Description
Description
The following specs were carefully collected and recorded by a skilled technician.
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Finish Details: | The finish has been removed on the back of the neck. The finish on the body and headstock face is original. |
Body Material: | Mahogany |
Neck Material: | Mahogany |
Fingerboard Material: | Ebony |
Neck Profile: | C |
Neck Thickness (IN): | 1st - .78" & 12th - .95" |
Fingerboard Radius: | 12.00" |
Nut Width: | 1-9/16" |
Scale Length: | 24 3/4" |
Electronics: | Original Gibson "Tar Back" humbuckers with the original pots and wiring. The pot codes date to 1973. It is wired out of phase in the middle position. |
Pickup Measurements: | Bridge: 7.81kΩ Neck: 5.42kΩ |
Hardware: | Original tuners, bridge, and tail-piece. The nut is not original. |
Weight: | 6lbs 14oz |
Modifications/Repairs: | -Finish on the back of the neck removed. -Binding repair at the fifth frets bass side. -Non-original nut. -Pickups out of phase in the middle position. |
Case Details: | Hardshell Case |
Cosmetic Condition: | This vintage SG is in good cosmetic condition with moderate play wear throughout as well as heavy tarnishing on the hardware. The finish on the back of the neck has been sanded off. There is a sizable ding in the fingerboard at the 5th fret bass side. The ding appears to have broken the binding at the same spot and has been re-glued. |
Serial Number: | 124247 |
Tech Notes: | This SG plays well with low action. The frets are thin and low. It has been properly setup and intonated in standard tuning. The guitar is being dated to 1973 based on the serial number and pot codes. |