Gibson SG Standard Faded ’61 Maestro Vibrola, Vintage Cherry Overview
The Gibson SG Standard Faded '61 Maestro Vibrola, Vintage Cherry brings back the legendary design and sound that has shaped music across generations. With its vintage vibe and added vibrato capability, this guitar offers the perfect blend of iconic features and modern playability.
Key Features:
Body:
- Material: Mahogany
- Finish: Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer (Vintage Cherry)
- Design: Deeply sculpted body scarfing for a comfortable fit and aesthetic flair
- Pickguard: 5-ply teardrop pickguard
Neck:
- Material: Mahogany
- Profile: Slim Taper
- Scale Length: 24.75" (628.65mm)
- Neck Joint: 22nd fret neck joint for excellent upper-fret access
- Fingerboard: Bound Rosewood
- Frets: 22
- Inlays: Acrylic Trapezoid Inlays
- Nut Width: 1.695" (43.05mm)
Vibrola:
- Tailpiece: Maestro Vibrola with Lyre engraving, adding smooth vibrato effects and the classic SG look
Electronics:
- Pickups: Open-coil 60s BurstBucker pickups (BurstBucker 1 & 2)
- These pickups provide a vintage voice with added power and clarity, delivering a classic 60s rock tone with extra punch and top-end brightness.
- Controls: Two volume controls, two tone controls with audio taper potentiometers, and Orange Drop capacitors for precise tonal shaping
- Switching: 3-way toggle switch
Hardware:
- Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Maestro Vibrola
- Tuners: Vintage-style Keystone tuners, nickel-plated
- Plating: Nickel
Finish:
- The satin nitrocellulose finish not only adds a beautiful, vintage appearance but also lets the wood resonate naturally for improved tone.
- Shape: SG
- Material: Mahogany
- Back & Sides: N/A
- Weight Relief: N/A
- Binding: Single Ply Cream, Fretboard
- Neck: Mahogany
- Profile: SlimTaper
- Nut width: 1.69" / 43mm
- Fingerboard: Rosewood
- Scale length: 24.75" / 628.65mm
- Number of frets: 22
- Nut: Graph Tech
- Inlay: Acrylic Trapezoid
- Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Maestro Vibrola
- Tuners: Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons
- Plating: Nickel
- Neck pickup: 60s Burstbucker
- Bridge pickup: 60s Burstbucker
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone & Toggle Switch (Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors)
- Case: Hardshell Case