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60th Anniversary 1961 Les Paul SG Custom With Sideways Vibrola

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GU343

$6,699.00

A Stunning Reissue of the First SG

Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson’s legacy through accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail.

1961 brought some big changes to the Gibson Les Paul™; most notably a sleek, all-new, double-cutaway, all-mahogany body design that would later be renamed the SG™. This Gibson Custom Shop model recreates the first Les Paul SG Customs, complete with Custom-style cosmetics, gold hardware, and a Sideways Vibrola™, a side-pull action vibrato that is similar to those found on models from the early 1960s. It also has a bound Authentic ’61 Thin Profile mahogany neck, Grover® tuners, an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, three Custombucker pickups, CTS® vintage-taper pots, and Black Beau . . .

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Body Style

SG

Body Shape

SG

Body Material

Solid Mahogany

Body Finish

Nitrocellulose VOS (Vintage Patina)

Weight Relief

None

Profile

60s SlimTaper™

Scale Length

628.65 mm / 24.75 in

Fingerboard Material

Indian Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius

304.8 mm / 12 in

Fret Count

22

Frets

Authentic Medium-Jumbo

Nut Material

Nylon

Nut Width

42.86 mm / 1.687 in

End Of Board Width

56.89 mm / 2.239 in

Inlays

Custom Block Mother of Pearl

Joint

Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit

Finish

Aged Gold

Bridge

ABR-1

Saddle Material

Nickel-plated Brass

Tailpiece

Sideways Vibrola

Tuning Machines

Grover Kidney

Pickguard

1961 3-Pickup Long Guard; White

Truss Rod

Authentic 1950s No-Tube

Truss Rod Cover

True Historic

Control Knobs

Black Top Hats with Gold Inserts

Switch Tip

Cream

Switch washer

Replica Cellulose Acetate Butyrate

Control Covers

60th Anniversary Backplate; White

Strap Buttons

2 – Brass

Mounting Rings

M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate; Black

Pickup Covers

Authentic Profile Gold-plated

Neck Pickup

Custombucker

Middle Pickup

Custombucker

Bridge Pickup

Custombucker

Controls

2 Volume, 2 Tone, 500K CTS Potentiometers, Hand-Wired Harness with Black Beauty Capacitors

Pickup Selector

3-Way Switchcraft

Output Jack

1/4″ Switchcraft

Strings Gauge

.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046

Case

Black/Yellow Hardshell

Accessories

Certificate of Authenticity

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