This 2000 Gibson Custom Shop '61 Les Paul/SG Standard has been meticulously maintained and in perfect working order. With an aged cherry gloss nitro lacquer finish, nickel hardware, and long frame Lyre Vibrola, this SG has a feel and tone that truly harkens back to the golden age of Gibson! Weighing in at only 7lbs 8oz, this "Les Paul" faithfully reproduces the guitar that would become the famed SG following Les Paul's decision to no longer endorse the guitar that was destined to be one of Gibson's most iconic models. The Classic '57 pickups pair perfectly with this particular instrument and deliver Patent Pickups sound with ease. Acoustically resonant with great bark and a wooly midrange quality, this SG exemplifies everything we love about Gibson's modern Custom Shop offerings! This Les Paul SG plays exceedingly well with low action and solid intonation.
The SG Standard reissue stays true to the specs of this iconic instrument. Its distinct features and legendary tone are meticulously remade with all the precision and accuracy expected from Gibson Custom, including its solid mahogany body with twin cutaways, pointed horns, beveled edges and nickel-plated hardware, including the Maestro vibrato with Lyre-engraved tailpiece plate. Other standard appointments include its cellulose trapezoid fingerboard inlays, single-ply binding along the fingerboard and a slim-neck profile. In addition to these details, the SG Standard Reissue also benefits a one-piece rosewood fingerboard, Kluson Deluxe machine heads, hot-hide glue neck fit, accurate fingerboard binding color, Classic '57 humbuckers created in the image of the original PAFs, and period-correct Aniline dye for guitars finished in Faded Cherry.
The neck has a quintessential early 60's profile that's slender and easy to fret while still feeling solid and substantial. The 1 11/16" nut width keeps things from feeling too slim as well, and the profile has just enough depth and roundness in the shoulders to keep players happy. The headstock features the correct 17 degree angle and holly veneer, with inlayed pearloid Gibson logo and Kluson style Gibson Deluxe tuning machines with aged green single ring tulip buttons.
On the body, all of the electronics work as they should, with individual Volume and Tone knobs for each pickup coupled to a three-way pickup selector toggle. All of the hardware is stock, and the nickel shows only light patina on the pickup covers, Tune-o-Matic bridge and Lyre Vibrola. The Vibrola has a very responsive and tight spring, reacting well to a light touch for surfy shimmies or deeper dives and the arm is very tight to the base of the unit, staying firmly in place when you let go. The nitro lacquer gloss faded cherry finish looks great.
This stunning guitar comes with the original brown hardshell case, COA, owner’s manual and hang tag.
