Description
Description
"CME Spec" Custom Shop
Carrying on Orville Gibson’s historic pursuit of sonic excellence and aesthetic perfection, the Gibson Custom Shop combines traditional instrument-making techniques, innovative methods, and meticulous attention to detail to craft instruments worthy of its banner-era slogan, “Only a Gibson is Good Enough.”
This instrument exclusively features woods hand-picked by CME’s expert guitar-buying team at the Gibson Custom Shop in Nashville, paired with one of our favorite finishes, plus a thoughtful combination of preferred fingerboards, neck profiles, pickups, and hardware, to make this customized Gibson guitar.
1961 SG Les Paul Standard
Gibson Custom Shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship, quality, and sound excellence. Each instrument celebrates Gibson's legacy through accuracy, authenticity, and attention to detail. 1961 brought some big changes to the Gibson Les Paul™, most notably a sleek, all-new, double-cutaway, all-mahogany body design that would later be renamed the SG™. This Gibson Custom Shop model recreates those cherished originals, complete with a Sideways Vibrola, a side-pull action vibrato that is similar to those found on models from the early 1960s. It also has a bound Authentic '61 Thin Profile mahogany neck, Kluson® tuners, an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, two Custombucker pickups, CTS® vintage-taper pots, and Black Beauty capacitors.
Specs
Specs
General
| Series: | Gibson Custom Shop Historic |
| Country of Manufacture: | Made in the USA |
| Hand Orientation: | Left-Handed |
| Serial Number: | 404221 |
| Product Color: | Antique TV Yellow |
| Relic/Aging Level: | Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged |
| Case Type: | Hardshell Case Included |
| Factory Setup: | E Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E) |
Body
| Body Material: | Solid Mahogany |
| Body Finish: | Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck
| Neck Material: | Solid Mahogany |
| Neck Finish: | Murphy Lab Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Neck Shape: | 60s SlimTaper |
| Fingerboard Material: | Indian Rosewood |
| Nut Material: | Nylon |
| Nut Width: | 1.687" (42.85mm) |
| Fingerboard Radius: | 12" (304.8mm) |
| Scale Length: | 24.75" (628.65mm) |
| Number of Frets: | 22 Frets |
| Neck Joint: | Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit |
| Fingerboard Inlay: | Cellulose Nitrate Trapezoid |
| Inlay Shape: | Trapezoids |
| Side Marker Inlay: | Tortoise Dots |
| Neck Binding: | Cream .040 |
Electronics
| Bridge Pickup: | Custom "S" Buckers |
| Neck Pickup: | Custom "S" Buckers |
| Controls and Switching: | 3-Way Switchcraft; 2 Volume, 2 Tone; CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Black Beauty Capacitors |
Hardware
| Hardware Color: | Nickel |
| Bridge: | ABR-1 |
| Tailpiece: | Lightweight Aluminum Stop Bar |
| Tuning Machines: | Kluson Single Line, Double Ring |
| Fret Wire: | Authentic Medium-Jumbo |
| Saddle: | Nickel-Plated Brass |
| Pickguard: | Black Multi-Ply |
| Truss Rod Cover: | Authentic Stepped 2-Ply "Les Paul" |
| Knobs: | Black Top Hats w/ Silver Inserts |
| Switch Cap: | Cream |
