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The Angus Young SG has a 1.55 nut!
As a signature model from Gibson USA that’s made to the artist’s own specifications, the Angus Young SG undoubtedly looks the part. Dressed in a high-gloss finish, the guitar carries Angus-certified “lightning bolt” inlays on its rosewood fingerboard, a signature-engraved truss-rod cover, and contrasting vintage-cream fingerboard binding and selector switch ring. The Angus Young SG’s distinctions don’t end with the visuals, though, and this model is built from the ground up to a short-lived set of specs that are rare in existing SGs today.
Light, ultra-resonant mahogany is selected for its dual-horned body, while the dimensions of the guitar’s solid-mahogany neck are extremely unusual. Matching the extra slim, narrow neck on Angus’s own ’68 SG Standard, the Angus Young SG carries a neck that’s just 0.775” thick at the 1st fret, and 0.850” thick at the 12th, with a nut width of 1.550”. These specs yield a neck that is superbly playable, equally suited to grinding power-chord rhythm work and speed-freak soloing. To squeeze every drop of tone from the instrument, Gibson USA loads it with the popular ’57 Classic humbucking pickup in the neck and an Angus Young Signature humbucker in the bridge for added punch and sizzle. Vintage-style tuners and a Corian nut grace the headstock, while down at the business end, the classic pairing of a tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece keep things rock solid.
Oops, it was supposed to be 120th Anniversary SG in the poll above.
In celebration of 120 years of making some of the finest and most influential instruments on the planet, Gibson USA has gone through their most popular models and found ways to improve, expand upon, and perfect their guitars for the year 2014. Also these models come equipped with Cleartone coated strings, a Graphtech nut, and cryogenic treated fret wire for longer life and corrosion resistance. Also some new models are being introduced to meet the demands of musicians’ ever expanding taste and playing styles.
Introducing the new 2014 SG Standard; it is better than ever! With Gibson’s state-of-the-art Min-Etune system, you get the pinpoint accuracy and immediate robot tuning that takes human error out of the equation. ’57 Classic humbuckers deliver authentic gritty, powerful SG soul, with push/pull coil tapping for modern versatility. We are really liking the ’61 style small pickguard as well!
120th Anniversary Model
Heritage Cherry Finish
Solid Mahogany Body
SG Slim Profile Mahogany Neck
Rosewood Fretboard with Trapezoid Inlays and 120st Anniversary on 12th Fret
24.75" Scale Length
22 Frets
'57 Classic Humbuckers with Coil Splitting
Individual Volume Controls and Tone Controls
Three Way Selector Switch
Min-Etune System
Tune-o-Matic Bridge with Stopbar Tailpiece
Vintage Tuners
Black Graph Tech Nut
Chrome Hardware
As a signature model from Gibson USA that’s made to the artist’s own specifications, the Angus Young SG undoubtedly looks the part. Dressed in a high-gloss finish, the guitar carries Angus-certified “lightning bolt” inlays on its rosewood fingerboard, a signature-engraved truss-rod cover, and contrasting vintage-cream fingerboard binding and selector switch ring. The Angus Young SG’s distinctions don’t end with the visuals, though, and this model is built from the ground up to a short-lived set of specs that are rare in existing SGs today.
Light, ultra-resonant mahogany is selected for its dual-horned body, while the dimensions of the guitar’s solid-mahogany neck are extremely unusual. Matching the extra slim, narrow neck on Angus’s own ’68 SG Standard, the Angus Young SG carries a neck that’s just 0.775” thick at the 1st fret, and 0.850” thick at the 12th, with a nut width of 1.550”. These specs yield a neck that is superbly playable, equally suited to grinding power-chord rhythm work and speed-freak soloing. To squeeze every drop of tone from the instrument, Gibson USA loads it with the popular ’57 Classic humbucking pickup in the neck and an Angus Young Signature humbucker in the bridge for added punch and sizzle. Vintage-style tuners and a Corian nut grace the headstock, while down at the business end, the classic pairing of a tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece keep things rock solid.
Oops, it was supposed to be 120th Anniversary SG in the poll above.
In celebration of 120 years of making some of the finest and most influential instruments on the planet, Gibson USA has gone through their most popular models and found ways to improve, expand upon, and perfect their guitars for the year 2014. Also these models come equipped with Cleartone coated strings, a Graphtech nut, and cryogenic treated fret wire for longer life and corrosion resistance. Also some new models are being introduced to meet the demands of musicians’ ever expanding taste and playing styles.
Introducing the new 2014 SG Standard; it is better than ever! With Gibson’s state-of-the-art Min-Etune system, you get the pinpoint accuracy and immediate robot tuning that takes human error out of the equation. ’57 Classic humbuckers deliver authentic gritty, powerful SG soul, with push/pull coil tapping for modern versatility. We are really liking the ’61 style small pickguard as well!
120th Anniversary Model
Heritage Cherry Finish
Solid Mahogany Body
SG Slim Profile Mahogany Neck
Rosewood Fretboard with Trapezoid Inlays and 120st Anniversary on 12th Fret
24.75" Scale Length
22 Frets
'57 Classic Humbuckers with Coil Splitting
Individual Volume Controls and Tone Controls
Three Way Selector Switch
Min-Etune System
Tune-o-Matic Bridge with Stopbar Tailpiece
Vintage Tuners
Black Graph Tech Nut
Chrome Hardware
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