1961 Les Paul SG Standard
Developed in Partnership With the Gibson Custom Shop, This SG is Ready For Every Stage
Made in partnership with the Gibson Custom Shop, this Inspired by Gibson™ model is Epiphone’s impressive recreation of one of the most important and popular guitar designs of all time. The Epiphone 1961 Les Paul™ SG™ Standard pays tribute to the legendary original - the very first SG. In 1961, the original shape of the Les Paul model went on hiatus, replaced by an all-new design that is known today as the SG or “solid guitar.” Featuring a two-piece solid mahogany, double-cutaway body with Custom Shop Historic bevels, it also has the one-piece mahogany, fast-playing SlimTaper™ C-shaped neck profile of those legendary early Les Paul SG models. It also has a historically inspired long pickguard and comes equipped with a pair of Gibson™ BurstBucker™ humbucking pickups wired to CTS® potentiometers and Mallory™ capacitors, a Graph Tech® nut, and Switchcraft® output jack and toggle switch. The Epiphone Deluxe tuners feature a historically inspired double ring design. It is available in Aged Sixties Cherry and Aged Classic White. Of course, all of the legendary SG styling and cosmetic touches are here too, and a vintage-style hardshell case is also included.
Made in partnership with the Gibson Custom Shop, this Inspired by Gibson™ model is Epiphone’s impressive recreation of one of the most important and popular guitar designs of all time. The Epiphone 1961 Les Paul™ SG™ Standard pays tribute to the legendary original - the very first SG. In 1961, the original shape of the Les Paul model went on hiatus, replaced by an all-new design that is known today as the SG or “solid guitar.” Featuring a two-piece solid mahogany, double-cutaway body with Custom Shop Historic bevels, it also has the one-piece mahogany, fast-playing SlimTaper™ C-shaped neck profile of those legendary early Les Paul SG models. It also has a historically inspired long pickguard and comes equipped with a pair of Gibson™ BurstBucker™ humbucking pickups wired to CTS® pot . . .
Body Style
SG
Body Shape
SG
Body Material
Solid Mahogany
Binding
Single Ply Cream, Fretboard
Body Finish
Aged Gloss
Profile
SlimTaper C
Scale Length
628.65 mm / 24.75 in
Fingerboard Material
Laurel
Fingerboard Radius
304.8 mm / 12 in
Fret Count
22
Frets
Medium Jumbo
Nut Material
Graph Tech
Nut Width
43.0 mm / 1.692 in
Inlays
Pearloid Trapezoid
Joint
Glued In, Set Neck
Finish
Nickel
Bridge
Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece
Epiphone LockTone Stop Bar
Tuning Machines
Epiphone Deluxe, Double Ring
Pickguard
5-ply Black, Long SG Style
Truss Rod
2-way Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover
"Bell Shaped" 2-ply (Black/White), 3-hole; "LES PAUL"
Control Knobs
Black Top Hats with Inserts
Switch Tip
Cream
Switch washer
Black - Rhythm/Treble : Gold Hot Stamp
Control Covers
Black with Silver Epiphone / Gibson Custom Hot Stamp
Strap Buttons
2 - Bottom and Below Heel
Mounting Rings
Black
Pickup Covers
Nickel
Neck Pickup
Gibson BurstBucker 2
Bridge Pickup
Gibson BurstBucker 3
Controls
2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS potentiometers, Mallory Capacitors
Pickup Selector
3-Way Switchcraft Toggle
Output Jack
1/4" Switchcraft
Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case
Vintage Style Hardshell Case Included
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