SG Standard Exclusive

(***Not to be confused with the 1979 SG Exclusive or "exclusive runs" for dealers in general)***

The **SG Standard Exclusive** was a limited run model produced exclusively for retailer Sam Ash in 2011 and had a limited production of 400 units. It returned in 2019, again as a limited run, now for AMS & Zzounds.

## 2011

* $1,319 Street

**Body:**

* Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
	+ Grade A Mahogany (Translucent finishes)
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* Set-in construction
	+ 5 degree angle
	+ Titebond glue
	+ Joins body at 19th fret

* Rounded '50s profile
* Baked Maple fretboard
	+ Acrylic trapezoid inlays
	+ 12" radius
* Narrow Open Book headstock
	+ Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl crown
	+ "Made in U.S.A." stamp
	+ 17o pitch
* 22 frets
* 24 9/16" scale
* Corian nut
	+ Cut by Plek machine
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Binding:**

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

**Electronics:**

* Two 490R/498T Humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo II (neck) & V (bridge) magnets
	+ 7.4k (neck) & 9k (bridge) Ohms D.C.R.
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone
	+ CTS 300k volume, linear
	+ CTS 500k tone, audio
	+ "Quick-Connect" circuit board

**Hardware:**

* Chrome Hardware (Pelham Blue)
* Gold Hardware (Bullion Gold)
* TonePros "Kluson Deluxe" tuning machines
	+ 15:1 ratio
	+ Green Keystone buttons
* 5-ply "Batwing" pickguard
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ 2-ply b/w with "SG" hot-stamp
* Black Reflector knobs (Pelham Blue)
* Gold Speed knobs (Bullion Gold)
* Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
* Zamak stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Pelham Blue
* Bullion Gold

## 2019

   This model uses the beveling and control placement from the '61 Reissue.

* $1,499 Street

**Body:**

* Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
* '61 Reissue beveling
* Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

**Neck:**

* 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
* Set-in construction
	+ 4.25 degree angle
	+ Titebond glue
	+ Joins body at 19th fret

* Rounded profile
* Indian Rosewood fretboard
	+ Acrylic Trapezoid inlays
	+ Increased fretboard thickness
	+ 12" radius
* Narrow Open Book headstock
	+ Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
	+ Inlaid Mother of Pearl crown
	+ "Made in U.S.A." stamp
	+ 17o pitch
* 22 medium-jumbo frets
	+ Levelled by Plek machine
* 24 9/16" scale
* Graph Tech nut
	+ Cut by Plek machine
* 1 11/16" nut width

**Binding:**

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

**Electronics:**

* Two 490R / 490T humbuckers
	+ AlNiCo II magnets
	+ 7.4k (neck) & 8.1k (bridge) Ohms D.C.R.
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone
	+ 500k non-linear
	+ "Quick-Connect" circuit board

**Hardware:**

* Chrome Hardware
* Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
	+ 14:1 ratio
* 5-ply "Angel Wing" pickguard (early-mid year)
* 5-ply "Batwing" pickguard (mid-late year)
* Bell shaped truss rod cover
	+ 2-ply b/w with "SG" hot-stamp
* Black Reflector knobs (Batwing)
* Black Bell knobs (Angel Wing)
* Poly-carbonate control cover
	+ Prevents electrostatic discharge
* Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Pelham Blue