The Gibson SG Standard has a Mahogany Body, Mahogany Neck, Rounded Neck Profile, Rosewood Fingerboard, 12" Fingerboard Radius, 22 Medium Jumbo Frets, ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic Bridge, Aluminium Stopbar, 490 R/T Pickups, Incl. Gibson Softshell Case.
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The Gibson SG Standard rocks the classic looks and features associated with the late 60's style SG models sought after by many. A rounded profile mahogany neck, bound rosewood fingerboard, long tenon 19th fret neck joint, and a solid mahogany body provide the backbone for singing sustain. The 490R and 490T Alnico II pickups provide the power to drive. A black, 5-ply, full-face pickguard set this SG Standard apart from others... a truly versatile classic.
This extremely versatile electric guitar sounds, feels and looks fantastic. A well balanced, mid weight, Gibson SG with all the subtle characteristics that make SG's so unique and enjoyable to play. The sound of this SG is bright, lively and expressive with a tone and attitude that will answer back when sworn at, with a no nonsense self preservation that always kicks in when challenged.
The Gibson SG was designed with a finer, thinner, more contoured body with a double cutaway ensuring more comfortable upper fret access, made even more accessible, on the SG, by the advancing of three frets due to moving the neck joint outwards. The more straight forward body construction greatly reduced production costs of the SG at Gibson, with its narrower neck profile and small heel at the body join.
At the time of release, the new Gibson SG guitar proved popular although Mr. Les Paul really did not like the instrument in any way, perceived reduced strength in the body and the neck were personal gripes among others but have since been not validated in the fullness of time. It might be worth noting that Mr. Les Paul was enduring a publicised divorce from his wife and vocalist partner Mary Ford at the time and due to musical tastes shifting in the early 1960s his popularity, musically, was in decline, not a particular happy time for Mr. Paul, around that time made slightly more regrettable by Les Paul requesting Gibson withhold their $1 per guitar royalty and the removing of his name on the SG instrument effectively ending his association with the guitar, all of his own making, facilitated by his close buddy and former President of Gibson at the time, Mr Ted McCarty.
Specifications
- Brand: Gibson
- Model: SG Standard
- Colour: Ebony
- SKU: SGS00EBCH1
- Body: Mahogany
- Neck: Mahogany
- Neck Profile: Rounded
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Inlays: Trapezoid
- Fingerboard Radius: 12" (305 mm)
- Nut Width: 1.695" / 43.05mm
- Scale Length: 24.75" / 62.865cm
- Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
- Binding: Cream Binding (Neck Only)
- Pickguard: Black 5-Ply Full Face
- Tuners: Grover Rotomatics w/ Kidney Buttons
- Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
- Hardware: Chrome
- Pickups: 490R / 490T
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch
- Control Knobs: Black Top Hats with Silver Reflector
- No. Of Strings: 6
- Case/Gigbag: Gibson Softshell Case
- Accessories: Gibson Accessory Kit
- Condition: New