Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Faded Cherry Heavy Aged #200764

• Electric guitar from Gibson Custom store
• One-piece body made of lightweight mahogany
• Mahogany neck with long neck tenon
• Authentic '64 Medium C neck profile
• 628 mm scale length
• Rosewood fingerboard with 22 Authentic Medium Jumbo frets
• Cellulose nitrate trapeze inlays
• Two Gibson Custombucker humbuckers with Alnico III magnets
• Hand-wired wiring with Black Beauty capacitors
• 3-way toggle switch and separate volume and tone controls
• Gibson ABR-1 Tune-o-Matic bridge
• Maestro Vibrola
• Kluson single line/double ring machine heads
• Nickel hardware, Murphy Aged
• Faded Cherry nitrocellulose finish with Murphy Lab Heavy Aged treatment
• Case and certificate included
  
  

The Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Faded Cherry Heavy Aged #200764 is a successful replica of that SG vintage that marked the end of the 'Les Paul SG' era and came up with some welcome improvements. The Doublecut guitar in its version, as Eric Clapton or George Harrison already appreciated it, features the then newly introduced Maestro Vibrola as a replacement for the Sideways variant, powerful and vocal sounding pickups and a more powerful neck profile that leads back to the ideal of the year 1959. furthermore, the guitar from the Gibson Custom Shop has been given an elaborate Murphy Lab Aging Treatment and of course comes with a matching hardshell Case and accompanying certificate of authenticity.

Long Neck Tenon & Hide Glue

As a basis for the Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Faded Cherry Heavy Aged the historically correct construction of the '64 SG serves as a starting point for this replica model. matching the instrument is composed of a one-piece body made of solid, yet lightweight mahogany wood and a neck also made of mahogany. The latter features the traditional long neck tenon and is glued to the body with glass-hard Hide Glue for improved resonance. Last but not least, the beefier Authentic '64 Medium C neck profile evokes the familiar classic feel of late-fifties Gibson solidbody guitars.

Custombucker with handwired electrics

For sound conversion at the amplifier, the two Custombucker humbuckers in neck and bridge position are true classics of the Gibson Custom Shop are used. The pickup wound according to traditional PAF recipe produce amazing tonal qualities, which create the appropriate basis for a variety of possible sounds. The complete wiring of the Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Faded Cherry Heavy Aged is hand-wired and makes use of 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.

Finish & Hardware with Heavy Aging Treatment

Both the Hardware and Finish of the Gibson 1964 SG Standard Maestro Vibrola Faded Cherry Heavy Aged #200764 has been subjected to a Murphy Lab Heavy Aged Treatment, developed by none other than aging expert Tom Murphy and his team. Authentic wear marks can be found on the Maestro Vibrola plus ABR-1 bridge, the traditional Kluson tuners and both humbucker caps, while the beautiful Faded Cherry nitrocellulose lac quer shows the filigree nitro lacquer cracks of a well-maintained original in addition to the typical playing marks at the contact points.