The SG Baritone was announced in late 2013 and sold through the 2014 model year. Most seem to have been built in late 2013. It was the first ever baritone version of a Gibson SG. That means that this model has a longer-than-usual 27" scale length and an oversized body to match. It also came from Gibson tuned to B standard. This model appears to have been originally designed as a Buckethead signature model, seeing as it has very similar features to the Buckethead signature Les Paul model, and the internal code for this model designates it as "SGBH" and the Buckethead Les Paul was designated "LPBHS".
Features[]
- $2,498 MSRP
- $1,499 Street
- $1,299 Street (Price Drop)
Body:
- Beveled, solid Mahogany body
- Deeper cutaway beveling
- Oversized body
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
Neck:
- 1-pc quartersawn Mahogany
- '50s Rounded profile (.860” / .935")
- Set-in construction
- 5 degree pitch
- Franklin Titebond 50 glue
- Joins body at 19th fret
- Richlite fretboard
- No inlays
- 12" radius
- Large Open Book headstock
- Black Gibson logo decal
- Black Crown decal
- Black edge outline
- "Made in U.S.A." stamp
- 17o pitch
- 24 frets
- 27" scale
- Corian nut
- Slotted by Plek machine
- 1 11/16" nut width
Electronics:
- Two 496R/500T humbuckers
- Ceramic V magnets
- 8.5k (neck) & 15.5k (bridge) Ohms D.C.R.
- Double white bobbins
- White mounting rings
- 3-way switch
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
- Push/Pull coil split
- 500K linear volume
- 500k non-linear tone
- "Quick-Connect" circuit board
Hardware:
- Chrome Hardware
- Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
- 14:1 ratio
- Metal Keystone buttons
- Manufactured by Ping
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- 2-ply, b/w
- Switch ring delete
- White Speed knobs
- Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Zamak stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Alpine White