Gibson Electric SG Standard Ebony Modern

The Essentials to Know About the Gibson SG Standard Guitar

• Late '60s SG Spirit: legendary ergonomics and an iconic look, featuring a full-face 5-ply black pickguard.


• 100% Mahogany Base (body and neck): warm response and naturally singing sustain.


• Gibson 490R and 490T Pickups: an Alnico II duo that is both powerful, expressive, and very versatile.


• Robust Hardware: aluminum Tune-O-Matic Nashville bridge and stopbar tailpiece, Grover Rotomatic tuners.

An SG Standard in the Tradition of the Sought-After Late Sixties Models

The Gibson SG Standard follows the codes that made late '60s SGs famous: simple and effective luthiery, a mahogany neck with a rounded profile, and a rosewood fingerboard. The long tenon neck joint extending to the 19th fret enhances the sense of continuity between neck and body, resulting in a responsive, lively guitar that is especially enjoyable when cranking the amp.

For Which Guitarists and Styles?

Designed for intermediate to advanced guitarists (while remaining accessible if you are a serious beginner), this SG excels whenever character is needed: rock, hard rock, blues, punk, indie, edgy pop, and even more modern genres when adjusting volumes and tones. Its SG format also favors standing play and access to high notes, ideal for solos and licks high up the neck.

The Sound

The combination of a solid mahogany body and mahogany neck delivers a dense tonal signature, with well-present mids and generous sustain. The 490R (neck) and 490T (bridge) humbuckers, magnetized with Alnico II, offer a smooth attack and rich harmonic content: rounded, singing leads at the neck; a sharper grain at the bridge that easily cuts through the mix. The 2 volume and 2 tone controls allow fine sculpting of dynamics, from crisp clean to thick crunch, up to more pronounced overdrive.

Technical specifications

Body shape	SG	Bridge	aluminum Tune-O-Matic Nashville
Material	mahogany	Tailpiece	aluminum stopbar
Neck	mahogany	Knobs	black Top Hats with silver reflector
Profile	rounded	Tuners	Grover Rotomatics with Kidney buttons
Nut width	43 mm / 1.69"	Plating	chrome
Fingerboard material	rosewood	Neck pickup	490R
Scale length	62.8 cm / 24.72" / 628 mm	Bridge pickup	490T
Number of frets	22	Controls	2 volumes, 2 tones, and toggle switch
Nut	Graph Tech	Case	soft case
Inlays	Pearloid Block