Lets see some different SG61 RI's

[bradsure]

[quote author=TNT link=topic=18667.msg229172#msg229172 date=1234831477]
Mine's 002422. Yours is a '00 Historic RI like mine.
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I did find one like ours on GBase. I misread the Gibson Ser# info. It states SG Standard Reissue not 62'. So now I'm more confused. Did yours have aged hardware?

http://www.gbase.com/Stores/Gear/GearDetails.aspx?Item=2009016

 

[sgtbeefheart]

"all serials beginning "00" are from 1967", so that would make those '67 RI.

 

[TNT]

Not with a Custom Shop serial. First two numbers are the year it was made.

 

[freddairy]

I've been away from the forum for awhile. Mostly just spending time with the SG I bought back in January. In fact I love it so much I just got a 2nd one. This one is a 2001 with the more reddish finish and deeper bevels than my '06. See if you can spot the difference. I got the 01 fro close to a grand, but I just found out the guy I bought it from got it for 660 on ebay back in feb. Glad he made a profit at my expense. :cry:

Here's the "new" '01

and the "old" '06

 

[notregme]

nice Ill be getting mine if a few weeks. cant wait. roolin:

 

[1Way]

[quote author=bradsure link=topic=18667.msg229171#msg229171 date=1234829582]
Got mine today but I don't know if it's 61' or 62' reissue.? Ser. # 002992
Looks really aged like TCs. Still setting up to my style and I'm not used to that bridge. Sounds pretty good so far.

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Wow, congrats! Beautiful guitar. I didn't realize they aged '61/'62 RIs. '57 classics for pickups?

 

[Rafael]

I'd like to play if I could. Some recent pictures...nothing special, just a bit better focus ;D.

 

[notregme]

roolin: roolin: enough said.lol.I'm soon too pick one up.Now that its spring I'm ready too buy .Ive tyred so many of them over the years and each on is slightly differnet from the next.Part of the fun is the test drive too.lol.And once more! roolin: roolin:

 

[bradsure]

I'm still learning how to take pics. It's hard to believe this is the same guitar as the one I posted a few post back.

I'd like to see some photos of the different neck joints on the RIs.

 

[TNT]

If they aren't all the same neck joint they're close.

 

[notregme]

I found out something intresting on the Gibson site.I didn't know but when there makeing the neck its planed by hand for the finishing touches.So every neck is slightly different.Which would explain alto. :coolsmiley:

 

[TNT]

I knew that they were made on a CNC machine then sanded on a belt sander by a human.

 

[bradsure]

On the 4 SGs I have, all the necks are different. The closest is the SG-3 and the Standard. The joint is about the same type but the step between the neck and body is noticeably larger on one. I figured with all the inconsistencies with the RIs, that there would be differences in the joints also. The one with the larger step does look like it could have been sanded a lil more to make a smoother joint or maybe this was by design. :dontknow: