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Model: Gibson 1961 Reissue SG with Lyre Vibrola
Mfr Date: November, 2001
Color: Heritage Cherry
Pickups: 57 Classic
See Gibson's Page
here for the currently offered 61 Reissue SG. However, the Lyre
Vibrola was only available as an option in 2001 and 2002 according to the
Blue Book of Electric Guitars.
Details / Mods:
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Bought used March 2009
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Guitar came with CTS 500k
pots and Sprague Orange Drop caps.
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Replaced most dressing
components due to wear, knobs, switch washer, pickup rings, and the
Vibrola arm.
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The handle one the factory
arm, was broken most likely by the case because the Gibson arms have a
crazy steep angle on them. See the last picture for details.
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Took all the parts off and
buffed the finish with a drill and a Polishing Pad from Stewmac.
Check
here. I used Meguiar's automotive polish and it worked very
nicely.
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The bridge was kind of crusty
and the string slots were worn wide. I replaced it with a Tonepros
AVR-II bridge. I had to reverse the saddles on the small strings to
get it to intonate.
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Installed a DPDT Push/Pull
pot on the Neck tone to do phase reversal on the neck pickup.
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Installed a 560pF cap on the
neck volume as a treble bleed cap.
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