SGS3

The SGS3 was a limited run model produced in 2015. This model is unique in having a feature that is not seen on any other SG ever made; a multi-ply tenon cover. It returned in 2019 as a limited run for American Musical Supply, now using the SG Standard body design. It was discontinued in August 2019.

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2015[]

$2,599 Street
$2,399 Street (May 2015 reduction)
$1,999 Street (2016 reduction)

Body:

Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
'61 Reissue style beveling
Tapered horns
Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

Neck:

1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
Set-in construction
- 3 degree angle
- Titebond 50 glue
- Joins body at 22nd fret
- '61 Reissue style heel
Slim Taper profile (.800" / .900")
Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Trapezoid inlays
- 12" radius
Narrow Open Book headstock
- Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
- Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
- Inlaid Mother of Pearl crown
- "Made in U.S.A." stamp
- 17^opitch
22 frets
- Leveled by Plek machine
24 ⁹/₁₆" scale
TekToid self-lubricating nut
- Cut by Plek machine
1 11/16" nut width

Binding:

Neck, single-ply
Thicker style
Fret-edge binding

Electronics:

Three '57 Classic / Classic Plus humbuckers
- AlNiCo II magnets
- ~7.9K (neck/middle) & 8.5K (bridge) Ohms D.C.R.
3-way Switchcraft switch
3 Vol, 1 Tone
- CTS 500k non-linear pots

Hardware:

Gold hardware
Grover "Gibson Deluxe" tuning machines
- 14:1 ratio
- Green Keystone buttons
- Manufactured by Ping
5-ply "Angel Wing" pickguard
5-ply tenon cover
Bell shaped truss rod cover
- 2-ply black/white
- "SG" stamped
Black/Gold Reflector knobs
Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
Sideways vibrola

Finishes:

Ebony

2019[]

$1,999 Street