NGD! My second SG and first real Gibson!

[BoiseSG]

Hi Everyone,

Long time lurker. I have posted a couple times but not much.

Wanted to share my new guitar. You guys made me do it! I have been playing my Epi SG for a bit and wanted to try a real Gibson. As you may guess, I went with the SGJ (2013) as I don't have huge budget.

I posted pics because I know if "no pics, it didn't happen."

I like the guitar very much so far. The wood pieces almost lined up like semi-hollow body with a center piece and two wing pieces.

The only thing I don't like is it looks like the nut was attacked by an angry beaver (or a klutz with a nipper) so that will be replaced. But getting the guitar for under $500 prepared me for it to have a couple warts.

Does anyone know off hand what graphtech nut I need for the 2013 SGJ? I would like to get that ordered.

Thanks for letting me share my new baby. I am in love with the brown finish.

 

[Dale]

Congrats! It looks great.

 

[DrBGood]

That is a seriously mean looking SG. Deep hues to the wood, I love it !

 

[Col Mustard]

Here is a page from StewMac's web site, showing all the alternatives
for Gibson and other guitar nuts.

https://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_Supplies/Nuts_and_Saddles/

StewMac is very careful to show the dimensions and list the model
of guitar that the nut will fit.

One word of caution: Gibson sometimes glues the nut into their guitars
very firmly. On my '07, the nut had to be removed by using a hack saw
to cut it down the middle, right across it. Then the rest of it could be
collapsed and removed.

Because of this, I recommend you get a good luthier to do the job.
Mine said removing the stock nut (which is made of Corian) was a
real bitch of a job.

Conversely, I've done the Tusq nut replacement on three Epiphones,
and the nut came out easily with a tap or two from a wooden paint stick.

 

[BoiseSG]

Here is a page from StewMac's web site, showing all the alternatives
for Gibson and other guitar nuts.

https://www.stewmac.com/Materials_and_Supplies/Nuts_and_Saddles/

StewMac is very careful to show the dimensions and list the model
of guitar that the nut will fit.

One word of caution: Gibson sometimes glues the nut into their guitars
very firmly. On my '07, the nut had to be removed by using a hack saw
to cut it down the middle, right across it. Then the rest of it could be
collapsed and removed.

Because of this, I recommend you get a good luthier to do the job.
Mine said removing the stock nut (which is made of Corian) was a
real bitch of a job.

Conversely, I've done the Tusq nut replacement on three Epiphones,
and the nut came out easily with a tap or two from a wooden paint stick.
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Hi Colonel! Glad you stopped by. I have read tons of your posts. You are a great guy and very helpful. Thanks. I also love your wooden pickguard. I might try that this summer.

 

[Col Mustard]

I too am a fan of the humble SGJ...
Love the black tuners and the black pickup covers.
Yours is a lovely example.

I had never seen a Gibson with black tuners and black p'up covers
outside of their "Menace" SG line (which I love anyway).
I tried for a year or so to find a set for sale, and then I saw that
TonePros had them, and was discontinuing them, and had marked them
down to practically nothing. I think the black tuners on your guitar are
made by TonePros, which means they are right up there among the best.
And they look cool.

Seeing them onsale, I had to pounce, So now I have black tuners on
both of my SGs... and black pickup covers on the '57s I installed on my
'07 SG special. Gibson only made the SGJ you have for one year. The
next year they switched back to regular Gibson snot green tuners, and
went with bare pickups I believe. So yours is a bit unusual, but an
excellent choice IMHO.

 

[Col Mustard]

Thanks for the good word...

And I also think the SGJ looks great naked.

 

[papagayo]

Cool SGJ + Upgrades

 

[GrumpyOldDBA]

Congrats your SGJ looks bad ass!!

 

[arcticsg]

Sweeeeet! What a beauty!
Happy NGD to ya man!

 

[BoiseSG]

"One word of caution: Gibson sometimes glues the nut into their guitars
very firmly. On my '07, the nut had to be removed by using a hack saw
to cut it down the middle, right across it. Then the rest of it could be
collapsed and removed."

You know, this got me thinking. I wonder if the chipped nut was a previous owner's attempt to remove a very stubborn nut. Interesting.

 

[GrumpyOldDBA]

You know, this got me thinking. I wonder if the chipped nut was a previous owner's attempt to remove a very stubborn nut. Interesting.

Seems like something ugly happened.

Lots of the gang here can do nut changes themselves but me no way ya gotta know your limits!

 

[BoiseSG]

Seems like something ugly happened.

Lots of the gang here can do nut changes themselves but me no way ya gotta know your limits!

Good point! I can handle the hacksaw but will have someone more experienced do the filing.

 

[Col Mustard]

well and so... you might consider just playing the SGJ for a while
and see if it has any tuning or intonation issues. The chipped nut might
be a cause of that... and it might not. The critical contact point is right where the string meets the notch in the nut. Forward of that point, the
nut can taper off and away, out of contact. But that point needs to be
precise, as measured from the 12th fret and from the bridge saddle
notches. That's where all your intonation's accuracy is.