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Around the year 1960, manufacturers of Gibson was suffering a sales slump. Not that Les Paul was not selling, as he was so well. The problem was that the music was evolving and the musicians were looking for a sound, or tone, different from that Les Paul offered.
Thus, in 1961, Gibson changed radically the way the body to which he was now thinner, lighter and now had a neck double cutaway allowing deeper access to more frets. The neck took a heavy construction and articulation in the neck was raised about three houses up. That was done in hopes of competing with the model is Fender Stratocaster, which was then gaining popularity.
The new design was marketed with the neck faster "The world" and this was a great fact. The neck had a thinner profile (side) and the biggest bottleneck joint, the heel was no longer an obstacle, as was the case of Les Pauls.
Another name was sought because the guitar was nothing like a Les Paul. Since the guitar was eponymous inventor, Les Paul (the inventor of the electric guitar and the Les Paul) asked that his name be removed from the completely new design.
So the good people at Gibson brainstormed and drew a new model SG. "Ironically, this was simply short for "solid guitar".
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Gibson's factory had an abundance of plastic "Les Paul" boards in stock. So even though Les Paul name was withdrawn in 1961, continued to manufacture Gibson SG with the plate between the pickup and the highest fret board until the end of 1963. Find beginning of a SG with a Les Paul board would be a really valuable collector's item.
Since SG was introduced in early 1961, numerous variations were made under the name SG. The standard model (SG Standard), as well as a junior model (SG Junior). Then the top of the line Gibson SG Custom made the scene. Interestingly, SG 1961-63 Customs made not say "SG" on them, but they had a Les Paul signature plate under the fret board, like all Les Paul's.
From 1961 to early '63, the tensor hood on the SG Standard was written with "Les Paul". The SG showed a small pick guard on models made between 1961 and 1965. Then, in 1966, another slight rewording occurred. Now, GE introduced a different type of neck joint and a pick guard batwing-shaped appeared in models from 1967 upwards.
The project was steady until around 1970 or so. The year 1971 saw the launch of a new version of the SG with a floating pick guard reminiscent of the Les Paul. Furthermore, the control board was assembled in front to reduce the cost of construction.
A variety of quality tailpiece were offered as options as well. notable were the "Maestro", the "Lyre vibrola" Bigsby vibrato and tremolo arm. Some new designs were taken to play with the new design standard. Some were SG 100 (the final version was lower than accessible) and GS 200 (with two single coil pickups). In the end of the spectrum were the SG SG SG Pro and Deluxe models.
Gibson returned to the original design of the GS in 1973. The guard went to get back to the guard and pick up small original controls were transferred to the back of the neck again and raised deeper with the body a rallying point around the twentieth fret. But at the end of this decade, all models SG reverted primarily to the design of age. Current models are now made with buildings of 1967-1969, the largest LP style pick guard terminating the pickups on the SG body. Variations are still available to pick up small stores. Re-editions of the GS are common and popular.
These guitars remind his brothers in 1960, except that a stop tailpiece is now standard. GS models, with a vibrato tailpiece are now a custom item or a special edition model.
The first time that SG had active pickups the plant was introduced in 1980. Tested a Gibson SG model with the same electronic Moog assets that were being used (or had been used) in an earlier model called the RD Artist. This experimental SG sported a thick body due to external circuits added. This model was affectionately nicknamed to "Gibson SG-R1.
The SG-R1 was made of solid mahogany with a glossy black finish. Guard had no choice, the fret inlays are "points" as opposed to the original shape of a trapezoid and is characterized buttons transparent barrel for the treble and bass controls ranging from "0" to "5" or "-5" instead of "1" to "10". There was also an extra option to activate a "push" on the bridge pickup.
The SG-R1 had a fixed bridge with a tremolo / standard whammy bar. Gibson SG-R1 renamed the Artist "SG" around 1981 and subsequently suspended him. These SG, there was only about 200 ever made.
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Low Country Blues $9.89 Gregg Allman's first solo album in 14 years was produced by T Bone Burnett and features 11 covers of songs from legendary bluesmen Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, B.B. King, Bobby Bland, Sleepy John Estes, and many more, PLUS an original song written by Gregg and the Allman Brothers' Warren Haynes called "Just Another Rider." Gregg's backing band on the album includes Dr. John on piano, Doyle Bramhall I... |
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Velocity $13.43 With the release of "Velocity", guitarist/composer David Pritchard continues his exploration of music for multiple acoustic guitars, also integrating harpsichord, flute, marimba, electric guitar and acoustic bass guitar into the mix. The result is a uniquely hypnotic, mesmerizing musical journey characterized by shifting overlapping meters and sparkling melodic patterns.... |
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Floating Bridges $9.98 Most recent 2008 recording by STRING TREK, LaDonna Smith and Misha Feigin, acoustic violin/guitar romaticizations, poetically charged, on the edge of virtuostic instrumental excursions and improvised musical inventions. Recorded live in Krakow, Poland par excellence by Rafal Drewniany at Krakow Meeting of Improvisors 2007. Recent favorable review in All About Jazz!... |