In 1961, the traditional Les Paul Standard 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.
Technical Info
Manufactured in: Nashville, TN
Body
Body Species: Mahogany
Neck
Species: Mahogany
Profile: 1960 slim-taper
Peghead Pitch: 17
Thickness at 1st Fret: 0.800
Thickness at 12th Fret: 0.895
Heel Length: 0.625
Neck Joint Location: 22
Head Inlay: Crest
Fingerboard
Species: Rosewood
Scale Length: 24 3/4 in.
Total Length: 18.012
Number of Frets: 22
Nut Width: 1-11/16 in.
Width at 12th Fret: 2.062
Inlays: Trapezoid
Fingerboard Bind: Single-ply
Hardware
Plating Finish: Nickel
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Bridge: Tune-o-matic
Knobs: Black Top Hat with silver inserts
Electronics
Neck Pickups: '57 Classic humbucker
Bridge Pickups: '57 Classic humbucker
Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch
Case
Case Interior: Dark Grey Plush with Black Shroud
Case Exterior: Black Reptile Pattern Hardshell
Case Silkscreen: Silver 'Gibson USA' logo
The '61 SG (then actually called the Les Paul) had a different look than later SGs, with a smaller pickguard and nickel hardware. Mahogany body. Set mahogany neck with '60s slim-taper neck. Rosewood fretboard with trapezoid inlays. '57 Classic humbuckers. Includes case.
10/27
New stock arrives in zZounds' warehouse, New, Heritage Cherry, available for immediate delivery.