They routed the wires under the pickguard because on a normal SG they drill the hole between the two pickup cavities through the neck pocket with a long drill bit before the neck is inserted. Since this is a neck through construction, you aren't able to drill a hole between the pickup cavities because you can't get a shallow enough of an angle with the drill bit without being able to go through the neck pocket.
The neck through construction is the way to go on an SG. That thin body and shallow neck tenon can sometimes be problematic. I think this would be great in a 6-String version or even a Baritone model. I thought the tobacco finish looked great.
I wonder if they could have drilled the same hole from the strap button on the bottom, and then plug the hole to put the strap button in. They could even remove a plug from the body, drill the hole, and then fill the hole with the plug
I actually really dig the SG body style with the Firebird neck-thru raised middle platform thing, I think it works extremely well on an aesthetic level. Would be cool to see Gibson do a 6 string version with the same stylings, especially with that sunburst finish. That is *chefs kiss* for me.
This channel has become the strangest addiction to me. There’s something about it that’s so relaxing and I love how he always has such unique guitars I didn’t even know existed. Keep up the good work Trogly!
I had a Charvel Surfcaster 12 with the Rickenbacker style tuners. Super neck heavy (since the body was chambered!) Also tried out Reverend’s Airwave 12, again chambered body + 12 locking tuners = neck dive for days. Now I have a Danelectro 12, still a little neck heavy, but not as bad as the other two.
I’m definitely in the “no fret nibs” camp. I think it looks a lot better without them, which is why I love so many of the MIJ’s. To me it just looks lazy, like they painted over the frets. Much nicer and cleaner without them, also makes refrets easier.
I like fret nibs, even though I know most guitars always feel better without them. It's just one of those things that us Gibson dummies like just because it's what Gibson does, lol.
I've not made it to the playing demo yet, but I predict the Burstbucker #1 and #2 to sound great. I've switched all of my Les Paul guitars to those pickups! Maybe its me but I really love the sound of the early un-potted Burstbucker pickups.
I really liked the fact that you had 2 to compare. Maybe you should do it more this way with the really special models. The infos on "construction and production quality" through comparison were veeeeeery nice.
I don't think I've ever seen a single 12 electric in person. Always acoustic. As far as I can remember anyway. That SG with the wood grain looks amazing though!! 🤘🤘
That was great - thanks for documenting those. I'm not sure what my favorite color between the two is, they're both beautiful, but I for sure liked the sound of the SG versus the Les Paul 12 string you reviewed. This one sounded more like a 12 string, airy and complex but clear. Thanks again!
I like that you played Reptilia on it, but you made me chuckle becase they actually have one 12 string song called Electricityscape. It’s a Riviera 12 string in Eb tuning. Really cool song
Jay Turser sold a clone of the Gibson 2011 50th Anniversary 12-string SG, in 2010-2011. They were made by Samick in China, and are quite nice for the price you will pay today, which is something like 1/15 of what one of these neck-through 2016 Gibsons will run you. DeArmond also sold 12-string S-73 SG's for a time.
16:05 that’s gotta be one of my favorite songs. I play the lead bassline on an 1981 Aria Pro II, but the guitar like is super important in that song. I wish the multi tracks were available for it
Hi Austin, I just found your SG 12 neck-through review. Very interesting because I obviously have one of the earlier ones in tobacco burst which is flawless concerning the cavity and even the pickguard is in the right position to not interfere with the poker chip. I can send you a photo if you're interested. Sounds fantastic and I play this thing quite a bit. And with a custom set of NYXLs it keeps being a 12-string because you almost can't break the high G-string ... ;)
The trick to tuning a 12 string before Snarks and such: Tune the regular tuned 6 strings E to e across the fingerboard, then tune the octave and unison strings to the already tuned 6 strings.
I love the tobacco even if it isn’t “classic SG” but dang for such a limited run there’s a lot of sloppy work and the cavity under the pick guard was a bad decision.
Yep...Rickenbacker (not a fan of their headstock!), EDS1275, but mostly a semi-hollow Gretsch style is what I prefer. Lots of that classic jangle with the Foil-style humbuckers. I ended up getting the Eastwood Classic 12 and couldn't be happier!
Those SG guitars have the body beveling that I LOVE! Where the bevel is thin and rounded where it rests on your stomach or under your arm if you're Angus Young lol! I don't know why they don't all have that same beveling...and I have no idea why only some do but it's really frustrating that they are not all that way. So comfortable compared to the thicker bevel and sharper edges on most other SG guitars. Maybe I'll just sand one of mine down and refinish it so it's the way I want!
I always liked the sound of a 12 string guitar but they're not really a guitar I can find myself playing a lot. They're good for certain thing's but I prefer just about any good 6 string over them. I liked both of the SG 12 string's you had on here tonight and I think you should keep both of them. Finding a 12 string guitar with good playing action is hard but I think Gibson and Taylor make some of the best 12 string's. Rickenbackers sound good, but I really don't like the necks on any of their guitar's with the exception being the 4000 bass series.
Even though I own a Yamaha FJ230 12 string acoustic I can honestly say I never heard or even tried to play Nirvana or Cream on it. Depending on what you played in distortion mode certain songs you could barely tell it was a 12 string. I'd save some of them dark songs for one of your Halloween themed episodes. Especially one that kind of sounded like one horror movie them.
Not very fond of the overdriven sound, but those cleans sounded fantastic. All three pickup positions were very nice, especially the middle position... For reference, I'm a bridge pickup guy, all the way. Anyway, thanks for sharing these two beautiful guitars with us. My favorite finish was the sunburst, hands down!
The best twelve string electric I’ve played was a 66 or 67 ES-335 in 🍒 finish. It was hands down the best feeling and sounding 12 I’ve ever played. Granted I’ve only ever played about 15 different twelve string electric guitars- but that one was incredible. It didn’t have that plunky Rickenbacker thing going on- it just had a real pure twelve string sound. Hard to describe it without hearing & playing it in person
the interesting aspect of the rick design was that the designers brief was to keep it all within the standard layout , so the six string neck and head , i think its a brilliant design and clearly the reason behind the sound , i also enjoyed a Gretsch 12 and of course the Johnny winter fender 12 which are great players i suggest that (like the rick ) a through neck makes a better platform for the tension that twelve strings puts a neck under ?
if you are tempted don't forget to include the price of an aftermarket 12 saddle bridge for them ($150-$300) - the 6 string 6 saddle bridge starts sounding pretty bad up near the 8th fret due to the different compensation needed for the thin string of the octave pairs so if you want to play up the top end, especially chords, you need this bridge repalcement.
I’ve always wondered why Gibson never made an SG 12-string back in the day. Yes, they had the Firebird 12 and the SG-shaped Melody Maker 12, but an SG Standard 12 seems like a no-brainer. The neck-through construction on these is a great feature-you can’t have too much stability on a 12-string! The sunburst one is gorgeous-Gibson shoud offer that finish as an option on SGs generally. C’mon, Gibson-put the neck-through SG 12 back in the line as a regular production model. (And please use a 12-saddle bridge!) I want one of these things!
I got my first Gibson yesterday, a Tony Iommi signature SG special, got it from my local music go round, I was gonna try it while I was waiting for the guitar I was selling to get processed, then I leaned it against a wall and after falling less than 2 feet it’s headstock broke, had no choice but to buy it, it was a clean break with no missing wood so repair will be easy but I didn’t think my first Gibson would have a story like this behind it 😂
Back the the 1970's all that I saw hanging on the walls were 12 string ES335s, and the doubleneck SG used by Jimmy Page. But that SG 12 string neck through is pretty enough that I'd consider using it with only using 6 strings on it as a main guitar! That 12 string needs a matching 6 string neck through SG. Gibson ought to make some 6 string neck through SGs.
Wow - when you were doing the sound demo on clean sounds I got some really Jefferson Airplane vibes! I think Jorma had a 12 string 335, which would explain that…!
As collectable guitars go, , this one is desirable to me. For no other reason than I already knew it existed from a catalog table book with guitar porn in full glossy pictures. But I've never seen one. Just wanted it since I saw it in the book. I'd have to be a rockstar to get Gibson to make this again as a "signature". The Honeyburst is beautiful. Not many I want, but I want this model. Great find Trogly. It sounds GREAT with some crunch. Avoid total clean.
As far as the body construction and how it differs attaching the sidewings to the through-neck. The Firebird uses the "V" shape to increase the surface area for the glued mating surfaces. I believe these modern SG use a couple of small side mortise and tenon joints as this type of construction is easily accomplished using modern CNC manufacturing. As stated in my other comment, the neck-through construction for a 12-String SG makes total sense given the problematic SG neck joint history.
Yes, I was expecting some kind of hidden joinery. The Original Firebirds were notoriously expensive to make, that’s why they switched to the “Reverse” body after a few years of losing money. Modern CNC tech would probably solve all the issues they were having, but the V joint is historic and fans expect it.
@@joermnyc Yeah, that "V" Joint is indeed classic and expected. It would have been cool to see it on the SG too. Still though, who knows how much additional labor it would have caused.
Those Rickenbacker 360 12 Strings are my dream guitar. They're worth a lot of cash though so I'm actually thinking about building my own. I've built a lot of different guitars but that would be awesome.
Austin check out the Gold Tone ES Banjitar Telecaster. I cant find a review anywhere on it and its a quirky instrument. Would love to see you do a review of it.
Not that it's really something I listen to, but I felt like that chimy, jangly sound from this guitar clean would be awesome for ambient. Just add (shim) reverb.
I would take the Burst one myself over the other two. I like the way you changed up your video's for the playing portion(s). You didn't bend those strings at all man! Come on! lol. Warren Haynes plays a 12 string LP and he is the only one that I have ever seen playing one. Rock on!
Ovation is a brand i think of when it comes to 12 strings. This was an interesting video. I'm not a big fan of SGs, but that sunburst, neck-through 12 string looks amazing.
used to have a gibby 2xneck,,, traded for an Orange head , with a cabinet that came up to my chin... amp sounded amazining... but man !! o.k.(wish I had both back)!
Despite what I've always said about how thankful I am not to own an SG because of the neck dive issue - and how a 12-string like one of these would be even more prone to that drawback - I must admit that I was sorely tempted in 2014 by a model almost of the exact likeness to the one Trogly dove into during this episode. I didn't think I would dig the drive segment. I really did though.
Austin, do you think the body wings are joined by biscuit or dowels for added strength? I’ve looked but haven’t found any details on how the body was constructed. Great segment! I am sorry that I didn’t jump on one of these when they were introduced. Love this model!
If you wanna look into a 12 string without making your pockets hurt, try to pick up a yamaha FG720S-12 off of someone. Got one off of someone for a couple hundred bucks but it sounds amazing for it's price.
Greetings Austin! Awesome SG’s!!! I particularly like the sunburst finish, but they would both be nice additions to my collection, it sure would be cool if they had coil splitting capabilities too. They look and sound great. I have wanted a double-neck for most of my life, but would love to have one of these models just as much, I am sure they are not as cumbersome as the double-neck though and they would definitely be easier to pack around. Thank you for posting these videos! Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨
Greetings,@@julosx! You would be surprised how useful the coil splitting is, I have several Epiphone Les Paul and SG’s with that option and it really gives me some great sound options. Next month I am also adding to my collection, an Epiphone Prophecy Les Paul that has Fishman Fluence pickups with three different settings for each pickup. It also has 24 frets and an ebony fretboard, with special mother of pearl and abalone inlays. I have been waiting two years for it to arrive, it had gotten held up in shipping due to the pandemic. I am not sure if Austin has reviewed the Prophecy Series Epiphone Guitars yet, but I look forward to seeing that review on the Trogly’s Guitar channel here on RUclips. Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨
These are both strung like my Epi Hummingbird 12 string but that appears to be the opposite of the Rickenbackers. Gibson: small string on top of the larger lower octave strings...the Ricks the opposite. Not having played a Gibson or Epiphone back to back with a Rickenbacker, not sure what that does to the sound of the guitar or if it makes a difference in how you fret them.
Technically it’s tuned higher and lower, but in the musical world it’s tuned with the large stings in standard, and the smaller one octave higher( if you understand strings) I still love the way they sound, thanks for demonstrating this specimen for us 😁
Nice medley Mr Trogly... never miss the show,I actually save them for morning !? lol I'm Guitarted too Brother,but not as bad as you! lol! GOOD WORK SIR! (Hello from Minot { my-not } North Dakota)
I love those SG 12 strings! They're both gorgeous, but that red...😍 Come on now, Trogmeister, I know a ballpark figure that you paid for the red one. 😉
I've got some Firebird pickups in humbucker housing (Magneto Design Labs), which are going on my Epiphone Korina (6.5 pounds) Flying V, then I'll have a "flying bird", one of those should get Firebird pickups too?
With all the issues that Gibson has with headstocks breaking off on the six string guitars. a person would think that the headstock would break off on the twelve string guitars. by simply putting them on the guitar. I could just imagine a person bringing the guitar up to tune. and the headstock snapping off and hitting them in the head or something like that. after all a person probably wouldn't want to press their luck with a twelve string Gibson.
They routed the wires under the pickguard because on a normal SG they drill the hole between the two pickup cavities through the neck pocket with a long drill bit before the neck is inserted. Since this is a neck through construction, you aren't able to drill a hole between the pickup cavities because you can't get a shallow enough of an angle with the drill bit without being able to go through the neck pocket.
The neck through construction is the way to go on an SG. That thin body and shallow neck tenon can sometimes be problematic.
I think this would be great in a 6-String version or even a Baritone model. I thought the tobacco finish looked great.
I wonder if they could have drilled the same hole from the strap button on the bottom, and then plug the hole to put the strap button in. They could even remove a plug from the body, drill the hole, and then fill the hole with the plug
They could drill the holes mid plank edge before glue up
I actually really dig the SG body style with the Firebird neck-thru raised middle platform thing, I think it works extremely well on an aesthetic level. Would be cool to see Gibson do a 6 string version with the same stylings, especially with that sunburst finish. That is *chefs kiss* for me.
A neck-through 12-string SG is insanely cool. Add a lyre tailpiece and it would be one of the coolest guitars on the planet.
Just in case anyone thought SGs don’t have enough neck dive issues, there is a 12 string version!
Haha, made my day!
The world is crying out for a six string version !
That more than a feeling tone was nailed with this guitar!
was digging his song clips with the 12 string vibe!!
This channel has become the strangest addiction to me. There’s something about it that’s so relaxing and I love how he always has such unique guitars I didn’t even know existed. Keep up the good work Trogly!
I had a Charvel Surfcaster 12 with the Rickenbacker style tuners. Super neck heavy (since the body was chambered!) Also tried out Reverend’s Airwave 12, again chambered body + 12 locking tuners = neck dive for days. Now I have a Danelectro 12, still a little neck heavy, but not as bad as the other two.
The ES-335 is possibly the least neck heavy of them all, it features the best balance despite the loooong size of the headstock.
I’m definitely in the “no fret nibs” camp. I think it looks a lot better without them, which is why I love so many of the MIJ’s. To me it just looks lazy, like they painted over the frets. Much nicer and cleaner without them, also makes refrets easier.
Yes, plus if the binding pulls away from the fretboard (due to wood shrinking), then there’s a gap that strings can get caught in!
nibs look and feel nicer. when refretting, you remove them.
I like fret nibs, even though I know most guitars always feel better without them. It's just one of those things that us Gibson dummies like just because it's what Gibson does, lol.
I've not made it to the playing demo yet, but I predict the Burstbucker #1 and #2 to sound great.
I've switched all of my Les Paul guitars to those pickups!
Maybe its me but I really love the sound of the early un-potted Burstbucker pickups.
I love the fact that you took the tones to the extreme and didn’t just play Stairway. 12’s can be so dynamic.
That is a gorgeous axe! I am not an SG fan but that one is outstanding!!!
The poker chip resting under the pickguard is egregious
I've never actually seen a 12-string SG (aside from the EDS-1275) but I've definitely gotta say that it looks really damn cool
The ES-335/12 like mine is even cooler.
Best sounding guitar in a long time. Very impressive.
I really liked the fact that you had 2 to compare.
Maybe you should do it more this way with the really special models.
The infos on "construction and production quality" through comparison were veeeeeery nice.
I don't think I've ever seen a single 12 electric in person. Always acoustic. As far as I can remember anyway. That SG with the wood grain looks amazing though!! 🤘🤘
That SG is absolutely gorgeous!
Great 12-string tour, Austin. Yes, cherry does it justice, and that Gold Top 12 is a beaut!... I'd ROCK both of them!
I need more 12 string in my life.
Reminds me of my Dad playing when I was a kid.
And I absolutely LOVE the sound of that neck pu clean!!!
That was great - thanks for documenting those. I'm not sure what my favorite color between the two is, they're both beautiful, but I for sure liked the sound of the SG versus the Les Paul 12 string you reviewed. This one sounded more like a 12 string, airy and complex but clear. Thanks again!
I like that you played Reptilia on it, but you made me chuckle becase they actually have one 12 string song called Electricityscape. It’s a Riviera 12 string in Eb tuning. Really cool song
Jay Turser sold a clone of the Gibson 2011 50th Anniversary 12-string SG, in 2010-2011. They were made by Samick in China, and are quite nice for the price you will pay today, which is something like 1/15 of what one of these neck-through 2016 Gibsons will run you. DeArmond also sold 12-string S-73 SG's for a time.
16:05 that’s gotta be one of my favorite songs. I play the lead bassline on an 1981 Aria Pro II, but the guitar like is super important in that song. I wish the multi tracks were available for it
Hi Austin, I just found your SG 12 neck-through review. Very interesting because I obviously have one of the earlier ones in tobacco burst which is flawless concerning the cavity and even the pickguard is in the right position to not interfere with the poker chip. I can send you a photo if you're interested. Sounds fantastic and I play this thing quite a bit. And with a custom set of NYXLs it keeps being a 12-string because you almost can't break the high G-string ... ;)
The trick to tuning a 12 string before Snarks and such: Tune the regular tuned 6 strings E to e across the fingerboard, then tune the octave and unison strings to the already tuned 6 strings.
I love the tobacco even if it isn’t “classic SG” but dang for such a limited run there’s a lot of sloppy work and the cavity under the pick guard was a bad decision.
A 12 string is on my list of guitars I still want. Love the way they play even if they're hard on the fingers and hands.
Try a Danelectro 59 12-String
Put lighter strings on. I have 9s on the 6 neck and 8s on the 12 neck. Works well.
Yep...Rickenbacker (not a fan of their headstock!), EDS1275, but mostly a semi-hollow Gretsch style is what I prefer. Lots of that classic jangle with the Foil-style humbuckers. I ended up getting the Eastwood Classic 12 and couldn't be happier!
Those SG guitars have the body beveling that I LOVE! Where the bevel is thin and rounded where it rests on your stomach or under your arm if you're Angus Young lol! I don't know why they don't all have that same beveling...and I have no idea why only some do but it's really frustrating that they are not all that way. So comfortable compared to the thicker bevel and sharper edges on most other SG guitars. Maybe I'll just sand one of mine down and refinish it so it's the way I want!
I always liked the sound of a 12 string guitar but they're not really a guitar I can find myself playing a lot. They're good for certain thing's but I prefer just about any good 6 string over them. I liked both of the SG 12 string's you had on here tonight and I think you should keep both of them. Finding a 12 string guitar with good playing action is hard but I think Gibson and Taylor make some of the best 12 string's. Rickenbackers sound good, but I really don't like the necks on any of their guitar's with the exception being the 4000 bass series.
Even though I own a Yamaha FJ230 12 string acoustic I can honestly say I never heard or even tried to play Nirvana or Cream on it. Depending on what you played in distortion mode certain songs you could barely tell it was a 12 string. I'd save some of them dark songs for one of your Halloween themed episodes. Especially one that kind of sounded like one horror movie them.
Right, you can probably get that sound with a couple of pedals.
Those look great! now you can have two G strings going out tune
Awesome guitars, you lucky dog! My homebuilt neck-through project is a 24-fret 6-sting, SG tribute. Love the show, thanks
Not very fond of the overdriven sound, but those cleans sounded fantastic. All three pickup positions were very nice, especially the middle position... For reference, I'm a bridge pickup guy, all the way. Anyway, thanks for sharing these two beautiful guitars with us. My favorite finish was the sunburst, hands down!
The best twelve string electric I’ve played was a 66 or 67 ES-335 in 🍒 finish. It was hands down the best feeling and sounding 12 I’ve ever played. Granted I’ve only ever played about 15 different twelve string electric guitars- but that one was incredible. It didn’t have that plunky Rickenbacker thing going on- it just had a real pure twelve string sound. Hard to describe it without hearing & playing it in person
I have one of these, ha ha (a '67 one).
Woot woot Trogly's 🙌
Your channel is a serious gem dude. Greetings from Hales Corners, WI
the interesting aspect of the rick design was that the designers brief was to keep it all within the standard layout , so the six string neck and head , i think its a brilliant design and clearly the reason behind the sound , i also enjoyed a Gretsch 12 and of course the Johnny winter fender 12 which are great players
i suggest that (like the rick ) a through neck makes a better platform for the tension that twelve strings puts a neck under ?
Rics also string with the fat string first (low e). Other guitars use the thin string first. That’s why 12 string rics sound so iconic.
if you are tempted don't forget to include the price of an aftermarket 12 saddle bridge for them ($150-$300) - the 6 string 6 saddle bridge starts sounding pretty bad up near the 8th fret due to the different compensation needed for the thin string of the octave pairs so if you want to play up the top end, especially chords, you need this bridge repalcement.
Warren Haynes has and plays a 12 string Les Paul, BTW.
The neck through on looks great! Is there a string through SG?
Love to get a 6 string version.
You could aways buy one of these and either professionally convert it to 6 string or just string it up with 6
I live in Kentucky and would love to bring you my 78’ Les Paul Standard I ordered from the Hollywood Guitar Center. It definitely has a story to tell.
I’ve always wondered why Gibson never made an SG 12-string back in the day. Yes, they had the Firebird 12 and the SG-shaped Melody Maker 12, but an SG Standard 12 seems like a no-brainer. The neck-through construction on these is a great feature-you can’t have too much stability on a 12-string! The sunburst one is gorgeous-Gibson shoud offer that finish as an option on SGs generally. C’mon, Gibson-put the neck-through SG 12 back in the line as a regular production model. (And please use a 12-saddle bridge!) I want one of these things!
I wonder how that guitar would sound like with a fuzz pedal and a blues driver together !?
Trogly shredding The Strokes made my day today
I got my first Gibson yesterday, a Tony Iommi signature SG special, got it from my local music go round, I was gonna try it while I was waiting for the guitar I was selling to get processed, then I leaned it against a wall and after falling less than 2 feet it’s headstock broke, had no choice but to buy it, it was a clean break with no missing wood so repair will be easy but I didn’t think my first Gibson would have a story like this behind it 😂
Back the the 1970's all that I saw hanging on the walls were 12 string ES335s, and the doubleneck SG used by Jimmy Page. But that SG 12 string neck through is pretty enough that I'd consider using it with only using 6 strings on it as a main guitar! That 12 string needs a matching 6 string neck through SG. Gibson ought to make some 6 string neck through SGs.
Wow - when you were doing the sound demo on clean sounds I got some really Jefferson Airplane vibes! I think Jorma had a 12 string 335, which would explain that…!
As collectable guitars go, , this one is desirable to me. For no other reason than I already knew it existed from a catalog table book with guitar porn in full glossy pictures. But I've never seen one. Just wanted it since I saw it in the book. I'd have to be a rockstar to get Gibson to make this again as a "signature". The Honeyburst is beautiful. Not many I want, but I want this model. Great find Trogly. It sounds GREAT with some crunch. Avoid total clean.
That tobacco SG is just gorgeous... Well outside anything I could afford too.
Really cool idea. I want a regular neck-thru SG honestly. Tone wise, kinda odd or really good with no inbetweens for me.
As far as the body construction and how it differs attaching the sidewings to the through-neck.
The Firebird uses the "V" shape to increase the surface area for the glued mating surfaces.
I believe these modern SG use a couple of small side mortise and tenon joints as this type of construction is easily accomplished using modern CNC manufacturing.
As stated in my other comment, the neck-through construction for a 12-String SG makes total sense given the problematic SG neck joint history.
Yes, I was expecting some kind of hidden joinery. The Original Firebirds were notoriously expensive to make, that’s why they switched to the “Reverse” body after a few years of losing money. Modern CNC tech would probably solve all the issues they were having, but the V joint is historic and fans expect it.
@@joermnyc Yeah, that "V" Joint is indeed classic and expected. It would have been cool to see it on the SG too. Still though, who knows how much additional labor it would have caused.
nice song choices! Strokes with a 12 string guitar in the mix is something I'd be particularly interested!
Those Rickenbacker 360 12 Strings are my dream guitar. They're worth a lot of cash though so I'm actually thinking about building my own. I've built a lot of different guitars but that would be awesome.
Call of Ktulu on that sounded awesome 🤘🤘🤘
Definitely like these. Think I like the cherry one best. Wish I'd bought one when they came out and weren't that expensive. Good move buying both.
Austin check out the Gold Tone ES Banjitar Telecaster. I cant find a review anywhere on it and its a quirky instrument. Would love to see you do a review of it.
Not that it's really something I listen to, but I felt like that chimy, jangly sound from this guitar clean would be awesome for ambient. Just add (shim) reverb.
Vintage sunburst looks really nice - Would love to have one in 6 string version.
Z is for late. I love SGs. I need to go to rehab for my addiction.
Greetings Sarge
You too - eh?
@@pharmerdavid1432 Many of us, its the real unspoken epidemic!
I really dug the clean sound that you got out of the guitar.
Yeah, 12 strings with distorsion sound like shit. Thery are much better with chorus, reverb, delays and a bit of compression.
i love my double neck Agile ( 90's ) model , love to see you featured one . good vid
Your rendition of Reptillia sounded really great!
I would take the Burst one myself over the other two. I like the way you changed up your video's for the playing portion(s). You didn't bend those strings at all man! Come on! lol. Warren Haynes plays a 12 string LP and he is the only one that I have ever seen playing one. Rock on!
Ovation is a brand i think of when it comes to 12 strings.
This was an interesting video. I'm not a big fan of SGs, but that sunburst, neck-through 12 string looks amazing.
used to have a gibby 2xneck,,, traded for an Orange head , with a cabinet that came up to my chin... amp sounded amazining... but man !! o.k.(wish I had both back)!
Despite what I've always said about how thankful I am not to own an SG because of the neck dive issue - and how a 12-string like one of these would be even more prone to that drawback - I must admit that I was sorely tempted in 2014 by a model almost of the exact likeness to the one Trogly dove into during this episode.
I didn't think I would dig the drive segment. I really did though.
65 Epiphone Wilshire 12 strings are a really cool guitar to check out
They’re rarer than hens’ teeth, though. I’ve never seen one in the wild. I used to have a ‘65 Epiphone catalog with that model in it.
@@jfinester there is one on ebay right now!
Beautiful and great sounding guitar!
Clean stuff sounded great, the overdriven not so much. It would still be fun to have to change things up a little.
2:00 oooh, I'd kill to see a review of one of those hollow body doublenecks!!
I am so used to the regular size rickenbacker 12 headstocks, that huge Gibson headstock looks insane to me
SG-polooza! @Trogly you made my week.
Today is National Pepperoni Pizza Day
I love burst buckers.
Austin, do you think the body wings are joined by biscuit or dowels for added strength? I’ve looked but haven’t found any details on how the body was constructed. Great segment! I am sorry that I didn’t jump on one of these when they were introduced. Love this model!
Not necessary. Just about every guitar is glued up from multiple piece of wood, just butted together and glued. It's fine. No worries.
I was really looking forward to hearing this and I'm impressed and I'd love to have a 12 string acoustic or electric either way they're alot of fun
If you wanna look into a 12 string without making your pockets hurt, try to pick up a yamaha FG720S-12 off of someone. Got one off of someone for a couple hundred bucks but it sounds amazing for it's price.
@@aarongrimes6490thank you I will look into it for sure
Greetings Austin!
Awesome SG’s!!!
I particularly like the sunburst finish, but they would both be nice additions to my collection, it sure would be cool if they had coil splitting capabilities too.
They look and sound great.
I have wanted a double-neck for most of my life, but would love to have one of these models just as much, I am sure they are not as cumbersome as the double-neck though and they would definitely be easier to pack around.
Thank you for posting these videos!
Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨
Those pickups are not powerful enough for a splitting switch to make sense if you ask me.
Greetings,@@julosx!
You would be surprised how useful the coil splitting is, I have several Epiphone Les Paul and SG’s with that option and it really gives me some great sound options.
Next month I am also adding to my collection, an Epiphone Prophecy Les Paul that has Fishman Fluence pickups with three different settings for each pickup. It also has 24 frets and an ebony fretboard, with special mother of pearl and abalone inlays. I have been waiting two years for it to arrive, it had gotten held up in shipping due to the pandemic.
I am not sure if Austin has reviewed the Prophecy Series Epiphone Guitars yet, but I look forward to seeing that review on the Trogly’s Guitar channel here on RUclips.
Please have an excellent and awesome day! ☀️✨
These are both strung like my Epi Hummingbird 12 string but that appears to be the opposite of the Rickenbackers. Gibson: small string on top of the larger lower octave strings...the Ricks the opposite. Not having played a Gibson or Epiphone back to back with a Rickenbacker, not sure what that does to the sound of the guitar or if it makes a difference in how you fret them.
Technically it’s tuned higher and lower, but in the musical world it’s tuned with the large stings in standard, and the smaller one octave higher( if you understand strings) I still love the way they sound, thanks for demonstrating this specimen for us 😁
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man i really like the vintage sunburst one
I have one in cherry. I love mine.
Fantastic looking guitar !
Throwing in a little "Call of Kutulu". Nice.
Great looking guitars.
Yeah, that's one of my go-tos on a 12-string. Just makes it sound even more awesome
Nice!!
Congratulations on climbing to the summit of the Mole Hill and earning a Gold Medal
Greetings Adam, Congrats on the Gold
Nice medley Mr Trogly... never miss the show,I actually save them for morning !? lol I'm Guitarted too Brother,but not as bad as you! lol! GOOD WORK SIR! (Hello from Minot { my-not } North Dakota)
The strokes songs sound pretty cool on a twelve string guitar, never thought of that
Nice playing!
Beautiful! Yes. I, Agree. A 6 String.
12vstring Gibson, my first thought was that I'd have to spend twice as long tuning the G!
I love those SG 12 strings! They're both gorgeous, but that red...😍 Come on now, Trogmeister, I know a ballpark figure that you paid for the red one. 😉
I've got some Firebird pickups in humbucker housing (Magneto Design Labs), which are going on my Epiphone Korina (6.5 pounds) Flying V, then I'll have a "flying bird", one of those should get Firebird pickups too?
Whoa that tsb is reeeallly cool
He's alive
LOL
With all the issues that Gibson has with headstocks breaking off on the six string guitars. a person would think that the headstock would break off on the twelve string guitars. by simply putting them on the guitar. I could just imagine a person bringing the guitar up to tune. and the headstock snapping off and hitting them in the head or something like that. after all a person probably wouldn't want to press their luck with a twelve string Gibson.
"freak of an SG"? Good sir I believe it is stunning! Mind you I'm a 12 string kind of person.
Gotta pull the bottom 3 doubled strings off and make it into a Matt Pike style 9 String Doomstick 🤘🏾