SG Lam top

[James Tonguet]

A friend of mine brought me his old beater SG that had been bastardized with strat pickups and asked if I could treat it to a refresh .

I don't typically do this , but he's been a dear friend for over 20 years , and I love SG's .

The top I picked is a set of curly redwood that had been waiting for the right project . Pickups are Harmonic Design P90's ( bless him for returning to a P90 ! )

A bit of cherry red dye , back sanded to bring out the figure and a lacquer finish . A nice surprise was the figure on the back that came out in the refinish.

[James Tonguet]

the top

[James Tonguet]

dye and lacquer

In order to account for the thicker top I had to recess the bridge , I put a copper foil base plate under the bridge , then used a cover piece in the gap

[James Tonguet]

backside , added a matching heel cap and smoothed out the heel area

[Jason Rodgers]

That prettied it up! I'm not familiar with the fingerboard elevation over the top on an SG: what's the before and after difference?

[James Tonguet]

There isn't much room , I planed the top down about 5/16 " any more and the truss rod would have been exposed .

[Gordon Bellerose]

That is a pretty piece of redwood. Beautiful grain.