Epiphone 1961 SG

SG Electric Guitars by Epiphone

1961 SG by Epiphone
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1961 was the year when the first SG ever was introduced to the market. From then on, SG is continuously in production and is now one of the pillars of Gibson and Epiphone catalogs. 1961 SG from Epiphone comes with a classic SG-contoured body made of mahogany. It`s double-cut and thin, just as the original was. Cherry, Ebony, Alpine White and TV Yellow are the color options for this model and they all come with high gloss finish. Bridge section is equipped with only a stoptail bar, there`s no tune-o-matic in the front. Pair of P-90 fat single coil pickups is installed on this model. Mahogany neck is attached to the body with a mortise & tenon joint. On it`s top is a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard.

1961 SG Full Specs

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Body Shape SG
Body Type Solid Body
Body Construction Double cutaway
Body Wood Mahogany
Bridge Wrap Around
Number of Pickups 2
Bridge Pickup Type Single Coil
Neck Pickup Type Single Coil
Controls Volume
Controls Tone
Neck Wood Mahogany
Neck Shape Slim Taper
Neck Shape '60s
Neck Joint Mortise & Tenon
Fingerboard Material Rosewood
Number of Frets 22
Fret Size Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Dot
Hardware Chrome
Number of Strings 6
Pickguard Yes
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Fingerboard Radius 12.00"
Scale Length 24-3/4"
Nut Width 1.6875" (1-11/16")
Tuners Wilkinson
Tuners Die-cast
String Nut Plastic
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Body Shape
SG
SG
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Construction
Double cutaway
Double cutaway
Body Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Bridge
Wrap Around
Stoptail
Number of Pickups
2
2
Bridge Pickup Type
Single Coil
Active Humbucker
Neck Pickup Type
Single Coil
Active Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Push-pull
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Neck Shape
'60s/Slim Taper
Slim Taper
Neck Joint
Mortise & Tenon
Set neck
Fingerboard Material
Rosewood
Rosewood
Number of Frets
22
22
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Dot
Trapezoid
Hardware
Chrome
Nickel
Number of Strings
6
6
Pickguard
Yes
No
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Fingerboard Radius
12.00"
12.00"
Scale Length
24-3/4"
24-3/4"
Nut Width
1.6875" (1-11/16")
1.68"
Tuners
Die-cast/Wilkinson
Wilkinson
String Nut
Plastic
Plastic
2 User Reviews

taylorman12 on 2012-05-21 11:54:15

just bought this little beauty,really great guitar well built and finsh is spectacular .playability very easy and sounds great . no need to swap out a thing this is a well build and finished guitar a drean to play, price was right on and sounds as good as the gibson model. well done epiphone another great custom shop guitar

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Philip Jaye on 2018-06-18 03:02:03

Great sounding...I love my p90's

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Epiphone 1961 SG 5.00 out of 5 based on 2 ratings

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