Gibson USA SG Standard '61 Stopbar - Vintage Cherry

When Gibson launched the SG in 1961, it hit the music world like a sonic meteor — sleek, sharp, double-horned, and built for speed. The Interstellar Tone Traveler recognized it immediately: not a relic of the past, but a rocket from the future wrapped in vintage mahogany. The SG Standard '61 in Vintage Cherry wears the finish that became synonymous with the model itself — a deep, glowing red that burns under stage lights like a star at full intensity, the color of rock 'n' roll rebellion since the very beginning. Sculpted from solid mahogany with its iconic double-cutaway body, the SG is the original lightweight speed machine, and at just 6 lbs 11 oz it wears like it was built for long-haul missions — the SlimTaper™ neck profile feeling like warp speed under your fingers from the very first note. A bound rosewood fretboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets, acrylic trapezoid inlays, and a neck joint reaching the full 22nd fret means there are no limits, no gravity, and no note out of reach. Two '60s Burstbucker humbuckers open up a wide galaxy of tone — from glassy, crystalline cleans to supernova-level overdrive — hand-wired with Orange Drop® capacitors for vintage warmth and clarity that responds to every nuance of your playing. A nickel-plated ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece anchor your sustain like a black hole locks in light, while Vintage Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons and a Graph Tech® nut keep tuning locked in through every cosmic riff. This is the tone that powered legends — the same DNA, the same spirit, the same interplanetary fury — now dressed in the color that started it all. Model: USA SG Standard '61 Stop Bar Body Construction: Solid Body: Mahogany Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Neck: Mahogany Fingerboard: Rosewood Fingerboard Inlay: Acrylic Trapezoid Nut: Graph Tech, 1.69"" Neck Profile: Slim Taper Neck Joint: Glued Set Neck Frets: Medium-Jumbo 22 Truss Rod: Adjustable Radius: 12" Fingerboard Binding: Single-Ply Cream Scale Length: 24.75" Bridge Pickup: 60's Burstbucker Neck Pickup: 60's Burstbucker Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors Pickup Selector: 3-Way Outpuck Jack: 1/4" Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar Hardware Color: Nickel Pickup Covers: Authentic Profile Nickel Silver Strap Buttons: 2 Switchwasher: Black Pickguard: Black 5-Ply Truss Rod Cover: Black 2-Ply Bell, SG Switch Tip: Cream Tuning Machines: Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons Mounting Rings: Black Control Covers: Black Case: Hardshell String Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046 Weight: 6lbs 9oz. Accessories: Includes Gibson Accessory Kit

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