Product Information
Tony Iommi’s iconic riffs, heavy tones, and massively influential albums created the blueprint for heavy metal and many other genres to follow. His career, like the man himself, is universally loved and revered. And while his innovative tuning and playing styles were a major part of his monstrous tones, a heavily modified 1964 Gibson SG was at the center of it all. Now Gibson USA has made a guitar based on the iconic original that launched countless heavy riffs, with a mahogany body, bound mahogany neck with a rounded profile, Indian rosewood fretboard with 22 frets, a Graph Tech® nut, Grover® Rotomatic® tuners with contemporary style buttons, and chrome-covered P-90 pickups. A reproduction of Tony’s “Monkey” sticker is included in the case, along with two longer intonation adjustment screws in case you need additional adjustment range. A right-handed version is also available.
P-90 Single Coil Pickup
Legendary Tone
First introduced in the early 1950s, Gibson’s legendary P90 single coil pickup produced a raw powerful tone that helped define the blues and rock and roll in their formative years. Today, the P90’s traditional combination of high output and brilliant tone is still considered a favorite among many top musicians. Known by such familiar nicknames as the “Soapbar” and the “Cobalt,” the P90 still cuts through any type of music, all while displaying amazing tonal sensitivity for everything from blues and rock to mellow jazz riffs. It’s perfect as a vintage replacement, and features vintage, braided two-conductor wiring. It’s also fully wax potted to eliminate any chance of unwanted microphonic feedback.
Specifications
Body
Body Shape
SG
Body Material
Mahogany
Finish
Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Neck
Material
Mahogany
Profile
Rounded
Scale Length
24.75″ / 628.65mm
Fingerboard Material
Indian Rosewood
Fingerboard Radius
12″
Number Of Frets
22
Frets
Medium Jumbo
Nut Material
White Graph Tech
Nut Width
1.7″ / 43.053mm
Inlays
Acrylic Dots
Joint
Glued in
Headstock inlay
Gibson logo in Mother of Pearl
Hardware
Finish
Chrome
Tuner Plating
Chrome
Bridge
Adjustable Wraparound
Tuning Machines
Grover Rotomatic with Contemporary Style Buttons
Pickguard
Black multi-ply
TrussRod
Adjustable
Truss Rod Cover
Black
Control Knobs
Black Witch Hats with Silver Inserts
Switch Tip
Black
Switchwasher
Blank Black
Control Covers
Black
Strap Buttons
2 – bottom and behind heel
Pickup Covers
Chrome
Electronics
Neck Pickup
P-90
Bridge Pickup
P-90
Controls
2 Volume, 2 Tone, hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors
Pickup Selector
3-way Toggle Switch
Output Jack
1/4″
Miscellaneous
Strings Gauge
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Case
Hardshell
Accessories
Monkey sticker in case
In order to continually improve the design, quality and performance of our products and instruments and to make use of the best materials at all times, Gibson reserves the right to change specifications without notice.