The SG Standard P-90 was a model introduced in 2012 and only produced for that year. It returned in 2016 with an HP version as well.
2012[]
- $1,499 MSRP
- $999 Street
- $849 Street (Nov 2012 price drop)
- $799 Street (Clearance)
Body:
- Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
Neck:
- 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
- Set-in construction
- 5 degree angle
- Titebond glue
- Joins body at 19th fret
- Rounded '50s C profile (.830" / .970")
- Baked Maple fretboard
- Trapezoid inlays
- 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
- Corian nut
- Cut by Plek machine
- 1 11/16" nut width
Binding:
- Neck, single-ply
- Thicker style
- Fret-edge binding
Electronics:
- Two P-90 pickups
- AlNiCo V magnets
- ~8k Ohms D.C. resistance
- 3-way switch
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
- CTS 300k volume, linear
- CTS 500k tone, audio
- "Quick-Connect" circuit board
Hardware:
- Chrome Hardware
- TonePros "Kluson Deluxe" tuning machines
- 15:1 ratio
- Green Keystone buttons
- 5-ply "Batwing" pickguard
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- 2-ply b/w with "SG" hot-stamp
- Black Reflector knobs
- Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Heritage Cherry
- Ebony
2016 T[]
- $1,199 Street
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
- Rounded '60s profile (probably a typo by Gibson)
- .820" / .950"
- 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
- 1 11/16" nut width
Binding:
- Neck, single-ply
- Thicker style
- Fret-edge binding
Electronics:
- Two P-90 pickups
- AlNiCo V magnets
- ~8k Ohms D.C. resistance
- 3-way switch
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
- 500k non-linear
- "Quick-Connect" circuit board
Hardware:
- Chrome Hardware
- Grover "Gibson Deluxe" tuning machines
- 14:1 ratio
- Green Keystone buttons
- Manufactured by Ping
- 5-ply "Batwing" pickguard
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- 2-ply b/w
- Black Reflector knobs
- Poly-carbonate control cover
- Prevents electrostatic discharge
- Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Heritage Cherry
2016 HP[]
- $1,549 Street
Body:
- Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
- Deeper beveling than T model
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
Neck:
- 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
- Set-in construction
- 4.25 degree angle
- Titebond glue
- Joins body at 22nd fret
- Rounded '60s profile (probably a typo by Gibson)
- .818 / 963"
- Smaller "Fast Access" heel
- Indian Rosewood fretboard
- Mother of Pearl 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
- Adjustable titanium zero-fret nut
- 1 11/16" nut width
"Fast Access" heel
Binding:
- Neck, single-ply
- Thicker style
- Fret-over-binding
Electronics:
- Two P-90 pickups
- AlNiCo V magnets
- ~8k Ohms D.C. resistance
- 3-way switch
- Improved durability
- 2 Vol, 2 Tone
- Multi-contact output jack
Hardware:
- Chrome Hardware
- 2nd generation G Force automatic tuning system
- 40:1 ratio
- Chrome Keystone buttons
- 5-ply "Batwing" pickguard
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- 2-ply b/w with "SG" hot-stamp
- Black "Notched" Speed knobs
- Poly-carbonate control cover
- Prevents electrostatic discharge
- Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Titanium saddles
- Zamak stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Heritage Cherry