Chubbuck Guitars / Kevin Chubbuck, making & repairing guitars in an old building just north of Boston, Massachusetts.
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120th anniversary
Here's another 120th Gibson anniversary SG to come across my bench recently. A player picked this up with an aftermarket graphite nut pre-installed and the slots were way too high. The previous owner must have swapped out the original nut and never adjusted the string heights over the first fret. A quick session with a set of nut files greatly improved the action on this fella.
Another SG in the shop for a setup. This one is celebrating Gibson's 120th anniversary via the 12th fret inlay. The player was having tuning issues and I was hoping to save the original nut, but the slot were far too low. I could have filled and recut them, but that often is just a band aide and does not provide great tuning stability. We decided to cut a fresh bone nut. Check out the video below for the setup (minus the new nut).
![Prefab graphite nut :: 2014 Gibson SG Special [6.8 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1465218549911-BSWFWP6PEGVZM97BE0H1/20160606_2014_Gibson_SG_Special_horns.jpg)
![New nut :: 2014 Gibson SGJ [6.9 lbs]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53dfcee2e4b0c0da377c65c7/1461847204822-73JMHXAP6X87HRPA7KDH/20160427_2015_Gibson_SGJ_body.jpg)
