
The SG Standard Gold Series was a limited run 2017 model. The Wine Red finish was offered as an Amazon exclusive.
Features[]
- $1,819 Street
- $1,519 Street (2019 Clearance)
- $1,379 Street (2020 Clearance)
Body:
- Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
Neck:
- 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
- Set-in construction
- 4.25 degree angle
- Titebond glue
- Joins body at 19th fret
- 1961 Slim Taper D profile (.800/.895")
- Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Trapezoid inlays
- Increased fretboard thickness
- 12" radius
- Narrow Open Book headstock
- Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
- Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
- Inlaid Mother of Pearl crown
- "Made in U.S.A." stamp
- 17o pitch
- 22 frets
- 24 9/16" scale
- TekToid self-lubricating nut
- Cut by Plek machine
Binding:
- Neck, single-ply
- Thicker style
- Fret-edge binding
Electronics:
- Two '57 Classic Humbuckers
- AlNiCo II magnets
- ~7.9k Ohms D.C. resistance
- 3-way switch
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
- 500k non-linear
- "Quick-Connect" circuit board
Hardware:

- Gold Hardware
- Grover Roto-Grip Locking Rotomatic tuning machines
- 18:1 ratio
- Metal Kidney buttons
- Manufactured by Ping
- 5-ply "Angel Wing" pickguard
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- 2-ply b/w with "SG" hot-stamp
- Black & Gold Reflector knobs
- Switch ring delete
- Poly-carbonate control cover
- Prevents electrostatic discharge
- Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Aluminum stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Alpine White
- Wine Red