The Historic SG Standard Bolivian Rosewood was a 2020 limited run model with a Bolivian rosewood fretboard, long Maestro vibrola, Batwing pickguard and headstock stinger. It seems to have been preceded by the "Pilot Run" SGST model, which was a Japanese market exclusive. Unlike most Custom Shop SGs, but like many limited runs, this model uses the standard Custom Shop serial number format with a "CS" prefix.
Note: Any Historic SG Standard can be ordered with a Bolivian Rosewood fretboard via Gibson's Made 2 Measure program.
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- $3,999 - $4,199 Street
Body:
- Solid Honduran Mahogany body
- Historic deep beveling
- Tapered horn tips
- One-piece construction
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
- Amber-tinted clearcoat
Neck:
- 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
- 1960 Slim Taper C profile (.830"/.960")
- Set-in construction
- Hot hide glue
- Unsheathed truss rod
- Joins body at 22nd fret
- Bolivian Rosewood fretboard
- Cellulose trapezoid inlays
- 12" radius
- Medium Open Book headstock w/ Holly veneer
- 22 medium-jumbo frets
- Leveled by Plek machine
- 24 5/8" scale
- Bone nut
- Cut by Plek machine
- 1 11/16" nut width
Binding:
- Single-ply, neck
- Thinner style
- Fret-edge binding
Electronics:
- Two '57 Classic humbuckers
- Switchcraft 3-way switch
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
- CTS 500k vintage audio taper pots
- Luxe "Black Beauty" paper-in-oil capacitors
Hardware:
- Nickel hardware
- Gotoh SD90 Kluson-reissue tuning machines
- 1:15 ratio
- Green Keystone buttons
- Single line, double ring
- 5-ply "Batwing" pickguard
- Standard bevel angle
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- 2-ply, wide bevel angle
- Black Witch Hat knobs w/ pointers
- ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Maestro Vibrola tailpiece
Finishes:
- Cherry