The SG Special Raw Power was introduced in 2009 as the first SG ever produced with a Maple body, and offered a large range of finish options. It was also unique in being the only SG Special featuring '57 Classic humbuckers instead of the usual 490R/490T set.
Features[]
- $1,664 MSRP
- $998 Street
Body:
- Beveled, solid Maple body
- Grade A Maple (Natural finish only)
- Chambered for weight relief
- Average weight: 5.37 lbs
- Satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Neck:
- 3-pc laminated Maple
- '50s Rounded profile
- Set-in construction
- Franklin Titebond 50 glue
- Joins body at 19th fret
- Maple fretboard
- Acrylic dot inlays
- Trapezoid at 12th fret
- Grade A Maple
- 12" radius
- Open Book headstock
- Silkscreened Gibson logo
- "Made in U.S.A." stamp
- 17o pitch
- 22 medium frets
- 24 9/16" scale
- Corian nut
- Cut by Plek machine
- 1 11/16" nut width
Electronics:
- Two uncovered '57 Classic humbuckers
- AlNiCo II magnets
- ~7.9k Ohms D.C. resistance
- 3-way switch
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- Grover "Gibson Deluxe" tuning machines
- 14:1 ratio
- Green Keystone buttons
- Manufactured by Ping
- Smoked translucent acrylic "Batwing" pickguard (Natural)
- 5-ply "Batwing" pickguard
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- Single-ply black
- Black Bell knobs
- Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Natural
- Satin Yellow
- Satin Gold
- Satin Blue/Platinum Burst
- Platinum
- Satin White
- Satin Translucent Ebony
- Satin Olive Green
- Satin Aquamarine