Description
Description
The SG, Gibson’s best-selling guitar of all time, has dug its horns in a wide variety of musicians since its introduction in 1961, when evolved it out of the famed Les Paul. The Gibson USA SG Standard ’61 Sideways commemorates that famed redesign, offering authentic, period-correct styling and features like a Slim Taper mahogany neck with ‘60s-style joint, thinly bound rosewood fingerboard, solid mahogany body with deep scarfing, 5-ply full-face pickguard, nickel-plated hardware set featuring Sideways Vibrato tailpiece, and 61R and 61T humbucking pickups to round out this retro ripper.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Gibson Original |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Product Color: | Vintage Cherry |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | .010-.046, E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Shape: | Double cutaway |
| Body Material: | Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Gloss |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Gloss |
| Neck Shape: | Slim Taper |
| Fingerboard Material: | Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Graph Tech NuBone |
| Nut Width: | 1.69" (42.85mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" (628.65mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 22 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Set Neck |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Acrylic Trapezoids |
| Inlay Shape: | Trapezoids |
| Headstock Inlay/Decal: | Gibson Crown |
| Neck Binding: | Cream |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Gibson Burstbucker 61T |
| Neck Pickup: | Gibson Burstbucker 61R |
| Controls and Switching: | 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-Way Switch |
| Electronics Notes: | Hand-Wired With Orange Drop Capacitors |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel |
| Bridge: | ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic |
| Tailpiece: | Sideways Vibrola |
| Tuning Machines: | Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons |
| Fret Wire: | Medium jumbo |
| Pickguard: | 5-Ply Black |
| Truss Rod Cover: | Black |
| Knobs: | Black Top Hat with Keystone Buttons |
| Switch Cap: | Cream |