SG With a Jazzy/Jaguar Tremolo NGD - PAN

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SG With a Jazzy/Jaguar Tremolo NGD - PAN

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I saw this on Reverb and it was pretty inexpensive. I did some looking on it, and it seems to be related to the Japanese Aria's. The pickups looked like the ones in a Univox "Coily" and the knobs looked like some of my other Japanese guitars. Figured I would give it a try. My experience with this guitar is it feels/seems very well made. Normal thinner body like a lot of Japanese vintage guitars. Electronics are actually pretty nice. No scratchy pots or toggle. The pickguard is a little warped near the bridge, but just cosmetic and not unusual for older guitars. The tune-o-matic is pretty beefy and seems well built. The tremolo works fine, but I haven't found a threaded arm that fits it right. All three of my strat arms screwed in a little bit, but it felt really snug so I didn't want to force it. Pickups sound nice! I am not sure if these are mini humbuckers or single coils. They aren't really noisey unless using a gain pedal. Frets are smaller like a lot of vintage guitars. Has a nice thick rosewood fretboard and the neck shape is oval or U shaped like most of my Japanese necks. A little thicker than my others, but still nice. I think it is either Gibson scale or Fender short scale. It isn't as long as my full scale necks for sure. I prefer bolt on necks, so this is almost a perfect SG for me. Unlike many of the older guitars I have tried (and a few newer ones), the tuners are not sloppy at all. No wiggle and they turn steady which was a pleasant surprise.

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As much as i hate SGs and think they are the worst looking guitar ever made in the history of mankind, this is pretty nice.
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Holy shit, that's glorious.
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What Freddy said. Exactly what Freddy said.
Fran wrote:I love how this place is basic as fuck.
ekwatts wrote:I'm just going to smash it in with a hammer and hope it works. Tone is all in the fingers anyway.
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Post by Freddy V-C »

Pretty much my dream guitar right there.
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Has many of my favorite things. :D No rear mounted stuff, bolt on, cool looking knobs. Jazzy like tremolo, strong bridge, oval neck, medium low action, no fret buzz, solid tuners.... Hard not to like. :)
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Post by Johnny Alien »

That's pretty killer.
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Post by ultratwin »

Look pretty sound and like a lot of fun.

As with all thick-necked SGs, headstock dive can be a concern but I'm curious as to if the trem unit help things.
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No dive at all. Very well balanced.
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Noice!

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Post by Johno »

Looks cool, I had a Pan 335 knock off a few years back, looked great but unfortunately sounded like a banjo.
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Looks nice to me too, but kinda over the 12" radius :P
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Post by dots »

i dig everything but the tuners... an easy fix.
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Post by Bacchus »

Weird. I don't really like SGs but I quite like this. The neck join looks fantastic. Love that.

So you reckon this is Matsumoko? I've never heard of Pan before.
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