![]() The 335 is mentioned in guitar histories mostly for its revolutionary centre-block body, but it had another notable feature. They had a new slimmer ‘Thin Body’ style that aimed to be more comfortable than the existing deep-body cutaway electrics, combining solidbody leanness with hollowbody tradition.Īlso, the Byrdland and 350T had slimmer necks, and that idea began to spread to a few other models, including the revised single-cut Les Paul Standard, which since ’58 was finished in Sunburst and during 1960 shifted to a slimmer neck profile. The ES-335 was a major launch in 1958, a development of a stylistic change in the hollowbody electric lines that had started a few years earlier with the Byrdland, ES-225T and ES-350T. That launch of a new rounded-double-cutaway body for the budget Les Pauls, for example, was a practical and apparently humble design change, made because it was becoming apparent to Gibson how useful double-cutaways were. Several trends of the late 50s at Gibson fed into the new solidbody intended to take the 60s by storm. Got all that? However, towards the end of 1963, thank goodness, the new SG-shape Les Paul Junior, Les Paul Standard and Les Paul Custom were renamed the SG Junior, SG Standard and SG Custom. ![]() It’s become easier to call a Les Paul-shape guitar a Les Paul and an SG-shape guitar an SG.Īnd an SG-shape guitar with the Les Paul name somewhere on it – which means one made between late 1960 and late 1963 – is usually called an SG/Les Paul (or Les Paul/SG). Category_performance>performance videos>ac/dc covers>solodallas version 1.It’s hardly surprising that players and collectors have since tried to simplify this information.Category_performance>performance videos>ac/dc covers>solodallas new series.Category_performance>performance videos.Category_performance>members content>user videos.1979 marshall jmp 2203 mk ii master lead 100w.1976 marshall jmp 1959 super lead mk ii 100w.1964/1961 gibson sg standard (project guitar).1959 lentz les paul standard conversion.Thanks for your trust and understanding, SD Article adaptation by Robert Taylor They are for passion, documentation/information and sharing pleasure with those who have a similar interest. Note of the author for the more ‘particular’ reader: these articles on SoloDallas’ gear are not intended to be egotistical, neither am I intending to show off. I’ve added all the other parts, including the sideways vibrola, and PAFs (replica PAF’s): ![]() So, this picture shows what little I started with: That’s “ no big deal” as the body was cheap and so are most of the other original and replica replacement components. I didn’t have too much time to study every single detail, but it really does appear to be a 1964 SG. This neck joint looks rather identical to a 1963/1964, and so does the body. I found this old wood body that was claimed to be 1961, but now I doubt that it is (the giveaway being the neck joint). Over the years I’ve been collecting individual parts in order to re-build one, a so-called Project Guitar(i.e. By Fil "SoloDallas" Olivieri Blog Author’s note: this article is a WIP (work in progress), being written as you read it!Īs my original 1961 Gibson SG Standard was stolen from me years ago, I’ve recently bought a replacement for it ( please see here).
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