A Stunning Reissue of the First SG
Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail.
1961 brought some big changes to the Gibson Les Paul™; most notably a sleek, all-new, double-cutaway, all-mahogany body design that would later be renamed the SG™. This Gibson Custom Shop model recreates the first Les Paul SG Customs, complete with Custom-style cosmetics, gold hardware, and a Sideways Vibrola™, a side-pull action vibrato that is similar to those found on models from the early 1960s. It also has a bound Authentic '61 Thin Profile mahogany neck, Grover® tuners, an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, three Custombucker pickups, CTS vintage-taper pots, and Black Beauty capacitors.
Body
Body Material
1-Piece Solid Mahogany
Finish
Nitrocellulose Lacquer (VOS)
Neck
Profile
Authentic '61 Thin Profile
Scale Length
24.75" / 628.65mm
Fingerboard Material
Ebony, White Binding
Frets
Authentic Medium-Jumbo
Nut Width
1.69" / 42.86mm
End of Board Width
2.24" / 56.89mm
Inlays
Custom Block Mother of Pearl
Joint
Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Hardware
Saddle Material
Nickel-plated Brass
Tailpiece
Sideways Vibrola
Tuning Machines
Grover Kidney
Pickguard
1961 3-Pickup Long Guard; White
TrussRod
Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover
True Historic
Control Knobs
Black Top Hats with Gold Inserts
Switchwasher
True Historic Black
Control Covers
60th Anniversary Backplate; White
Mounting Rings
M69 Cellulose Acetate Butyrate; Black
Pickup Covers
Authentic Profile Gold-plated
Electronics
Middle Pickup
Custombucker
Bridge Pickup
Custombucker
Controls
2 Volume, 2 Tone, 500K CTS Potentiometers, Hand-Wired Harness with Black Beauty Capacitors
Pickup Selector
3-Way Switchcraft
Output Jack
1/4" Switchcraft
Miscellaneous
Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case
Black/Yellow Hardshell
Accessories
Certificate of Authenticity