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Post by marshalllaw on Jan 31, 2019 17:21:27 GMT
Several months ago I posted in the the gear section with an inquiry concerning the pick-ups in Bucks '69 SG, I haven't had too many replies on the matter so I thought if I post here that maybe if nothing else I could sooner or later hear from the man himself. If anybody has info on the subject, please check out my post in the gear section and pass on any insights you may have on the subject. Thanks Marshall law.
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Post by Buck on Feb 7, 2019 0:01:06 GMT
The white SG originally had the Gibson humbuckers that came with it. I took the pickup covers off at some point, 'cause everybody was doing it. Later on, I replaced the original pickups with Lawrence XL500 blade humbuckers, and that's what was in the guitar when it disappeared sometime in the 90's. If anybody has seen the guitar anywhere, I'd like to know what became of it.
The Gibson Custom Shop built me a replacement in the 2000's, that guitar had the Gibson modern humbuckers in it, I think the model number was 490 or something like that. I have not modified that one at all, and I don't take it on the road.
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Post by marshalllaw on Feb 7, 2019 10:32:09 GMT
Thanks Buck, I appreciate your response. When I bought this guitar it was kind of a hack job, it had a white angel wing pick guard and one Fender humbucker in the bridge and a DiMarzio in the neck, it was quite ugly, I bought it because being a fan of yours I've always wanted a white late 60's SG with the stop tailpiece mod and I knew that after restoring this one with the correct batwing guard I would have the guitar I've always dreamed of having. After the restoration was complete I was shocked to see just how close it was to your original and to be quite honest I thought it could be but you stated that yours was a '69 and it is obvious that mine is a '70 due to the "volute" on the back of the headstock, other than that it has all the obvious cosmetic modifications yours did. The only thing I did was restore the pickguard and add the black switch tip, all other mods were on the guitar when I bought it.......Grover tuners, stop tailpiece, earlier top hat style knobs and of course white finish.
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