Epiphone SG Junior after Curfew
Posted on Sep 15, 2008 under Guitar Modifications |My son came home a few minutes after curfew, do we ground him? Any normal parent would, but wow..he walked in with is 10.00 curfew breaker… an Black Epiphone SG Junior in need of repair.
The input jack was ripped out, etc..etc..etc… it looked like Cat Scratch Fever all over again from way back. But it had a gig bag, with parts ta boot! A gig bag that I believe it never laid rest in.
I started out tightening loose screws, while inspecting this after curfew special guitar. I tightened the neck screws, 4 screw bolt on. You can only imagine how trashed the jack was and it has been replaced, looked like a tin roof, with plenty of cat action and no rain to wash away the stain.
I did not like the standard tuners, so I went into my arsenal and replaced them with a pair of Grizzly 3 to a side tuners. (They may be Gotah Tuners, but..I am not sure, the package and directions have since hit the recycle bin) The P-90 pickups had been quite abused in it’s previous life, that’s life before Bucks Guitar Modifications.
I found two stripped out pole pieces in the P-90 Dog Ear Pick Up, I JB Welded the hole and re-tapped them. My son was in charge of the re-wiring of the input jack, god almighty at six foot 4 and not wanting to play for the Chicago Bears, he best find a niche.. I am getting him to follow in my footsteps, other than playing football, as my wife would wish a box seat at Soldiers Field.. not happening sweetie pie.. His response to me..
“I gotta start something pops, before you get to senile to teach me.. ”
Story will continue as the Epiphone SG Junior after Curfew is still on the bench.
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September 17th, 2008 at 5:01 am
[...] together in about an hour and a half, to give to Nick! He’s the one that sold my son the Black SG Junior for [...]
September 22nd, 2008 at 6:34 am
I’ve just been asked by a guitar friend to research a bit about the availability of an Epi SG Jnr with that dog-ear P90, as I got one. I then searched the ‘net, finding out that they’re not made anymore! Is it already a “classic guitar”, in the vintage category? I have several Gibsons (including an SG Special with 2xP90s) and a very old LP Standard, but that Epi SG is the one I use the most. I also bought an Epi LP Jnr, just to be on the safe side. These instruments are made in Korea according to the sticker on them, but they’ve used good woods!
Anyway, that SG Jnr with a bolt-on neck (as if a Fender) is something rather unique compared to the original Gibson model. You can go from meaty and grungy to squeaky-clean, having a good preamp or stomp-box. It is also perfect for open tunings. I use it a lot with just 4 strings on (taking off the top and bottom E strings), and tuning the remaining strings A-E-E-A.