SG Standard With P-90s, New Gibson features all the appointments of the Standard model, but is equipped with a pair of P-90 pickups

SG Standard With P-90s

New Gibson features all the appointments of the Standard model, but is equipped with a pair of P-90 pickups 26-Jan-12

Gibson tells us that, while the SG Standard's original specs included a pair of humbucking pickups, many players have always loved the hot, raw sound of single-coil P-90 pickups, as found on the SG Special and Junior guitars, which otherwise had more austere features. Now Gibson USA introduces the SG Standard With P-90s, which features all the appointments of the Standard model, but is equipped with a pair of authentic P-90 pickups. Gibson says that, finished in your choice of Heritage Cherry or Ebony Black--both in hand-sprayed, high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer--the SG Standard With P-90s brings together the features and electronics of two legendary SG models for the first time, and creates a timeless classic in the process. Here's the rest of what Gibson has to say about it:

Like the original SGs of the '60s and all of the classic variations since, the Gibson USA SG Standard With P-90s has a body crafted from solid mahogany in the iconic asymmetrical "double-horned" deep double-cutaway design (attractive Grade-A timber is used beneath the translucent finish of the Heritage Cherry guitars). A light and supremely resonant wood, mahogany gives this guitar outstanding tonal richness and depth, with plenty of clarity and sustain. Coupled with the SG's characteristic beveled edge--a traditional part of this model's distinctive styling--the mahogany's light weight also enhances playing comfort. The guitar's quarter-sawn mahogany neck is carved to a rounded profile that feels sublimely comfortable in the hand. It is glued into the body with Gibson's acclaimed mortise-and-tennon neck joint, and topped with a baked maple fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets, dressed in vintage cream binding. Acrylic trapezoid fingerboard inlays, a mother-of-pearl headstock logo and holly inlay, a five-ply late-'60s style pickguard, and a black truss-rod cover engraved with "SG" round out this eye-catching package.

To take it all into raw and rugged sonic territory, Gibson USA equips the SG Standard With P-90s with a pair of the authentic P-90 single-coil pickups that help to give this guitar its name. Made just like the originals that were introduced by Gibson way back in 1946--and have been favorites ever since--each of these pickups carries a pair of Alnico V bar magnets and is wound with 42 AWG wire for a tone that is meaty and thick, yet clear and articulate, with that characteristic P-90 edge and bite. Your tone is anchored by the classic pairing of a Tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, with a set of TonePros™ vintage-style keystone tuners installed at the other side of the PLEK-cut Corian nut. Put it all together, and the SG Standard With P-90s is a smoking slab of vintage mojo.

Features

Solid Mahogany body with gloss nitro finish
Mahogany neck with comfortable, rounded profile
Baked Maple fingerboard with acrylic trapezoid inlays
Pair of authentic P-90 single-coil pickups in the neck and bridge
Vintage-style TonePros tuners with 16:1 tuning ratio

Pricing and Availability:
$1,499msrp (Also available Left-handed)

More information:

gibson.com

SG Standard With P-90s

New Gibson features all the appointments of the Standard model, but is equipped with a pair of P-90 pickups 26-Jan-12

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