Description
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 Beauty capacitors.
NECK
Material: Solid Mahogany
Profile: Authentic '61 Thin Profile
Scale Length: 24.75"
Fingerboard Material: Ebony, White Binding
Fingerboard Radius: 12"
Number Of Frets: 22
Frets: Authentic Medium-Jumbo
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 1.687"
End of Board Width: 2.24"
Inlays: Custom Block Mother of Pearl
Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
BODY
Body Shape: SG
Body Material: 1-Piece Solid Mahogany
Weight Relief: None
Finish: Nitrocellulose Lacquer (VOS)
HARDWARE
Finish: Aged Gold
Tuner Plating: Gold
Bridge: ABR-1
Saddle Material: Nickel-plated Brass
Tailpiece: Sideways Vibrola
Tuning Machines: Grover Kidney
Pickguard: 1961 3-Pickup Long Guard; White
TrussRod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover: True Historic
Control Knobs: Black Top Hats with Gold Inserts
Switch Tip: Cream
Switchwasher: 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
ELECTRONICS
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
MISCELLANEOUS
Strings: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case: Black/Yellow Hardshell
Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity