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.
Features
- $1,239 MSRP
- $799 Street
Body:
- Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
- Nitrocellulose lacquer finish
Neck:
- 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
- Slim taper profile
- Set-in construction
- Joins body at 22nd fret
- Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Acrylic dot inlays
- 12" radius
- Narrow Open Book headstock
- Silkscreened Gibson logo
- 17o headstock 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 Kluson-style tuning machines
- 14:1 ratio
- "Green key" buttons
- 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