SG Special '60s Tribute

The SG Special '60s Tribute was introduced in 2011 and produced into 2012. While it is not a reissue of any specific 1960s SG Special, it is generally inspired by the 1961-1965 Special.

Related:

• 50th Anniversary Pete Townshend SG Signature
• SG '60s Tribute

Features

• $1,239 MSRP
• $799 Street

Body:

• Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
• Satin nitrocellulose lacquer
  • No grain filler (open pores)

Neck:

• 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
• Slim Taper profile
• Set-in construction
  • Joins body at 19th fret
• Indian Rosewood fretboard
  • Acrylic dot inlays
  • 12" radius
• Narrow Open Book headstock
  • Silkscreened Gibson logo
  • 17^o pitch
• 22 frets
• 24 ⁵/₈" scale
• Corian nut
  • Cut by Plek machine
• 1 11/16" nut width

Electronics:

• Two "Soapbar" P-90s
  • AlNiCo V magnets
  • ~7-8K Ohms DCR
  • Black plastic covers
• 3-way switch
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone

Hardware:

• Chrome hardware
• Grover "Gibson Deluxe" tuning machines
  • 14:1 ratio
  • Green Keystone buttons
  • Manufactured by Ping
• Single-ply "Angel Wing" pickguard
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
  • 2-ply b/w
• Black Bell knobs
• Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

Finishes:

• Worn Natural 
• Worn White 
• Worn Cherry 
• Worn Ebony