Gibson SG Standard Electric Guitar, Heritage Cherry

A long-favored electric guitar for decades and generations, the Gibson SG Standard is back and better than ever. As part of the Gibson Modern Collection, this SG Standard is a return to classic form with playability and features sure to please players of all ages. 

The Gibson SG has been immortalized in history by some of the fiercest guitar players to pick up the axe. Having been played through the years by the likes of Carlos Santana, Pete Townshend, Judas Priest’s Glenn Tipton, perhaps most famously by Angus Young, and perhaps most dynamically by Derek Trucks, the SG Standard has a legacy of being one of the most chosen weapons for battle. If it could talk, it might simply say: “I rock.” 

The SG Standard offered in the Modern Collection is styled after SG variants of the later half of the 1960s. Most notably, this SG model features the “full face” black pickguard and a darker Heritage Cherry finish. Key features include a solid Mahogany body, Mahogany neck with rounded profile, and a bound Rosewood fingerboard with 12” radius and 22 Medium Jumbo frets. If you prefer an SG with a slightly thicker neck profile than the slim profile many are known for, try putting this one in your hands. 

The SG Standard is loaded with Gibson 490R and 490T pickups, which feature Alnico 2 magnets, known for having a little less bite than Alnico 5 (i.e. Burstbuckers) and were utilized as magnets in pickups of 1950s Gibsons. Like all classic SGs, this model features two volume and two tone controls, without push/pull coil split options found on SGs of the recent past - a long requested feature by many Gibson players over the years. Keep it simple, they said! 

Rounding off this Gibson SG are Grover Rotomatic tuners and Tune-o-Matic bridge. This guitar comes ready to travel lightly in a padded Gibson soft shell case. The only thing left to ask is: Are you ready to rock?