Stratoben127
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Just made a deal for my second SG and first vintage SG. I'm on the hunt and hoarding all of my cash for a vintage PAF SG but in the mean time I traded my R7 for this '63 Special. Never thought I'd own a Special but I'm actually really excited for my first "golden era" Gibson, first P90 guitar, and first wraptail guitar. My main guitar is a Dickey Betts SG so I think the two will complement each other nicely and both feel comfortable to me, unlike switching from my SG to a Les Paul.
The guitar is in great cosmetic shape with pretty little checking or fading and no breaks or repairs aside from minor overspray where the original tuner holes were filled after Grovers were added, but the serial is clearly visible. The P90s are original and 8.3k each. The bridge is a Badass bridge, though I ordered a MojoAxe compensated lightning bar for it. The pots are all new CTS pots but the caps, jack, and switch are all original. It comes with the original roller bar Maestro vibrato like what came on old Epiphones that I might put back on without the arm and still wrap the strings around the wraparound just for looks and balance. The seller also included the original case in good condition along with a new SKB.
I should have it by Monday or Tuesday and will give a sound report then. The seller said it's pretty mellow and doesn't get ice-picky which is good for me since I really am a humbucker guy. Here's some bad pics. I'll also take some nice ones when I get it.
The guitar is in great cosmetic shape with pretty little checking or fading and no breaks or repairs aside from minor overspray where the original tuner holes were filled after Grovers were added, but the serial is clearly visible. The P90s are original and 8.3k each. The bridge is a Badass bridge, though I ordered a MojoAxe compensated lightning bar for it. The pots are all new CTS pots but the caps, jack, and switch are all original. It comes with the original roller bar Maestro vibrato like what came on old Epiphones that I might put back on without the arm and still wrap the strings around the wraparound just for looks and balance. The seller also included the original case in good condition along with a new SKB.
I should have it by Monday or Tuesday and will give a sound report then. The seller said it's pretty mellow and doesn't get ice-picky which is good for me since I really am a humbucker guy. Here's some bad pics. I'll also take some nice ones when I get it.
