Name: Gibson SG Special, Walnut (1971)
Brand: Gibson
SKU: ES24289
Price: 3250.0 USD
Availability: InStock

Vintage

Weight

6lb 10oz

Nut Width

1 9/16"

Scale Length

24 3/4"

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If you never though you could find a vintage SG with a truly fat neck - we're talking early/mid 50s carve and bigger - let the record show that some of these early 70s examples put the 'c' in 'chunky'.

This 1971 Gibson SG Special came to us from a local customer who'd acquired this back in the late 70s, and features a substantially fat neck you won't find on many other SGs throughout any production period. The twin P90 pickups have some great output with nice midrange throatiness and a strong top end cut.

There's evidence of an old but stable headstock repair, running right along the volute. It required no further attention from us and the guitar is performing great. We installed a MojoAxe CWT-60 tailpiece for enhanced intonation with a plain G string. Weighing in at a lean 6lb 10oz, it feels nicely balanced while retaining acoustic resonance and sustain.

Priced with Gator hardshell case.

Body

Style

Solidbody

Body

Mahogany

Finish

Nitrocellulose

Color

Walnut

Hardware

Pickups

Original P90s | 8.50k Neck / 8.49k Bridge

Electronics

CTS | 137 70xx visible pot code

Controls

Volume (x2) / Tone (x2) / 3-way Toggle switch

Bridge

MojoAxe wraparound

Tuners

Double Line Kluson

Pickguard

Original

Knobs

Witch Hat

Neck

3-Piece Mahogany

Binding

White

Carve

Fat C | .90" @ 1st / 1.10" @ 12th

Fingerboard

Indian Rosewood

Radius

12"

Inlays

Dots

Frets

Original

Nut

Replacement

Scale Length

24 3/4"

Other

Serial #

922593

Weight

6lb 10oz

Case

Gator Hardshell

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