@@thehomefront1905 Not quite 80 yet but I bought one of these Walnut SG's new in 1973 and it was a killer guitar. Alas, life got in the way and it had to go. Still bugs me. 😞
I own a walnut “74” with a Bigsby. It’s been my main since 2008! It’s amazing and surprisingly stays in tune very well and I play hard and use the tremolo quite a lot! I will never get rid of it! It’s all original except the bridge pickup. The original Tarback (which I still have) broke in 2010. I’m dying to get a 70’s custom soon!
I sold these when they were brand new. Ebony fingerboard. REAL pearl position markers, and IIRC Grover tuners. The only bad point was that mushy pot metal bridge. BIG fan of the volute. And we sold a LOT of Gibsons in this era, and they were all excellent. I'd take that guitar in a HEARTbeat. I have a 1994 version of this amp and it really is a great sounding amp. The innards look like a computer. But it really sounds good.
I HAD ONE OF THESE IN STEREO...TWO SEPARATE JACKS... WITH A BIGSBY...OPENED UP MY CREATIVE MUSICAL LIFE. TRADED MY BLACK BEAUTY FOR THE SG AND A NEW MARSHALL 4X12 ALTEC LANSING CAB (BACK WHEN CELESTIONS WERE CONSIDERED CRAP.)
Very tasteful playing, man. Loved it. The blues Deluxe was a good choice. Spot on. And the price tag at the end was very surprising too. Would've pegged that sg for being at least 1k more. Thanks for sharing. Cheers
2 months later, what has impressed me the most, 2 things… Tuning stability, best Gibson I’ve ever had in that regard. And then the tone. Tarback pickups, incredible! The dynamics are all there. I plug it into the 62 Deluxe I have and it pushes all that sweet gain! Love love love!
Those amps sound best on the drive channel with the guitar volume turned down to 7/8(Gibson), take the back off and turn bias pot down 1/16th turn and it begins to get the Fender zingy clean sound(took 2 years of faffing about to get it spot on) which even the newer blackface amps can't do?
I have a 1973 Gibson SG, it has no binding around the neck, it does have rectangular inlays, it is rosewood, it has the crown logo on the headstock, it does have the mini humbuckers but does not have humbucker covers. I can't figure out if it is a special or standard. Any ideas?
I have a 73 SG Standard, factory branded Gibson bigsby ,Walnut body etc, play it through a marshall jcm triple super lead Awesome sounding Huge fan of SGs, les Pauls are way to heavy, thinking of selling my standard, anyone interested??
nice jazz tones- light rock- ...i want to remain skeptical.. can you please record a new demo and dial in the famous ANgus Young tone from AC/DC? that will tell us the sonic truth
You won't really get an Angus tone from a 73 Sg stanrdard especially one with an ebony board . The 73 Sgs have a different pickup placement. The pickups are further away from the bridge so they don't have the raw upper midrange cut or vocal quality of the earlier Sgs. They have the same pickup placement as a les Paul .The 70s Sgs are alot darker and more bass heavy alos Angus had T top humbuckers in his Sgs and the 73 and up Sgs had tarback super hunbuckers which sound very different . They have more bass end and less mids than a top . Mid to late 70s Sgs are great guitars but they are there own thing and don't have the classic Sg sound. Most players who used the 1961 to 1971 Sgs didn't like the Revamped 1973 Sgs as they didn't sound the same. They don't have the midrange chewiness of the 60s SGs . Modern Gibson Sgs sound much closer sound much closer to Angus Era Sgs than these 70s versions do . There is a reason you never saw Angus with any Sgs from the 72 to 88 era Pete Townsend stopped playing Sgs around 73 and he said it was because they changed the pickup Placement which changed to sound. 70s Sgs are great sounding guitars but if you want the Angus sound these are not the guitars
Maybe that's what you need cuz you're an inexperienced musician. When you grow up someday you'll understand it's a simple demonstration with a clean amp setting. The video is based on the guitar coming through a typical combo amp with a clean sound. Listening to tone in its purest form. And as for that amp or any amp, it's only as good as the individual using it.
My first guitar, bought new in 73, mine was cherry finish. Still have it, never had neck break.
You must be in your 80s now
@@thehomefront1905 Not quite 80 yet but I bought one of these Walnut SG's new in 1973 and it was a killer guitar. Alas, life got in the way and it had to go. Still bugs me. 😞
I own a walnut “74” with a Bigsby. It’s been my main since 2008! It’s amazing and surprisingly stays in tune very well and I play hard and use the tremolo quite a lot! I will never get rid of it! It’s all original except the bridge pickup. The original Tarback (which I still have) broke in 2010. I’m dying to get a 70’s custom soon!
UPDATE: My white ‘74 Gibson SG Custom three pickup with Bigsby is on its way home to me! I can’t wait!🥰🤩
I have a 1974 SG and just got this amp! Thankful for this video.
Oh man. I love early 70s SGs
I sold these when they were brand new. Ebony fingerboard. REAL pearl position markers, and IIRC Grover tuners. The only bad point was that mushy pot metal bridge. BIG fan of the volute. And we sold a LOT of Gibsons in this era, and they were all excellent. I'd take that guitar in a HEARTbeat. I have a 1994 version of this amp and it really is a great sounding amp. The innards look like a computer. But it really sounds good.
Nice to go back to the tools of my day
I HAD ONE OF THESE IN STEREO...TWO SEPARATE JACKS...
WITH A BIGSBY...OPENED UP MY CREATIVE MUSICAL LIFE.
TRADED MY BLACK BEAUTY FOR THE SG AND A NEW
MARSHALL 4X12 ALTEC LANSING CAB (BACK WHEN CELESTIONS
WERE CONSIDERED CRAP.)
Very tasteful playing, man. Loved it. The blues Deluxe was a good choice. Spot on. And the price tag at the end was very surprising too. Would've pegged that sg for being at least 1k more.
Thanks for sharing.
Cheers
Many people dislike them due to the harmonica bridge, so less demand on them.
Sounds good to me. Nice to see and hear an affordable amp. I have a BDRI and despite what some people say I think it's a good amp.
Someone is giving me one of these... I’m waiting on a package. Can you imagine how excited I am?
How did it work out for ya?
Honestly one of the best videos
Go me a 73 SG today! Exactly the same as this one! Great vid!
2 months later, what has impressed me the most, 2 things… Tuning stability, best Gibson I’ve ever had in that regard. And then the tone. Tarback pickups, incredible! The dynamics are all there. I plug it into the 62 Deluxe I have and it pushes all that sweet gain! Love love love!
@@ryanfulldark2775 cool
Good match with this guitar and amp. Some synergy there, sounds great!
Tem um belo timbre essa guitarra vintage ❤️
This was my 1st SG! I was 13. $730.
Still have mine, though I bought it in 1974. $280 brand new. $40 for the case.
@@jonathanroberts8981 . Good on you!! Best of all with that gtr. -- Guess I've been overpaying all my life on gtrs. 🤔
It >was< 1974. Dollars bought more then.
It >was< 1974 though. 🙂
@@jonathanroberts8981 . I was a kid & didn't keep records. I bought my SG Standard new. It was around $700, but that's a kid's memory. I'm 60 now.
Those amps sound best on the drive channel with the guitar volume turned down to 7/8(Gibson), take the back off and turn bias pot down 1/16th turn and it begins to get the Fender zingy clean sound(took 2 years of faffing about to get it spot on) which even the newer blackface amps can't do?
I had this SG except mine had binding.
Looks a lot like my Gibson SG that was stolen from my storage unit in Jacksonville, FL. I really miss that guitar.
I was in the process of moving from Dallas to Jacksonville, and it took a while to get settled. I screwed up.
"Achilles' heel".
Ha. Good catch!
Very very nice..
I have a 1973 Gibson SG, it has no binding around the neck, it does have rectangular inlays, it is rosewood, it has the crown logo on the headstock, it does have the mini humbuckers but does not have humbucker covers. I can't figure out if it is a special or standard. Any ideas?
What is the pick-guard? Sounds like an SG-II. Does is have the horn bevels?
@@gr1347 What is the horn bevels? The pick guard is black and like half an angels wing, 4 hole...
Special. The crown logo throws me off though. Maybe added after.
@@lowqualityguitarvideos it's like the best of each version...
I have an SG but the neck is a bit wiggly stays in tune though is this normal??
Can someone tell me what microphone they're using?
It's a Shure SM7B
I have a 73 SG Standard, factory branded Gibson bigsby ,Walnut body etc, play it through a marshall jcm triple super lead Awesome sounding Huge fan of SGs, les Pauls are way to heavy, thinking of selling my standard, anyone interested??
Built on vibrato. Well built guitar.
Prob should have played some acdc. Or zappa.... It's not really known for its jazz applications
nice jazz tones- light rock- ...i want to remain skeptical.. can you please record a new demo and dial in the famous ANgus Young tone from AC/DC? that will tell us the sonic truth
You won't really get an Angus tone from a 73 Sg stanrdard especially one with an ebony board . The 73 Sgs have a different pickup placement. The pickups are further away from the bridge so they don't have the raw upper midrange cut or vocal quality of the earlier Sgs. They have the same pickup placement as a les Paul .The 70s Sgs are alot darker and more bass heavy alos Angus had T top humbuckers in his Sgs and the 73 and up Sgs had tarback super hunbuckers which sound very different . They have more bass end and less mids than a top .
Mid to late 70s Sgs are great guitars but they are there own thing and don't have the classic Sg sound. Most players who used the 1961 to 1971 Sgs didn't like the Revamped 1973 Sgs as they didn't sound the same. They don't have the midrange chewiness of the 60s SGs . Modern Gibson Sgs sound much closer sound much closer to Angus Era Sgs than these 70s versions do .
There is a reason you never saw Angus with any Sgs from the 72 to 88 era Pete Townsend stopped playing Sgs around 73 and he said it was because they changed the pickup Placement which changed to sound.
70s Sgs are great sounding guitars but if you want the Angus sound these are not the guitars
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SACRILEGE to play a Gibson through a fender Amp!!
Why play such a boring amp this guitar needs a JMP or something
Maybe that's what you need cuz you're an inexperienced musician. When you grow up someday you'll understand it's a simple demonstration with a clean amp setting. The video is based on the guitar coming through a typical combo amp with a clean sound. Listening to tone in its purest form. And as for that amp or any amp, it's only as good as the individual using it.