Gibson SG Zoot Suit Limited Edition Electric Guitar (with Gig Bag)

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Built with multiple birch wood laminate. No paint used at all. Inspired by ska and "Zoot Suit" era style. Limited quantities available.

The new Gibson Zoot Suit SG guitar is the ultimate for stage style and playability. The word "Zoot" is jazz slang meaning extravagant style to which this guitar encapsulates. At first glance, one might think that the unique coloration of the Zoot Suit guitar is simply a clever paint scheme. Incredibly though, there is no paint used on the guitar.

Featuring a brand new body built with multiple birch wood laminate, each laminate piece is dyed with a different color then compressed and bonded together to form one solid block of wood. Two coats of satin lacquer are then applied to provide a smooth finish and also help protect the body from any damage. Other catchy characteristics of the SG Zoot Suit guitar include the multicolored neck of the Zoot Suit that also constructed using multiple birch wood laminate pieces, and Gibson's legendary 496R and 500T pickups, which feature clear coil forms to see the copper wire, ceramic magnets, and plenty of wire for the screaming' hot pickups.

This guitar is one of 2009's most standout and exciting guitars and produced in limited quantity.

Specifications
Style: Double Cutaway SG

Body: Laminated layers of dyed birch

Neck: Set Mahogany

Neck joint angle: 3 degrees

Scale Length: 24-3/4 in.

Neck Profile: Traditional rounded

Fingerboard: Ebony

Fingerboard Radius: 12 in.

No. Of Frets: 22

Fingerboard Inlays: None
Nut: Corian

Nut Width: 1.69 in.

Neck Pickup: 496R humbucker

Bridge Pickup: 500T Humbucker

Controls: Volume, Tone, 3-Way Toggle Pickup Selector

Knobs: Clear top hat

Hardware: Nickel

Tuners: Grover Rotomatic

Bridge: Tune-O-Matic

Tailpiece: Stopbar

Case: Gig bag

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Phone: 800-444-2766
Email: service@gibson.com
Web: https://www.gibson.com/pages/contact-support

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 4 out of 5 stars. (4 ratings)
Submitted October 6, 2009 by a customer from hotmail.com

"Gibson Zoot,I fit this suit"

Overall: 4 out of 5 stars
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Overall plays well,good action and tone.Im sure it will outlive me.It is a tad heavy if they could fix that with some routing like they did on the les paul
Sound
While the pickups are hot they can be set up for rock or blues
Features
Standard sg features.One volume and 1 tone only which I prefer. The features are less in the mechanics thaqnin the body which is unique and in my eyes gorgeous, I didnt like the no marker neck tho so I had some dots added and Im galad i did,
Ease of Use
All straightforward, Tunersw work nicely,Just getting used to the sound vis a vis my amp
Quality
The body should have been polished smoother, The nuck is fine.Ebony is beautiful.all seems solid
Value
For 959,Im happy
Manufacturer Support
havent had to deal woth them byt the neck dots i put in probably fry the warranty
The Wow Factor
In my view it is very fetching. As a 60s survivor it seems perfect.

Musical Background:

hobbyist

Musical Style:

rockmfolk,blues
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