We say it again and again: What comes out of the Gibson Custom Shop in 2020 is worth every penny. This '61 is the first 2020 SG we got and it completely knocked our socks off. First, the looks: a beautiful dark cherry meets lightly aged hardware parts - the typical VOS look, refined in many small details. Played dry, the first thing that strikes you is the sheer volume of the guitar. You wouldn't believe that so much tone can come out of so little wood! The 61s lies with its not even (!) 3kg like a feather in the lap and plays with the SG-typical Slim-Taper-Neck immensely comfortable. At the amp, the same revelation: The Unpotted Alnico III Custombuckers push the chords out of the speakers with such force and sonority that you could think you had a 4 kilo Les Paul here. Only the typical, mid-range SG sound character reminds you what you're dealing with here. If you like the original SG look with the small pickguard and the Les Paul lettering on the headstock, this is the ideal guitar! The condition is absolutely mint.
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