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

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Faded 3pu
  • $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