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2016 GIBSON SG-7 ‘LIGHT’ LIMITED EDITION IN ALPINE WHITE FINISH

The White Angel of Death… Metal.

The SG Light 7 and SG Dark 7 are a pair of seven-string twins with extended range, Seymour Duncan pickups and 24 fret fingerboards. They`re both aimed at either professional or rather affluent non-professional metal guitarists. Top class craftsmanship, superior playability and classic metal tone of the iconic SH series pickups make these guitars more than worth their price. Only 150 ‘Light’ pieces worldwide!
 

The 2016 Gibson SG-7 Light at a glance:

  • Only 150 ‘Light’ pieces worldwide

  • Grover tuners

  • Tektoid nut

  • Richlite Fingerboard

  • Mother of Pearl traps with custom "VII" inlay at the 7th fret

  • Fast-access heel

  • Seymour Duncan humbuckers

  • 7 strings

  • Chrome hardware

  • All-white SG hardshell case

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description

SG Light 7 is the light-side twin of the SG 7 Limited Run duo. It comes clad in all white (including white plastics), with white neck binding, white headstock and chrome-plated hardware. Entire body is made of lightweight mahogany. 


The neck is also made of mahogany; it has slim taper profile and fast access heel in the back, and a 24-fret Richlite fingerboard on top (trapezoid inlays, 1.96" tektoid nut and 12" radius). Pickups unit on the SG Light 7 is as mighty and powerful as on the SG Dark 7, it features a legendary SH-4 in the bridge and SH-1n in the neck position. Standard controls unit with four 500k pots (2x volume, 2x tone) and a three-way toggle pickup switch is installed along with the pickups. Two-piece bridge unit and Grover tuners complete the specs list.


The SG Light 7 also comes stock with a top-quality Gibson USA hardshell case; in striking White on White color and looks absolutely amazing!

Specifications

General

Condition

Brand New (NOS)

Number of Strings

7

Orientation

Right-handed

Country of Origin

U.S.A.

Year

2016

Limited Edition / Series

150-pc Worldwide (White)

Weight

7-lbs 4.8-oz

body

Body Type

SG Solidbody

Body Shape

Double-Cutaway

Body Material

2-pc Mahogany 

Body Carve

Front: Flat

Back: Deep Bevel Upper Rim

Body Binding

Front: Unbound

Back: Unbound

Weight Relief

No  

Build Materials Used

Franklin Titebond 50 Glue

Body Finish Type

High-gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer

Color

Front: Alpine White

Back & Neck: Alpine White

neck

Neck Material

1-pc Mahogany

Truss Rod

2-way Adjustable

Truss Rod Cover

1-ply White Bell Style Blank

Peghead Particulars

Front: Unbound, Gloss White with Black Silkscreen Gibson® Logo and ‘Holly’ 


Back: Wood-stamped ‘Made in U.S.A. 2016 Model’ and Serial Number (Painted-over)

Neck Profile

Rounded ‘C’  /  Fast Access Heel

Fingerboard Material

Richlite

Fingerboard Radius

12”

Scale Length

24.75"

No. Frets / Type

24 Medium Jumbo 

Nut Size / Material 

1.969"/ Tektoid

Neck Width

1.974" at 1st fret / 2.389" at 12th fret / 2.609” at EOB

Neck Depth

0.800" at 1st fret / 0.875" at 12th fret

Fingerboard Inlays

Mother of Pearl Trapezoids with “VII” at the 7th fret

Neck Binding

White

Side Dots

Black

Neck Joint

Mortise and Tenon, Franklin Titebond 50 Glue

hardware

Bridge

Chrome Plated, Tune-o-Matic, Zamak

Tailpiece / Tremolo

Chrome Plated, Stop Bar, Zamak

Tuning Machines

Chrome Plated, Grover® Kidneys, 14:01 Ratio

Pickup Cover / Ring

Uncovered White / White Staggered Height Humbucker Mounting Rings

Strap Buttons 

Polished Aluminum End Pins

Pickguard

No

Control Knobs

White Speed Knobs and no Dial Pointers

Switch 

White Plastic Tip with no Rhythm/Treble Washer

electronics

Bridge Pickup

Seymour Duncan SH-4, Alnico V, DCR 19.62k (Proprietary)

Middle Pickup

No

Neck Pickup

Seymour Duncan SH-1n ’59 Model, Alnico V, DCR 8.6k (Proprietary)

Active / Passive

Passive

Series / Parallel

Series

Controls

2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3-position Pickup Toggle Switch

Vol Potentiometer 

500k 

Tone Potentiometer  

500k

Capacitors 

.47uF – 20% SD-SH Matched Set values

Harness

SG Standard  

Push-pull

No

Piezo

No

Active EQ

No

Kill switch

No

Output Jack

Switchcraft™ 1/4" 2-Conductor Mono

miscellaneous

Case / Gigbag

Gibson® U.S.A. SG Hardshell Alpine White-on-White with lock-hasp

Strap Locks

No

Strings

D’Addario® NYXL .010, .011, .016, .026, .036, .047 Gauges

Tools / Accessories

Gibson® U.S.A. Truss Rod Wrench / Polishing Cloth

Manual / Literature 

Gibson® U.S.A. Owner’s Manual, Gold Warranty, Pre-ship Checklist and Baby Photo

C.O.A.

No

Other

Levi’s Genuine Leather 3.5”-in. wide Alpine White Guitar Strap; (new) $42 value  

Weight

Is the actual weighed-value in US Standard Units


Disclosure



Some technical Specs may have been extracted from Gibson® U.S.A. and/or internet archives. The words Gibson® / Grover® and the associated designs are registered trademarks of Gibson® Brands, Inc. and the other named entities, if any, respectively

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