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My Reaquisition
I bought this guitar from my best friend for $350 back in '92.
I foolishly traded it for a '94 White Gibson SG (non pickgurd style with Kahler).
I've always kicked myself for that deal. I never really was too crazy about the SG, I never really grew on me. It was top heavy and was a bitch to keep in tune.
Upon hearing of my friends passing I contacted my buddy I did the trade with way back when. I told him of my friends fate and asked him if he'd sell it back to me. He was using the guitar as a backup to his LP. He said that we traded first first time around and he'd be down with trading again. I ended up trading him my modded white Epiphone LP Custom.
Anyway when he opened up the case it was like time travel. It took me back to when my best friend showed me it for the first time back in '81. He was the biggest VH/EVH freak I ever knew. He played Ed better than Ed. He def.took to this guitar for it's short scale length( he had small hands) and killer tone. Ended up having a Kahler style bridge installed (after I had advised him against doing so...).
Frets are still in good shape. Body's had some wear from extensive gigging.
It still has the original pickup in the neck position and the bridge PU was swapped out in the mid '80's with a (Tim Shaw designed) Gibson PAF.
So I take it down to the studio, change the strings (9-52) and crank 'er up through my rig.
The fucker SCREAMS!!!
It's my new #2 (nothing can top my LP)
I foolishly traded it for a '94 White Gibson SG (non pickgurd style with Kahler).
I've always kicked myself for that deal. I never really was too crazy about the SG, I never really grew on me. It was top heavy and was a bitch to keep in tune.
Upon hearing of my friends passing I contacted my buddy I did the trade with way back when. I told him of my friends fate and asked him if he'd sell it back to me. He was using the guitar as a backup to his LP. He said that we traded first first time around and he'd be down with trading again. I ended up trading him my modded white Epiphone LP Custom.
Anyway when he opened up the case it was like time travel. It took me back to when my best friend showed me it for the first time back in '81. He was the biggest VH/EVH freak I ever knew. He played Ed better than Ed. He def.took to this guitar for it's short scale length( he had small hands) and killer tone. Ended up having a Kahler style bridge installed (after I had advised him against doing so...).
Frets are still in good shape. Body's had some wear from extensive gigging.
It still has the original pickup in the neck position and the bridge PU was swapped out in the mid '80's with a (Tim Shaw designed) Gibson PAF.
So I take it down to the studio, change the strings (9-52) and crank 'er up through my rig.
The fucker SCREAMS!!!
It's my new #2 (nothing can top my LP)
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