Gibson SG Standard Limited Edition-Korina 1993 - Natural

1993 Gibson Limited Edition SG Standard Korina was a limited-run Gibson USA model built primarily from Korina (limba) wood, with only about 500 planned production units. This is #163 of 500. It is believed that under 400 actual guitars were built of the 500 planned production. This is a rare piece

Korina body and neck.

In excellent condition. Light pick scratches and a few indentations in the top and back.

Specifications:

• Body: Beveled Korina body, “pancake” construction with redwood center strip
• Neck: 3-piece laminated Korina set neck
• Neck Joint: 19th fret
• Scale Length: 24 3/4"
• Nut Width: 1 11/16"
• Fingerboard: Indian rosewood, radius 12”, 22 medium jumbo frets
• Neck Profile: Rounded ‘50s profile (.830"–.970")
• Inlays: Pearloid trapezoids
• Binding: Single-ply cream neck binding with fret-edge nibs
• Pickups: Gibson 490R (neck) / 498T (bridge) humbuckers, cover finish is nickle
• Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
• Tailpiece: Schaller stopbar
• Tuners: Schaller “Gibson Deluxe” with green keystone buttons
• Hardware: Chrome
• Weight: 6 lbs 9 oz
• Case: Gibson hardshell, brown, pink lining, Canadian

Features

• Korina construction gives these SGs a slightly brighter, more articulate sound than standard mahogany SGs, with pronounced mids and strong sustain.
• Exceptionally lightweight under 7 lbs
• The redwood center strip in the body is a unique construction detail rarely seen on standard SGs.
• These were Gibson USA production guitars, not Custom Shop builds.
• Comes with an engraved numbered truss rod cover 163/500