Guitar 17cm with Strings - Gibson SG Tony Iommi

Gibson SG
"Old Boy"
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)

This guitar is part of the “Iconic Rock Guitars” collection

https://makerworld.com/collections/11905717

Printing – Quick and easy, no supports needed. The models in this collection were designed so that their details are visible at a 0.2 mm layer height, however, if you don't have issues with print time, you can achieve better results with smaller layer heights

Assembly – To glue the neck to the body you can use superglue, however, I recommend using a fusion glue, like Revell or Tamiya, as there will be significant string tension. I usually leave it for 12 hours for the glue to dry and cure

Stringing – This is the only slightly difficult part, but it's what really differentiates it from other models. Be patient and you will succeed. The strings are made with 0.5 mm fishing line, in the grayest color you can find

- use a pin to ensure the holes where the strings will pass are unobstructed, being careful with the nut, which is very fragile

- cut a generous piece of line and thread it through the nut, headstock, and bridge

- turn the guitar over and tie two simple, firm knots behind the headstock; cut the excess and melt the remaining tip with a lighter

- now for the final knot, at the back of the bridge, where the string should be stretched; make a simple loop, stretch the string and hold it taut with a small pointed tool placed inside the loop (see photo); then gradually close the loop until it lightly grips the tool before removing it and tightening the knot; tie a second knot so that it sits below the first knot; cut the excess and melt the remaining tip; done (it took me 3 or 4 tries to get it right)

Supports – I used the supports from custom3dmodels, scaled to 115%

link: https://makerworld.com/en/models/1242179-guitar-stand-guitar-miniatures-collection#profileId-1262924

Tags – I provided a separate file for the plaques with the guitarists' names

History

(Marco Pala - whiplash.net)

When we think of Tony Iommi, the first guitar-related image that comes to mind is a Gibson SG with crosses inlaid on the fretboard markers. However, his #1, that beat-up SG that has been omnipresent throughout his career since 1980, is NOT a Gibson. It is a custom-made JayDee Custom. In 1975, Tony met luthier John Diggins, who worked for a "custom" pickup builder named John Birch. Tony sought out Diggins to replace a pickup on his red Gibson SG Special, which was one of his main guitars at the time. They became close; Diggins even served as Tony's guitar tech for a brief period before starting to build and repair guitars on his own in 1977, under the name JayDee (or J.D.). He made two prototypes at Tony's request, one based on a Les Paul and the other an SG, both with unusual specifications for the time: a 24-fret neck and a neck adjusted for 008 string gauge tension in low tunings, a necessity for Tony Iommi due to the accident that cost him the tips of two fingers on his right hand. The "SG" (with John Birch FilterTron-style pickups) eventually became the "Old Boy," his main guitar for many decades and his trademark. Currently, Tony uses several identical replicas on tour (equally beat-up), as well as Gibson "signature" models inspired by his original JayDee and the SG Specials he used in the 70s. Curiosity: until the day Black Sabbath went into the studio to record their first album, Tony's favorite guitar was a Fender Stratocaster. But the guitar stopped working during the sessions, so Tony was forced to use his backup guitar, a Gibson SG Special (with P-90 pickups). After that, he never re-adapted to Stratocasters, and the SG became his favorite model