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Gibson USA SG Special Gloss Cherry (Second Hand) SGSPECCHRY-SH https://www.guitar.co.uk/media/catalog/product/g/i/gibson-sg-special-gloss-second-hand.jpg Gibson

Gibson USA SG Special Gloss Cherry (Second Hand)

£449.00

Gibson USA SG Special Gloss Cherry (Second Hand) Front

Out of stock - Unavailable to order

SKU: SGSPECCHRY-SH

This Gibson SG Special is presented in Gloss Cherry and is for sale in fully-functioning second hand condition. It shows some marks commensurate with use - see pictures for details. Sold with a Gibson gig bag, this presents a unique opportunity to purchase a genuine USA-made Gibson, with the assurance that it has been fully checked over and set up to the high standard we require of all the instruments we sell. Check it out today in our Glasgow store, Merchant City Music, or buy online for fast and secure delivery to the UK and Europe.

Gibson USA SG Special Gloss Cherry - Second Hand 2004 model

The SG Special has always been distinguished by its simpler headstock adornments and the businesslike dot inlays on its rosewood fingerboard, which also is left unbound in keeping with its stripped-down ethos. These elements aside, however, today's Gibson USA SG Special runs neck-and-neck with the flagship of the SG family. Its solid mahogany body packs all the resonance and sustain that has helped to make SGs legendary, and it sports the bevelled edge that is such a big part of this model's distinctive styling, while also enhancing playing comfort.

Two deep cutaways with sharp, slightly asymmetrical horns offer unparalleled access to the top of its 22-fret neck, which you'll scale at lightning speed thanks to the SG Special's fast, comfortable, rounded '50s neck profile. Cranking all this tonewood and superb playability to the max is a pair of Gibson's most popular humbucking pickups from the Modern Classics series: a 490R in the neck position, and a 490T in the bridge.

Made in the style of the hallowed PAF humbucker, with genuine Alnico II magnets, but updated to meet the demands of today's player, this pairing offers everything from smooth, creamy, vocal warmth in the neck to raunchy rhythm tones and searing leads in the bridge. It all runs through Gibson's classic control configuration of independent volume and tone knobs for each pickup, and three-way toggle selector switch. Keeping it all locked and loaded are a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, arguably the most emulated hardware configuration on the planet, and a set of vintage style tuners with vintage pearloid buttons.

Product Details

  • Body: Mahogany
  • Headstock Logo: Gold Silkscreen "Gibson" Logo
  • Truss Rod Cover: Black and White Antique Bell with "SG" Imprint
  • Neck Position Pickup: Uncovered 490R
  • Bridge Position Pickup: Uncovered 490T
  • Pickup Magnet Material: Alnico II and Alnico V
  • Pickup Covers: Uncovered
  • Neck Wood: Mahogany
  • Neck Profile: SG Rounded
  • Truss Rod: Traditional Adjustable
  • Neck Joint: Mortise & Tenon
  • Tuners: Nickel Vintage Tuners with Perloid Buttons
  • Potentiometers: 2 Volume Controls, 2 Tone Controls
  • Coil Wiring: Machine Wound
  • Toggle Switch: Three-way Switchcraft with Cream Plastic Tip
  • Output Jack: Traditional 1/4"
  • Frets: 22
  • Fretboard Radius: 12"
  • Nut/E.O.B.: 1.695"/2.260"
  • Fretboard Inlay: Acrylic Dot
  • Bridge: Nashville Chrome-plated Tune-O-Matic
  • Finish: Nitrocellulose
  • Tailpiece: Chrome-plated Stop Bar
  • Case Type: Gibson Deluxe Gigbag
  • Knobs: Black Top Hats with Silver Metal Inserts