1963 was the last year the SG Custom carried the Les Paul name and the first with the Maestro Vibrola. The Custom Shop builds it with the original methods and contours: solid mahogany, three Custombuckers with Alnico 3 magnets, and a solid ebony board with mother-of-pearl blocks.
A 60s SlimTaper neck, 500K CTS pots with Black Beauty capacitors, an ABR-1, the long Maestro Vibrola, Grover kidney-button tuners and gold hardware. Classic White VOS.
SPECIFICATIONS
BODY
Country of Origin: USA
Body Finish: VOS Nitrocellulose Lacquer
Body Material: Solid Mahogany
Body Shape: SG
Body Styles: SG
Weight Relief: None
NECK
End Of Board Width: 56.89mm / 2.24in
Fingerboard Material: Ebony
Fingerboard Radius: 304.8mm / 12.0in
Fret Count: 22
Frets: Authentic Medium-Jumbo
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Block
Joint: Long Tenon, Hide Glue Fit
Neck Material: Solid Mahogany
Nut Material: Nylon
Nut Width: 42.85mm / 1.69in
Profile: 60s SlimTaper
Scale Length: 628.65mm / 24.75in
ELECTRONICS
Bridge Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS 500K Audio Taper Potentiometers, Black Beauty Capacitors
Middle Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3
Neck Pickup: Custombucker Alnico 3
Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft
Pickup Selector: 3-Way Switchcraft
HARDWARE
Bridge: ABR-1
Control Covers: White
Control Knobs: Black Top Hats w/ Gold Inserts
Hardware Finish: Gold
Mounting Rings: Black M69
Pickguard: White Multi-Ply
Pickup Covers: Authentic Profile Gold-plated Nickel Silver
Strap Buttons: Brass
Switch Tip: Cream
Switchwasher: Silkscreened Cellulose Acetate Butyrate
Tailpiece: Long Maestro Vibrola
Truss Rod: Authentic 1950s No-Tube
Truss Rod Cover: Authentic Stepped 2-Ply
Tuner Plating: Gold
Tuning Machines: Grover Kidney
Accessories: Certificate of Authenticity Booklet, Historic Reissue Hang Tags
Headstock Inlay: Gibson logo and Split Diamond inlay in Mother of Pearl
Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
CASE
Case: Custom Shop Hardshell