BRENTrocks
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Once again, I came across this very interesting Vintage piece.
A 1967 Gibson SG Special...but this isn't any SG Special.....it has 3 pickups!!!
This guitar was originally Polaris White. The finish was stripped off at some point and then a clear coat was sprayed on.
This appears to be a guitar that was either a special order of maybe an employee build. Its like they took a Junior that was coming down the line and decided to add 2 more p90s. It certainly looks like all 3 routes are factory and there are remnants of the original paint in all 3 routes. Regardless, its a very unique piece!
The wiring appears to all be factory as well. All 4 pots date to 1967. The biggest mystery is, why do 2 soapbars and 1 dogear? (the JR turned into a 3 pup special theory)
When I first saw the guitar, I expected to see some sort of crack or repair in the usual places....given the way it looked, played hard, you know. I was pleasantly surprised to not find any repairs.
The frets are pretty much gone. It playable but you really have to dig in to grab a note. A re fret is inevitable. It does set up nice...but taller frets would be a plus.
The neck is a medium D. .840/.990. Beautiful Brazilian board! Narrow nut. It very lightweight and hangs nicely. It had a BADASS bridge on it when i got it, but it was in really bad shape so I decided to put on this TONEPROS bridge that I had in my parts bin...it works perfectly!!
It has that p90 growl that you would expect from a vintage SG/Les Paul special. Its a rock and blues machine!!!
IMG_5191 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5192 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5194 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5195 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5196 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5197 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5199 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5203 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5204 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5160 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5162 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5164 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5166 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5168 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5165 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5170 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5172 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5180 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5181 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
IMG_5190 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
A 1967 Gibson SG Special...but this isn't any SG Special.....it has 3 pickups!!!
This guitar was originally Polaris White. The finish was stripped off at some point and then a clear coat was sprayed on.
This appears to be a guitar that was either a special order of maybe an employee build. Its like they took a Junior that was coming down the line and decided to add 2 more p90s. It certainly looks like all 3 routes are factory and there are remnants of the original paint in all 3 routes. Regardless, its a very unique piece!
The wiring appears to all be factory as well. All 4 pots date to 1967. The biggest mystery is, why do 2 soapbars and 1 dogear? (the JR turned into a 3 pup special theory)
When I first saw the guitar, I expected to see some sort of crack or repair in the usual places....given the way it looked, played hard, you know. I was pleasantly surprised to not find any repairs.
The frets are pretty much gone. It playable but you really have to dig in to grab a note. A re fret is inevitable. It does set up nice...but taller frets would be a plus.
The neck is a medium D. .840/.990. Beautiful Brazilian board! Narrow nut. It very lightweight and hangs nicely. It had a BADASS bridge on it when i got it, but it was in really bad shape so I decided to put on this TONEPROS bridge that I had in my parts bin...it works perfectly!!
It has that p90 growl that you would expect from a vintage SG/Les Paul special. Its a rock and blues machine!!!
IMG_5191 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5192 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5194 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5195 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5196 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5197 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5199 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5203 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5204 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5160 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5162 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5164 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5166 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5168 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5165 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5170 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5172 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5180 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5181 by brent HENDERSON, on FlickrIMG_5190 by brent HENDERSON, on Flickr
