Made in partnership with the Gibson Custom Shop, this Inspired by Gibson™ model is Epiphone’s impressive recreation of one of the most important and popular guitar designs of all time. The Epiphone 1961 Les Paul™ SG™ Standard pays tribute to the legendary original - the very first SG. In 1961, the original shape of the Les Paul model went on hiatus, replaced by an all-new design that is known today as the SG or “solid guitar.” Featuring a two-piece solid mahogany, double-cutaway body with Custom Shop Historic bevels, it also has the one-piece mahogany, fast-playing SlimTaper™ C-shaped neck profile of those legendary early Les Paul SG models. It also has a historically inspired long pickguard and comes equipped with a pair of Gibson™ BurstBucker™ humbucking pickups wired to CTS® potentiometers and Mallory™ capacitors, a Graph Tech® nut, and Switchcraft® output jack and toggle switch. The Epiphone Deluxe tuners feature a historically inspired double ring design. Of course, all of the legendary SG styling and cosmetic touches are here too, and a vintage-style hardshell case is also included.

Specifications:

• Body Shape: SG
• Body Material: 2 Piece Solid Mahogany
• Binding: Single Ply Cream, Fretboard
• Finish: Aged Gloss
• Material: 1 Piece Mahogany
• Profile: SlimTaper C
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Number Of Frets: 22
• Frets: Medium Jumbo
• Nut Material: Graph Tech
• Nut Width: 1.693"
• Inlays: Pearloid Trapezoid
• Joint: Glued In, Set Neck
• Finish: Nickel
• Tuner Plating: Nickel
• Bridge: Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece: Epiphone LockTone Stop Bar
• Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe, Double Ring
• Pickguard: 5-ply Black, Long SG Style
• TrussRod: 2-way Adjustable
• Truss Rod Cover: "Bell Shaped" 2-ply (Black/White), 3-hole; "LES PAUL"
• Control Knobs: Black Top Hats with Inserts
• Switch Tip: Cream
• Switchwasher: Black - Rhythm/Treble : Gold Hot Stamp
• Control Covers: Black with Silver Epiphone / Gibson Custom Hot Stamp
• Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Below Heel
• Mounting Rings: Black
• Pickup Covers: Nickel
• Neck Pickup: Gibson BurstBucker 2
• Bridge Pickup: Gibson BurstBucker 3
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS potentiometers, Mallory Capacitors
• Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft Toggle
• Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft
• Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• Case: Vintage Style Hardshell Case Included