The SG Zoot Suit was introduced in August 2009.[1] "Zoot" is jazz slang for something that's extravagant, and a "Zoot Suit" was a style of suit popular among 1940s jazz musicians.[2] The common element between a Zoot Suit and this guitar are the stripes. The SG Zoot Suit's unique build process involves dying individual strips of Birch various colors and then compressing and bonding them together. The body design is the same as the SG Diablo, having a carved top and the same control layout. The Zoot Suit is generally a little heavier than most SGs due to its body construction. It was discontinued in 2010.
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Black and Orange
- $1,199 Street
- $999 Street (Zzounds clearance, 2010)[3]
Body:
- Laminated .075” thick Birch strips
- Each strip dyed separately
- Carved top & concave back
- Diablo style beveling
- Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
- Satin sheen
- 2 coats
Black and Red
Neck:
- Laminated .075” thick Birch strips
- Set-in construction
- 3 degree angle
- Franklin Titebond 50 glue
- Joins body at 19th fret
- '50s Rounded profile (.815" / .970")
- Ebony fretboard
- 12" radius
- Narrow Open Book headstock
- 24 medium-jumbo frets
- Leveled by Plek machine
- 24 9/16" scale
- Corian nut
- Cut by Plek machine
- 1 11/16" nut width
Red and Blue
Electronics:
- Two uncovered 496R/500T humbuckers
- Ceramic V magnets
- ~8.5k (neck) & 15.5k (bridge) Ohms DCR
- Transparent bobbins
- Transparent mounting rings
- 3-way switch
- 1 Vol, 1 Tone
- CTS 300k volume
- CTS 500k tone
Black and Natural
Hardware:
- Chrome hardware
- Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
- 14:1 ratio
- Manufactured by Ping
- Bell shaped truss rod cover
- Clear Bell knobs
- Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
- Zamak stopbar tailpiece
Finishes:
- Rainbow
- Black and Red
- Black and Natural
- Black and Orange
- Red and Blue