SG Custom Sparkle

The **SG Custom Sparkle** was a limited run model built from 2007-2009 in three different variations.

Unlike most Custom Shop SGs, these use the standard Custom Shop serial number format, with a "CS" prefix.

**Note:** Other SG Customs have been offered as limited runs in Sparkle finishes at times. Those are listed on the SG Custom page because the only difference is the finish.

## 2-Pickups / Gotohs

**Body:**

* Solid Honduran Mahogany body
* One-piece construction
* Angled heel
* Historic deep beveling
* Tapered horn tips
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* 1960 Slim Taper C profile (.840" / .930")
* Set-in construction
	+ Joins body at 22nd fret
* Ebony fretboard
	+ Mother of Pearl block inlays
	+ 12" radius
* Medium Open Book headstock w/ Holly veneer
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
		- Classic font style
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl split diamond
	+ 17o headstock pitch
* 22 frets
	+ Leveled by Plek machine
* 24 5/8" scale
* Nylon nut
	+ Cut by Plek machine
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Binding:**

* Single-ply, neck
	+ Thicker style
	+ Fret-edge binding
* Multi-ply, headstock

**Electronics:**

* Three '57 Classic Humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo II magnets
	+ ~7.9k Ohms DCR
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone
	+ CTS 500k pots
	+ Mallory 150 Bumblebee caps

**Hardware:**

* Nickel hardware
* Gotoh SD90 Kluson-reissue tuning machines
	+ 1:15 ratio
	+ Green Keystone buttons
	+ Press-in bushings
	+ Double line, single ring
* 3-ply "Angel Wing" pickguard
	+ Wide bevel angle
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ 2-ply, shallow bevel angle
	+ "Les Paul Custom" engraving (w/ Maestro)
	+ Blank (w/ stopbar)
* Single-ply black tenon cover
* Black Reflector knobs w/ pointers
* ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
* Aluminum stopbar tailpiece
* Optional Maestro vibrola

**Finishes:**

* Silver Sparkle
* Blue Burst Sparkle
* Green Sparkle
* Blue Sparkle
* Red Sparkle
* Red/Gold Sparkle

## 3-Pickups / Grovers

**Body:**

* Solid Honduran Mahogany body
* One-piece construction
* Angled heel
* Historic deep beveling
* Tapered horn tips
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* 1960 Slim Taper C profile (0.84"/0.93")
* Set-in construction
	+ Joins body at 22nd fret
* Ebony fretboard
	+ Mother of Pearl block inlays
	+ 12" radius
* Medium Open Book headstock w/ Holly veneer
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
		- Classic font style
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl split diamond
	+ 17o headstock pitch
* 22 frets
	+ Leveled by Plek machine
* 24 5/8" scale
* Nylon nut
	+ Cut by Plek machine
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Binding:**

* Single-ply, neck
	+ Thicker style
	+ Fret-edge binding
* Multi-ply, headstock

**Electronics:**

* Three '57 Classic Humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo II magnets
	+ ~7.9k Ohms DCR
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone
	+ CTS 500k pots
	+ Orange Drop caps

**Hardware:**

* Nickel hardware
* Gold hardware (Green & Green/Gold Burst)
* Grover "Gibson Deluxe" tuning machines
	+ 1:14 ratio
	+ Green Keystone buttons
	+ Screw-in bushings
	+ Manufactured by Ping
* 3-ply "Angel Wing" pickguard
	+ Wide bevel angle
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ 2-ply, shallow bevel angle
* Single-ply black tenon cover
* Black Reflector knobs w/ pointers
* ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
* Aluminum stopbar tailpiece
* Optional Maestro vibrola

**Finishes:**

* Silver Sparkle
* Blue Burst Sparkle
* Green Sparkle w/ Gold hardware
* Blue Sparkle
* Red Sparkle
* Red/Gold Burst Sparkle
* Green/Gold Burst Sparkle "Iguana Burst" w/ Gold hardware

## 3-Pickups / Gotohs

**Body:**

* Solid Honduran Mahogany body
* One-piece construction
* Angled heel
* Historic deep beveling
* Tapered horn tips
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* 1960 Slim Taper C profile (0.84"/0.93")
* Set-in construction
	+ Joins body at 22nd fret
* Ebony fretboard
	+ Mother of Pearl block inlays
	+ 12" radius
* Medium Open Book headstock w/ Holly veneer
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
		- Classic font style
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl split diamond
	+ 17o headstock pitch
* 22 frets
	+ Leveled by Plek machine
* 24 5/8" scale
* Nylon nut
	+ Cut by Plek machine
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Binding:**

* Single-ply, neck
	+ Thicker style
	+ Fret-edge binding
* Multi-ply, headstock

**Electronics:**

* Three '57 Classic Humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo II magnets
	+ ~7.9k Ohms DCR
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone
	+ CTS 500k pots
	+ Orange Drop caps

**Hardware:**

* Gold hardware
* Gotoh SD90 Kluson-reissue tuning machines
	+ 1:15 ratio
	+ Green Keystone buttons
	+ Press-in bushings
	+ Double line, single ring
* Pickguard delete
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ 2-ply, shallow bevel angle
* Single-ply black tenon cover
* Black Reflector knobs w/ pointers
* ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
* Aluminum stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Green/Gold Burst Sparkle "Iguana Burst"