SG Custom Q

The **SG Custom Q** name is applied to any quilted top SG Custom produced as a limited run or ordered through the Made 2 Measure program. Therefore, specs can vary significantly from one example to the next. The SG Custom Figured Top is basically the same model but with a flamed Maple top instead.

**Related:**

* SG Custom Figured Top
* SG Elegant

## 2013 Limited Run

25 unit production run.

**Body:**

* Solid 1-pc Honduran Mahogany back
* 3/4" 5A grade bookmatched Quilted Maple top
* Historic deep beveling
* Angled heel
* Tapered horn tips
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
	+ Aniline dye (Translucent colors)

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* 1960 Slim Taper C profile (.830"/.960")
* Set-in construction
	+ Hot hide glue
	+ Joins body at 22nd fret
* Ebony fretboard
	+ Mother of Pearl Super 400 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
	+ Gibson Custom decal on rear
	+ 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:**

* Two '57 Classic humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo II magnets
	+ 7.5 - 8.3K Ohms D.C. resistance
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone
	+ CTS 500k pots

**Hardware:**

* Gold hardware (white plastics)
* Nickel hardware (black plastics)
* Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
	+ 14:1 ratio
	+ Keystone buttons
	+ Manufactured by Ping
* 3-ply white "Angel Wing" pickguard (Gold hardware)
	+ Wide bevel angle
	+ Un-mounted from factory
* 5-ply black "Angel Wing" pickguard (Nickel hardware)
	+ Wide bevel angle
	+ Un-mounted from factory
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ 2-ply, wide bevel angle
	+ "Les Paul Custom" engraved
* 3-ply tenon cover w/ "Les Paul Custom" engraving
* Black/Gold Reflector knobs w/ pointers
* ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
* Aluminum stopbar tailpiece

**Finish:**

* Fire Tiger

## Made 2 Measure (2014 - Present)

**Body:**

* Solid 1-pc Honduran Mahogany back
* 3/4" bookmatched Quilted Maple top
	+ Choice of grade from 2A to 5A
* Historic deep beveling
* Angled heel
* Tapered horn tips
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
	+ Aniline dye (Translucent colors)

    **Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* 1960 Slim Taper C profile (.830"/.960")
* Set-in construction
	+ Hot hide glue
	+ Joins body at 22nd fret
* Rosewood or Ebony fretboard
	+ Mother of Pearl inlays of choice
	+ 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
* 22-24 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:**

* Two or three humbuckers of choice
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone
	+ CTS 500k pots

**Hardware:**

* Gold or Nickel hardware
* Tuning machines of choice
* Pickguard of choice or none
	+ Wide bevel angle
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ 2-ply, standard bevel angle
* Tenon cover of choice
* Knobs of choice w/ pointers
	+ (Reflectors standard)
* ABR-1 or Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
* Aluminum stopbar tailpiece
* Optional Maestro vibrola

**Finishes:**

* All Gibson finishes available

## 2017 Crimson Division 2-Pickup

Includes red Crimson Division COA.

**Body:**

* Solid 1-pc Honduran Mahogany body
* 3/4" 5A grade bookmatched Quilted Maple cap
* Historic deep beveling
* Angled heel
* Tapered horn tips
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* 1960 Slim Taper C profile (.830"/.960")
* Set-in construction
	+ Hot hide glue
	+ Unsheathed truss rod
	+ Joins body at 22nd fret
* Ebony fretboard
	+ Mother of Pearl & Abalone "Tree of Life" inlay
	+ 12" radius
* Medium Open Book headstock
	+ Holly veneer
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl split diamond
	+ 17o headstock pitch
* 22 frets
* 24 5/8" scale
* Nylon nut
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Binding:**

* Single-ply, neck
* Multi-ply, headstock

**Electronics:**

* Three Custombucker humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo III magnets
	+ ~8k Ohms DCR
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone
	+ CTS 500k pots

**Hardware:**

* Gold hardware
* Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
	+ 14:1 ratio
	+ Manufactured by Ping
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ 2-ply, wide bevel angle
	+ "Les Paul" engraved
* Single-ply black tenon cover
* Black/Gold Reflector knobs w/ pointers
* ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
* Aluminum stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Fire Tiger

## 2017 Crimson Division 3-Pickup

Includes red Crimson Division COA.

**Body:**

* Solid 1-pc Honduran Mahogany body
* 3/4" 5A grade boommatched Quilted Maple cap
* Historic deep beveling
* Angled heel
* Tapered horn tips
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* 1960 Slim Taper C profile (.830"/.960")
* Set-in construction
	+ Hot hide glue
	+ Unsheathed truss rod
	+ Joins body at 22nd fret
* Ebony fretboard
	+ Mother of Pearl & Abalone "Tree of Life" inlay
	+ 12" radius
* Medium Open Book headstock
	+ Quilted Maple veneer
		- Stained in body color
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl & Abalone vine
	+ 17o headstock pitch
* 22 frets
* 24 5/8" scale
* Nylon nut
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Binding:**

* Single-ply, neck
* Multi-ply, headstock

**Electronics:**

* Three Custombucker humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo III magnets
	+ ~8k Ohms DCR
	+ Highly engraved covers
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone
	+ CTS 500k pots

**Hardware:**

* Gold hardware
* Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
	+ 14:1 ratio
	+ Manufactured by Ping
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ Gold plated
	+ Highly engraved
* 3-ply tenon cover w/ "Les Paul Custom" engraving
* Gold Bell knobs w/ Abalone inlays
* ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge
* Highly engraved aluminum stopbar tailpiece
* Maestro tailpiece cover w/ "SG Custom" engraving

**Finishes:**

* Trans Violet