Gibson SG Custom Showcase Edition 1988 - Electric Blue

I bought this beauty just out of high school and I have played it a lot. It has some dings and scuffs from the years of love.

Gibson built 250 of each Showcase model, 200 of which would be sold domestically and 50 of which would be sold internationally. Gibson built two different SG Showcase models -- the one shown here, and another that is red with three pickups and a Gibson Custom style neck and headstock. The giveaway is the Showcase Edition decal on the back of the headstock.

Body:

• Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
• Angled heel
• Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

Neck:

• 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
• Set-in construction
• • 3 degree angle
  • Franklin Titebond 50 glue
  • Joins body at 22nd fret
  • '61 style heel
• Slim Taper profile (.780/.900")
• Ebony fretboard
• • Mother of Pearl block inlays
  • 12" radius
• Large Open Book headstock
• • Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
  • Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
  • • Squared font style
  • Inlaid Mother of Pearl split diamond
  • "Made in U.S.A." stamp
  • 17o pitch
• 22 frets
• 24 9/16" scale
• 1 11/16" nut width

Binding:

• Neck, single-ply
• • Thicker style
  • Fret-edge binding
• Headstock, multi-ply

Electronics:

• Three EMG 81/85 active humbuckers
• • Ceramic magnet (81)
  • AlNiCo V magnet (85)
  • 10k Ohms D.C. resistance (both)
  • 9V battery under pickguard

• 3-way switch
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone

Hardware:

• Black Hardware
• Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
• • 14:1 ratio
  • Manufactured by Ping
• 5-ply "Angel Wing" pickguard
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
• • 2-ply b/w
• Black Reflector knobs
• ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

Finishes:

• Electric Blue