SG Showcase Edition

The **SG Showcase Edition** was a limited run of two models released as part of a guitar-of-the-month series in 1988. The Standard model was released in April and the Custom in October. 200 units of each were built for the USA and 50 each for foreign markets. Some Customs were outfitted with gold hardware, regular humbuckers and a white pickguard & tenon cover.

## Standard

   **Body:**

* Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
* Angled heel
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* Set-in construction
	+ 3 degree angle
	+ Franklin Titebond 50 glue
	+ Joins body at 22nd fret
	+ '61 style heel
* Slim Taper profile (.780/.900")
* Indian Rosewood fretboard
	+ Trapezoid inlays
	+ 12" radius
* Large Open Book headstock
	+ Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
		- Classic font style
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl crown
	+ "Made in U.S.A." stamp
	+ 17o pitch
* 22 frets
* 24 9/16" scale
* 1 11/16" nut width

   **Binding:**

* Neck, single-ply
* Thinner style
* Fret-edge binding

**Electronics:**

* Two EMG 81/85 active humbuckers
	+ Ceramic magnet (81)
	+ AlNiCo V magnet (85)
	+ 10k Ohms D.C. resistance (both)
	+ 9V battery under pickguard

* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone

**Hardware:**

* Black Hardware
* Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
	+ 14:1 ratio
	+ Manufactured by Ping
* 5-ply "Angel Wing" pickguard
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ 2-ply b/w
* Black Reflector knobs
* ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Metallic Blue

## Custom

**Body:**

* Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
* Angled heel
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* Set-in construction
	+ 3 degree angle
	+ Franklin Titebond 50 glue
	+ Joins body at 22nd fret
	+ '61 style heel
* Slim Taper profile (.780/.900")
* Ebony fretboard
	+ Mother of Pearl block inlays
	+ 12" radius
* Large Open Book headstock
	+ Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
		- Squared font style
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl split diamond
	+ "Made in U.S.A." stamp
	+ 17o pitch
* 22 frets
* 24 9/16" scale
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Binding:**

* Neck, single-ply
	+ Thicker style
	+ Fret-edge binding
* Headstock, multi-ply

**Electronics:**

* Three EMG 81/85 active humbuckers
	+ Ceramic magnet (81)
	+ AlNiCo V magnet (85)
	+ 10k Ohms D.C. resistance (both)
	+ 9V battery under pickguard

* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone

**Hardware:**

* Black Hardware
* Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
	+ 14:1 ratio
	+ Manufactured by Ping
* 5-ply "Angel Wing" pickguard
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ 2-ply b/w
* Black Reflector knobs
* ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Ferrari Red

## Custom w/ Gold Hardware

**Body:**

* Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
* Angled heel
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* Set-in construction
	+ 3 degree angle
	+ Franklin Titebond 50 glue
	+ Joins body at 22nd fret
	+ '61 style heel
* Slim Taper profile (.780/.900")
* Ebony fretboard
	+ Mother of Pearl block inlays
	+ 12" radius
* Large Open Book headstock
	+ Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
		- Squared font style
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl split diamond
	+ "Made in U.S.A." stamp
	+ 17o pitch
* 22 frets
* 24 9/16" scale
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Binding:**

* Neck, single-ply
	+ Thicker style
	+ Fret-edge binding
* Headstock, multi-ply

**Electronics:**

* Three Bill Lawrence "The Original" Humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo V magnets
	+ ~8k (neck & middle), 14k (bridge) Ohms D.C. resistance
	+ Circuit board baseplate
	+ A.K.A. "R-4 / L-6"

* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone

**Hardware:**

* Gold Hardware
* Schaller M-6 Pin tuning machines
	+ 1:12 ratio
	+ Metal Keystone buttons
	+ Pin-mounted
* 3-ply "Angel Wing" pickguard & tenon cover
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ 2-ply b/w
* Black/Gold Reflector knobs
* ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Ferrari Red

## References

1. ↑ https://www.everythingsg.com/threads/1988-sg-showcase-edition-w-gold-hardware-and-white-pickguard.2812/