Single cut-away SG

[pancake81]

Perhaps a silly question, but did Gibson ever make a single cut away SG? I mean, they have double cut away Les Pauls, why not the other way around?

Be interesting to see the sharp horn and thin body in a single cut away. I am sure I would hate it, but just curious if Gibson ever ventured there

 

[pancake81]

I found these, but they rounded the horn out more like a 335.

It actually kind of reminds me of a reverse Fender Jaguar

 

[cerebral gasket]

Nope.

How about one of these instead?

 

[DrBGood]

Nope.

How about one of these instead?

ISHHH ! ! !

 

[laza616]

My eyes!
Is this photoshop?

 

[PermissionToLand]

I photoshopped an SG that way a long time ago...



I think it would need some finessing, maybe move the switch up to the LP location.

That idea was also an influence behind my first build, though I wasn't trying to stay faithful to the SG shape:

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

NO JUST NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Von Trapp]

Interestingly, the PS one is butt ugly but the real one looks way cool.

 

[An Abiding Dude]

I found these, but they rounded the horn out more like a 335.

It actually kind of reminds me of a reverse Fender Jaguar

It is freaky. Almost a telecaster vibe...

 

[MR D]

It is freaky. Almost a telecaster vibe...

EXACTLY what I thought...a Telecaster.

 

[Decadent Dan]

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NO JUST NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

NUNOOOOOOOOO

 

[DrBGood]

That idea was also an influence behind my first build, though I wasn't trying to stay faithful to the SG shape:

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Yeah, I remember that build. You still like it, plays good ?

 

[chilipeppermaniac]

A

NUNOOOOOOOOO
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A killer axe slinger friend of mine has one of these N4's

 

[DanB]

Perhaps a silly question, but did Gibson ever make a single cut away SG? I mean, they have double cut away Les Pauls, why not the other way around?

Be interesting to see the sharp horn and thin body in a single cut away. I am sure I would hate it, but just curious if Gibson ever ventured there

Hi pancake81, I think the whole idea behind designing the double cut SG by Gibson in 1961 was precisely to replace the single cut Les Pauls, whose sales were suffering in relation to the double cut Fender Stratocasters, which had been steadily eating into Gibson's sales. The SG was originally going to be called Les Paul until Les Paul the guitarist said he didn't like the design (although he ultimately played them along with the Les Paul guitars).. As someone who owns both an SG and a Strat, I can arrest that the double cut design provides access to the high frets that a single cut cannot.

 

[TheDixiePig]

The single cut SG above looks interesting. I thought the same, Tele/SG half breed, but I kinda like it. The no cut away LP looks butt ugly though.

 

[Larry8016]

I photoshopped an SG that way a long time ago...

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I think it would need some finessing, maybe move the switch up to the LP location.

That idea was also an influence behind my first build, though I wasn't trying to stay faithful to the SG shape:

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Large guard definitely looks better...wouldn't have to move the pup switch either!

 

[PermissionToLand]

Yeah, I remember that build. You still like it, plays good ?

Yeah, it played nicely, but I stripped it down because I wasn't happy with the finish and haven't gotten back around to it yet.

 

[PermissionToLand]

Large guard definitely looks better...wouldn't have to move the pup switch either!

The body proportions and horn shape are also different from an SG.

 

[cloudstonedkorladis]

I photoshopped an SG that way a long time ago...

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I think it would need some finessing, maybe move the switch up to the LP location.

That idea was also an influence behind my first build, though I wasn't trying to stay faithful to the SG shape:

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I really like how the real one you built looks. Like halfway between a LP and SG. Looks like something Dunable might make.

Do you have a build thread?

 

[tmb1958]

i think the 59-61 melody maker is in the ballpark with the thin body. of course mine always reminds me of a junior.