Gibson SG Standard Bass, 2006, Coral Pink

Gibson SG Bass, Coral Pink, Excellent Condition.

Solid mahogany body • set mahogany neck • rosewood fingerboard • dual humbuckers • 30 1/2 inch scale.

The SG Reissue bass was Gibson's first attempt at creating a new SG bass model since the relative flop of 1998's bass. Like the 1960s EB basses, this was all mahogany with rosewood fretboard and pearloid dots, and perhaps most significantly, a short 30 1/2" scale; something not seen since the final EB3s of 1979. It had similar (looking) pickups to the original 1960s , in the standard neck and bridge positions, and it very much looked the part with traditional Cherry, Black and White finishes. These were good basses; close enough in look and feel to the original basses, though with more appropriate modern pickups and controls. It is no surprise that the bass sold well.

In 2006 a limited number of custom finish instruments were produced, intended for the Japanese market: Coral Pink, Canary Yellow, and Coral Blue (though often referred to as Caribbean blue). These were not widely distributed to US dealers, though odd examples did appear online.