Conway Custom Guitars SG Special Blue Metallic 2023
Conway SG Special, blue metallic, made in Australia 2023. This is a thing of beauty, through and through. Ryan Conway began repairing and building guitars from his home in SE Brisbane in 2013. His operation has grown from a basic repair shop to a full custom building operation, and the work is extremely good. Ryan mostly does original shapes, but this is one of a couple of SG style builds he has undertaken. It's a classy spec sheet: proper mahogany body and neck, open pore metallic blue finish, deluxe wraparound bridge, mini hums by Melbourne's Mr Fabulous... it's a good resume. In the hands, it's super light but beautifully balanced. The neck is a soft V shape, unusual for a guitar in this genre, but very enjoyable and intuitive. The pickups are bright, snarly and clear, with a gorgeous piquant midrange snappiness and shimmering high end. This is going for around half, or less, what you'd pay for a brand new Conway build, so it's a great little buy. And the colour is perfect, no?
Model: Conway Custom Guitars SG Special
Made: Brisbane Australia, 2023
Serial: #007
Finish: blue metallic, satin open pore nitro
Body: mahogany
Neck: mahogany, rosewood fretboard, 24.75" scale, 12" radius, soft V shape
Weight: 2.760kg
Mods: none
Pickups: Mr Fabulous Mini Humbucker x2
Accessories: hard case
Cosmetic condition notes: minor finish wear. The headstock has minor scuffs on the end and back near the high E tuner. The neck is clean and smooth in the hands, minor rub wear only. The back has some minor dimples in the elbow area and middle of the body, as well as rub wear along the top edge. The sides have dimples in the elbow area, near the jack and on the bottom horn. The front has dimples near the jack and some scuffs in the elbow area as well as play wear on the guard and horns.
Overall: excellent condition (8.5/10)
Playing condition notes: action is low, neck is straight, intonation is good, truss rod works. All electronics tested and working properly. Wearing fresh 10/52 Moonshiners strings.
Fret Life: 9/10, minor wear only