The last year of the "Les Paul™" moniker on the SG™ Custom was also the first year of the Maestro™ Vibrola...1963. Gibson Custom Shop has proudly recreated this desirable version of the SG Custom down to the original construction methods and contours. The result is a beautiful, versatile and tremendous-sounding instrument that plays effortlessly. The solid ebony fingerboard and revamped vintage-style electronics help it attain new sonic heights with clarity and sustain. From the dimensions to the contours to the precise inlay patterns to the sonic experience, it's the top of the line SG in every respect!
Specifications:
- Number of Strings: 6
- Left-/Right-handed: Right-handed
- Body Type: Solid body
- Body Shape: 1963 Les Paul SG
- Body Material: 1-piece Mahogany
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Color: Classic White
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Shape: 1960 Slim Taper
- Neck Joint: Set Neck
- Radius: 12"
- Fingerboard Material: Ebony
- Fingerboard Inlay: Mother-of-Pearl Trapezoids
- Number of Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Nut Width: 1.687"
- Nut Material: Nylon
- Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR-1 with Maestro Vibrola
- Tuners: Gold Grover Kidney
- Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III Humbucker
- Middle Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III Humbucker
- Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico III Humbucker
- Controls: 2 x volume, 2 x tone
- Switching: 3-way toggle pickup switch
- Strings: Gibson, .010-.046
Features:
- 1-piece lightweight mahogany body; VOS nitrocellulose lacquer finish
- Mahogany neck, 1960 Slim Taper, VOS nitro finish
- Ebony fingerboard, 12" radius, 22 Authentic medium jumbo frets, mother-of-pearl Trapezoid inlays
- Plek'd frets for optimized playability
- 3 Custombucker Alnico III unpotted humbucking pickups
- 3-way pickup selector switch
- Bridge and neck Volume and Tone controls
- 24.75" scale length; 1.687" nylon nut
- ABR-1 bridge; Maestro Vibrola tailpiece
- Grover Kidney tuners
- Factory strings: Gibson 10–46, standard tuning
- Single-action truss rod, headstock access
- Gold hardware
- Vintage Original Sheen finish package with light matte nitrocellulose and aged hardware
