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Inspired by the 1961 Gibson SG and powered ProBucker™ humbuckers

The Epiphone SG Standard ’61 from the new Inspired by Gibson Collection recreates the rare 1961 Gibson SG, from its first year of production. Featuring a classic Mahogany body in a Vintage Cherry finish and powered by ProBucker™ humbuckers with CTS electronics. (Previously called SG Standard '61)

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Specifications

Body Specs

Body Finish Gloss

Body Material Mahogany

Body Shape SG

Body Styles SG

Neck Specs

Fingerboard Material Laurel

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 22

Frets Medium Jumbo

Inlays Trapezoid

Joint Glued in

Neck Material Mahogany

Nut Material Graph Tech®

Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in

Profile SlimTaper

Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup ProBucker 3

Controls 2 volumes, 2 tones, 1 toggle switch, CTS electronics

Neck Pickup ProBucker 2

Output Jack 1/4"

Pickup Selector 3-way Epiphone toggle

Hardware Specs

Bridge LockTone™ ABR Tune-o-matic

Control Knobs Black Top Hat Knobs with nickel inserts

finish Nickel

Pickguard Black

Tailpiece Stopbar

Truss Rod Adjustable

Tuner Plating Nickel

Tuning Machines Epiphone Deluxe Vintage machine heads, 18:1 ratio

Misc Specs

Case Optional

Model: EISS61VCNH1

Headstock 60s Kalamazoo

Headstock Inlay Epiphone logo in Pearloid with pineapple crown inlay

Strings Gauge .10, .13, .17, .26, .36, .46

Epiphone SG Standard '61, Vintage Cherry

Epiphone SG Standard '61, Vintage Cherry

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Inspired by the 1961 Gibson SG and powered ProBucker™ humbuckers

The Epiphone SG Standard ’61 from the new Inspired by Gibson Collection recreates the rare 1961 Gibson SG, from its first year of production. Featuring a classic Mahogany body in a Vintage Cherry finish and powered by ProBucker™ humbuckers with CTS electronics. (Previously called SG Standard '61)

Read more

Specifications

Body Specs

Body Finish Gloss

Body Material Mahogany

Body Shape SG

Body Styles SG

Neck Specs

Fingerboard Material Laurel

Fingerboard Radius 304.8mm / 12.0in

Fret Count 22

Frets Medium Jumbo

Inlays Trapezoid

Joint Glued in

Neck Material Mahogany

Nut Material Graph Tech®

Nut Width 43.0mm / 1.69in

Profile SlimTaper

Scale Length 628.65mm / 24.75in

Electronics Specs

Bridge Pickup ProBucker 3

Controls 2 volumes, 2 tones, 1 toggle switch, CTS electronics

Neck Pickup ProBucker 2

Output Jack 1/4"

Pickup Selector 3-way Epiphone toggle

Hardware Specs

Bridge LockTone™ ABR Tune-o-matic

Control Knobs Black Top Hat Knobs with nickel inserts

finish Nickel

Pickguard Black

Tailpiece Stopbar

Truss Rod Adjustable

Tuner Plating Nickel

Tuning Machines Epiphone Deluxe Vintage machine heads, 18:1 ratio

Misc Specs

Case Optional

Model: EISS61VCNH1

Headstock 60s Kalamazoo

Headstock Inlay Epiphone logo in Pearloid with pineapple crown inlay

Strings Gauge .10, .13, .17, .26, .36, .46

WARNING:This product contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects, or other reproductive harm. For more information, visit www.P65Warnings.ca.gov.
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