The Jeff Tweedy Signature SG was introduced in 2012 as a limited run. It is the only SG ever made by Gibson to feature a Natural finished neck with a pigmented/dyed body. Tweedy himself can be seen using a prototype with a 50th Anniversary logo, which was also shown on Gibson's website accidentally. It seems the model was originally intended to be released in 2011 but apparently delayed, because the model code was "SG50W", presumably denoting "50th Anniversary Wilco model". Contrary to rumors, there was no production limit of 200 or so units as is sometimes claimed. The run was only limited in the sense that it was a single year run.
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- $1,699 Street
- $1,379 Street (Blemished)
Body:
- Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
- Deeper bevels
- Angled heel
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
Neck:
- 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
- Natural satin finish
- Set-in construction
- 5 degree angle
- Franklin Titebond 50 glue
- Joins body at 22nd fret
- '61 style heel
- 1961 Slim Taper D profile (.800/.895")
- Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Acrylic trapezoid inlays
- 12" radius
- Large Open Book headstock
- 22 frets
- 24 9/16" scale
- Corian nut
- Cut by Plek machine
- 1 11/16" nut width
Binding:
- Neck, single-ply
- Thinner style
- Fret-edge binding
Electronics:
- Two Burstbucker 1 humbuckers
- AlNiCo II magnets
- 7.6k Ohms DCR
- 3-way switch
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
- 300k volume
- 500k tone
- Orange drop caps
Hardware:
- Chrome Hardware
- TonePros "Kluson Deluxe" tuning machines
- 15:1 ratio
- Yellow Keystone buttons
- Single-ply Cream "Angel Wing" pickguard
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- 2-ply b/w
- "Tweedy" stamped
- Black Reflector knobs
- Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Maestro vibrola
Finishes:
- Blue Mist