Gibson SG

The Gibson SG was originally designed as an upgrade for the Les Paul, which was failing in the early 1960s, and was even brought onto the market in 1961 as the Gibson Les Paul SG. However, in 1968, Gibson began producing the Les Paul again and the Les Paul SG name was shortened to SG. The SG's design was intended to help Gibson break away from the image as a conservative jazz luthier. The first thing you notice about the design of the SG guitars is the double-cut body shape with two horns . This should give the guitars a modern look but at the same time improve the playability of the high frets . The design was so controversial at the time that it was one of the reasons for the divorce of Gibson and Lester William Polfus, the namesake of the Les Paul.

Today there are many different branches in the Gibson SG family with different features. The entry into the SG series is the SG Junior . This has a mahogany body and neck and a rosewood fretboard . The Junior's electronics are formed by a P-90 Dog Ear bridge pickup .

This is followed by the SG Special , which features an additional P-90 pickup in the neck position . Above the Special is the SG Standard , where better and, depending on the model , different pickups are used. Of course, there are also SG custom guitars as well as examples from the popular Murphy Lab that impress with unique finishes and features.

Top features:

Double-cut body
Solid body construction / acoustic
modern design

Happy Birthday Angus! Olli invites you to the big SG party!

On the occasion of Angus Young 's 68th birthday, Olli - a self-confessed Angus fan - went to our video studio with a colorful bouquet of SG guitars to play and serenade the lead guitarist and co-founder of the Australian hard rock band AC/DC to talk a bit about the iconic double-cut body guitars from Gibson .

You can find out what makes the guitars special, what differences there are and what else our guitar guru Olli has to say about the Gibson SG series and his idol in our video.

Have fun!