SG Gothic

The **SG Gothic** was introduced in 2000 as part of the Gothic Series. The series was discontinued in 2003. A new model in the same vein called the **SG Gothic Morte** was produced in 2011. A one-off custom-ordered EDS-1275 Gothic was produced in 2002.

**Related:**

* SG Special Voodoo
* SG Menace
* SG Special EMG
* Epiphone SG-75 Gothic (Japanese Market)

## SG Gothic

* 2000-2002
* $899 Street

**Body:**

* Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Mahogany
* '50s Rounded profile
* Set-in construction
	+ Franklin Titebond 50 glue
	+ Joins body at 19th fret
* Ebony fretboard
	+ Pearloid Moon-and-Star inlay at 12th fret
	+ 12" radius

* Narrow Open Book headstock
	+ Silkscreened Gibson logo
	+ "Made in U.S.A." stamp
	+ Orville Gibson portrait decal
	+ 17o  pitch
* 22 frets
* 24 9/16" scale
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Electronics:**

* 490R/490T humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo II magnets
	+ 7-8k (neck) & 8.1k (bridge) Ohms D.C.
	+ Uncovered
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone
	+ CTS 300k vol / 500k tone pots

**Hardware:**

* Black Hardware
* Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
	+ 14:1 ratio
	+ Manufactured by Ping
* Single-ply black "Batwing" pickguard
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ Single-ply black, standard bevel
	+ Blank
* Black Reflector knobs
* Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Satin Black

## SG Gothic Morte (2011)

* $1,039 Street

**Body:**

* Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Mahogany
* '50s Rounded profile
* Set-in construction
	+ Franklin Titebond 50 glue
	+ 5 degree pitch
	+ Joins body at 19th fret
* African Obeche fretboard
	+ No inlays
	+ 12" radius

* Narrow Open Book headstock
	+ Silkscreened Gibson logo
	+ "Made in U.S.A." stamp
	+ 17o pitch
* 22 frets
	+ Leveled by Plek machine
* 24 9/16" scale
* Corian nut
	+ Cut by Plek machine
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Electronics:**

* Two GEM active humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo II magnets
	+ 7-8k (neck) & 8.1k (bridge) Ohms D.C.
	+ 42 AWG enamel-coated wire
	+ Uncovered
* 3-way Switchcraft switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone
	+ CTS 300k linear vol / 500k audio tone pots

**Hardware:**

* Black Hardware
* Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
	+ 14:1 ratio
	+ Manufactured by Ping
* Single-ply black "Batwing" pickguard
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ Single-ply black, standard bevel
	+ Blank
* Black Reflector knobs
* Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Satin Ebony

## EDS-1275 Gothic (2002)

**Body:**

* Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Necks:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Maple
* 0.830" / 1.0" profile
* Set-in construction
	+ 3 degree angle
	+ Joins body at 15th fret

* Ebony fretboard
	+ Acrylic pearloid Moon-and-Star inlay at 12th fret
	+ 12" fretboard radii

* Narrow Open Book headstocks
	+ Resin impregnated fiberboard veneers
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logos
	+ "Made in U.S.A." stamp
	+ Orville Gibson portrait
	+ 14o pitches

* 20 frets per neck
* 24 5/8" scale
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Electronics:**

* Four 490R/490T Humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo II magnets
	+ 7-8k (neck) & 8.1k (bridge) Ohms D.C.
	+ Uncovered
* 3-way pickup switch
* 3-way neck switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone (One for each neck)
	+ CTS 300k volume
	+ CTS 500k tone
	+ Ceramic "disk" caps

**Hardware:**

* Black Hardware
* Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
	+ 14:1 ratio
	+ Manufactured by Ping
* Single-ply black pickguard
* Bell shaped truss rod covers
	+ Single-ply black, standard bevel
	+ Blank

* Black Bell knobs
* Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridges and stop-plate tailpieces

**Finishes:**

* Satin Black