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I’m not the hugest Wilco fan, but Jeff Tweedy’s a nice guy so I wouldn’t be opposed to playing a guitar with his name on the headstock—like for instance the absolutely gorgeous Jeff Tweedy Signature SG that Gibson just announced. Holy shit is this thing beautiful. (Click on the pic to enlarge.) That finish is called “Pelham Blue,” and if you look closely at the photo you can see that the tailpiece cover has an old-timey lyre design etched into it, which references design details from the earliest Gibson instruments. It also has a neck with dimensions similar to that of the best guitar I’ve ever owned, a 1972 SG-style Gibson Melody Maker with extensive customization (and extensive damage) courtesy of Derek Kenney from midwestern hardcore legends Jihad, who hailed from Kalamazoo, Michigan, which is coincidentally where Gibson used to be located.
