GIBSON 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Pelham Blue Ultra Light Aged #502844
Custom Shop electric guitar with Custombucker pickups, Maestro Vibrola and Ultra Light Aged Treatment
Electric guitar from the Gibson Murphy Lab Collection, made in the USA
Authentic replica of a Gibson SG Standard from 1964
Serial number 502844
Pelham Blue nitrocellulose finish and nickel Hardware with Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged treatment
Set-neck construction with 24.75" scale length (628 mm)
Hide-Glue for the wood joints
One-piece body made of lightweight mahogany
Glued mahogany neck with Long Neck Tenon (long neck foot)
Rosewood fingerboard with 22 Authentic Medium-Jumbo frets
Trapezoid inlays made from cellulose nitrate
"Authentic '64 Medium C" neck profile
One Gibson custom bucker with Alnico III magnets and non-waxed coils in neck position
One Gibson custom bucker with Alnico III magnets and non-waxed coils in neck position
Hand-wired circuit with Back Beauty capacitors
Separate volume and tone controls for each pickup (CTS 500 kOhm Audio Taper Pots), Switchcraft 3-way switch
Gibson ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
Maestro Vibrola Tailpiece
Kluson single line/double ring tuners
Includes Lifton Reissue 5-Latch guitar case and certificate
Authentic replica of a 1964 SG Standard with Maestro Vibrola
The Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Pelham Blue Ultra Light Aged #502844 is a successful replica of the SG vintage that marked the end of the 'Les Paul SG' era and came up with some welcome improvements. The Double Cut guitar in the version that Eric Clapton or George Harrison already appreciated, features the then newly introduced Maestro Vibrola as a replacement for the Sideways version, powerful and vocal-sounding pickups and a more powerful neck profile that leads back to the ideal of 1959. Gibson Custom Shop with an elaborate Murphy Lab Ageing Treatment and of course comes with a matching hardshell Case and certificate of authenticity.
The Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Pelham Blue Ultra Light Aged #204424 with Maestro Vibrola, Custombucker humbuckers and stylish Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged treatment.
The stronger mahogany neck of the Murphy Lab 1964 SG Standard is glued with a long neck foot and hide-glue.
Long Neck Tenon & Hide Glue
The SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Pelham Blue Ultra Light Aged is based on the historically correct construction of the '64 SG as the starting point for this replica model. matching, the instrument is made up of a one-piece body made of solid, yet lightweight mahogany and a neck also made of mahogany. This has the traditional long neck heel (long neck tenon) and is glued to the body with glass-hard hide-glue for improved resonance behavior. Last but not least, the more powerful "Authentic '64 Medium C" neck profile conjures up the usual classic feel in the style of the Gibson solidbody guitars of the late fifties.
Custom bucker with Alnico III magnets and hand-wired electrics with high-quality components deliver authentic vintage sounds.
Custombucker with hand-wired electrics
The two Custombucker humbuckers in the neck and bridge positions are true classics of the Gibson Custom Shop are used. The pickups, wound according to the traditional PAF recipe, produce amazing tonal qualities that provide the right basis for a wide range of possible sounds. The complete wiring of the Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Ultra Light Aged is hand-wired and uses high-quality components in the form of CTS potentiometers, a Switchcraft output jack and genuine Black Beauty capacitors for authentic Treble roll-offs of the tone controls.
The Kluson tuners in the historically correct "Single Line/Double Ring" design of the sixties also undergo the Murphy Lab treatment.
Finish & Hardware with Light Ageing Treatment
Both the Hardware and the Finish of the Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Pelham Blue Ultra Light Aged have undergone a Murphy Lab Ultra Light Aged treatment, which was developed by none other than ageing expert Tom Murphy and his team. Authentic signs of wear can be found on the Maestro Vibrola plus ABR-1 bridge, the traditional Kluson tuners and both humbucker caps, while the beautiful Pelham Bluenitrocellulose lacquer shows the lightest traces of an amazingly well-maintained original.
