The Choice of Legends – Now in a Beautiful Faded Finish
The SG™ Standard ‘61 Faded Maestro™ Vibrola™ returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved — shaping sound across generations and genres of music. It features a satin nitrocellulose lacquer finish that gives it the look and feel of a long-treasured musical companion. As the name implies, the Gibson SG Standard 61 Faded Maestro Vibrola also adds vibrato capability. The Maestro Vibrola offers smooth vibrato effects and the classic styling of the Lyre engraving on the tailpiece cover. Standard features include a SlimTaper™ mahogany neck and a bound rosewood fingerboard. The mahogany body features deeply sculpted body scarfing, a 5-ply teardrop pickguard, and a 22nd-fret neck joint. The nickel-plated hardware includes an ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic™ bridge and Keystone tuners in addition to the Maestro Vibrola Tailpiece. The pickups are open-coil 60s Burstbucker™ humbuckers™ for a classic voice with added power and top end. Controls feature audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors.
Specs
Type |
Solid Body |
Colour |
Vintage Cherry |
Orientation |
Right Handed |
Number of Strings |
6 |
Body Shape |
SG |
Body Material |
Mahogany |
Body Finish |
Satin Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
Neck Material |
Mahogany |
Neck Shape |
SlimTaper |
Fretboard Material |
Rosewood |
Number of Frets |
22 |
Fretboard Inlays |
Acrylic Trapezoid |
Fret Size |
Medium Jumbo |
Fretboard Radius |
12″ (304.8 mm) |
Nut Material |
Graph Tech |
Nut Width |
1.695″ (43.053mm) |
Neck Pickup |
60s Burstbucker |
Bridge Pickup |
60s Burstbucker |
Controls |
2 X Volume, 2 X Tone; (Hand-Wired with Orange Drop® Capacitors) 3-Way Toggle Switch |
Pickguard |
5-Ply Black |
Bridge |
ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic with Maestro Vibrola Tailpiece |
Tuners |
Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons |
Strings |
.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046 |
Case/ Bag |
Hardshell Case |