Uploaded May 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
All Gibson & Epiphone SG guitars are neck heavy that is a problem. Here's a modification that works brilliantly and one I modified from what Tony Iommi did on his guitars.
Index:
0:00 Start
0:12 Intro and preamble
1:59 The cause of the problem
3:06 How NOT to solve the problem!
3:56 Solve the neck problem for good
4:55 My MOD for the heavy neck
7:20 My completed modification
8:00 Testing the 'Iommi' modification
9:12 Summing up
All Gibson and Epiphone guitars - well all SG type guitars generally suffer from the 'neck heavy' syndrome. A problem certainly if you have never experienced the problem and for some it can result in the selling of the guitar!
But there are a number of ways that you could solve the problem, and I discuss a couple of ways, one you should not do, and one that is similar to that which Tony Iommi uses on his SG guitar - he seems to have it solved.
So I just show you what I did, there's a 'before' and an 'after' example so you can see the difference. The parts cost me about £4 ($6) so anyone can do this but just be careful and heed my comments as I show you whet to do. One more thing - you should find a 'hardened' screw if you can find one and use that because the mounting does get some weight on it in use.
I hope you like the video and please sub, if you have other modifications for the neck drop on SG guitars then post them in the text area.
Don't forget to subscribe, ring the bell and click all for notifications to give my channel a boost - most appreciated and it helps me to continue to make these unique inside and out reviews.
Thanks for watching and if anyone has questions just post them and I'll reply as soon as I can - tony mckenzie
(c) A B Mckenzie and tonymckenzie.com 2009 - 2022
All Rights reserved. All Trademarks Acknowledged.
#gibsonsg #epiphonesg #sgneckheavy #sgmodification #unsponsored #tonymckenzie #realreviews
All Gibson & Epiphone SG guitars are neck heavy that is a problem. Here's a modification that works brilliantly and one I modified from what Tony Iommi did on his guitars.
Index:
0:00 Start
0:12 Intro and preamble
1:59 The cause of the problem
3:06 How NOT to solve the problem!
3:56 Solve the neck problem for good
4:55 My MOD for the heavy neck
7:20 My completed modification
8:00 Testing the 'Iommi' modification
9:12 Summing up
All Gibson and Epiphone guitars - well all SG type guitars generally suffer from the 'neck heavy' syndrome. A problem certainly if you have never experienced the problem and for some it can result in the selling of the guitar!
But there are a number of ways that you could solve the problem, and I discuss a couple of ways, one you should not do, and one that is similar to that which Tony Iommi uses on his SG guitar - he seems to have it solved.
So I just show you what I did, there's a 'before' and an 'after' example so you can see the difference. The parts cost me about £4 ($6) so anyone can do this but just be careful and heed my comments as I show you whet to do. One more thing - you should find a 'hardened' screw if you can find one and use that because the mounting does get some weight on it in use.
I hope you like the video and please sub, if you have other modifications for the neck drop on SG guitars then post them in the text area.
Don't forget to subscribe, ring the bell and click all for notifications to give my channel a boost - most appreciated and it helps me to continue to make these unique inside and out reviews.
Thanks for watching and if anyone has questions just post them and I'll reply as soon as I can - tony mckenzie
(c) A B Mckenzie and tonymckenzie.com 2009 - 2022
All Rights reserved. All Trademarks Acknowledged.
#gibsonsg #epiphonesg #sgneckheavy #sgmodification #unsponsored #tonymckenzie #realreviews
