1981 Gibson SG Sacrilege well, almost the worst fretboard and frets to an almost great player Part 1
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- Опубліковано 15 тра 2024
- It could be worth £1,900, but it was in very dirty condition. This is one of the GIbson classics... Some of the features of these early 80s SG’s are really cool. Slim 60s style neck, side mounted jack, block inlays, Gibson branded Schaller Tuners.
That neck desperately needs a re-fret, thats probably why the fretboard is so worn because you need to apply so much pressure to try and get a clean note.
I don't think I've seen a guitar in more need of a refret.
or burning... lol
Nice job on cleaning it up! I don't mind dings, scratches, missing finish, tarnished metal, etc. to some extent. These are instruments, meant to be played, not kept pristine and in mint condition after all. But I absolutely can't stand playing a dirty instrument! It only takes a couple of minutes to clean a guitar after a gig to prevent the sweat/dirt/dna/etc build up. I can't imagine the owner of this guitar enjoyed the way this thing felt with all that grime on it..I hope he will keep it clean now that you have given it all this TLC!
Totally agree
Thanks, Dino & Louis... I like these kinds of 'fixes' as you can actually see the benefit of the work... it is coming back on to my desk to get the repairs done that I suggested.. I might stck a five minute video up of that...
Thanks, Dino & Louis... I like these kinds of 'fixes' as you can actually see the benefit of the work... it is coming back on to my desk to get the repairs done that I suggested.. I might stck a five minute video up of that...
Try to imagine the stories that guitar could tell.
It takes a LOT of playing to get that kind of wear...a LOT.
Bedrooms, rehearsals, bars and gigs.....freaking awesome 👍
Not in a cool way like you think but in a repetitive, neglectful, uncool way.
You did a great job of straightening the guitar out. I'd be happy with the work that you did. Cheers!
I would never cut the strings under tension.
That's a myth.
@@toddsmods.623 then have at it.
I one thing for me, as it sits on a Luthier's bench, is that if the neck were so weak or had a fault and did snap with cutting the strings in tension then that is something I would like to find out and fix before it snapped on stage.... but yes, if your are not a Luthier and don't have the tools to fix a broken neck... then don't cut the strings under tension... just in case.
This is the first time I see an SG with a 3-way switch in this location. I honestly thought at first that it's one of those half-assed DIY mods. But no, looks like it left the factory this way. I'm baffled. As someone who uses the switch quite intensively during playing, it seems like a totally arbitrary and counter-ergonimic placement which must get in the way. What are your thoughts?
Wow! That guitar looked like its been living at the bottom of a pond ...... I hope the owner fully appreciates the work you put in, and coughed up a fair amount of beer tokens for the cats. I have a 1971 Epiphone thats defo players grade, but at least its clean; that SG must have felt awful to play in its manky state. Good job!
It still needs more done to it... but it is now playable.
The Gibson Tom Murphy Lab is selling guitars that look like that for $6K.
ouch! £6
looks great,the before was a lot like an old les paul custom i wish i still had
it really felt good in my hands... well balanced.
Ok. There has to be somthing up with how the divots in the fretboard appear. I have two early eightys v's. Turred and played hard. Three fret levelings. So low, cant be crowned again. Ive seen so many guitars that are plyed hard for decades, not have surch deep divits. Would high moisture in the wood while playing ten hrs. a day for years be the cause?
I think in this instance the fret board and never been taken care of, the dirt would build up on a damp fretboard and the wood would wear away more quickly as the dirt would act like sand paper...
i hope you will be doin a refret job such a beautiful guitar it plays and sounds great love georgie girl too
Best Luther of th universe.
Love watch your videos.
One day I will send my guitar for you to fix, but I'm far, far away..
Greeting to the Georgia girl.
aww how nice... thank you very much...
That a joke?
I’m pretty certain an 81 comes with black speed knobs. I’ve seen some with top hats, but Witches hats were over and done by the mid/late 70’s... Should be a bone coloured pickup selector switch tip.
Yep with that pickgaurd in 80s they did have speed knobs typically my 84 has speed-knobs.
Where do you find the definitive information on this.... when I type in "1981" sg gibson original it brings me up hundreds of images... some with witch's hats and other with speed knobs?
@@LennonLuthierFinagler I typed 1981 Gibson SG Standard. Besides one white & one cream guitar, both with top hats, they all looked to be speed dials.
My 1981 Les Paul has a fretboard just about as worn, on my second bridge, and the frets are beyond crowning. Well used ,My own work.
My 84 had speed knobs I’m thinking they had them in 81 too.
@@Csharpflat5 I like the vintage tophat reflector knobs they look the best.
Saw a guy clipping strings that way in a guitar shop without loosening the tension on the strings the way you did. The neck snapped.
Interesting...
If the neck snapped ,it was probably already cracked.
Bullshit
So divebombing a floyd is loosing all tension….all my guitars should snap then😂😂
Not May 15, it would be the 155th day of that year 1981. June 5th. Those speed knobs are era correct for that year. I have an 82 and it has those original speed knobs on it.
Left him a message to get it right and don't spread disinformation to people trying to learn this particular, most commen way Gibson number configuration. I explained it all in my post. Before I see others caught that one too. My 84 and 85 v's, I've leveled multiple times over the years are looking so cool with actual wear and tear. But the frets are so low they couldn't be crowned correctly this last time but there close. And still work fine. Oops,, I'm babbling. Have a good day.
@@duanepetersonakaroadkill7161 Thats funny I have a 86 V. White (mostly yellowish now) and it has an ebony board.
Was he playing in the rain, too... with all that corrosion on the bridge.
Underwater a Disney Land... lol
Wd40????
Do the right thing and remove the frets and sand the entire fret board to remove the divots.
Divots are part of the guitars history. Leave it be.
@@MrMarkduke123 Having the neck off is also part of the history of the guitar, but that would make it unplayable, like the divots.
The owner definitely likes to play the C chord...
READ THIS FOR CORRECT INFORMATION!! Pretty sure the three digit date number is the day of the year. 155 is not may 15. It's the 155 th day of the year. Would put the manufacturer date as may 4th. Check into my info, have I been taught wrong for fifty years of checking Gibson serial no? No. There is never a four digit date no. America puts the month first like it's written. May 15. 5 15 would be the three digit code with your method,in the states, for May 15. The second three numbers in this particular way of serial coding for Gibson is the day of the year and they never go over 365. There are other ways they number guitars but this one is the most common for USA mass production numbers.
You have much more knowledge than me.... I did study this for a while on the Gibson site but I could have got it wrong... for sure!
@@LennonLuthierFinagler it's so. All good,,, I still love watching you from time to time. It's understandable since u use a different way to list dates, months, years. I understand were all human and learn something new everyday. Just didn't want people to learn something wrong when someone can speak up. No disrespect intended.
A lot of Gibson fanboys are going to give you a good ribbing. 😂
heheheheeh :-)
Great job on the guitar Austen. Gregg should take more care of his guitar 😂. Great songwriter but needs work on upkeep of his instrument😂
If you called it a 2024 guitar it would be worth many thousands in that condition. I'm one the weirdos that likes the cheap durable finishes, putting regular life and play age on new guitars in good condition. And having one for a tenth to a hundredth of the price of a strategically aged or antique one.
The relic-ing to me is the same as designer jeans with strategic holes cut and frayed. Just keep your 501s long enough to develop holes or turn to cutoffs. If I'm paying money I want hightech light weight flexible but twice as durable, water, stain, sun resistant, warm, but cooling swat wicking, that's worth the extra dollars. Alternatively I'd pay extra for hand made new jeans with triples sewn riveted seams, maybe true waxed live forever work jeans. But pre aged, bah. Guitars are the same. The placebo effect is a hell of a drug. it's a similar thing selling fake old guitars. Takes that money like a habit, be it guitar, religion.
100% agree.... imagine taking a great Gibson and taking chunks out of it.... not for me.
That fretboard need to be planed or outright replaced......a ton of work.
Especially on a bound neck....ugh.
Yes, the very thought of it... ugh!
Why would you use WD40 to clean the pots? WD40 is an oil.
Oil is an insulator. You should be using a proper pot cleaner.
You don't want an insulator getting on the sweepers in the pots.
Here I go, viscously defending myself and attacking you and all your family... LOL .... actually, you are right. Something I never read up on but now that you have brought it to my attention I have looked and, whilst it might work for many people and me, I think you are right. (What?! I am supposed to be perfect!) :-) thanks
@@LennonLuthierFinagler: Sorry if I sounded offensive or judgemental.
I just had no idea, if you had a special reason, for doing that. I worded
things poorly. Glad I could help you. 😁✌🖖
@@zapa1pnt By the way that was Irish humour.... I was pretending anger as an ironic joke because you were right! You didn't at all sound judgmental or offensive... (I can't remember the last time I was 'ever' offended) :-)
Apologize serf.Your addressing a MASTER.
@@tomanderson3132 The problem is.... he's right. lol
it looks like a fake..switch is way to close to the knobs..is that really real?
Yeah, that looks awkward as hell but it's right for '81; Gibson seems to love trying goofy shit out on the SG. Looks like this came out at the same time as the ones with MOOG electronics so maybe they were using the same routing templates for these rather than retooling. Looks like crap, though.
I thought the same but @daverice2426 and it does look out of place....
Fretboard
My brain spends Money that my mouth can't cash.
Thats what happens when guitarists dont trim their nails, play the same damn songs over and over and dont get their necks refretted from time to time. Dont be a guitarsole!!
lol - love the simile :-)
Please stop destroying this guitar! Why are you removing years of beautiful patina off of that fingerboard?????
You make a very interesting point... do you mean patina on the fingerboard or of the paintwork? Either way I must ask this question on my video when it next comes to my bench.
not a real sg
ok. maybe it is. but tragic.