SG GT

Daytona Blue

The SG GT was introduced in 2006 and billed as a guitar for the "artist with a heavy gig schedule". It is unique for its dual-action truss rod, locking tuners, strap buttons and output jack, and high pass tone filter to prevent treble bleed with lower volume settings. Another unique aspect is that the mirror fretboard inlays. The bridge cover is supposed to resemble a car's hood scoop and is removable. This model uses the body design of the SG Standard. It was discontinued in 2008.

Note: This model was not a limited run and there was no production limit. Do not believe sellers claiming otherwise; this has been confirmed by Gibson.

Interestingly, Gibson's website depicted a Candy Apple prototype with the bridge cover painted to match the body. Promotional photos also depicted the Muscle Green finish to have white stripes when it actually came with black stripes.

Features

• $1,699 Street
• $1,299 Street (Blemished)

Muscle Green

Body:

• Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
• Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

Bridge mounting screws

Neck:

• 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
• Set-in construction
  • Joins body at 19th fret
  • Franklin Titebond 50 glue
• 1961 Slim Taper D profile (.810" / .910")
• Ebony fretboard
  • Acrylic mirror trapezoid inlays
    • Not swirled
  • 12" radius
• Narrow Open Book headstock
  • Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
  • Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
    • Classic font style
  • "Made in U.S.A." stamp
  • 17^o pitch
• Dual-action truss rod

  

• Graph Tech nut
• 22 frets
• 24 ⁹/₁₆" scale
• 1 11/16" nut width

Candy Orange

Binding:

• Neck, single-ply
• Thinner style
• Pure white color
• Fret-edge binding

Phantom Black

Electronics:

• Two 490R / 498T humbuckers
  • AlNiCo II (neck) & V (bridge) magnets
  • 7–8k (neck) & 9–13k (bridge) Ohms D.C. resistance
  • Chrome face mounting rings
• 3-way switch
• Neutrik^TM locking output jack
  • Relocated to side of body
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone
  • Push/pull coil split
  • High pass tone filter
  • CTS 300k volume
  • CTS 500k tone

Candy Apple (Photo Credit: Sam Guitares)

Hardware:

• Chrome Hardware
• Grover Locking Rotomatic tuning machines
  • 18:1 ratio
  • Manufactured by Ping
• Chrome plated tenon cover
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
  • Single-ply black
  • Chrome "GT" hot stamp

    

    Prototype w/ early bridge cover design

• Chrome metal barrel knobs w/ knurled sides
• Brushed steel control cover
• Dunlop locking strap buttons
• TonePros Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
• Chrome plated "hood scoop" tailpiece

Muscle Green w/ white stripes promo pic

Finishes:

• Phantom Black
• Candy Apple
• Candy Orange
• Daytona Blue
• Muscle Green