Description
The SG™ Standard ‘61 Sideways Vibrola™ returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved – shaping sound across generations and genres of music. As the name implies, the Gibson SG Standard ‘61 Sideways Vibrola is equipped with the unique Sideways side-pull action vibrato similar to those found on the early 60s models. Standard features include a SlimTaper™ mahogany neck and a bound rosewood fingerboard. The mahogany body features a deeply sculpted body scarfing, a 5-ply teardrop pickguard, and a 22nd-fret neck joint. The nickel-plated hardware includes a classic-style Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and Keystone tuners in addition to the Sideways Vibrola tailpiece. The pickups are 60s Burstbucker™ humbuckers™ for a classic voice with added power and top end. Controls feature audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors.
This is a B-stock model with signs of previous use. Please see photographs, pictures provided are taken of actual guitar. Signs of previous use are present. light tarnishing to hardware. Tiny ding by the bridge tone pot. Larger ding in the back top horn. Two hairline lacquer cracks running up the the neck from the heel joint which run up to the 15th fret on bass side and the 19th treble side. Weighs in at 3.22 Kg.
Full Specifications
Body
- Body Style/Shape: SG
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
- Profile: Slim Taper
- Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
- Fret Count: 22
- Frets: Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material: Graph Tech
- Nut Width: 43.05 mm / 1.694 in
- End Of Board Width: 57.4 mm / 2.259 in
- Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoids
Hardware
- Finish: Nickel
- Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Sideways Vibrola
- Tuning Machines: Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons
- Pickguard: Black 5-ply
- Control Knobs: Black Top Hats with Silver Reflector
- Switch Tip: Cream
- Switch washer: Black
Electronics
- Neck Pickup: 60s Burstbucker
- Bridge Pickup: 60s Burstbucker
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
- Pickup Selector: 3-way Toggle
- Output Jack: ¼"
Miscellaeous
- Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case: Hard Shell Case
- Accessories: Includes Gibson Accessory Kit
Delivery
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Mainland UK: FREE delivery within mainland UK
UK Non-Mainland: from £12
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