Gibson Robot SG Special

SG Electric Guitars by Gibson

Robot SG Special by Gibson
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Robot SG Special is in every aspect a regular SG Special. The only difference can be seen on the headstock. It has six tuners in three plus three arrangement, just like the regular SG, but these are not regular tuners. They are robotic tuning machines which can tune the strings at the push of a button. Neck of this Robot SG is a regular one. It`s made of mahogany and it features a set in joint. Back contour of this one-piece neck is a classic C. On it`s top, Gibson installs a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard. Dot inlays, 12" radius and 1.695" string nut complete the fingerboard. Classic set of humbuckers for this SG includes 498T in the bridge position and 490R in the neck position.

Robot SG Special Full Specs

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Binding White
Body Construction Double cutaway
Body Shape SG
Body Type Solid Body
Body Wood Mahogany
Bridge Tune-O-Matic
Bridge Stoptail
Bridge Pickup Type Humbucker
Controls Tone
Controls Volume
Fingerboard Radius 12.00"
Fingerboard Material Ebony
Finish Gloss
Fret Size Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays Dot
Hardware Chrome
Neck Construction 1-piece neck
Neck Joint Set neck
Neck Pickup Type Humbucker
Neck Shape C-shaped neck
Neck Wood Mahogany
Number of Frets 22
Number of Pickups 2
Number of Strings 6
Nut Width 1.695"
Pickguard Yes
Pickup Switch Type 3-way Pickup Selector
Scale Length 24-3/4"
String Nut Corian
Tuners Robohead
Custom Features: Pickup Bridge: Gibson 498T Humbucker Pickup Neck: Gibson 490R Humbucker
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Binding
White
No
Body Construction
Double cutaway
No
Body Shape
SG
SG
Body Type
Solid Body
Solid Body
Body Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Bridge
Stoptail/Tune-O-Matic
Tune-O-Matic
Bridge Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Controls
Tone/Volume
Tone
Fingerboard Radius
12.00"
No
Fingerboard Material
Ebony
Rosewood
Finish
Gloss
No
Fret Size
Medium Jumbo
Medium Jumbo
Fingerboard Inlays
Dot
White Dot
Hardware
Chrome
Chrome
Neck Construction
1-piece neck
No
Neck Joint
Set neck
Set neck
Neck Pickup Type
Humbucker
Humbucker
Neck Shape
C-shaped neck
SG
Neck Wood
Mahogany
Mahogany
Number of Frets
22
22
Number of Pickups
2
2
Number of Strings
6
6
Nut Width
1.695"
1.6875" (1-11/16")
Pickguard
Yes
No
Pickup Switch Type
3-way Pickup Selector
3-way Pickup Selector
Scale Length
24-3/4"
24-3/4"
String Nut
Corian
No
Tuners
Robohead
No
3 User Reviews

drgates on 2012-02-06 15:03:17

I have recently purchased a Gibson Standard SG Robot and I really do like it. I already had an Standard SG and wanted another one so I got the Robot model. So far the Robot works as advertised, changes tunings fast and accurately and plays as well if not better than my Standard SG. I really cant tell the difference in the ebony fingerboard, but I do feel that the Robot is considerably heavier, I dont know if this is because the body is not routed or what. On my home scales the Standard weighs 6.6 lbs. and the Robot 7.2.

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BigNasty56 on 2013-04-22 00:21:55

This is my 4th SG...have a 64 SG Jr., 77 Standard, 2010 Classic and this one. I love the Robot feature as I use 4-5 tunings when playing. The Robot tuning system is reliable and allows me to take 2 less guitars with me to gigs!

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JFJ84 on 2013-07-25 19:18:47

High quality and especially great for the classic rock genre.

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Gibson Robot SG Special 3.82 out of 5 based on 17 ratings

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