Gibson SG Standard - Heritage Cherry
The Gibson SG Standard boasts classic looks and a full set of features associated with the desirable late 60's style SG models. With a rounded-profile mahogany neck; bound, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard; stable, long-tenon, 19th-fret neck joint and a solid mahogany body it delivers that iconic rock tone with singing sustain. The 490R and 490T Alnico II pickups provide the power to drive you amp to new heights, and a black, 5-ply, full-face pickguard put this versatile classic in a category all its own.
Features
- NItro-finished solid mahogany body
- 75"-scale mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard
- Dual Gibson 490 61 humbuckers, 3-way switch
- Nashville tune-o-matic bridge, stopbar tailpiece, Grover Rotomatic tuners
Specifications
Body
- Body shape: Double cutaway
- Body type: Solid body
- Body material: Solid wood
- Body wood: Mahogany
- Body finish: Gloss
- Orientation: Right handed
Neck
- Neck shape: Rounded
- Neck wood: Mahogany
- Joint: Set-in
- Scale length: 24.75 in.
- Truss rod: Standard
- Neck finish: Gloss
Fingerboard
- Material: Rosewood
- Radius: 12 in.
- Fret size: Medium jumbo
- Number of frets: 22
- Inlays: Trapezoid
- Nut width/material 1.69 in. (43 mm) GraphTech
Pickups
- Configuration: HH
- Neck: 490R
- Bridge: 490T
- Brand: Gibson
- Active or passive pickups: Passive
- Series or parallel: Parallel
Controls
- Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
- Pickup switch: 3-way
Hardware
- Bridge type: Fixed
- Bridge design: Tune-o-matic
- Tailpiece: Stopbar
- Tuning machines: Grover Rotomatic
- Color: Chrome
Other
- Number of strings: 6-string
- Case: Gig bag
- Country of origin: United States
Tech Specs
- Body Type: Solidbody
- Body Shape: SG Standard
- Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
- Number of Strings: 6
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocelllulose Lacquer
- Color: Heritage Cherry
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Shape: Rounded
- Radius: 12"
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Inlay: Acrylic Trapezoids
- Number of Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length: 75"
- Nut Width: 695"
- Nut Material: Graph Tech
- Bridge/Tailpiece: Nashville Tune-O-Matic with Stopbar
- Tuners: Grover Rotomatics
- Neck Pickup: 490R Humbucker
- Bridge Pickup: 490T Humbucker
- Controls: 2 x volume, 2 x tone, 3-way toggle pickup switch
- Strings: .010-.046
- Case Included: Softshell Case