Skip to main content

My SG guitar copy

Whilst you're reading my blog about this amazing SG guitar, my heart feels empty and sad because I've already listed this for auction on eBay. This is a Silvertone SG copy, cherry red and rather vintage. It has a sticker at the back of the headstock that says Checked by Hadi 05/03 and then the neck plate got a serial number which I've searched online but couldn't find any result.... I know there must be a story about this guitar and the serial number is S02081852 and says made in Indonesia.

This is a very intriguing guitar, loads of stories behind it when I purchased it online. Bought it because it's my dream to own an SG guitar but I cant afford a brand new and original one so I bought used one and just a copy. I was waiting and waiting for it to arrived but it didn't on the estimated date and when it came, I was at work and nobody's home so they left a note that I had to get it from the post, which I did.

I was very excited, opened it checked, and it looks alright, a bit heavy but I love it. To my excitement, I gave the seller 5 star and a very good feedback without checking if the guitar works. So I plugged it in and to my surprise only the neck pickup was working properly and the bridge pick wasn't. I tried the toggle switch and it plays up, sometimes it works and then it will stop.  So I decided to open it and check, and the wiring was loose. It was not soldered properly.  Message the seller about it just to inform them. And they offer to arrange a collection and repair it for me but I declined and told them I can sort it out.

To cut the story short, I looked around even online for a quote on how much will it cost me for a repair of the guitar and only one replied amongst the three that I emailed. So I decided to repair it myself. I put a new set of strings and voila!!!! I fixed it and it works perfectly. Here's the evidence.



Now, you will be asking... why am I selling this one if I love it and if its my dream guitar? The answer is very simple, I needed money to share with my band Crossedwind the cost of our first album.  We need to pay the recording studio plus we need to distribute our album online through digital distribution company so that our songs will be available on iTunes.

I am hoping that a collector of guitar would buy my guitar because I assured that it will be in good hands. Imagine this.... My Silvertone SG, in a vintage hardcase with a high quality strings and high quality guitar lead.  How nice it would be.  Rare and vintage look, feel and sound!!!!

Here's another video for you to see and hear how this rare and vintage look, feel and sound this guitar is:  I plugged it directly on Roland Cube Street with no effects pedal just the built-in effects which is a little bit of delay and the Rectifier. The sound is really full, clear and the resonance of the wood plus the original pickup is still projecting its beauty through the sound that it produces and also the neck is perfect..... rather straight, well intonated and the action is decent.



Hope you enjoyed my review on this guitar and hope you are interested in buying this because it will help us with our upcoming album this November 2014 with my band Crossedwind.  Cheers!

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

My Mobile Recording Studio

My mobile laptop recording studio This does not mean having a portable handheld recording device and also this is not the proper recording studio, which have all the complete amenities and gear but what I mean when I say Mobile recording studio is that this is something that can be transferred to any location and set up as quickly as you can. Like for example, in my case, I don’t have a proper recording studio or room to record so sometimes I’m doing it in our lounge or other times I will set it up in our dining area or sometimes in our bedroom.   Also by saying mobile recording studio, in any case I’m moving to another place I can easily pack up things and bring it with me like for example I’m here in England as of now and if ever I’m going back home in the Philippines after my contract expires, I can easily bring my recording studio gear and equipment back home.   So, this is not an on-site recording studio or a portable recording studio this is just my own mobile l...
Post a Comment
Read more

One Love for Abra Charity Concert at The Star of Kings London

Had a wonderful time doing a charity gig for Abra, an island back home in the Philippines where children there are too eager to learn, however, they don't have a proper or decent school to study and no school supplies.  The project was very successful.  Port Mallilin and Carol Panday invited artists from Pilipino Musikero sa UK and loads pledged their support.  Also among the acts were Arisxandra Libantino, the pride of Filipinos in Britain who was one of the finalists. I am the guitarist of Crossedwind and we are dubbed as the House Band during the gig. We opened the event and then we were the closing act.  It was a fun night.  There were some challenges though.  Like for example, although myself and Ashley (sound director) were early to set up the amps and instruments, the pub's sound guy didn't like that we brought guitar, bass, and keyboard amps because it's going to be too loud.  He just want us to use their monitor speakers and house spea...
Post a Comment
Read more

Front Act on Introvoys Concert in Roxas City

We were invited to do a front act on Introvoys Concert in Roxas.  During those time, Introvoys was a big hit especially with their song Line To Heaven and Will I Survive to name afew. There were a lot of bands that time who's going to front act and I can't remember exactly the names but there's one that I can still remember and it's called Freaky Deaky, not sure if the spelling is correct. They sang Nirvana, Offspring, Collective Soul, etc. where they almost consume the entire time for all the frontacts.  We were the last band and the organizer asked us to cut short with our setlist and we ended up with just 3 songs.  We were not pleased but anyhow, we still chose our 3 best songs and that were Only Wanna Be With You by Hootie And The Blowfish where I was the one who sang it, To Be With You by Mr. Big and our bassist, Dolores sang it then our last song was Hotel California by Eagles where Jingle and I blend together at the ending guitar solo and Louie sang it. The crowd...
5 comments
Read more