SC-2 review after several days playing...

[Jim Sams]

Well, I have had the SC-2 for about 5 days now. Here are my thoughts...
Overall? A killer guitar. Really a fantastic bargain.
Pros? Great Tele meets Les Paul Junior tone. Very versatile when you learn the tone control. Great neck, Great playability. Great body shape as far as ergonomics go.
Cons? the knobs could be taller with a heavier knurl. A couple of the pole pieces seem to have the hex mostly stripped (and I don't think they were ever adjusted by any previous owner). I got them adjusted satisfactorily anyways. It COULD use some sort of pickguard just for cosmetics....
Overall? My current favorite guitar. Highly recommended!

[John_L]

Schaller do some very nice knobs.
Someone on here had an SC-2 with a custom pick guard not long ago. I have to say I agree with you that for cosmetics it could use one.

[suave eddie]

Yes, I think a pickguard looks great on an SC-1/SC-2.
When I had the humbuckers installed on my SC-1, I told the luthier to design a pickguard. I think he did a great job. Perhaps Toneguard could produce custom black crinkle pickguards for SC-1 and SC-2.

[zapcosongs]

Jim. Glad you like it. Do you have a reissue or an original one? Thanks - ed

[Jim Sams]

It is a 2009 "re-issue".
The new ones are not really re-issues since they are different in several aspects such as controls, body contours and headstock.

[Jim Sams]

Last Monday I had Michael Slotbloom at Armadillo Guitar Works make me a pair of knobs to my specs.
.875 tall, .75 diameter with medium knurl.
It was a fantastic change. The knobs are around .375 taller than the stock knobs. Much nicer to adjust on the fly.

[yowsa52]

Me too. It is currently my favorite guitar also. Have Legacy and Asat Special, PRS's etc. I have tremolo version that I like to invoke on occasion. Plenty of character in the tone department. This guitar is gold. I did do a bit of setup work to get it to my liking. There were some chatter marks on the frets I guess from the machine they use to set it up and I added some Sperzels, which it probably did not need. If for no other reason to buy one, the girls like the Bel Air green.

[Submersible]

Here's an example of a SC-1 with custom aftermarket pickguard:



My SC-2 is one of the best guitars I've ever owned. It's got a maple neck and hardtail bridge--two things you can't get on the reissue for whatever reason.

[yowsa52]

Here's an example of a SC-1 with custom aftermarket pickguard:



My SC-2 is one of the best guitars I've ever owned. It's got a maple neck and hardtail bridge--two things you can't get on the reissue for whatever reason.

You cannot get the maple neck but you can get the hard-tail on the new SC-2.

[Craig]

My SC-2 is one of the best guitars I've ever owned. It's got a maple neck and hardtail bridge--two things you can't get on the reissue for whatever reason.

Actually, the Saddle-Lock bridge is the standard bridge, with the Dual Fulcrum bridge as an option.
I really like my SC-2 (Belair Green, with Saddle-Lock bridge).

Hope this helps.

[Submersible]

I stand corrected. Good news.

[Steve L]

I love my 84-SC2. Haven't tried the new ones yet. Pickguard?! Not for this gem!