Gibson Custom Shop VOS 1961 SG Standard Vintage Reissue 61 Gloss Cherry

Gibson Custom Shop VOS 1961 SG Standard Vintage Reissue 61 Gloss Cherry Before buying a Gibson SG for yourself, think about whether you are ready to pay for a serial standard or a regular SG reissue for 2000-2500 at a store, if you can add a little more and buy a Gibson Custom Shop SG. Custom Shop means the best wood, hardware, professional factory setup, and refinement of the instrument to perfection; believe me, these guitars are worth the money. This specific instrument is a Custom Shop reissue of the 1961 Gibson SG and it is in very good condition!!! Professional metal Kluson Deluxe tuners, like on old Gibsons of that time, were installed on the guitar - so the guitar looks exactly like one from '61. There are no holes or marks from the tuners, the original tuners are included - they can be installed at your request, but the guitar looks mega-cool with these! All work on the guitar, in particular the setup and tuner replacement, was done by professionals in the USA by the company S.F. Guitar Works in San Francisco! Specifications: Body solid 1-piece Mahogany, non-chambered Color Cherry Red Neck, profile Mahogany, 1 piece, long tenon, "C" '60 Fretboard solid Indian Rosewood, high grade, radius 12" Scale 24.75" Frets 22, medium jumbo Tuners Gibson Deluxe Historic USA Tuners Bridge ABR-1 with aluminum stopbar Pickups Gibson Burstbucker 1 & 2 (bridge&neck), calibrated set, bumblebee capacitors Hardware Nickel Case hard, Gibson Custom, USA, included When I became interested in the Gibson Custom Shop, and in particular reissues, I found out that the Les Paul inscription on that SG was not accidental and is not nonsense or a production error - 1960 was the last year of production for the Les Paul as a single-cutaway guitar, in 1961 the model was changed externally - it was made with two cutaways (now the SG), but they kept the old name Les Paul, and it was that way until 1968, when the traditional Gibson Les Paul shape was returned, and the Gibson SG became a separate model in the Gibson guitar line! Such an interesting fact! Technologically and externally, this is the most correct and uncompromising SG: select lightweight and solid mahogany body (one piece), single-layer rosewood fretboard, thin binding (neck edge), deep long tenon neck joint, steel ABR-1 bridge and light aluminum stopbar, bumblebee capacitors, Burstbuckers PAF non-potted (1&2) pickups, neck profile, etc., etc. - there are many features and all of them are not just reproduced for external authenticity, but also naturally influence the sound. The instrument is stunning. The main advantage is a versatile sound: with sufficient lows and highs, with a delicious lower midrange, singing, dense, twangy, sharp, percussive/accented, etc., etc. It is whatever you want, it will sound how you want, naturally, provided there is the necessary, at least minimal, ability to extract sound. This is a real rock instrument with its own palette and charisma. The guitar sounds very cool - excellent frequency balance, the signature sound of an old, true SG! Very comfortable neck and access to high frets all the way, fits perfectly in the hands! Here is a decent review of a similar Gibson Custom Shop VOS 1961 SG Standard Vintage Reissue 61 Gloss Cherry The guitar, as I already wrote, is in wonderful condition, there is no wear, it is like from a store display! The original case is also like new! The guitar comes with all documents, manuals, brochures, tags, adjustment tools, there is a certificate of authenticity, etc. In general, the set is also like new from the factory or from a dealer. The price is actually 25-30% lower than what it was sold for new in the USA, in our CIS countries they cost a fortune in stores, even on special order, and this one is in Dnipropetrovsk with the possibility of delivery to anywhere on the planet and the possibility of installment payments!!! The guitar is located in Dnipropetrovsk! You can listen to it on good tube equipment of your choice — Mesa Boogie, Marshall, Engl.... I will deliver to anywhere in the world