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Part of the company's Custom Color Series, the Gibson '61 SG Standard is ready to rock your world with tantalizing tones and spotlight-ready aesthetics. This guitar was modeled after a 1961 SG, which was the year the iconic model was first introduced. It flaunts a double-cutaway mahogany body, beautifully accented by a 5-ply teardrop pickguard. Its mahogany SlimTaper neck offers extreme playing comfort, augmented by a supple 12-inch-radius Indian rosewood fingerboard. The '61 SG Standard's '60s Burstbucker pickups equip you with a breadth of red-hot humbucker tones, and its 4-knob control configuration is handwired with Orange Drop capacitors, ensuring a vintage-tinged treat every time you plug into your favorite amp. You also get acrylic trapezoid fingerboard inlays, a mother-of-pearl headstock inlay, and a light-catching gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish. The SG Standard stands tall among Gibson's best-selling solidbody electric guitars, and the '61 SG Standard epitomizes the model's timeless, classic design.





Classic SG design





The '61 SG Standard was modeled after what this timeless instrument was like at the time of its introduction in 1961. The '61 SG Standard's mahogany body features a thinner, more contoured shape than its predecessor, the Les Paul, with a double cutaway for easier upper-fret access and a shallower set neck. The '61 SG Standard also includes a bound Indian rosewood fingerboard, acrylic trapezoid fingerboard inlays, and a mother-of-pearl headstock inlay. An ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge, aluminum stopbar tailpiece, and Vintage Deluxe tuners round out this axe's hardware. Finally, a 5-ply teardrop pickguard and a gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish put the perfect, spotlight-stealing visual touches on the '61 SG Standard.





Unleashes patented PAF tone





When it comes to bottling vintage Patent Applied For (PAF) humbucker tone, nothing beats the sound of this Gibson '61 SG Standard's '60s Burstbucker pickups. These magnets ? along with period-correct, unmatched windings on the bobbins ? capture the subtle historical variations in true humbucker tone. Plug into your favorite amp and experience smooth low-end response, complex midrange crunch, and sweet-sounding highs. While Sweetwater guitarists have found these pickups sound great clean, they can also push your amp into overdrive for the legendary fat, snarling tone you can only get with a humbucker. Under the hood, the control assembly is handwired with Orange Drop capacitors, ensuring you'll hear the mellifluous voice of the '61 SG Standard in all its glory, even when you back down your volume.





SlimTaper neck and Plek'd frets





Comfort and playability were Gibson's primary concerns when designing the '61 SG Standard. You'll be delighted by how this guitar's SlimTaper neck profile comfortably fits your hand just the right way. For your playing pleasure, the Indian rosewood fingerboard is buffed to silky smoothness and bound with rolled edges so that no fret ends impede your dexterity. The frets are dressed to perfection using a Plek Pro machine for optimized playability. Typically reserved for top-dollar custom guitars, this process levels the frets with pinpoint precision, providing you with the most playable fretboard you'll likely own.





Gibson '61 SG Standard Electric Guitar Features:


Part of Gibson's Custom Color Series


Modeled after a 1961 Gibson SG Standard ? the year the SG was first introduced


Double-cutaway mahogany body is beautifully accented by a 5-ply teardrop pickguard


Mahogany SlimTaper neck offers extreme playing comfort


Bound 12-inch-radius Indian rosewood fingerboard offers supple playability


'60s Burstbucker pickups churn out a breadth of red-hot humbucker tones


4-knob control configuration is handwired with Orange Drop capacitors


ABR-1 Tune-o-matic bridge, aluminum stopbar tailpiece, and Vintage Deluxe tuners


Acrylic trapezoid fingerboard inlays and a mother-of-pearl headstock inlay


Light-catching gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish