This is the brother of the Jackson.
After picking up my own Gibson SG Standard, it was great to work on an Epiphone SG. I really liked the Vibrola, I’m not a fan of floating bridges (Floyd/Khaler) but I do enjoy a Bigsby and now, the Vibrola.
This was a standard clean up, polish the tired frets (that seriously need a fret dress but, not in the budget) give a full set up and ensure that it plays nicely!
So first, off come strings and the whole thing needs a good clean! This one involved taking the pickups and the vibrola off to really get the body back to good shape. Once the body has been cleaned up, its onto the headstock and then the fretboard. The frets on this thing are in bad shape, so I’ll focus on fine 0000 grade steel wool to clean the fretboard, oil it to hydrate the wood (its not had this in a while…) so that should bring this fretboard to life.
Once done, work on polishing up the frets with 1500 – 12000 paper. Next up, string the guitar and work on the string heights, stretching in the strings and intonation the guitar.
