I've been watching this channel for a couple of years and this is the best sounding guitar I've heard yet. I don't know if it's just the way he recorded it or what, but man, I want to hear that everyday!
@@tiki_trash Im thinking he could play a tennis racket and make it sound good, but this guitar is pretty sweet! P90s are great. Im still stuck on that old Telecaster for my fav though.
@mark dietz I can't pull sounds any where near that out of my👈👈👈 2019 Special! I suppose it's both the guitar AND the player. Aswell as knowing how to run an amp, I suppose. I am often guilty of choking out the tone with unnecessary pedals - even just a tube screamer and a delay. While the tone is smooth and tight...it loses all the gnarliness that made this performance so great. I'm gonna plug straight in this afternoon (Marshall) and see what I can achieve with the pots..
@@chriswade5348 assuming you are in the United States you'd be correct. In "international english" or "british english" its practise. Id also like to point out that you dont come into good tone on accident. This cat has spent years honing is craft. Credit where credit is due. Matthew worked hard, acknowledge it. Calling it a gift diminishes his effort, in my mind anyways.
The best part is the history of guitar. Not many people get to know the actual person that owned/played a musical instrument, and this adds such an emotional level to this guitar. RIP Steve.
this is one of the coolest guitars i've ever seen - I can't believe the guys son sold it honestly but you're always a great owner of these cool vintage pieces because you really give them justice man
You can buy a lower end one that's made by gibson ocompany for 80 dollars. Book head stock and all, however you have to get rid of the maestro or Baldwin logo and its imported like the epiphone.
since gibson discontinued them in 2016. I see them all time on craigslist for 60 to 80. Just dont get the lp jr. They. Have baseball bat necks, unless you like that. The Sg have thinner necks.
Mike Oldfield used this beauty as his main guitar during his best period... from about '75. to the end of the eighties. It can be seen on his various live shows on youtube. He later switched to PRS Custom. He never got that tone again. The correct model name is a Les Paul Junior, as written on the headstock, it didn't have the "SG" mark at the time. Personally I think it's maybe the best guitar ever made. The tone is absolutely unmatched.
man let me tell this story, i was selling a amp head and this guy came by and brought his sg jr with and i swear the finish on that guitar was so bad..i think some of it fell on the floor at my place after he left. it was falling off as he played it...lol
One story I heard was that Les was going through a divorce and let the contract with Gibson expire to keep it out of the settlement and then renewed. I believe Mary Ford played an SG at one point as well which may be another reason Les wasn’t that enthusiastic about the model.
The 10 year contract starting in 1952 with the first introduction of the Les Paul ended in 1962. Les Paul did not care what they put his name on as long he was paid. Les Paul's popularity had faded with the introduction of Rock n Roll. Gibson did not want to pay him, especially with the problems in his personal life.
Love old 60s les paul juniors and they a fantastic rock machine! Teles and SGs are my two favourite guitars as you can't beat the simplicity of them. Rock on brother
Steve is standing behind you with both hands raised saying YESSSS Brother Matthew!! Great history and great sounding guitar! Thanks for sharing and saving another one!!
Matthew thank you for sharing these vintage guitars that actually have character . Players grade is character. A mint guitar in a case is just an object.
My Dad had a 60s model SG he played at church it was an amazing guitar. I always thought me or my little brother would get it when he passed away last June but he had hocked it and never went back and got it and I truly miss him and his SG the P90s were awesome.
Due to the slanted bridge I would say that is a 61' or early 62' By mid 62' they stopped slanting the bridge and used the lightning bolt type bridge. (Better intonation) That Maestro vibrola is an awesome unit. I have owned a bunch of 60's Gibsons. and I had a mid 60's Firebird III and an SG Jr. that both had one. I took mine apart to see how it worked. The trem has a roller cam on each side with a torsion spring mounted between them and held captive by ea. roller cam... so just like the Kahler trem there is no knife edge fulcrum but the roller cam is the fulcrum point. And because the roller cam moves easily there is almost no friction....and stays in tune VERY well ! SERIOUSLY way ahead of its time. Those trems were used on Epiphones of the day as well. Those trems are not uncommon for SG JR's and Specials of the period. Although the more expensive SG standard and customs both came stock with the other style of Maestro trem.... the one that never stayed in tune ?!?! It's so weird Gibson would use the more expensive trem that actually stayed in tune on their cheaper guitars and their more expensive model guitars used a trem system that didn't stay in tune very well at all. Its well worth your effort to find the trem arm. Once you do you will have a guitar that has a VERY useable trem system... more accurate than a stock strat trem. Too bad Gibson stopped using that model trem by the late 60's.... yet another mystifying decision by Gibson.
If that trem unit has a torsion spring setup it was probably expensive AF. That may have influenced their decision a bit. I wonder if anybody has an old price list? That might shed some light on the subject.
@@MatthewScottmusic Worst case, unless you can find someone that knows those exact units, if that were me I would take it to a local hydraulic repair shop. Those guys work on all kinds of unusual setups, farm equipment ect., and might be your best bet for finding a random master mechanic that can address a unit like that one.
There's definitely something with that old mahogany & P90. Sounds incredible. And how cool of the family to share such a cool pic of the owner & guitar. Allows the sentimentality to carry on.
Soul sacrifice at Woodstock is one of the best songs of the era. Never liked regular sgs but there’s something about those early specials that is awesome to me. Excellent job as always Matt.
So great ! This video set me on a quest to find a 1961 Les Paul SG Junior…. And I found one. Have had it two weeks now and absolutely love it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Those old guitars, wow, I had a Les Paul Jr. SG for years , love the way they sear down the neck and have infinite sustain. Now I don’t really miss it but it sure was fun.
I love how the 60s SG's all have that extremely thin blade-like edge on the belly cut. Brings a new meaning to calling a guitar an axe. They look amazing!
I know it’s two years later, but the triangle pics were around up through the ‘90s. We use to refer to them as bass pics. Just picked up a ‘65 barn find. It was saved by a plumber salvaging copper pipes out of an attic in a house to be bulldozed down in a day….
A better condition example lives in a studio I visit often in West Texas. Slanted bridge produces perfect intonation. Last session, it was my go-to. Out of an amazing collection. ⚡️
In the old photo you can see the cigarette between E string and headstock, on the guitar you can see the nicotine-yellow in the same area! Beautiful guitar, Matthew, bravo as usual!
I bought a 2020 SG Jr at the end of last year. I hadn’t owned a guitar for a few years before that and wanted something I could play for the rest of my life. I love it!
Hey Mathew, Despite being a non-player I have always loved guitar centered rock and roll and was heavily affected by many of the great guitarist's from the silver age of rock such as Robin Trower, Jeff Beck, Ronnie Montrose, Eric Clapton, Pat Travers, Roy Buchanon, and the mighty guitar army featured by The Outlaws and Canada's own Frank Marino to name a few. I noticed that Frank played a guitar I could not identify. I knew what the more modern vintage of Gibson Les Paul's looked like and I knew what the Fender Telecaster and Stratacaster looked like but, I had never seen a guitar like the one that Frank seemed to favor...until I watched one of your videos about these early Gibson Les Paul's. This is definitely the shape of Frank's favorite guitar though I cannot say specifically which model or year it is without cheating and looking it up on the internet. Of all those early electric guitars I think this model looks the coolest. I know that should probably be the last concern with regard's to an electric guitar but, am I wrong? Tell me this shape isn't the coolest? hahaha Thanks again Mathew for giving me a history lesson and edumacating me about vintage guitars. Love it man. Keep on rockn'! Peter St. John Clovis, CA
I think the most important thing you said in the video was about using volume and tone knobs to change the tone before stepping on a pedal. I had a pedal addiction (didn't we all at one point) until I found a great amp that I could overdrive at low volumes. Then I use my picking dynamics, volume, and tone to get all the tones I need. It has been so freeing to still sound good and get a variety of tones without needing dozens of pedals. As always, love the videos, Matt.
I have a 63 melody maker D with the same weird vibrola. The story I was told was that style vibrola was an after market dealer installed addition put on at the music store that originally sold the guitar
I found out for you its older than 1963. According to norm's rare guitars they stopped doing the les paul junior logo on this very guitar model around 63'. Dog ear pickup with the small pickguard gotta love it! Hope that helps a little man! Rock on!
I have a similar LP Jr., with SG body. I traced the serial back to 1963. I got the guitar in 1973 after losing my LP Standard in a fire. I was talked into buying it by musician friends (I wanted another LP with 2 pickups). I was learning at the time. Then got married and had kids in 78. I put the guitar in its original case and slid it under my bed. Retiring last year, I've started re-learning and used this guitar until getting a second ( and third and fourth and ...). It's still in great condition, frets are original and plays great. Stays in tune. All I did was a new setup and new strings. Must say, mine is in better shape than yours, although mine never had a tremelo.
My first response is always keep it!! But then again i want you to get the next one in so i can hear it. Always a good day when u get a new piece to share
Holy cow, this beauty was born for slide, sings so beautifully. I'd keep the neck the way it is, it's sounds too good to change anything on this jewel.
Matt, As far as the neck break goes, if it stays in tune... Just tune it down to D and be careful not to whack it! If it ain't broke, don't fix it but for this one, if it stays in tune, don't fix it. As for the triangle picks, I picked up a dozen in the late 80's with "Yakima" printed on them, can't remember what thickness they were because I couldn't get used to the shape... To each, their own. I was amazed by the tone that guitar had, spectacular! Neck issues aside, that's a keeper for the tone alone! Great video, thanks for sharing. Take care and be well!
The guitar really came alive with that slide section, idk how but it did. This SG Jr. is a really cool guitar all around, shame for the headstock break but it seems to handle it well.
Also used those Fender triangles all through the 80s, switched to fingers in the 90s. Picked up picks again last year when I scored the guitar -- glad to hear those picks are still available. I have one relic in thin from those days but I prefer the Heavy. The neat thing is that instead of falling out of your hand they end up with another point sticking out if your grip gets a little slack.
When you pulled out the slide, its like the guitar said "Oh yeah, this is what I like to do!"
EXACTLY
I've been watching this channel for a couple of years and this is the best sounding guitar I've heard yet. I don't know if it's just the way he recorded it or what, but man, I want to hear that everyday!
@@tiki_trash Im thinking he could play a tennis racket and make it sound good, but this guitar is pretty sweet! P90s are great.
Im still stuck on that old Telecaster for my fav though.
@mark dietz I can't pull sounds any where near that out of my👈👈👈 2019 Special!
I suppose it's both the guitar AND the player. Aswell as knowing how to run an amp, I suppose. I am often guilty of choking out the tone with unnecessary pedals - even just a tube screamer and a delay. While the tone is smooth and tight...it loses all the gnarliness that made this performance so great.
I'm gonna plug straight in this afternoon (Marshall) and see what I can achieve with the pots..
@@lueysixty-six7300 I'm really not a great player, but the older I get the more I appreciate the volume and tone on my guitars.
The tone that comes from your hands is a gift!
I think it is called practise
thanks very much.
@@mariushebnes5951 I think it's SPELLED practice...
@@chriswade5348 assuming you are in the United States you'd be correct. In "international english" or "british english" its practise. Id also like to point out that you dont come into good tone on accident. This cat has spent years honing is craft. Credit where credit is due. Matthew worked hard, acknowledge it. Calling it a gift diminishes his effort, in my mind anyways.
The best part is the history of guitar. Not many people get to know the actual person that owned/played a musical instrument, and this adds such an emotional level to this guitar. RIP Steve.
Its true, very tough to trace back the history!
this is one of the coolest guitars i've ever seen - I can't believe the guys son sold it honestly but you're always a great owner of these cool vintage pieces because you really give them justice man
His dad left him other guitars that were more important to him. It's a tough decision to make but it's his decision to make!
You can buy a lower end one that's made by gibson ocompany for 80 dollars. Book head stock and all, however you have to get rid of the maestro or Baldwin logo and its imported like the epiphone.
@@teemoleague907 80 dollars ?
since gibson discontinued them in 2016. I see them all time on craigslist for 60 to 80. Just dont get the lp jr. They. Have baseball bat necks, unless you like that. The Sg have thinner necks.
@@TJJJJJJJJJJJ ua-cam.com/video/AxJbPM3NLOo/v-deo.html
Mike Oldfield used this beauty as his main guitar during his best period... from about '75. to the end of the eighties. It can be seen on his various live shows on youtube. He later switched to PRS Custom. He never got that tone again. The correct model name is a Les Paul Junior, as written on the headstock, it didn't have the "SG" mark at the time. Personally I think it's maybe the best guitar ever made. The tone is absolutely unmatched.
is that so? do you have some live video links?
They made those triangle picks up until the late 90's. That guitar sounds amazing, even if that neck is held together by thoughts and prayers!
@HALF MT it looks like they are still for sale. They are called the Fender 355 pick and are made of celluloid.
@HALF MT yes they were real celluloid in the 90’s. You can still get new celluloid picks today. Even fender ones. Just not in the triangle shape.
@HALF MT I stand corrected. Christoper is correct.
they're my favourite picks and they are still for sale !
@@justindwight5457 That’s weird, my local music store has always had those triangle fender picks. I wonder how old they are then
Like an Old Master painting, that checking on the headstock…
man let me tell this story, i was selling a amp head and this guy came by and brought his sg jr with and i swear the finish on that guitar was so bad..i think some of it fell on the floor at my place after he left. it was falling off as he played it...lol
Like a Hunter Biden painting, right? I only assume since he recently took up art & his paintings put Van Gogh's to dust.
@@RRW276 thats in bad taste dude
@@wooohoo2 I agree! All in good fun, though.
Truly is!
Every time you play an old guitar Matt, you knock the damn dust off of it!
Ain't that the truth..whenever Matt breaks out and plays, I feel like I should throw my axe in the trash.
8:52 the slide sounds so sweet!
gives me Duane "Skydog" Allman vibes
One story I heard was that Les was going through a divorce and let the contract with Gibson expire to keep it out of the settlement and then renewed. I believe Mary Ford played an SG at one point as well which may be another reason Les wasn’t that enthusiastic about the model.
Beat me to it, the story I've heard is that his contract with Gibson expired so they changed the name to SG
Heard the same thing. Also heard Les didn't like the change.
His nephew sold her 61 LP Custom on Pawnstars .
The 10 year contract starting in 1952 with the first introduction of the Les Paul ended in 1962. Les Paul did not care what they put his name on as long he was paid. Les Paul's popularity had faded with the introduction of Rock n Roll. Gibson did not want to pay him, especially with the problems in his personal life.
I had heard they changed the name to SG as Les didn’t like it and didn’t want to give his name to it.
I had a 61 SG/LP Jr., what a great, lite weight rock'n'roll machine. Mine had the stop tail w/the slant and mirrored knobs.
These old guitars just sound amazing
Man turnin knobs instead of stompin a peddle is such a true statement great vid as always great story as well Thanks
I love your style of playing....reminds me of my father playing 50 years ago.
Love old 60s les paul juniors and they a fantastic rock machine! Teles and SGs are my two favourite guitars as you can't beat the simplicity of them. Rock on brother
Steve is standing behind you with both hands raised saying YESSSS Brother Matthew!! Great history and great sounding guitar! Thanks for sharing and saving another one!!
Love the vintage all natural sound with no crappy stomp boxes.
Hey buddy I love JRs I have early 1963. It's in great shape. I chased this guitar for 15 years. I was born in 63 so when I saw it I had to have it.
Matthew thank you for sharing these vintage guitars that actually have character . Players grade is character. A mint guitar in a case is just an object.
My Dad had a 60s model SG he played at church it was an amazing guitar. I always thought me or my little brother would get it when he passed away last June but he had hocked it and never went back and got it and I truly miss him and his SG the P90s were awesome.
Due to the slanted bridge I would say that is a 61' or early 62' By mid 62' they stopped slanting the bridge and used the lightning bolt type bridge. (Better intonation) That Maestro vibrola is an awesome unit. I have owned a bunch of 60's Gibsons. and I had a mid 60's Firebird III and an SG Jr. that both had one. I took mine apart to see how it worked. The trem has a roller cam on each side with a torsion spring mounted between them and held captive by ea. roller cam... so just like the Kahler trem there is no knife edge fulcrum but the roller cam is the fulcrum point. And because the roller cam moves easily there is almost no friction....and stays in tune VERY well ! SERIOUSLY way ahead of its time. Those trems were used on Epiphones of the day as well. Those trems are not uncommon for SG JR's and Specials of the period. Although the more expensive SG standard and customs both came stock with the other style of Maestro trem.... the one that never stayed in tune ?!?! It's so weird Gibson would use the more expensive trem that actually stayed in tune on their cheaper guitars and their more expensive model guitars used a trem system that didn't stay in tune very well at all. Its well worth your effort to find the trem arm. Once you do you will have a guitar that has a VERY useable trem system... more accurate than a stock strat trem. Too bad Gibson stopped using that model trem by the late 60's.... yet another mystifying decision by Gibson.
If that trem unit has a torsion spring setup it was probably expensive AF. That may have influenced their decision a bit. I wonder if anybody has an old price list? That might shed some light on the subject.
I hope to get it working!
@@MatthewScottmusic Worst case, unless you can find someone that knows those exact units, if that were me I would take it to a local hydraulic repair shop. Those guys work on all kinds of unusual setups, farm equipment ect., and might be your best bet for finding a random master mechanic that can address a unit like that one.
I own a 1965 SG Jr, all original, its a beast. Love those old Juniors.
I've a 66
Sold my ‘64 SG Jr to pay for my daughter’s wedding reception … nearly 30 years ago 😩
I hope she isn’t divorced already, so that your sacrifice wasn’t in vain
@@stevenvandemsky7290 😆😂 no …thank goodness
That guitar sounds so sweet! Especially with that brass slide!!🎸
It's nice to get the story behind some of these old guitars. Thanks
I’m envious of your neighbors, they get a free concert every time you get a new guitar. Keep it up dude you rock!
What a great sounding Jr.
Congrats on the purchase and thank you for preserving that instruments story.
That is fucking sick man. Great playing on the slide. I love the tonal options of something so simple.
There's definitely something with that old mahogany & P90. Sounds incredible. And how cool of the family to share such a cool pic of the owner & guitar. Allows the sentimentality to carry on.
Soul sacrifice at Woodstock is one of the best songs of the era. Never liked regular sgs but there’s something about those early specials that is awesome to me. Excellent job as always Matt.
Same. The early models with the p90s have something I can't quite get out of the buckers. And that performance is absolutely God like.
Late 60' s Pete Townshend sound.
My kids and I now watch your channel together!
Wow man that junior sounds amazing man ,that slide sounds like it was made for that guitar!!!!!
So great ! This video set me on a quest to find a 1961 Les Paul SG Junior…. And I found one. Have had it two weeks now and absolutely love it. Thanks for the inspiration.
Love what you do with vintage guitars. Save them! You make that instrument sound fantastic, love when you slide it. Give me more.
I just got one of those triangular picks day before yesterday. They still make them. It's perfect for my dulcimer.
Those old guitars, wow, I had a Les Paul Jr. SG for years , love the way they sear down the neck and have infinite sustain. Now I don’t really miss it but it sure was fun.
That vibrato is just something really cool!
That slide tone.......Oh My !!!!!
The tone with the slide is gorgeous! Damn..
sounds gorgeous with the slide
Glad you got to tell a little of this guys story
I love how the 60s SG's all have that extremely thin blade-like edge on the belly cut. Brings a new meaning to calling a guitar an axe. They look amazing!
some of the best playing on youtube. Please post more!
Best tone of anyone on the internet!!! I look forward to every new video. Thanks.
I know it’s two years later, but the triangle pics were around up through the ‘90s. We use to refer to them as bass pics. Just picked up a ‘65 barn find. It was saved by a plumber salvaging copper pipes out of an attic in a house to be bulldozed down in a day….
Whooooo that thing is like flaming butter! Smooth but hot.
That is surely a “special” guitar. Great find.
that old lead-based jb weld holding that neck together will hold just fine!
Love that ‘tone rolled off’ sound. I had a couple of those triangular picks in the 80s as a kid.
Fabulous ..love the playing ..and attention to knobs ..love it .
In 2021, that shape's an SG. Hard to look at it and call it anything else, history notwithstanding. Great playing as usual, Matthew!
Always appreciate the story behind the vintage guitars.
A better condition example lives in a studio I visit often in West Texas. Slanted bridge produces perfect intonation. Last session, it was my go-to. Out of an amazing collection. ⚡️
I really try to not be envious when I watch your channel !
What an blues axe! I love that slide sound
I just bought ‘60 Les Paul Special with a NASTY headstock break/repair. Still sounds amazing. Those old P90s kill!
It’s so vibey like your special
It’s a keeper
Aged to perfection and that sound and tone, my goodness. That is love of the instrument ingrained in its mahogany and lacquer. What spectacular SG Jr.
In the old photo you can see the cigarette between E string and headstock, on the guitar you can see the nicotine-yellow in the same area! Beautiful guitar, Matthew, bravo as usual!
Thought it was a capo.
Great story behind a great sounding guitar.. slide sounds great.
Thanks Matthew for the fantastic guitar story.......this sg jr. is a keeper
Forgot to mention. that sounds AMAZING WOW shes a keeper for sure
You know you are one of the most inspiring people to me I am pretty sure I will always follow you on social media.
nice find Matthew your playing was great but hell man when that slid came out it just has a soul
That is such a beautiful instrument really perfect voicing
Wow this sg sounds so good. Good sustain for that scale.
Man … I need one of those. That has to be the best rock & roll guitar ever.
I would call this "meant to be" with your passion for not only saving but USING these vintage instruments I don't think it could be in better hands.
Looks like he's playing through the 1959 Bassman tweed amp in this video, for those of you wondering (you can see it mic'd up in the background).
I bought a 2020 SG Jr at the end of last year. I hadn’t owned a guitar for a few years before that and wanted something I could play for the rest of my life. I love it!
Hey Mathew,
Despite being a non-player I have always loved guitar centered rock and roll and was heavily affected by many of the great guitarist's from the silver age of rock such as Robin Trower, Jeff Beck, Ronnie Montrose, Eric Clapton, Pat Travers, Roy Buchanon, and the mighty guitar army featured by The Outlaws and Canada's own Frank Marino to name a few.
I noticed that Frank played a guitar I could not identify. I knew what the more modern vintage of Gibson Les Paul's looked like and I knew what the Fender Telecaster and Stratacaster looked like but, I had never seen a guitar like the one that Frank seemed to favor...until I watched one of your videos about these early Gibson Les Paul's.
This is definitely the shape of Frank's favorite guitar though I cannot say specifically which model or year it is without cheating and looking it up on the internet. Of all those early electric guitars I think this model looks the coolest. I know that should probably be the last concern with regard's to an electric guitar but, am I wrong? Tell me this shape isn't the coolest? hahaha
Thanks again Mathew for giving me a history lesson and edumacating me about vintage guitars. Love it man. Keep on rockn'!
Peter St. John
Clovis, CA
What a great sounding old fiddle.
I think the most important thing you said in the video was about using volume and tone knobs to change the tone before stepping on a pedal. I had a pedal addiction (didn't we all at one point) until I found a great amp that I could overdrive at low volumes. Then I use my picking dynamics, volume, and tone to get all the tones I need. It has been so freeing to still sound good and get a variety of tones without needing dozens of pedals. As always, love the videos, Matt.
What amp did you find? On a similar search.
I have a 63 melody maker D with the same weird vibrola. The story I was told was that style vibrola was an after market dealer installed addition put on at the music store that originally sold the guitar
Wow another gem with character!! Btw...I used to use those triangle picks in the early 80's.
Those old Jrs are MAGIC ❤ I HAD A 62 WHITE SG JR 😢 MY FAVORITE GUITAR
I found out for you its older than 1963. According to norm's rare guitars they stopped doing the les paul junior logo on this very guitar model around 63'. Dog ear pickup with the small pickguard gotta love it! Hope that helps a little man! Rock on!
Excellent. Thank you. Wonderful playing wonderful tone.
I have a similar LP Jr., with SG body. I traced the serial back to 1963. I got the guitar in 1973 after losing my LP Standard in a fire. I was talked into buying it by musician friends (I wanted another LP with 2 pickups). I was learning at the time. Then got married and had kids in 78. I put the guitar in its original case and slid it under my bed. Retiring last year, I've started re-learning and used this guitar until getting a second ( and third and fourth and ...). It's still in great condition, frets are original and plays great. Stays in tune. All I did was a new setup and new strings. Must say, mine is in better shape than yours, although mine never had a tremelo.
Really love that shuffle slide blues.
My first response is always keep it!! But then again i want you to get the next one in so i can hear it. Always a good day when u get a new piece to share
That final playing clip though. 🔥🔥
That thing would not be leaving my possession, looks a keeper!
I have a 2019 I love. My friends love it, I love it, one thinks it's the best sounding guitar he's ever heard. Those are great guitars.
The sg shaped les pauls are one of my all time favorite vintage guitars
Holy cow, this beauty was born for slide, sings so beautifully.
I'd keep the neck the way it is, it's sounds too good to change anything on this jewel.
Nice tone. Gotta love the vintage stuff.
That guitar sounds incredible.
An upload from you made my night. Stunning-looking and sounding guitar. Thanks, Matthew!
Absolutely beautiful tone
Matt, As far as the neck break goes, if it stays in tune... Just tune it down to D and be careful not to whack it! If it ain't broke, don't fix it but for this one, if it stays in tune, don't fix it.
As for the triangle picks, I picked up a dozen in the late 80's with "Yakima" printed on them, can't remember what thickness they were because I couldn't get used to the shape... To each, their own.
I was amazed by the tone that guitar had, spectacular! Neck issues aside, that's a keeper for the tone alone! Great video, thanks for sharing.
Take care and be well!
The guitar really came alive with that slide section, idk how but it did. This SG Jr. is a really cool guitar all around, shame for the headstock break but it seems to handle it well.
Sweet baby Jesus, you made that old guitar sing. Kudos.
I have 44460! Also a 62’ with slanted tailpiece. Awesome guitars, enjoy!
The back story was neat. The guitar sounds great 👌👍.
A beautiful Blues Sound.
These are my favorite videos. Old Gibsons, p-90s, history back to the 60s, and awesome pick’n. Thanks man. Great job 👍
Also used those Fender triangles all through the 80s, switched to fingers in the 90s. Picked up picks again last year when I scored the guitar -- glad to hear those picks are still available. I have one relic in thin from those days but I prefer the Heavy. The neat thing is that instead of falling out of your hand they end up with another point sticking out if your grip gets a little slack.
Can't believe that pick never got lost
Very nice blues+slide....great tone!!
IMHO, my favorite playing from you had always been with an SG or other P90 equipped guitars. You better keep that thing man!