I didn’t want to become addicted to GAS so I decided to part exchange my squire mustang for the Epiphone standard SG 61. I have had it professionally set up by my neighbor who lives nearby who just happens to be a professional luthier. The guitar sounds amazing and I can use a lighter touch to fret the chords. I take turns at practicing along with Justin’s s
ong app with both my Epiphone and my Yamaha,so none of them are just sitting gathering dust.
That’s a nice SG and the Yamaha looks great too!
I think I’m spoilt for choice,so I use each one in turn when I practice. I tend to practice each day now that the action has been lowered on each guitar,my fingers don’t get painful as they used to.
For a while I was bent on finding my “one” guitar and would always trade in/up for what I thought I wanted next. I went through beginner level Telecaster, 335 clone, Jazzmaster, and Strat in this fashion.
Fast forward 4 years, and I have 3 guitars and a Bass VI. One of the guitars I built from parts and another is heavily customized (nut, electronics, and pickups). I play them all and they each have unique tone and character. But I’ve definitely reached a point where I have more gear than talent so that’s why I’m doubling down on lessons with Justin.
I think if practice 9 hours a day, every day for the next 10 years I’ll be able to balance this equation based on the gear I currently own 
There’s definitely a lot to be said for having maybe 1 electric and 1 acoustic and knowing them inside and out. I could happily live with my nice Taylor acoustic but I’m not sure that I’ve yet gelled with an electric in the same way yet
Great stuff. I remember in my early days trying to learn but not putting in the time, I bought additional gear thinking the gear was the problem.
Now I like to tell others the best way to beat GAS is with GPS - guitar playing syndrome.
New gear is great fun but nothing compares to putting in the time needed to improve.
Just curious, how long did it take you to adjust to the very different feel of the SG vs. the Strat? The construction of each is significantly different (scale length, body size, neck position, etc.).
It took me about a week to get used to the difference,what I do is practice each day but use the strat one day then switch to the SG the next day.
I bounce around my stable of Strats. LPs, 335 clones and Teles, oh yeah and an SG and don’t even think about it. Just pick up and play with no conscious need to re calibrate what I am playing. Each is what it is. Last week was a blend of LP, Tele and my MIM Strat. So far this week I’ve been SG focused with some Strat on the side. Just grab play enjoy.
No analysis required. Simples.
Gotta agree with @TheMadman_tobyjenner on this one… don’t overthink, just play! I have noticed that going from a short scale guitar to a longer scale may cause some fretting issues in the first few minutes after changing guitars, but I seem to adapt pretty quickly!
Tod
Hi the SG 61 is not a short scale guitar but it is a scale length of 24.75.
That is a great neighbor to have. Always stay on good terms with that neighbor 
That is a great tone combo between the two guitars. You should be able to get a lot of different sounds of the those two guitars.
Yes I like the difference,and with the SG having to two tone and volume controls it’s really versatile.
