Orville EDS-1275

The Orville (by Gibson) EDS-1275 was introduced in 1993, being a copy of the Gibson EDS-1275. However, unlike the Gibson version, the Orville is equipped like Jimmy Page's EDS-1275, with Mahogany necks, uncovered six-string pickups and tailpieces positioned further back. In late 1993, the Orville by Gibson line was discontinued, and this model was re-named SGD-160 as a regular Orville model without Gibson pickups, and adding volutes to the necks. By 1996, it was discontinued.

These guitars were produced for the Japanese market only, through distributor Yamano. They were all made in Japan, by manufacturers Terada and Fujigen. For information on serial numbers, see GuitarsJapan.com and LiquiSearch.com.

EDS-1275

• 1993: 198,000 Yen

Body:

• Beveled, solid African Mahogany body
• Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

Necks:

• 1-pc quartersawn African Mahogany
• Set-in construction
  • Joins body at 15th fret

• Indian Rosewood fretboard
  • Acrylic pearloid split parallelogram inlays
  • 12" fretboard radii

• Narrow Open Book headstocks
  • Resin impregnated fiberboard veneers
  • Inlaid Mother of Pearl Orville by Gibson logos
  • 14^o headstock pitches
• 20 frets per neck
• 24 ³/₄" scale
• 1 ¹¹/₁₆" nut width

Binding:

• Single-ply, necks
• Frets over binding

Electronics:

• Four 490R / 490T humbuckers
  • AlNiCo II magnets
  • 7-8k (neck) & 8.3k (bridge) Ohms D.C. resistance
• 3-way pickup switch
• 3-way neck switch
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone (One for each neck)
  • CTS 500k tone

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Hardware:

• Nickel Hardware
• Gotoh tuning machines
  • 12:1 ratio
  • Green Keystone buttons
• 5-ply pickguard
• Bell shaped truss rod covers
  • 2-ply, standard bevel
  • Blank

• Black Speed knobs w/ pointers
• Gotoh Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridges
• Gotoh stop-plate tailpieces

Finishes:

• Heritage Cherry
• Alpine White

SGD-160

• 1994: 160,000 Yen

Body:

• Beveled, solid African Mahogany body
• Polyurethane finish

Necks:

• 1-pc quartersawn African Mahogany
• Set-in construction
  • Joins body at 15th fret

• Indian Rosewood fretboard
  • Acrylic pearloid split parallelogram inlays
  • 12" fretboard radii

• Narrow Open Book headstocks
  • Resin impregnated fiberboard veneers
  • Inlaid Mother of Pearl Orville by Gibson logos
  • Volutes
  • 14^o headstock pitches
• 20 frets per neck
• 24 ³/₄" scale
• 1 ¹¹/₁₆" nut width

Binding:

• Single-ply, necks
• Frets over binding

Electronics:

• Four Orville humbuckers
  • ??? magnets
  • ~7.7k Ohms D.C. resistance

    

    Volute

• 3-way pickup switch
• 3-way neck switch
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone (One for each neck)
  • CTS 500k tone

Hardware:

• Nickel Hardware
• Gotoh tuning machines
  • 12:1 ratio
  • Green Keystone buttons
• 5-ply pickguard
• Bell shaped truss rod covers
  • 2-ply, standard bevel
  • Blank

• Black Bell knobs w/ pointers
• Gotoh Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridges
• Gotoh stop-plate tailpieces

Finishes:

• Heritage Cherry