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What to do with an SG when you're bored
« on: May 21, 2009, 12:57:08 PM »
I just spotted a thread on TB which contained an interesting idea.  A gent in Europe decided to mod his Epi EB-0, and he went a direction I haven't seen before...he used a '51 P-style single coil pickup.

I think it turned out pretty nicely.  (Yes, he de-fretted it, too - but that's not the unusual part.)

Here's a look.....comments?

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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #1 on: May 21, 2009, 01:26:39 PM »
Looks damn' nice actually, bet it sounds great as well.

It dosen't look as out of place as you'd think it would.
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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #2 on: May 21, 2009, 01:38:17 PM »

 I'm using two of those SD '51P pickups (potted in chrome covers) on my F'Bird, aside from the occasional 60 cycle hum they're great sounding, tight, and kinda thumpy  :)
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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #3 on: May 21, 2009, 01:51:49 PM »
Quote from: Dark Storm on May 21, 2009, 01:26:39 PM
Looks damn' nice actually, bet it sounds great as well.

It dosen't look as out of place as you'd think it would.

Same here.  Somehow I think that pickup looks right at home.  Maybe because it picks up the black look of the PG. 
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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2009, 02:01:26 PM »
Probably better than what I did to mine when I got bored... ;)
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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #5 on: May 21, 2009, 02:07:05 PM »

That Sir,

 Is way Cool!  :thumbsup:
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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #6 on: May 21, 2009, 02:15:53 PM »
Somewhere I think Dennis Dunaway is grinning right about now...
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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #7 on: May 21, 2009, 02:17:36 PM »
... And people moan at me... (indignation, indignation)   ;)

A certain Mr California had a Strat' like that...
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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #8 on: May 21, 2009, 04:44:37 PM »
Quote from: Pilgrim on May 21, 2009, 01:51:49 PM
Same here.  Somehow I think that pickup looks right at home.  Maybe because it picks up the black look of the PG. 

That could be exactly it! 8)


Also, I dig the SG with all the mirrors, heh, bassist can take the spotlight!
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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #9 on: May 21, 2009, 08:39:27 PM »
I didn't even notice that pickup on first glance, it looks okay to me too. The little extra knob looks out of place though.

Quote from: leftybass on May 21, 2009, 02:01:26 PM
Probably better than what I did to mine when I got bored... ;)

Wasn't that inspired by that great song? How was it?...

"Picture yourself in a boat on river, playing a caleidoscope EB-0..."
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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #10 on: May 21, 2009, 09:49:58 PM »
It looks fine, and I would rather see the pickup placed there than right by the bridge like an EB-3.

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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #11 on: May 21, 2009, 10:06:11 PM »
 :thumbsup:
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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #12 on: May 22, 2009, 12:10:28 AM »
You know, there are chrome pickup covers for strat pickups, maybe there are for  51's too? One of those would look great.
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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #13 on: May 22, 2009, 01:37:14 AM »
Quote from: exiledarchangel on May 22, 2009, 12:10:28 AM
You know, there are chrome pickup covers for strat pickups, maybe there are for  51's too? One of those would look great.
Could put a full size chrome cover over it, if he wanted.
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Re: What to do with an SG when you're bored
« Reply #14 on: May 22, 2009, 05:09:35 AM »
Quote from: leftybass on May 21, 2009, 02:01:26 PM
Probably better than what I did to mine when I got bored... ;)


That looks like it had a starring role in "Quadrophenia".
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