The SG Special Faded 3-Pickup was introduced in 2007 and discontinued in 2008.
Features[]

- $699 - $769 Street
Body:
- Beveled, solid Mahogany body
- Satin nitrocellulose lacquer over stain
- No grain filler (open pores)
Neck:
- 1-pc quartersawn Mahogany
- '50s Rounded profile
- Set-in construction
- Franklin Titebond 50 glue
- Joins body at 19th fret
- Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Acrylic dot inlays
- 12" radius
- Open Book headstock
- Silkscreened Gibson logo
- "Made in U.S.A." stamp
- 17o pitch
- 22 medium frets
- 24 9/16" scale
- 1 11/16" nut width
Electronics:
- Three uncovered 490R/490R/490T humbuckers
- AlNiCo II magnets
- ~7.7k (neck/middle) & ~8.2k (bridge) Ohms D.C.R.
- 6-way rotary pickup switch
- 1 Vol, 1 Tone
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- Grover "Gibson Deluxe" tuning machines
- 14:1 ratio
- Green Keystone buttons
- Manufactured by Ping
- 4-ply "Batwing" pickguard
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- Single-ply black
- Black Reflector knobs
- Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Worn Ebony
- Worn White