'New' Offset Restored Day

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'New' Offset Restored Day

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Working slowly, took me almost a year to restore this... My first and last offset guitar :wink:
Anyway, things done to this 1966 SG-2:
- new medium frets
- made a new bridge pickup to replace the low output non original that was in there
- made new whammy bar - collet and the arm (moving in a teflon sleeve)
- cleaned and ironed the pickguard
- lots of other little things

Here some photos showing how it looks now.

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Here closeup of the collet assembly - note the teflon sleeve the bar sits in

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I really like how Yamaha implemented truss rod access for adjustment on this guitar:

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It plays very well and the pickups are big and grunty. Really nice guitar!
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That looks great. it's so cool that you went to the effort to make a new pickup and whammy bar. :-) I didn't know that you could iron a pickguard to make it flat.
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AiRdAd wrote: Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:02 am That looks great. it's so cool that you went to the effort to make a new pickup and whammy bar. :-) I didn't know that you could iron a pickguard to make it flat.
Thanks, making them was worth it. You must be very careful not to overheat it and heat it from the back...

Straightening the pickguard with heat. Could not find the iron so used the next best thing ::)

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Slowy wrote: Wed Nov 02, 2022 4:36 am It plays very well and the pickups are big and grunty. Really nice guitar!
Fine tuning the setup... straightened the neck some more, adjusted saddle height and intonation.... can now make the full step bend in T. Whiskey.

Nut glued in properly :wink:

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Great work, a labour of love!
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Nice work Jean, thats a killer looking gat!
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The headstock is interesting - looks like a flamingo beak. I like the uniqueness of it.

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Did you just rewind the pickup? or did you have to more to it?
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Wow. Looks new 😎👍

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AiRdAd wrote: Wed Nov 02, 2022 6:48 am Did you just rewind the pickup? or did you have to more to it?
I had the original cover but the pickup in it was very low output and not original. So I built a new one from scratch... thought I posted it on "what's on your workbench". Will check and update.
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Jay wrote: Wed Nov 02, 2022 5:55 am
Slowy wrote: Wed Nov 02, 2022 4:36 am It plays very well and the pickups are big and grunty. Really nice guitar!
Fine tuning the setup... straightened the neck some more, adjusted saddle height and intonation.... can now make the full step bend in T. Whiskey.

Nut glued in properly :wink:

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Sure!
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Oh no, that's awful! I have no idea what you were thinking, but that is just a "why??? WHY??? WHY???" from me. I've met you a few times, you seem like a man of impeccable taste... so I just need to ask...


Why would you drink a Monteith's IPA???

The guitar looks nice though, good work!
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Danger Mouse wrote: Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:05 am Oh no, that's awful! I have no idea what you were thinking, but that is just a "why??? WHY??? WHY???" from me. I've met you a few times, you seem like a man of impeccable taste... so I just need to ask...


Why would you drink a Monteith's IPA???

The guitar looks nice though, good work!
Please forgive me for my uneducated taste. What do you recommend I should try instead?
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Jay wrote: Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:08 am
Danger Mouse wrote: Wed Nov 02, 2022 8:05 am Oh no, that's awful! I have no idea what you were thinking, but that is just a "why??? WHY??? WHY???" from me. I've met you a few times, you seem like a man of impeccable taste... so I just need to ask...


Why would you drink a Monteith's IPA???

The guitar looks nice though, good work!
Please forgive me for my uneducated taste. What do you recommend I should try instead?
I could write a substantial list, but if you want a very drinkable, non-challenging (i.e. not some funky barrel-aged 11% monster) always dependable beer my standard is Sawmill IPA. Cans look after the beer better, but you can get it in cans or bottles.
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