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❌SOLD❌ Gibson SG Special Heritage Cherry Red, 2005

❌SOLD❌ Gibson SG Special Heritage Cherry Red, 2005

With the 1961 revamp and rename of the Les Paul line in 1961, the Gibson SG Special came on stage. Using the same basic construction as the Standard or Custom models, the SG Special lowered price points by minimizing decoration.

Used
Price: $1,400.00 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ Gibson SG Standard Ebony Black, 2007

❌SOLD❌  Gibson SG Standard Ebony Black, 2007

From 2005, here’s a Gibson SG Standard in Ebony Black, with the classic ‘Batwing’ pickguard and recently set up at The Twelfth Fret Repair shop. This example dates to March 8, 2005 and wwas built at Gibson Nashville.

Used
Price: $1,500.00 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ Gibson SG Standard Heritage Cherry, 2016

❌SOLD❌  Gibson SG Standard Heritage Cherry, 2016

The Gibson SG Standard and Custom first appeared under the Les Paul name but with a complete redesign, in late 1960 as 1961 models. Built with the now-familiar double cutaway Mahogany body with Mahogany neck and Rosewood fingerboard, the re-design offered lighter weight and complete access to the upper frets.

Used
Price: $1,800.00 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ Gibson Custom Shop SG Metallic Emerald Green, 1993

❌SOLD❌  Gibson Custom Shop SG Metallic Emerald Green, 1993

Here we have another rarity – from September 1993, a Gibson Custom Shop SG in Emerald Green Metallic finish with gold hardware and pearloid pickguard! The Gibson SG had been produced for three years before it gained the name ‘SG’. It was originally introduced in 1961 as a complete redesign of the then-unpopular single cutaway, carved Maple top Les Paul model. An additional driving factor was addressing Fender’s characterization of Gibson as old-fashioned.

Used
Price: $2,299.99 CAD $2,575.00 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ Gibson SG Standard Wine Red, 1969

❌SOLD❌   Gibson SG Standard Wine Red, 1969

This Gibson SG Standard in Wine Red finish and ‘Batwing’ pickguard, is built during 1969 at the historic Parsons Street plant in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Introduced in 1961 as a radically updated version of the Les Paul, the Gibson SG Standard sported a thin, light weight double cutaway body with nearly unrestricted access to all the frets.

Vintage
Price: $3,450.00 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ Gibson SG ‘Batwing’ Standard Cherry, 2012

❌SOLD❌ Gibson SG 'Batwing' Standard Cherry, 2012

The Gibson SG ‘Batwing’ Standard started appearing in 1966, displacing the smaller, treble-side pickguard, offering much more protection to the top of the guitar during enthusiastic use. The SG itself was originally introduced as the 1961 Les Paul, but without Les Paul’s input and at the end of his endorsement contract. For various reasons, the Les Paul name was dropped for 1963 production and has been the SG or ‘Solid Guitar’ since.

Used
Price: $1,600.00 CAD

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