Thanks for the comparison! I ended up picking up the Standard ‘61 for less than half the price but I can appreciate the Custom is a beautiful instrument. I upgraded mine with Lollar Imperials, 50’s wiring with better pots & caps, the double ring Klusons and yes, the Les Paul truss rod cover! Not quite a custom shop but maybe somewhere in between and saved a few $. Looking forward to the sound comparison!

Nice video, well done! One thing you did not seem to go into is the difference in the sound of the pickups (Custombuckers vs Burstbuckers)

@Crypticmaskguitar

2 күн бұрын

Yes. As stated in the video… I’m a nerd haha! Cheers -Ryan

@Crypticmaskguitar

2 күн бұрын

You changed your comment completely. My response doesn’t make sense haha. I have a Sound Comparison video that I had done separate from this one. There I show 5 Different Amps/Settings and then at the end I talk about the differences between the two guitars feel and sound wise, including the pickups. Cheers -Ryan

@samnewton5959

Күн бұрын

@@Crypticmaskguitar Sorry about that, I realized later on you noted you had purchased the aftermarket bell cover. I will check out your other vid. Thanks!

Hey man, I dig your feeds, very cool stuff. I’m an SG guy, I love them and I currently own three of them. None are a custom shop and I love all three of them, I’ve checked out a handful of the customs and sure, they were nice. For me, it just wasn’t enough to justify the CS cost. I’m not saying I’ll never get one either, maybe one of these days but the Standards and the Special I own now just play real nice so I’m good 🤙

@Crypticmaskguitar

Ай бұрын

That’s the point. You don’t need a custom if you bond with the Gibson USA. That’s awesome! Cheers -Ryan

@TommySG1

Ай бұрын

@@Crypticmaskguitar precisely man 🤙 And thanks again for the cool feeds.

Great video - thank you! I’m currently restoring a Gibson USA 1992 61 reissue that somehow sits between the two (it has a one piece mahogany body, a fairly deep red colour and lovely dark rosewood board but otherwise the specs are very similar to today’s USA standard). Lovely guitars

@SisGuitarGAS

Ай бұрын

Oh and I too clearly need to get a LP truss rod cover as I too am a nerd

@Crypticmaskguitar

Ай бұрын

Nice! The 90s SGs were quite nice! Most usually had the wider horns as well. Most USAs even then were 2 piece mahogany, but I have a USA Maestro that I cannot for the life of me trace the seam. Gibson USA are experts at hiding seams. Cheers -Ryan

I mess with my switch and dials. But I always end up bridge pickup on kill eventually lol

man you had me fooled haha!!! i was sure the darker fingerboard one was ebony... they both are sweet guitars tho! i got a epiphone SG traditional pro in gold on sale for 329USD....reg price 500USD...traded a couple of minty/new strat style ones plus a bit o cash...took a bit of a pounding on the trade value but emerged bight-eyed bushytailed n happy! wild thing is the amp i chose to check the SG out on was a nice marshall tube one yay yaaa!!

@Crypticmaskguitar

Ай бұрын

That’s awesome! Yeah the dark rosewood can be a bit deceiving at a distance. Cheers -Ryan

The difference in appearance is like how cookie dough looks in an oven after a minute. The VOS BEVELS and horns look slightly melted and rounded. I have owned both.

The cherry on Custom Shop will fade in sunlight to brown as the originals did. The USA version won't fade out like that. Some USAs do have single piece bodies, but that's more of an exception.

@Crypticmaskguitar

Ай бұрын

Yes, that is part of the charm of VOS finishes. The 58-59 Bursts were technically all the same colour but faded differently depending on sun exposure and type of sunlight. Single piece bodies are a rarity for USA Models... most of the "Single Piece" bodies are actually 2 pieces, but, Gibson is ridiculously good at hiding seams. But they certainly do exist. I might have one in my Maestro Standard... but I'm not totally convinced. Cheers -Ryan