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The SG Special EMG was part of Gibson's 2007 "Guitar of the Week" series, as week #32's guitar. It was a limited production run with only 400 produced.

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  • $1,199 Street
Special emg 2

Body:

  • Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
  • Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

Neck:

  • 1-pc quartersawn Mahogany
  • '50s Rounded profile
  • Set-in construction
    • Franklin Titebond 50 glue
    • Joins body at 19th fret
  • Ebony fretboard
    • Acrylic trapezoid inlays
    • 12" radius
  • Narrow Open Book headstock
    • Silkscreened Gibson logo
    • "Made in U.S.A." stamp
    • 17o pitch
  • 22 frets
  • 24 9/16" scale
  • 1 11/16" nut width

Binding:

  • Neck, single-ply
  • Thicker style
  • Pure White color
  • Fret-edge binding

Electronics:

  • Two EMG 85/81 Humbuckers
  • 3-way switch
  • 2 Vol, 2 Tone

Hardware:

  • Black Hardware
  • Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
    • 14:1 ratio
    • Manufactured by Ping
  • Vinyl "Batwing" pickguard
  • Bell shaped truss rod cover
    • Single-ply black
  • Black Bell knobs
  • Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

Finishes:

  • Satin Ebony