2016 GIBSON LTD. ED. SG STANDARD '61 REISSUE IN HERITAGE CHERRY FINISH
Question: What do Duane Allman, Dickey Betts, Gregg Allman, Derek Trucks, Tom Johnston, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Johnson, Carlos Santana, Tony Iommi, Ed King, Gary Rosington, Allen Collins, Buddy Guy, Lenny Kravitz, Frank Zappa, Eric Clapton, George Harrison, John Lennon, Todd Rundgren, Robby Krieger, Pete Townsend, The Edge, and Elliot Easton all have in common?
Answer: They all, at some point in their legendary careers, played the Gibson SG to prodigious acclaim.
Solid Mahogany body and neck; Warm, focused and present midrange
Bound rosewood fretboard; Open, warm tone and smooth playing feel
Classic '60s era style neck profile satisfies Vintage 60’s SG purists
ABR-1 bridge and classic Deluxe Gibson Kluson Style tuners; period correct with superb tuning stability
Thinner; lighter body is incredibly comfortable to play over long gigs
’57 Classic and ’57 Classic Plus humbucking pickups; Sweet, sought-after vintage PAF tones with crystal-clear character
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So, what makes this edition special? Dave's Guitar Shop designed this run of classic-styled SGs and went right back to the original specs: Small "angel wing" pickguard and body-mounted pickups, '57 Classic (neck) and '57 Classic Plus (bridge) pickups, an ABR-1 bridge, classic-style Deluxe Kluson tuners with pearloid tulip-shaped buttons, nickel-plated hardware, jumbo frets in a bound rosewood fingerboard, trapezoidal inlays, reflector knobs, and a brown-and-pink Gibson USA hard case with dual-block neck support.
The sound is slimmer and less rounded than that of a typical maple-capped Les Paul and projects quite a bit more overtones and "bite." Of course that means that the bass you've had to carve out of your typical LP sound doesn't need to be carved out for the SG. The '57 Classic (neck) and '57 Classic Plus (bridge) pickups give it great articulation and smooth character. As with other '57 Classics, we find a need to back off the bridge pickup tone control to about five or six to smoothly switch between the two pickups. The '57 Classic Plus in the bridge position doesn't feel like it has that much more gain, just more "meat" and overtones. Throughout the gain range from clean to overdriven, the overtones and individual-string definition really stands out.
This Gibson SG '61 Reissue in great condition, all original, no breaks or repairs of any kind and in perfect working order. This guitar has been lovingly played and cared for. She exhibits minimal wear which consists of surface scratches on the pickguard, minor polishing swirls, and one small, shallow approx. 2.5-mm ding on the upper-bout just north of the bridge pickup which is only visible up close at certain lighting-angles, as we were able to capture in a close-up picture.
Overall this guitar is very clean, and we conservatively rate it a solid 8.75 out of 10.
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