Gibson SG Standard, Ebony Overview
The Gibson SG Standard, Ebony is a quintessential model from Gibson’s Modern Collection, reflecting the classic attributes and tonal qualities of the late 1960s SG style. Here’s an in-depth look at this iconic guitar:
Key Features:
Body:
- Material: Solid Mahogany
- Finish: Ebony (Satin nitrocellulose lacquer)
- Design: Classic SG shape with a full-face black 5-ply pickguard
Neck:
- Material: Mahogany
- Profile: Rounded profile for comfortable playability
- Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood
- Neck Joint: Long tenon 19th fret neck joint for enhanced sustain and stability
- Frets: 22
- Inlays: Acrylic Dots
- Nut Width: 1.695" (43.05mm)
- Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65mm)
Hardware:
- Bridge: Tune-O-Matic for precise intonation
- Tailpiece: Stop Bar
- Tuners: Vintage-style with keystone buttons
- Plating: Nickel hardware
Electronics:
- Pickups:
- Neck: 490R Alnico II humbucker
- Bridge: 490T Alnico II humbucker
- Controls:
- Two volume controls
- Two tone controls
- 3-way toggle switch for pickup selection
- Sound: The 490R and 490T pickups offer a rich, full sound with plenty of warmth and clarity, suitable for a variety of musical styles.
- Pickups:
- Material Mahogany
- Profile Rounded
- Scale Length 24.75"
- Fingerboard Material Rosewood
- Fingerboard Radius 12"
- Number Of Frets 22
- Frets Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material Graph Tech
- Nut Width 1.695"
- End of Board Width 2.26"
- Inlays Acrylic Trapezoids
- Body Material Mahogany
- Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Finish Chrome
- Bridge Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece Aluminum Stop Bar
- Tuning Machines Grover Rotomatics w/ Kidney Buttons
- Pickguard Black 5-ply Full Face
- Control Knobs Black Top Hats with Silver Reflector
- Switch Tip Cream
- Switchwasher Black
- Neck Pickup 490R
- Bridge Pickup 490T
- Controls 2 Volumes, 2 Tones & Toggle Switch
- Strings .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case Soft Shell Case
- Accessories Includes Gibson Accessory Kit
