The Metro Session: 1968 Gibson SG Standard “Blackie”

Hey,
if im allowed to jump in here

ive got a VOS aswell, with the maestro, Maestro… yeah its unnecessary but it does effect the tone, it adds a bit shimmering on top. sounds different than a stop bar. Electrics are as close as you can get, 500k good quallity (CTSs?) Pots and Bumblebee style Caps, the Gibson Custom Shop does a great Job at their bussines. You could get old Caps but im not sure if you want that, they dry out and loose their effect. Your VOS, a good one, will sound like a Guitar in the 60s did. But a guitar from the 60s sounds different nowdays, through years of aging sun, weather, sweat and playing. So i wont change too much, just give it some love and play it. Burstbuckers can be good, can be bad. I got a custom ordered SG (i dindt order it) with 57s in it, and its Black instead of the usuall Cherry you can get, quite rare today and a quite decent sound, not comparable to the USA line, in not a single point : Electrics, wood, building process, its hand made (almost), frets are different AND plekd, even the inlays are different. I like the way they do them, because the Custom Shop does the EXACT reissues, its not just a sticker they put on it. But you really might not like the Burstbuckers in it, to many people they sound harsh instead of the “creamy” 57s, and the common PAF reissues.
If youd like to head something, i cound do a little recording via GR4 and send it over. Just get me noticed (Hagen_L@web.de) me and ill do a little video with some pics aswell. And i wouldnt put the SDs in, get Classics, Reissues or if youre loaded real PAFs in it. Though im not sure what PUs are in Angus’ no1 im sure they arent SDs. My guess would be a slightly (~8kOhms?) overwound PAF that came stock with the Guitar. But your Pickups are your preference, i tryed Pearly Gates, the AY sig. and a Kloppmann PAF. But after playing them all for a while i put the 57classics back in (not even the 57plus). Their Output is enough, clear and warm sounding and nice ‘n fat but still well defined bass. And i guess someone put them in for a reason