Who was it that wanted an SG 200?

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:54 am

I remember that some one here wanted an SG 200. There is one on ebay (Link)

Haze · Post by **Haze** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 6:28 am

Whomever it is, make yourself known so I can giggle at you.

finboy · Post by **finboy** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 7:17 am

i badly want an es320 but they are expensive, i'm starting to thing moving out is a bad idea

Dave · Post by **Dave** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 11:12 am

Wow that's quite ermmm 'something'.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:19 pm

That was me. (suck it Haze) If I weren't totally skint right now, I would consider it for sure.
It's pretty rare to see those pop up with the pickguard AND the bridge cover.

Thanks for the head's up, WTR!

Will · Post by **Will** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:21 pm

Is that an elevated pickguard?

I will say this, in comparison with many modern Gibsons, at least this one's neck has a volute.

bob the r0bot · Post by **bob the r0bot** » Mon Aug 08, 2011 4:52 pm

Would rock.

Sloan · Post by **Sloan** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 2:37 am

Will wrote:Is that an elevated pickguard?

I will say this, in comparison with many modern Gibsons, at least this one's neck has a volute.

they did that during the 70's, now they don't.

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 3:42 am

Sloan wrote:
Will wrote:Is that an elevated pickguard?

I will say this, in comparison with many modern Gibsons, at least this one's neck has a volute.
they did that during the 70's, now they don't.

Why did they stop? Too labor-intensive?

I've actually been wracking my brain trying to figure out why anyone would buy this. For less you could get an Epiphone that's better, or a Gibson faded for the same that's also better. Appraising it purely on quality, it's probably a <$100 guitar. Like sub-Squier Bullet level. And it's not really "vintage" in the spirit of that word.

James · Post by **James** » Tue Aug 09, 2011 9:57 am

I doubt it's worse than the faded series. Those are bloody awful.

Will · Post by **Will** » Wed Aug 10, 2011 8:23 pm

I should've clarified - Faded series with a fret dress and the nut fixed. Or the Epiphone faded that is just perfect from the factory.

holyCATS1415 · Post by **holyCATS1415** » Sun Aug 14, 2011 11:40 pm

I actually like the way these look. I would even buy one if they weren't so expensive.

aen · Post by **aen** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 2:22 am

Looks like a D-grade japanese plywood copycat.
GIBFAIL.

George · Post by **George** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 6:56 am

I think it looks great. Other sources for the SG200 check out although it doesn have a junky fake vibe to it.

Dannymec · Post by **Dannymec** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:30 pm

I wanted one of these. Played one at GC two weeks ago, but that one was priced at 1800. And was in desperate need of grounding.

laterallateral · Post by **laterallateral** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 3:37 pm

^^^Batshit insane pricing. As much as I like these, I will admit they're pretty cheap. There's just no way even a dead mint one that doesn't look like it was carved out of a coffee table with a chainsaw, with all the parts intact could ever warrant such a pricetag.

BillClay · Post by **BillClay** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 4:26 pm

that thing looks tasty as fuck, I actually really like the sound of those gibson single coils, but those prices are stupid ass shit. I seriously would believe you could find a legit sg of at least 70's vintage for 1800 if it was banged up a bit and you'd looked long enough; how the fuck can someone try and sell the gibson joke version with busted ass wiring for that much? It's like asking twice as much for a late 70s musicmaster routed for triple humbuckers as you would for a jag.

Tweedhead · Post by **Tweedhead** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:57 pm

I like it.

westtexasred · Post by **westtexasred** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 3:32 pm

$577 was not a bad price for that one.

Dannymec · Post by **Dannymec** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 5:46 pm

The one I played was a little different. I'm pretty sure the control plate was metal. I could be wrong on that. But the main difference was instead of a three way toggle, it had two jaguar-esque slider switches.

Edit: Yeah it was metal. Here's the picture from the guitar center listing.