The SG Flying Eagle was a limited run model produced in 2018. The inlays were inspired by those used on antique Gibson banjos, and that's where the "Flying Eagle" name comes from. The serial number followed the Custom Collection format, with a CS prefix.
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- $8,299 Street
Body:
- Solid 1-pc Honduran Mahogany body
- 3/4" bookmatched figured Koa top
- Historic deep beveling
- Angled heel
- Tapered horn tips
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
Neck:
- 5-pc laminated Flamed Maple & Walnut
- 1960 Slim Taper C profile (.830"/.960")
- Set-in construction
- Ebony fretboard
- Mother of Pearl flying eagle inlays
- 12" radius
- Medium Open Book headstock
- Holly veneer
- Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
- Classic font style
- Mother of Pearl flying eagle inlays
- 17o headstock pitch
- Leveled by Plek machine
- 24 5/8" scale
- Corian nut
- Cut by Plek machine
- 1 11/16" nut width
Binding:
- Single-ply, neck & headstock
- Thicker style
- Fret-edge binding
Electronics:
- Two uncovered Custombucker humbuckers
- AlNiCo III magnets
- ~8k Ohms DCR
- Gold-plated mounting rings
- 3-way switch
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
- CTS 500k audio taper pots
- "Black Beauty" capacitors
Hardware:
- Gold hardware
- Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
- 14:1 ratio
- Metal kidney buttons
- Manufactured by Ping
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- 2-ply, standard bevel angle
- Blank
- Single-ply black tenon cover
- Black/Gold Reflector knobs
- ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge & stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Natural