was a traditional unit as the 73's went back to the standard. I've never seen one like it though and wonder if it's rare.
Just a little surprised that you do not mention the biggest difference for the 70`s SG. The neck is set deeper into the body (or shorter). The fretboard is all the way to the pickup cavity. The bridge is moved downwards. There are two different pickup spacing on those SG`s. Short spacing means you can put three pickups together, and there will be no space between. Longer space means the bridge pickup is closer to the bridge. I have a 74 Std. with long pickup spacing. It is not too neck heavy.
Good camera work but....the edit jumps around a bit. The history was hard to follow. But , Trogly, the quality of the reviews has improved massively over the years. Best SG gibson has ever made in my opinion.
dont sell it !!!! i have one of these ! weird thing was is that one day my dad was walking around an antique shop and he came across this sg hanging on the wall ! he immediately asked about it and they wanted £800! thats a great price but my dad made them an offer 0f £550 because is had a pickup missing but still had one embossed original .. they took £550 ! and my dad gave it to me!!!!! that was a fantastic day!!! we couldn't believe it was in there in the first place !!!!
Just got one and couldn't find the exact year when I looked up the serial number. Guess it's a '72 because I have the embossed pickups. Thanks!
I was just wondering why earlier models had the tenon cover when you could just extend the fretboard all the way to the neck pickup….
The Norlin years. Gibson's dark era. Volute hell. Some of the worst guitars that Gibson or anyone else ever made. I remember it well. Having lived and played through that era, the fact that people are actually paying premium prices for these is hilarious to me.
I am skeptical that the body edge routs were reduced for cost reasons, I can't believe that it saved more than a few bucks. .... I think it was just a style-thing.
Hi guys just bought a 2008 Les Paul standard hasn't got the pick guard on the guitar but has been supplied my question should I have it put on or should I leave it of will it change the value of the guitar 🎸 any advice would be appreciated cheers 🍻
I am an original owner of a 1970 374 sgn cherry red with the speed knobs on it bigsby tailpiece that says Gibson and the Grover's that a branded Gibson as well my guitar on a scale of 1 to 10 I'm going to say is a good eight and a half I'd love to send pictures
These sg deluxes can produce some suuuuper heavy sounds. Jus osborn from electric wizard plays one
Hey, I like Grandma's coffee table too but I am a little surprised you documented this guitar with so many changes not disclosed? 🤔💔
This must be the guitar that appeared on the inside the gatefold cover of Nazareth's Loud & Proud....
... apart from the fact that it had three pickups.
Yeah from 72 and up. 70, 71 are great and still have the big guard with vibrola and correct pickup location with an abr 1 bridge.
I used to own one, but it was a lighter walnut stain, and it had the "Gibson" embossed pickup covers.
Love my ‘68, almost bought a top routed SG custom. Cool!
I own one of those... :-) actually looks even better because it's more red than this one. the bigsby says "Gibson", too.
and yes, it comes with yellow case
often want to sell it but then at the last moment just don't do it. some day, perhaps
my grandpa had one of these back in the days when he was in a band with my grandma. it's really cool to see this model documented as i was very curious to what type of sg it was since i've never seen one like the one in that photo. you just gotta love how unique the norlin era was, im dying to get my hands on of these just so i can hear what my grandpa heard.
The 1972 Gibson Any Model: Made by accountants, for accountants.
The vibramate is a MUST for a bigsby lmao. It's like a 2 man job to restring otherwise lol
Any one else ever see a rear routed deluxe sg ? Bought a husk with a bad refin and filled it out with the guts from a
74ish one with a unbound ebony board and no headstock go figure. Just wondering
More like '72, '78, '79... SG.
Like Johnny Cash's Cadillac!
Dream guitar
Fun fact: The Bigsby spring is or was originally a Harley-Davidson valve spring.
Have you become a better guitarist in the meantime? Good playing :-D
Trogley! They didn’t steal the pickups. The guitar belonged to this person when they removed them. lol
Norlin suckd ...i had a 69 sg had a harmonica bridge that wasnt original and a crack near the jack plate.
I just never did have fun playing that ax
i wonder why they made the necks out of multiple pieces when they were still able to create one-piece bodies??
This guitar sounds SO good it’s criminal
Now I know where the control panel for the Gibson ES 325 came from. It was the same as the SG Pro.
JUS OBORN
Mine is a 1972 Gibson SG standard, with the narrow nut with.
I always hated these things. They weren't SG's imo. So many things that are just wrong.
I have seen SG pro and Deluxe control panels that are plain black or black/white two ply