GIBSON 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Pelham Blue Light Aged #202584
Custom Shop electric guitar with Custombucker pickups, Maestro Vibrola and Light Aged Treatment
Electric guitar from the Gibson Murphy Lab Collection, made in the USA.
Authentic replica of a Gibson SG Standard from 1964
serial number 202584
Pelham Blue nitrocellulose Finish and nickel Hardware with Murphy Lab Light Aged treatment
Set-neck construction with 24.75" scale length (628 mm)
Hide-Glue for the wood joints
One-piece body made of lightweight mahogany
Glued mahogany neck with Long Neck Tenon (long neck foot)
Rosewood fingerboard with 22 Authentic Medium frets
Cellulose nitrate trapeze inlays
"Authentic '64 Medium C" neck profile
Two Gibson Custombuckers with Alnico III magnets
Hand-wired circuit with Black Beauty capacitors
3-way toggle switch and separate volume and tone controls for each pickup
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
Maestro Vibrola Tailpiece
Kluson Single Line/Double Ring machine heads
Lifton Reissue 5-Latch guitar case and certificate included
Authentic replica of a 1964 SG Standard with Maestro Vibrola.
The Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Pelham Blue Light Aged #202584 is a successful replica of that SG vintage, which marked the end of the 'Les Paul SG' era and came up with some welcome improvements. The Doublecut guitar in its version, as Eric Clapton or George Harrison already appreciated it, features the then newly introduced Maestro Vibrola as a replacement for the Sideways variant, powerful and vocal sounding pickups and a more powerful neck profile that leads back to the ideal of the year 1959. furthermore, the guitar from the Gibson Custom Shop has been given an elaborate Murphy Lab Aging Treatment and of course comes with a matching hardshell Case and accompanying certificate of authenticity.
The Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Pelham Blue Light Aged #202584 with Maestro Vibrola, Custombucker Humbuckers and stylish Murphy Lab Light Aged Treatment.
The beefier mahogany neck of the Murphy Lab 1964 SG Standard is glued with long neck base and hide-glue.
Long Neck Tenon & Hide Glue
The basis of the Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Pelham Blue Light Aged is the historically correct construction of the '64 SG as a starting point for this replica model. matching the instrument is composed of a one-piece body made of solid, yet lightweight mahogany wood and a neck also made of mahogany. The latter features the traditional long neck heel (Long Neck Tenon) and is glued to the body with glass-hard Hide-Glue for improved resonance. Last but not least, the beefier "Authentic '64 Medium C" neck profile evokes the usual classic feel in the style of the Gibson solidbody guitars of the late fifties.
Custombuckers with Alnico III magnets and a hand-wired electrics with high quality components deliver authentic vintage sounds.
Custombucker with handwired electrics
For sound conversion at the amplifier, the two Custombucker humbuckers in neck and bridge position are true classics of the Gibson Custom Shop are used. The pickup wound according to traditional PAF recipe produce amazing tonal qualities, which create the appropriate basis for a variety of possible sounds. The complete wiring of the Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Light Aged is hand-wired and makes use of high-quality components in the form of CTS potentiometers, a Switchcraft output jack and genuine Black Beauty capacitors for authentic Treble roll-offs of the tone controls.
Also the Kluson tuners in historically correct "Single Line/Double Ring" design of the sixties are subjected to the Murphy Lab treatment.
Finish & Hardware with Light Aging Treatment
Both the Hardware and the Finish of the Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Pelham Blue Light Aged has been subjected to a Murphy Lab Light Aged Treatment, developed by none other than aging experts Tom Murphy and his team. Thus, authentic wear marks can be found on the Maestro Vibrola plus ABR-1 bridge, the traditional Kluson tuners and both humbucker caps, while the nitrocellulose lacquer kept in the beautiful Pelham Blue shows the inevitable playing traces of a lovingly maintained original.
Features:
Manufacturer:
Gibson
Series:
Murphy Lab Collection
Design:
SG
Body:
Mahogany
Top:
No
Binding:
No
Neck:
Mahogany
Neck Construction:
Set-in
Neck Profile:
Medium-'C'
Scale in mm:
628
Fretboard:
Rosewood
Fretboard Type:
Fretted
Fretboard Radius in Inches:
12
Number of Frets:
22
Fret Format:
Authentic Medium Jumbo
Fretboard Inlays:
Trapeze
Nut type:
Nylon
Nut width in mm:
42.9
Pickup:
HH
Manufacturer pickups:
Gibson
Neck Pickup:
Custombucker
Middle Pickup:
No
Bridge Pickup:
Custombucker
Piezo Pickup:
No
Active pickups:
No
Coil-splitting:
No
Electronic:
Handwired, Black Beauty Caps
Switch:
3-Way
Control:
2x Vol, 2x Tone
Bridge:
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece:
Maestro Vibrola
Tuners:
Kluson Single Line/Double Ring
Strap Button:
Standard
Hardware:
Aged Nickel
String Gauge:
.010 - .046
Factory Tuning:
Standard E
Country of Origin:
USA
Finish:
Murphy Lab Light Aged
Colour:
Pelham Blue
Number of Strings:
6
Case included:
Yes
Gigbag included:
No
Certificate:
Yes
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