Epiphone 1961 Les Paul SG Standard, Aged Sixties Cherry, with Hard Case

Made in partnership with the Gibson Custom Shop, this Inspired by Gibson model is Epiphone’s impressive recreation of one of the most important and popular guitar designs of all time.

The Epiphone 1961 Les Paul SG Standard pays tribute to the legendary original - the very first SG. In 1961, the original shape of the Les Paul model went on hiatus, replaced by an all-new design that is known today as the SG or “solid guitar.”

Featuring a two-piece solid mahogany, double-cutaway body with Custom Shop Historic bevels, it also has the one-piece mahogany, fast-playing SlimTaper C-shaped neck profile of those legendary early Les Paul SG models. It also has a historically inspired long pickguard and comes equipped with a pair of Gibson BurstBucker humbucking pickups wired to CTS potentiometers and Mallory capacitors, a Graph Tech nut, and Switchcraft output jack and toggle switch. The Epiphone Deluxe tuners feature a historically inspired double ring design.

It is available in Aged Sixties Cherry and Aged Classic White. Of course, all of the legendary SG styling and cosmetic touches are here too, and a vintage-style hardshell case is also included.

Body

• Body Shape: SG
• Body Material: 2-Piece Solid Mahogany
• Binding: Single-Ply Cream, Fingerboard
• Finish: Aged Gloss

Neck

• Material: 1-Piece Mahogany
• Profile: SlimTaper C
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel
• Fingerboard Radius: 12"
• Number Of Frets: 22
• Frets: Medium Jumbo
• Nut Material: Graph Tech
• Nut Width: 1.693"
• Inlays: Pearloid Trapezoid
• Joint: Glued In, Set Neck

Hardware

• Finish: Nickel
• Tuner Plating: Nickel
• Bridge: Epiphone LockTone Tune-O-Matic
• Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe, Double Ring
• Pickguard: 5-Ply Black, Long SG Style
• Truss Rod: 2-Way Adjustable
• Truss Rod Cover: "Bell Shaped" 2-ply (Black/White), 3-hole; "LES PAUL"
• Control Knobs: Black Top Hats with Inserts
• Switch Tip: Cream
• Switchwasher: Black - Rhythm/Treble : Gold Hot Stamp 
• Control Covers: Black with Silver Epiphone / Gibson Custom Hot Stamp
• Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Below Heel
• Mounting Rings: Black
• Pickup Covers: Nickel

Electronics

• Bridge Pickup: Gibson BurstBucker 3
• Neck Pickup: Gibson BurstBucker 2
• Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS potentiometers, Mallory Capacitors
• Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft

Miscellaneous

• Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
• Case: Vintage Style Hardshell Case Included