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Richard Jernigan -> RE: The Purpose of the Gibson SG (Aug. 3 2015 16:42:21)
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Yes, yes! Sister Rosetta could make that SG stand up and talk.
I gave my son an SG Special for his 16th birthday. I saw an ad in the paper, bought it for a very good price. Guy said he needed money for the rent. Either that, or it was stolen.
It has the clear finish over red stain. You can see the mahogany wood grain on the top.
In less than a year he was sitting in with bands on sixth street in Austin.
When he was 20 Joe Satriani told him he could make it in the West Coast studio scene, but he told me he didn't want to be a professional musician.
Now he has a couple of Strats with custom pickups and a Les Paul that looked stock the last time I saw it. Still has the SG.
His day job is in the IT field, making good money.
He writes for a band with three other people, they get enough gigs to keep going. I asked him what he played. He said, "Lead, rhythm, bass, drums."
To a slightly raised eyebrow he replied, "We kind of switch around. Keeps us from getting bored."
A couple of months ago he told me, "I finally bought a nylon string. I use it backing up this singer who's a friend of mine. We write a few songs together. I like her harmony. The nylon string goes better with it than an electric--and it kind of reminds me of hearing you playing downstairs after bedtime when I was four or five years old."
RNJ
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