Walnut SG's

Mynameisfritz · Post by **Mynameisfritz** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 11:44 am

Anybody here with a 60's or early 70's walnut SG? How do they sound compared to mahogany? And what's their weight? Clearer mids and bass, like maple with less highs, or rosewood, or mahogany with more highs - that's what I found so far.

I was after this walnut SG on ebay - which is gone now, but I'm interested in this topic anyway.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0217973905

Roe · Post by **Roe** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:01 pm

well walnut finish on mahogny will not sound like walnut

there are also a few japanese sg copies made of walnut

45auto · Post by **45auto** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:40 pm

yeah, that's mahogany. i used to play a "the paul" made of walnut every once in a while that a friend had, & was always impressed how well it sounded.

Mynameisfritz · Post by **Mynameisfritz** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:36 pm

well walnut finish on mahogny will not sound like walnut

...obviously - I'm thinking of a whole walnut guitar. Gibson used walnut every once in a while on SG's in the sixties. I read all I could find about walnut as a tonewood, but there's still some open questions - like always - f.e. I'd like to know the approximate weight of a walnut SG, etc. I'll go over to the LPF and post there too.

yeah, that's mahogany.

It's walnut - if you mean the guitar in the pics. You can hardly see it. I wonder how it changes the feel of the instrument.

M. Hendrix · Post by **M. Hendrix** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:41 pm

No, they used walnut on one SG model, and that was in '79-'80, and not worth discussion.

It's a terrible guitar, but walnut isn't a good wood for an electric guitar anyhow.

M

Roe · Post by **Roe** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 5:55 pm

yeah, that's mahogany.

It's walnut - if you mean the guitar in the pics. You can hardly see it. I wonder how it changes the feel of the instrument.[/quote]

yeah, that's mahogny

M. Hendrix · Post by **M. Hendrix** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 9:26 pm

The standard 'other' color became walnut in the late '60s.

I have never played a pleasant Gibson guitar that was walnut in color, doubleneck excluded.

The doubleneck that mostly only came in walnut is the one to have. Pagey, and all.

M

Mynameisfritz · Post by **Mynameisfritz** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:04 am

??? - hm, you're right. Where the hell did I get this idea? Shit! I'm getting angry about the lost opportunity now. The guitar looks great, doesn't it? But as I was checking the features with the seller by mail, somebody else grabbed it. F****** rat race.

I still believe that they build some walnut SG's in the mid-seventies, before 'The SG' - but shit, I don't care anymore.

Check this out - not what the guy's talking - but how this 68 Standard sounds compared to the VOS 64 Standard. The recording is done very well and the difference speaks for itself, even if you're not into AC DC that much. I'm gonna keep my eyes open...

http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=EYRjkqIIfV0

Mynameisfritz · Post by **Mynameisfritz** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:08 am

here it is
http://de.youtube.com/watch?v=EYRjkqIIfV0

Mynameisfritz · Post by **Mynameisfritz** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 5:23 am

Calming down again... Thanks for the info, guys!

M. Hendrix · Post by **M. Hendrix** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 7:36 pm

I like an (new even!) SG special, or jr., with a humbucker screwed into the wood.

thump thump...

M