SG Hot Rod

The SG Hot Rod was a one-off custom build by the Pro Shop's Kelly Butler in 2001. The custom paint job design was done by Jason North.

Features

Body:

• Solid Honduran Mahogany body
• One-piece construction
• Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

Neck:

• 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
• 1960 Slim Taper C profile (~.830" / .950")
• Set-in construction
  • Joins body at 22nd fret
• Ebony fretboard
  • Mother of Pearl block inlays
  • 12" radius
• Medium Open Book headstock w/ Holly veneer
  • Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
    • Classic font style
  • Inlaid Mother of Pearl split diamond
  • Custom Shop decal
  • 17^o headstock pitch
• 22 frets
• 24 ⁵/₈" scale
• Nylon nut
• 1 11/16" nut width

Binding:

• Single-ply, neck
  • Thicker style
  • Fret-edge binding
• Multi-ply, headstock & body (front & back)

Electronics:

• Two 490R / 498T humbuckers
  • AlNiCo II (neck) & V (bridge) magnets
  • 7–8k (neck) & 9–13k (bridge) Ohms D.C. resistance
• 3-way switch
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone
  • CTS 500k pots

Hardware:

• Chrome hardware
• Schaller M-6 tuning machines
  • 12:1 gear ratio
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
  • 2-ply b/w
  • "Custom" engraved
• Single-ply white tenon cover
• Black Reflector knobs
• ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
• Aluminum stopbar tailpiece

Finishes:

• Hot Rod Flames