The Fool SG

[bluehugh2]

Well, it's a 20 year old SG that has been painted to look like Clapton's SG from Cream. I just got this, and I am completely wow-ed by the level of artistry here... and accuracy... the partly worn paint on the fingerboard, the extra screw in the pickguard(like Clapton's), the duplication of the paint-job... the pickups are Wolftone Dr. Vintage.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d19/bluehugh2/FoolFullFront.jpg

[zdogma]

Very nice. It looks newer, but very similar overall. How does it sound?

[Soupbone]

Looks like someone put a lot of work and thought into doing that. They really must have liked that guys playing?

Looks 60's psycodelia-


sincerely-
Soupbone

[faracaster]

Very nice. It looks newer, but very similar overall. How does it sound?

Yes...not exact, but very close. But as Hugh says the level of the Artisan that did it is very high. If you look closely and examine the brush strokes, the same technique has been used as was in the original.
I can vouch for the tone on this guitar. Hugh has been kind enough to let me play this at two gigs so far. I LOVE IT !!!!! The sound is very vintagey in the sense that it has a roundness and warmth that older guitars seem to acquire. Compared to my new Historic SG/LP, it is much smoother in tone and less congested. The pickups are lowish in output so they don't drive the amp particularly hard. But, the sound is very large, fat and wide. Perfect for slide and great for anything really (except maybe thin, scratchy funky nothings). The playability of this guitar second to none. Low, perfectly set up action. But even with the closeness of the strings to the board, I can still play slide with no fretting out at all.
The effect of the aesthetic of this guitar on people goes without saying. Even if they are unaware of it's historical connection. This past Thursday I played it at The Beaches Jazz Festival. When I strapped it on, after playing a Frankenstrat for some of the set, I could see people looking at the guitar for the whole remainder of the night. Then I fielded many questions about it afterward. No one even mentioned Clapton, Cream or Sunshine Of Your Love.
Maybe Hugh will just forget he has lent this to me and never ask for it back. :D That would make me VERY happy. :banana:
Cheers
Pete

[esp_dsp]

that is just wicked!!! i wanna paint my sg like that lol

[Stratin2traynor]

I love it!! That's awesome. Great paint job. Got me thinking about a JH Monteray Strat.

[KHINGPYNN]

Now thats very nice.

Khing

[Robert1950]

Hey, we need a picture of the back too. Drool

[bluezombie]

Wow. Absolutely beautiful!

[Lowtones]

Very nice, did you get that from Jim?

[davetcan]

Very nice, did you get that from Jim?

If you mean Seavall the answer would be no. Need to get him post pics of his here.

This is his

http://southbayampworks.com/63foolsgproject/foolsg1.07.1.jpg

I'll invite him over to fill in some details.

[davetcan]

Sorry Hugh didn't mean to sidetrack, thought you'd like to see another one. Yours looks great and I can speak first hand about Dr. Vintage pups, definitely killer. :food-smiley-004:

[Southbay Ampworks]

Hmm...Fool SG? I have the entire transformation of a 63 SG Jr to my Fool SG here: http://southbayampworks.com/63sg/63SG.html

http://southbayampworks.com/63sg/63SG-Images/37.jpg

[Robert1950]

Hmm...Fool SG? I have the entire transformation of a 63 SG Jr to my Fool SG here: http://southbayampworks.com/63sg/63SG.html


I was wondering if this thread would bring you out of the woodwork. :D

[davetcan]

I was wondering if this thread would bring out of the woodwork. :D

Here's another on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEoSP2xHLeE&mode=related&search=

I'd be happy with any of them.

I think Hughs looks a little more like the original, at least in pics I've seen, but I like the colours on Jims. Nothing much wrong with the one in the video either. :smile:

[davetcan]

..and of course my favourite "fool" video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4vxOoSS5RY&mode=related&search=

[Southbay Ampworks]

I was wondering if this thread would bring out of the woodwork. :D
:D Guilty as charged, I'm afraid. :rockon2:

[bluehugh2]

Fascinating to see all those Fool guitars... I notice that the lefty Fool in the You Tube video has the same brownish colour bands as mine (the original is more lavender in colour).... so I thought maybe the guy who painted mine is the same... but the lefty one has no painted pickup surrounds and other differences from mine. Mine even has the extra pickguard screw to make it like Clapton's ... plus the backplate held with only 2 screws as per original. All I know about mine is that it was made by "someone on the West coast". Definitely NOT an Ed Roman version(they are different). I'd love to know who made that Fool in London, ON??? The paint on the fingerboard of mine is how the original was initially. Also, word has it that Clapton sanded the back of the neck as soon as he got the Fool, so the neck painting is open to interpretation. I got mine from Chris Hall on the Gear Page. I'll post the back asap.

[bluehugh2]

Here's the back of my Fool. The light reflections are just that (not cracks).
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d19/bluehugh2/Foolback2.jpg

[davetcan]

I'd love to know who made that Fool in London, ON???

I missed that one. Jims was done in California.

[davetcan]

Here's the back of my Fool. The light reflections are just that (not cracks).
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d19/bluehugh2/Foolback2.jpg

That is verrrry cool. :food-smiley-004:

[bluehugh2]

OK... now I get it... that's Jim's Fool... in 2 sets of pics... very nice! But dude... you forgot to deface the headstock! ;-) No Gibson Cache allowed!

[Southbay Ampworks]

OK... now I get it... that's Jim's Fool... in 2 sets of pics... very nice! But dude... you forgot to deface the headstock! ;-) No Gibson Cache allowed!
I purposely did not have the headstock done. I'm sure most Fool SG's are made from 61 SG Reissues, Epi's or other copies. I felt since mine started life as a 63 SG Jr. that I'd keep that part of it Gibson. True I had the holly veneer put on with the MOP logo/flowerpot, etc. but I wanted mine to be recognizable at a glance.

The real Fool was a 64 SG Std, so mine is actually older wood than Clapton's.

[Strong]

I got mine from Chris Hall on the Gear Page. I'll post the back asap.

Bluehugh, I played that Fool, and just like a fool I passed on an opportunity to pick it up. It's a good one, definitely. Enjoy!

[Budda]

nice pics! i'd be afraid to play it..

[kirk1701]

where does one locate such a prize? And what kind of ransom does he expect to pay?:eek:

[NB-SK]

where does one locate such a prize? And what kind of ransom does he expect to pay?:eek:

Not cheap. There's one (and it's not a Gibson and the paint job is not that nice) on eBay for 700 pounds.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HAND-PAINTED-REPLICA-OF-HARRISON-CLAPTON-FOOL-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ110180064322QQihZ001QQcategoryZ106 457QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem

[acdc54_caddy62]

Well, it's a 20 year old SG that has been painted to look like Clapton's SG from Cream. I just got this, and I am completely wow-ed by the level of artistry here... and accuracy... the partly worn paint on the fingerboard, the extra screw in the pickguard(like Clapton's), the duplication of the paint-job... the pickups are Wolftone Dr. Vintage.
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d19/bluehugh2/FoolFullFront.jpg

The flames at the the bottom and pickguard look awesome!

[bobb]

Not cheap. There's one (and it's not a Gibson and the paint job is not that nice) on eBay for 700 pounds.

http://cgi.ebay.com/HAND-PAINTED-REPLICA-OF-HARRISON-CLAPTON-FOOL-GUITAR_W0QQitemZ110180064322QQihZ001QQcategoryZ106 457QQrdZ1QQssPageNameZWD2VQQcmdZViewItem

Vintage brand, same people that brought you the Peter Green Lemon Drop copy recently. I mentioned the Fool in the Vintage thread a while ago http://www.guitarscanada.com/Board/showpost.php?p=66543&postcount=68. Since then at least one shop in Canada has got one in stock for $2550. A little pricey in my books for a Vietnamese knockoff with a fancy paint job.

[Renvas]

itd be really a waste to play it tough it looks soo artish... should be cased and put on display...

it would kill me to have a scratch on a guitar like that...