Gibson SG Special In Faded Pelham Blue
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About DeliveryGibson’s SG Special is a true rock icon. Its twin single-coil driven wail offers a slightly unique take on the SG’s infamous tone; brighter than the Standard, crispier than the Junior, and more explosive than either of them, the Special provides players with a distinctive, wild flavour - a crunchier bite of the same fruit, so to speak.
This SG Special is constructed of a ‘double-horned’ cut-away Mahogany slab with a slim taper Mahogany neck capped with a fast actioned Rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets. Gibson recognise the importance of a high-quality fingerboard, and have utilised Plek Pro’s state of the art fret optimisation technology to grade and level each fret to achieve the best possible balance and performance the fingerboard can offer, giving you the best playability and the smoothest action available.
This SG Special’s great quality tonewood is finished in a period-correct coating of nitrocellulose lacquer that allows the wood to breathe and resonate with less choke than modern style lacquers, resulting is more open, brilliant, pure tones. This cool retro style is carried through the overall design with the addition of vintage deluxe tuners and a wraparound bridge/tailpiece.
The SG Special’s unique brand of Gibson tone has been lovingly and spectacularly reproduced by two single coil P-90 pickups at the bridge and neck, that have been re-voiced to accurately recreate the right sound through modern amps. These P-90’s capture the rich warmth of the SG’s Mahogany and translates it with a brighter, rawer sound compared to their humbucking counterparts present in the SG Standard. The Special also owes its distinctive, gritty bark in part to some high-quality handwired controls and the inclusion of Orange Drop capacitors that help it to produce the lively, sizzling sound the original became infamous for.
This SG Special is a fine example of Gibson’s dedicated love for the early classics that helped them to build their empire. It’s an awesome guitar that will undoubtedly win over the next generation of Gibson fans.
FEATURES:
- Lightweight Mahogany body
- Mahogany set neck with Slim Taper profile
- 12"-radius bound Rosewood fingerboard with 22 frets and dot markers
- Plek Pro Fret optimisation
- P-90 neck and bridge single-coil pickups
- 3-way pickup selector toggle switch
- 2 volume, 2 tone controls
- 24.75" scale length
- Compensated wraparound bridge
- Vintage Deluxe tuners with white buttons
- Dual-action truss rod
SPECS:
- Body Type: Solidbody
- Body Shape: SG Special
- Body Material: Mahogany
- Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- Colour: Faded Pelham Blue
- Neck Material: Mahogany
- Neck Shape: Slim Taper
- Radius: 12"
- Fingerboard Material: Rosewood
- Fingerboard Inlay: Acrylic Dots
- Number of Frets: 22, Medium Jumbo
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Nut Width: 1.695"
- Nut Material: Graph Tech
- Bridge/Tailpiece: Wraparound
- Tuners: Vintage Deluxe
- Neck Pickup: P-90 Dog Ear Single-coil
- Bridge Pickup: P-90 Dog Ear Single-coil
- Controls: 2 x volume, 2 x tone
- Case Included: Hardshell Case
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Colour Family | Blue |
On most orders over £149!
Free shipping is for UK mainland only & excludes Highlands & Islands.
Oversized items excluded.
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