Greg_L wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:46 am
Anyway, the Angus is great, but I feel a little odd playing it out because it's starting to get worth a little bit of money. I think I might possibly be able to get almost double what I paid for it. Maybe. And if that's happening and it's no longer a tool that I just wanna grab and use for what it is, then maybe it's time to cash in on it. And the neck is really really small. It's got the late 60s Gibson "pencil neck". That part of it intrigued me at first, but I'm over it now. I'm not into huge necks, but I prefer the chunkier neck of a standard SG. Besides the slimmer neck, the guitar is totally standard typical SG-sized, but it feels smaller. It isn't, but it sure feels that way. No complaints on the pickups or build quality. It's perfect. It's a beautiful guitar. The lightning bolt inlays still make me chuckle. I just want a normal SG again.
That's cool - I reckon I'd like the thin neck, but I totally get what you mean. My Crimson has a really thin neck, but sometimes I just want to play on the tele that's a fair bit chunkier.
If its worth that much more and you want a guitar that you don't have to molly-coddle too much then its a no-brainer to flog it really - you could probably get a standard SG and a LP Jr out of it!
Oh, I totally agree with you on pedals - the hype around them is ridiculous right now. Saying that, I do have 3 drive pedals on my board now!
JD01 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:52 am
That's cool - I reckon I'd like the thin neck, but I totally get what you mean. My Crimson has a really thin neck, but sometimes I just want to play on the tele that's a fair bit chunkier.
If its worth that much more and you want a guitar that you don't have to molly-coddle too much then its a no-brainer to flog it really - you could probably get a standard SG and a LP Jr out of it!
Oh, I totally agree with you on pedals - the hype around them is ridiculous right now. Saying that, I do have 3 drive pedals on my board now!
It's not really the slimness of the neck that bothers me now. From fretboard to back, it is fairly thin, but that's okay. It's the nut width that's the problem. It's (I believe) a 1-9/16" nut, which is narrower than Gibson's typical 1-11/16". They did this in the 60s, and Angus's main SG is a 68, so they built his sig SG the same way. It makes barre chords super easy, but open chords are a little cramped. The string spacing is narrower. It's noticeable and requires some mental adjustment when going back and forth from the Angus to something with a more normal neck size. My Goldtop LP is still my gold standard that all other guitars will be measured against, but I've been an SG fanboy for longer than I've been an LP fanboy. I need a normal SG.
Greg_L wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 11:06 am
The string spacing is narrower. It's noticeable and requires some mental adjustment when going back and forth from the Angus to something with a more normal neck size.
That's fair enough - you've heard me whinge loads of times about only liking Fender scale length and nut width guitars!
Just thinking, I'm not sure I've ever been a massive fanboy of any particular guitar actually... although I've now ended up with two tele shaped guitars and have owned a 3rd.... Hmmm, maybe I am a tele fanboy.
JD01 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 11:19 am
That's fair enough - you've heard me whinge loads of times about only liking Fender scale length and nut width guitars!
Just thinking, I'm not sure I've ever been a massive fanboy of any particular guitar actually... although I've now ended up with two tele shaped guitars and have owned a 3rd.... Hmmm, maybe I am a tele fanboy.
Fender and Gibson scale lengths are obviously different, but the nut widths are normally the same. Gibson went through this weird period in the mid/late 60s where they went to a narrower nut...I don't know why. And they made this Angus SG the same way. Almost all of the SGs and 335s of the 60s have the narrow nut. It feels really weird on a 335. You got this pretty big body guitar with an itty bitty neck. But those guitars are clearly very collectible so I don't know. Whatever. I just want a regular SG now.
I'm a fanboy of pretty much any solid body Gibson, but particularly SGs and Les Pauls. To me those two guitars are synonymous with pure rock and roll. As much as I love my Les Pauls, I was an SG nutcase long before they came along. When I was a punk rock youngun and didn't care about hoity toity cork sniffer shit like pickups or nut widths or scale lengths...I played SGs.
Bubba wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 2:00 pm
Well, Greg - I never get rid of any of the guitars I've owned. Regret is just around the corner when you start playing that game.
Lol. I know! That has crossed my mind.
I bought an active crossover for my PA and it arrived today. Happy days!
Greg_L wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 10:28 am
I think I'm gonna get a new SG. I'm thinking of selling my Angus SG and just getting a normal SG.
A white standard with the small pickguard. That would be ideal.
Don't sell your Angus SG dude, just keep it & get one you don't mind banging around...If the value of the Angus has shot up to double in just the last little while, imagine what it will be 10 years from now...
Gibson, Fender, Ibanez, Jackson
Ceriatone, Marshall, EVH
TC Electronic, MXR, Yamaha
My music @ Reverbnation
Don't sell your Angus SG dude, just keep it & get one you don't mind banging around...If the value of the Angus has shot up to double in just the last little while, imagine what it will be 10 years from now...
Ha yeah, maybe. I stole the guitar though, so I can probably double my money right now.
All of my new gear purchases have been pretty boring. Monitor switcher, shelves, cables...
I did have 2 critical pieces of gear that didn't survive the move though:
- My trusty Zoom H4n Pro handheld recorder. That thing has been the workhorse of my YT channel and I record pretty much everything through it that isn't music projects. The switch underneath the "rec level" button gave way, so I can't turn down the input gain on any source. Pretty much kills it. I took it apart and found the detached switch, but it's so tiny and fiddly that I don't stand a chance of reattaching it. Bummer.
- My Pedal Power 2 died too. No idea what's wrong with it, but when I plug it in, there is no sign of life.
So I might have to plunk down almost $500 to replace those 2 things. Not a feel-good purchase to re-buy things you've already bought!
Oh and I did happen across an interesting find at Guitar Center the other day. The last guitar on my desert island list is a red Gibson ES-335. There was one hanging on the wall as a scratch-n-dent special at $2100. Not too shabby for an ES-335. I didn't pull it down to examine it for the scratches and/or dents, but it's been haunting me ever since I saw it and walked away.
Oh and I did happen across an interesting find at Guitar Center the other day. The last guitar on my desert island list is a red Gibson ES-335. There was one hanging on the wall as a scratch-n-dent special at $2100. Not too shabby for an ES-335. I didn't pull it down to examine it for the scratches and/or dents, but it's been haunting me ever since I saw it and walked away.
Greg_L wrote: ↑Wed Jun 12, 2019 4:45 pm
Ha yeah, maybe. I stole the guitar though, so I can probably double my money right now.
Fair enough dude...I've sold/flipped so much gear in the last few years it's crazy...The gear I currently have, I'm more than happy with & I'd have a hard time letting go of any of it...
I'd still like to have a Mini JCM 800, but I can probably already cover anything that amp would do with what I already have...
As far as something I need to upgrade, that would be my monitors...I'm still using an old set of M-Audio BX8's I bought used almost 10 years ago...A set of Yamaha HS8's would be my pick, but really, the monitors I have at the moment are fine...
I really don't have GAS for anything that's driving me nuts, I'm actually pretty content...for now...
Gibson, Fender, Ibanez, Jackson
Ceriatone, Marshall, EVH
TC Electronic, MXR, Yamaha
My music @ Reverbnation
The cons:
It's four hours away
No fret nibs - Not sure why. I wonder if this was a 2014 thing, or if it's got one of those terrible Gibson "HP" fence picket necks
It's a 2014 with that "120th anniversary" inlay on the 12th fret. Not crazy about that.
Off to a good start though.
I see a lot of "batwing" SGs in this color scheme, and I originally didn't want a batwing SG, but they're growing on me. They look cool in black-on-white. I'd rather the small wing version though. I don't like the pickups mounted in the pickguard. No telling what the rout looks like under there.
Doesn't sounds like you really like it that much. I wouldn't bother.
You're not in any rush to get shot of the Angus are you? Just wait until the right one comes along.
Greg_L wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:17 am
Interface
Additional preamps
Cool - you'll have a lot of pre-amps then!
Are you gearing up for anything in particular?
What are you replacing the Tascam with? Also, this just got me thinking. Is it possible to slave one interface into another to increase your available pre-amps?
JD01 wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 10:53 am
Cool - you'll have a lot of pre-amps then!
Are you gearing up for anything in particular?
I'm moving my entire drum recording setup upstairs. Big room, high ceilings, all that good shit. I suspect that my drum recordings will sound exactly the same.
What are you replacing the Tascam with? Also, this just got me thinking. Is it possible to slave one interface into another to increase your available pre-amps?
The Tascam, this laptop, and the additional preamps will be going upstairs for the drum setup.
The new computer and new interface will be down here in the mixing/amp room.
Yes, you can connect interfaces for more preamps. I currently use an old Firepod connected to the Tascam just for the additional preamps.
