In 1969 I was very fortunate to see Jimi Hendrix in Nuerenburg, Germany.He played a Strat for all songs except for Red house when he went behind hisamps and came back playing a white Gibson SG Custom. Wow!! I had never such abeautiful guitar! I had to have one. Living in Germany it took 3 months forshipment from the States (which is a very long time for a 16-year old). Theguitar has been with me ever since.
The guitar is actually in a pristine condition. Used 99% for home recording.
About 25 years ago Ihad a guitar shop in Charlotte, N.C. replace everything gold in order topreserve and protect the original, which I still have of course.
The guitar did not come with a case so the store gave me aGerman-made case made by Hoyer which fit perfectly.
In regards to the heel, because I’ve been asked before acomment from a pro-shop called SoloDallas:
Quote from SoloDallas:
I am being told that heels varied quite muchduring those very years – 1967-1971 – and that a 1969 Gibson SG standard mightstill sport the 1967 heel type (I have one coming to me just with that featurein fact!). This could/would mean that Gibson guys had laying around parts madeduring previous years – not uncommon at the time – and were assembling guitarswith what they had as leftovers parts. Which makes these stories – and datingthese guitars – even more fascinating, with lots of exceptions to the rules andso on.