2025 Gibson USA SG Standard '61 Faded Maestro Vibrola vintage cherry

2025
6 lbs 15 oz

Gibson SG Standard 61' Faded Maestro Vibrola - Vintage Cherry Satin

The choice of legends - Now in a beautiful faded finish

The SG™ Standard ‘61 Faded Maestro™ Vibrola™ returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved — shaping sound across generations and genres of music. As the name implies, the Maestro Vibrola offers smooth vibrato effects and the classic styling of the Lyre engraving on the tailpiece cover.

In 1961, the Les Paul™ model was put on hiatus, and an all-new design evolved into what is today known as the SG™ or “solid guitar.” The Gibson SG Standard ‘61 Maestro Vibrola retains the styling of the legendary original models from the early 1960s and also features a Maestro Vibrola tailpiece for added expressiveness. It has a solid mahogany body with the classic double-cutaway SG shape, complete with the iconic, deeply sculpted body scarfing and double horns that make this model instantly identifiable.

The mahogany neck has a fast-playing SlimTaper™ profile and is capped with a bound rosewood fretboard that’s equipped with 22 medium jumbo frets and acrylic trapezoid inlays. The fretboard has a 12” radius, so it’s comfortable for first-position chords, and lead lines played higher up the neck won’t fret out. The neck joins the body at the 22nd fret, ensuring easy access to its entire length, making the SG an ideal guitar for lead players. As with the earliest SG models, the SG Standard ’61 features a 5-ply teardrop-shaped pickguard.

The nickel-plated hardware includes an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and the aforementioned Maestro Vibrola tailpiece. It's equipped with smooth-turning Vintage Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons and has a Graph Tech® nut, ensuring rock-solid tuning stability. 60s Burstbucker™ humbuckers™ deliver a classic voice with added power and top end. The 2 volume and 2 tone controls feature audio taper potentiometers and are hand-wired with Orange Drop® capacitors, providing a responsive, range of sounds. The controls are capped with black Top Hat knobs.

The SG Standard ’61 Maestro Vibrola delivers the legendary SG tone, outstanding playability, and American-made Gibson quality that have made the SG the choice of countless players around the world for decades. A Gibson hardshell case is also included.

• Number of Strings 6
• Left-/Right-handed Right-handed
• Body Type Solidbody
• Body Shape SG
• Body Material Mahogany
• Body Finish Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer
• Color Vintage Cherry
• Neck Material Mahogany
• Neck Shape SlimTaper
• Neck Joint Set Neck
• Radius 12"
• Fingerboard Material Rosewood
• Fingerboard Inlay Acrylic Trapezoids
• Number of Frets 22, Medium Jumbo
• Scale Length 24.75"
• Nut Width 1.69"
• Nut Material Tusq
• Bridge/Tailpiece ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic with Maestro Vibrola
• Tuners Vintage Deluxe, Keystone Buttons
• Neck Pickup Gibson 60s Burstbucker Humbucker
• Bridge Pickup Gibson 60s Burstbucker Humbucker
• Controls 2 x volume, 2 x tone
• Switching 3-way toggle pickup switch
• Strings Gibson Vintage Reissue, .010-.046
• Case/Gig Bag Hardshell Case
• Manufacturer Part Number SG61VF00AYNH1