GIBSON 1961 Les Paul SG Standard Reissue Stop Bar Cherry Red #094662
'61 SG Reissue from Gibson with Custom Bucker Pickups, including Custom Shop Hardshell Case and Certificate
With its original shape and historically accurate appointments, the 1961 Les Paul SG Standard Reissue Stop Bar Cherry Red recreates the iconic 1961 classic, originally introduced as the brand new and agile Les Paul design, the SG soon became one of the immortal guitar designs in the hands of talented musicians such as Tony Iommi, Eric Clapton and Angus Young. The construction of the Gibson 1961 Les Paul SG Standard Reissue Stop Bar Cherry Red is based on classic ingredients with a mahogany body and glued mahogany neck in the traditionally slim Slim Taper C profile, while two Gibson Custom Buckers deliver the SG's correspondingly powerful double winder sounds. Of course there is also an authentic ABR-1/Stopbar combination and six Kluson tuners with authentic single ring wings on board this SG.
With two Gibson Custom Bucker pickups and classic dimensions, the 1961 Gibson Les Paul SG Standard Reissue Stop Bar Cherry Red is a successful replica of the legendary classic.
The classic slim neck base of the SG ensures easy playability of the higher fingerboard positions.
Solid Mahogany Body & Slim Taper Neck
For the body construction of the Gibson 1961 Les Paul SG Standard Reissue Stop Bar Cherry Red, the Gibson Custom Shop relies on a single solid piece of mahogany with authentically agile Doublecut SG shaping and easy access to the highest fretboard positions. This is also ensured by the slim neck base of the mahogany neck, while the slender slim taper profile of the sixties creates the best conditions for both classic rhythm riffs and advanced lead techniques. For historically accurate manufacturing processes, the Custom Shop uses hide-glue at important joints such as the neck/body transition or gluing the rosewood fingerboard to create a glass-hard and resonant connection.
Classic SG sounds of Blues and Rock are no problem for the two Gibson Custom Buckers.
Gibson Custom Bucker Pickups with Alnico III magnets
In terms of sound, the full tonal image of two Gibson Custom Buckers in neck and bridge position is provided. The two custom shop wound double coils rely on the character-strong sounds of Alnico III magnets and produce everything a guitarist's heart desires from articulate clean to steaming gain sounds. Both pickups are non-waxed and tuned to each other, so that the intermediate position of the 3-way switch also skilfully combines the best qualities of both pickups. For precise tonal control the Gibson Custom Shop uses high quality CTS potentiometers, while the treble roll-off of the tone potentiometers is done by real Black Beauty capacitors.
The Gibson 1961 Les Paul SG Standard Reissue Stop Bar Cherry Red at a glance:
'61 SG Reissue electric guitar from the Gibson Custom Shop
serial number 094662
Solid mahogany body
1960 Slim Taper Mahogany neck, set with Hide Glue
22-fret Indian rosewood fingerboard
Nylon nut
Two Gibson Custom Bucker pickups with Alnico III magnets
CTS 500K Potentiometer
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic and Stopbar
Historically correct Kluson Double Ring tuners
Cherry Red Nitrocellulose Finish
Including Gibson Custom Hardshell Case and certificate
Features:
Manufacturer:
Gibson
Series:
Gibson Custom Shop
Design:
SG
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
No
Binding:
No
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Set-in
Neck Profile:
1960 Slim Taper
Scale in mm:
629
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fretboard Inlays:
Trapeze
Nut type:
Nylon
Nut width in mm:
42.85
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
Gibson
Neck Pickup:
Custom Bucker, Alnico III
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Custom Bucker, Alnico III
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Passive
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
2x Vol, 2x Tone
Bridge:
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece:
Aluminium Stopbar
Tuners:
Kluson Double Ring Keystone
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Nickel
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
Nitrocellulose
Colour:
Cherry Red
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
Gibson 1961 Les Paul SG Standard Reissue Cherry Red #094662 B-Stock