The SG Exclusive, produced in 1979, was the first limited run SG model ever produced. It was supposedly meant to be limited to 500 units, but it is said that only 478 were actually produced.
A prototype for this model has surfaced, with the notable differences from the final model being a Silverburst finish, no pickguard and black plastic parts instead of cream.
For the SG Standard Exclusive, see here.
Features[]
Body:
- Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
Neck:
- 3-pc laminated Honduran Mahogany
- .780" / .990" profile
- Set-in construction
- 3 degree angle
- Titebond glue
- Joins body at 20th fret
- Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Small block inlays
- 12" radius
- Volute
- Large Open Book headstock
- Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
- Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
- Inlaid Mother of Pearl crown
- "Made in U.S.A." stamp
- 17o pitch
- 22 frets
- 24 9/16" scale
- Brass nut
- 1 9/16" nut width
Binding:
- Neck
- Fret-edge binding
- Thinner style
Electronics:
- Two Dirty Fingers humbuckers
- Three Ceramic magnets
- ~16k Ohms D.C.R.
- Double cream bobbins
- 3-way switch
- Master Vol, 2 Tone, Rotary coil tap
- CTS 300k pots
Hardware:
- Chrome Hardware
- Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
- 14:1 ratio
- Keystone buttons
- Single-ply cream "Angel Wing" pickguard
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- 2-ply b/w with "Exclusive" engraving
- Gold Reflector knobs
- Schaller "Harmonica" Tune-O-Matic bridge
- TP-6 fine-tuning stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Ebony
1978 Prototype[]
Aftermarket bridge pickup
Body:
- Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
Neck:
- 3-pc laminated Honduran Mahogany
- .780" / .990" profile
- Set-in construction
- 3 degree angle
- Titebond glue
- Joins body at 20th fret
- Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Small block inlays
- 12" radius
- Volute
- Large Open Book headstock
- Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
- Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
- Inlaid Mother of Pearl crown
- "Made in U.S.A." stamp
- 17o pitch
- 22 frets
- 24 9/16" scale
- Brass nut
- 1 9/16" nut width
Binding:
- Neck
- Fret-edge binding
- Thinner style
Electronics:
- Two Dirty Fingers humbuckers
- Three Ceramic magnets
- ~16k Ohms D.C.R.
- 3-way switch
- Master Vol, 2 Tone, Rotary coil tap
- CTS 300k pots
Hardware:
- Chrome Hardware
Prototype stamp
- Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
- 14:1 ratio
- Keystone buttons
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- 2-ply b/w, blank
- Black Speed knobs
- Schaller "Harmonica" Tune-O-Matic bridge
- TP-6 fine-tuning stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Silverburst