2002 Gibson SG Standard (SOLD)
SOLD
I haven’t had one of these in this nice deep Cherry in a while and this one’s a killer player, with some moderate honest flaws on it. Nothing horrible, just some little dings and scratches. Hey it’s a 13 years old rock guitar! It doesn’t have buckle rush on the back though and the Gibson Custom Shop factory relic’ed version has much more (fake) damage, for £1K more…
This has extra nice mahogany grain, I’ve sold many of these but it’s hard to find one with such nice grain! Just have a look at the pictures! This guitar was made in the old Gibson Nashville factory!
The SG silhouette is one of the most recognisable guitars of all time and has remained largely unchanged since 1961, when it was released as the “new” Les Paul style. It has been in production continuously since that year, the longest running solid body model in Gibson history. Features include all-mahogany construction finished in gloss Cherry lacquer, solid quarter-sawn mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard with 12″ radius, trapezoid inlays, Corian nut, 1 11/16″ nut width, bound fretboard, 22 medium jumbo frets, Gibson Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons, holly headstock overlay with mother-of-pearl inlaid logo and crown inlays, black top hat knobs with silver inserts, Tuneomatic ABR-1 bridge and Gibson’s most popular pickups, the 490R/498T Alnico humbuckers (the bridge humbucker has been upgraded to the newer and better sounding Gibson Classic 57!). The SG Standard’s remarkable sustain is due largely to two unique features: the mortis & tenon neck joint which binds the neck to body so that the two pieces form one solid unit, employing the long tenon found on earlier SGs – plus the traditional 17 degree headstock angle, which increases pressure on the strings which maximizes string vibration between the nut and the tuners. It features the neck profile of the mid-60’s, not at all chunky as the 50’s style, but nicely rounded. Famous players of the SG Standard is a who’s-who of rock music greats including Clapton during the “Cream” era, Tony Iommi and Angus Young both users for over 30 years, Derek Trucks, who also uses extensive slide work in his playing and modern players like Daron Malakian from System of a Down. SG guitars have their special cut through the mix middle range, just plug it to a Marshall or Mesa head and job’s done. This one has nice sustain, and a warm, fat tone. A new ’14 SG Standard is running £1200+ but if you don’t mind some cosmetic flaws, get this one for just £750. Includes its original, extra cool looking Gibson Brown case!!! SOLD
