This is a superb playing SG Special. Professional set-up with upgrades such as Gibson Burstbucker pickups in the bridge and neck as well as Grover Tuning Machines. Definitely stays in tune better! This guitar has a little wear , as shown in the photos, however it doesn't show up due to the black finish. Just a great Gibson guitar at an excellent price!

The Gibson Faded SG Special is an electric guitar that maintains the tradition of looks, functionality, and value for which the SG guitar is known. Under its attractive faded finish, the Faded Special SG is still the traditional SG, with mahogany body and neck, Tune-O-Matic/stopbar bridge, and alnico 490 pickups. The guitar's faded finish gives it the look of an electric that started its rockin' days in the '60s.

A Little SG History

In 1961, the Les Paul was redesigned with a thinner body and 2 sharp cutaway horns that made the upper frets more accessible while lowering production costs. The new guitar was popular, but Les Paul the guitarist behind the original Les Paul did not like it and asked to have his name removed. Gibson renamed the model the "SG" which was short for "solid guitar". Though Les Paul's name was officially removed from the model in 1961, the plastic Les Paul nameplates (positioned between the rhythm pickup and fingerboard) were in abundance in the Gibson factory and SG models having these nameplates were built and sold by Gibson up to the end of 1963. SGs have been the choice of world-class artists such as Pete Townsend, Eric Clapton, Tony Iommi, and Angus Young.

• Mahogany body
• Mahogany neck
• Rounded '50s neck profile
• Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays
• 24-3/4" scale
• 1-11/16" nut width
• Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece
• Chrome hardware w/ Upgrade Grover Tuning Machines
• Upgraded Gibson Burstbuckers humbucking Pickups
• Controls: 2 volume, one tone, 3-way switch