Gibson SG - '61 Reissue Guitar Review

Estimated price : $1,900

In 1961, the traditional Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar received a makeover that included a thinner body with sharply pointed horns and eventually a new name - the SG. Today's reissue features the small pickguard and nickel-plated hardware of the original '61.












- Guitar Specification -

Manufactured:
Nashville, TN

Guitar Body:
Body Species: Mahogany

Guitar Neck:
Species: Mahogany
Profile: 1960 slim-taper
Neck Joint Location: 22
Head Inlay: Holly

Guitar Fingerboard:
Species: Rosewood
Scale Length: 243/4"
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1.695"
Inlays: Trapezoid
Fingerboard Binding: single-ply

Guitar Hardware:
Plating Finish: Nickel
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Knobs: Black Top Hat with silver inserts

Guitar Electronics:
Neck Guitar Pickups: '57 Classic humbuckers
Bridge Guitar Pickups: '57 Classic humbuckers
Guitar Controls: Two volume, two tone, three-way switch

Other:
Guitar Strings: Brite Wires .010-.046

Guitar Case:
Case Interior: Dark Grey Plush
Case Exterior: Black Reptile Pattern Hardshell
Case Silkscreen: Silver 'Gibson USA' logo

Available Colors:
Heritage Cherry



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