![]() ![]() The SG Standard features pearloid trapezoid fretboard inlays, as well as fretboard binding and inlaid pearl "Gibson" logo and crown the mid-level SG Special features pearloid dot inlays and an inlaid pearl "Gibson" logo, without a crown. The SG features the traditional Gibson combination of two or three humbucker pickups or P90 pickups and a Tune-o-matic bridge assembly, wraparound bridge, or vibrato tailpiece, depending on the model. The SG's set neck is shallower than the Gibson Les Paul's. Epiphone-made bolt-on neck models still use a 16th fret neck joint. This neck design provided access above the 16th fret. Early models had a smaller neck joint with a longer tenon. The 24.75" scale mahogany neck joins the body at the 19th or 22nd fret. The SG generally has a solid mahogany body, with a black pickguard. Gibson currently makes lower-cost, internationally sourced versions of the SG at their subsidiary, Epiphone.īecause of its ease of play, comfort to hold, popularity, and vintage heritage, the body style of the SG is often copied by other manufacturers, although much less frequently than the Les Paul and the Fender Stratocaster. Later models of the KG-1 and KG-2 featured a body style similar to the Gibson SG, effectively creating a budget-line model until the brand was dropped in the late 1960s. In the early-to-mid 1960s Gibson's parent corporation, Chicago Musical Instruments, revived the Kalamazoo brand name for a short time. Les Paul's name was officially removed in 1963, but the SG continued to feature Les Paul nameplates and truss rod covers until the end of 1963. Gibson also honored Les Paul's request to remove his name from the guitar, and the new model was renamed "SG", which stood for "Solid Guitar". Paul asked lifelong friend and former President of Gibson, Ted McCarty to withhold his $1 royalty per guitar and Gibson mutually agreed to end the contract. At the same time, Paul was going through a public divorce from wife and vocalist partner Mary Ford, and his popularity was dwindling as music tastes had changed in the early 1960s. Problems with the strength of the body and neck made Paul dissatisfied with the new guitar. Although the new guitar was popular, he strongly disliked it. ![]() However, the redesign was done without knowledge of Les Paul himself. The simpler body construction significantly reduced production costs, and the new Les Paul, with its slender neck profile and small heel where it joined the body, was advertised as having the "fastest neck in the world". Not only did this make the upper frets more accessible, it was further eased by moving the neck joint outwards by three frets. The following year, the flat-topped, mahogany bodied Les Paul design was given a thinner, more contoured body with a double cutaway. In 1960, Gibson Les Paul sales were significantly lower than in previous years. ![]()
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