Bought my SG special new over nine years ago and have been playing shows with it ever since. Here's how it looks now.
imgur.com/a/Pt2z5
imgur.comPosted May 16, 2012, 3:29 PM UTC
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imgur.comNasty crack. Did you drop it on the tail?
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I fell on top of the guitar whilst pulling an outrageous rock move. It's a pretty bad crack but the guitar is structurally sound - it happened years ago and tuning is still extremely stable.
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Bummer. At least it was for a good cause. I have an Epiphone Wildkat with a crack in the tail; looks scary, but hasn't affected the play.
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I love guitars with character - you can tell that thing has been in the shit. I have one of the SG Faded models and I love it to death. I have a Seymour Duncan SH-2 Jazz in the neck position that sounds fat as hell in this guitar and a Gibson Dirty Fingers in the bridge position that just screams, but stays nicely balanced. Mine is starting to get a little worn, as well, and I love it more and more.
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Careful with that headstock. If you've been on this sub a while you know what I mean.
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I worked in a guitar store for two years - I know exactly what you mean! That ding happened when the strap lock failed spectacularly during a show. The guitar hit the monitor and fell off the stage - I was sure the headstock was going to be snapped off but surprisingly it was ok. It's been a couple of years now and it's stable so I'm not worried.
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I was waiting for the picture of the back, I'm glad so see mine is equally as scratched the fuck up as yours.
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Still looks great, despite the scratches and crack. I'm hoping to get one real soon
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I would suggest that the scratches and cracks make it look better.
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Indubitably
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upvote for not babying your guitar.
made to be played...
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What ones did you get? These are Seymour Duncan Phat Cats, and they sound great. My Les Paul has a Bare Knuckle Mississippi Queen in it, and I think it's great too.
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I've heard good things about the GFS pickups. Let us know how they sound!
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Are those scratches on the back from your belt buckle? I noticed the same thing on one of mine.
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Yeah, pretty much every guitar I own is like that on the back.
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Nice road wear.
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Still as sexy. Looks like a good work tool.
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Why is it that the more an SG is beat up, the sexier it is??
Edit: with the exception of that crack...
It still works fine with the crack!
That's great news! As an future SG owner though, it doesn't sit well with me... Hahaha