GIBSON SG Special 3/4
- similar to SG Special, except has 3/4 size body, 19-fret fingerboard, available in Cherry Red finish, approx. 100 mfg. 1959-1961.
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GIBSON SG SPECIAL
No. of Strings
6
Body Type
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No. of Frets
22
Weight
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GIBSON SG SPECIAL Variants
GIBSON SG SPECIAL Price & value
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GIBSON SG SPECIAL Description
- double cutaway mahogany body (same size as SG Standard), mahogany neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, stop tailpiece, blackface peghead with pearl logo inlay, three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons, nickel hardware, layered black pickguard, two single coil pickups, two volume/two tone control, three-position switch, available in Ebony (25 mfg. 1971-73), Natural (approx. 450 mfg. 1971-77), Cherry (most common), Walnut (1971-78) or White (approx. 455 mfg. 1962-68, reintroduced 1972-78) finish, mfg. 1959-1978.
Approx. 750 SG Specials in Cherry finish were produced with Bigsby vibrato (mfg. 1972-77). Approx. 75 left-hand models in Cherry and Walnut finishes were mfg. between 1971-77. In 1965, vibrato became standard. This model was discontinued in 1971, replaced by the SG Pro, and then reintroduced during late 1972 with new specifications - including two black mini-humbucker pickups, 3-point pickguard, and a large tune-o-matic bridge in rectangular housing.
GIBSON SG SPECIAL Features
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Same size as SG Standard
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Stop tailpiece
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Blackface peghead with pearl logo inlay
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Three-per-side tuners with plastic buttons
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Nickel hardware
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Layered black pickguard
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Two single coil pickups
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Available in Ebony (25 mfg. 1971-73), Natural (approx. 450 mfg. 1971-77), Cherry (most common), Walnut (1971-78) or White (approx. 455 mfg. 1962-68, reintroduced 1972-78) finish
GIBSON SG SPECIAL Specs
Orientation:
Right-Handed
Number Of Strings:
6
String Type:
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Number Of Frets:
22
Fret Size:
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Tuner Layout:
3 by 3
Nut Style:
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Nut Width(inches):
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Nut Material:
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Neck Material:
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Neck Joint Style:
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Neck Shape:
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TailpieceType:
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Fret Board Material:
Rosewood
Fretboard Radius (inches):
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Fret Board Style:
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Inlay Style:
Dot inlay
Inlay Material:
Pearloid
Body Type:
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Body Shape/Style/Series:
Double Cutaway
Body Material:
Mahogany
Veneer:
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Body Finish:
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Body Color:
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Pick-Guard Material:
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Pick Guard Color:
Black
Pickup Configuration:
--
Pickups:
Single-Coil
Controls:
Two volume/two tone control, three-position switch
Year From:
1959
Year To:
1978
Country Of Origin:
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