The Guitar That Powered the First Generation of Hard Rock

The Epiphone SG Standard '61 from the Inspired by Gibson Collection recreates the rare 1961 Gibson SG, from its first year of production -- featuring a classic mahogany body and powered by ProBucker humbuckers with CTS electronics.

Epiphone's ProBucker™ humbucker has quietly become one of the most talked about pickups in the industry. It has fooled experts, vintage purists, and even luthiers who have worked with the best vintage examples from the late 50s and early 60s. Epiphone ProBucker™ humbuckers are the real deal--made with 18% Nickel Silver unit bases and covers, the same alloy used by Gibson at the Kalamazoo factory when the humbucker was first invented. The use of Nickel Silver reduces the occurrence of eddy currents due to low conductivity and provides a more transparent and crisp output. The size and shape of the bobbins also has a great impact on tonal response. And the bobbins used on ProBucker™ pickups duplicate the size and shape of the gold standard in the industry, Gibson humbuckers. Epiphone ProBucker™ pickups also feature sand cast Alnico II magnets, high quality 4 conductor lead wire, and are vacuum wax potted to eliminate microphonics.

Specifications

Body

• Body Shape: SG
• Body Material: Mahogany

Neck

• Material: Mahogany
• Profile: SlimTaper™
• 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: Trapezoid
• Joint: Glued in

Hardware

• Finish: Nickel
• Tuner Plating: Nickel
• Bridge: LockTone™ ABR Tune-o-matic
• Tailpiece: Stopbar
• Tuning Machines: Epiphone Deluxe Vintage machine heads, 18:1 ratio
• Pickguard: Black
• Truss Rod: Adjustable
• Control Knobs: Black Top Hat Knobs with nickel inserts

Electronics

• Neck Pickup: ProBucker-2™
• Bridge Pickup: ProBucker-3™
• Controls: 2 volumes, 2 tones, 1 toggle switch, CTS electronics
• Pickup Selector: 3-way Epiphone toggle
• Output Jack: 1/4"