Description
Regardless of the fact that George Harrison & Eric Clapton rocked a '64 SG Standard, that model year was clearly a standout for SGs in general. The clunky side-pull vibrato had been replaced by the dependable Maestro Vibrola. The neck profiles had increased in size, resembling the profile found on 1959 Les Pauls. And the balance, playability & look of the SG seemed to come into its own. For all those reasons, the Gibson Custom Shop is proud to present the newest member of the Historic Reissue family - the 1964 SG Standard Reissue. Along with the Maestro Vibrola & chunky neck profile, it has all the hyper-accurate vintage specs one could possibly want - original construction methods, a real red aniline dye finish, chemically-recreated plastics, replica electronics & more. The result is perhaps the best looking, feeling & sounding SG Reissue yet.
Cosmetic Condition: Various tiny nicks & dings along with surface scratches, but really great shape overall & quite clean.
Neck: Mahogany neck with cream binding & tortoise side-dots. Rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl trapezoid inlays. Frets are clean with no wear. Kluson single line tuners with double-ring Keystone buttons. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works fine.
Body: Contoured, solid mahogany body with 5-ply, small black pickguard. Maestro Vibrola tailpiece & ABR-1 bridge with nylon saddles. Nickel hardware & aluminum strap buttons. Guitar weighs 7 lbs 11.1 oz.
Electronics: Gibson Custombucker Alnico III humbuckers with 3-way toggle switch. Dual volume & tone controls with black "top hat" knobs. All electronics are in perfect working condition.
Case: Original hardshell case included along with COA & hang tags.
