SG-Z

Verdigris

The SG-Z was introduced in 1995 as something of a successor to the SG 90, which was discontinued in 1990. The bass version, originally intended to be called the EB-Z, but re-named SG-Z Bass, was released in 1998 and discontinued in 2003.

Related:

• SG 90
• SG-X

SG-Z

• 1995-1999
• 1998: $1,365 MSRP
  • ~$959 Street (est.)

Body:

• Beveled, solid 1-pc Honduran Mahogany body
• Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

Neck:

• 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
• Set-in construction
  • 3 degree angle
  • Franklin Titebond 50 glue
  • Joins body at 22nd fret
  • '61 style heel

• Slim Taper profile (.800/.875")

• 

  Ebony fretboard
  • Acrylic Split Diamond inlays
  • 12" radius
• Large Open Book headstock
  • Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
  • Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
    • Classic font style
  • Inlaid Mother of Pearl Z
  • "Made in U.S.A." stamp
  • 17^o pitch
• 24 frets
• 25.5" scale
• 1 11/16" nut width

Binding:

• Neck, single-ply
• Thinner style
• Fret-edge binding

Platinum

Electronics:

• One 490R stacked humbucker (neck)
  • AlNiCo II magnet
  • 7-8k Ohms D.C. resistance
• One 500T humbucker (bridge)
  • Ceramic V magnet
  • 15.5k Ohms D.C. resistance
  • Uncovered

• 3-way switch
• 1 Vol, 1 Tone
• Recessed side output jack

Hardware:

• Black Hardware
• Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
  • 14:1 ratio
  • Manufactured by Ping
• 3-ply pearloid pickguard
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
  • 2-ply pearloid
• Black Reflector knobs
• Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
• Z-shape offset body anchors

Finishes:

• Verdigris 
• Platinum