Gibson 2017 SG Special HP Electric Guitar - Satin Vintage Sunburst

• High Performance, modern SG Special electric guitar
• Possesses the traditional double-horned mahogany SG body
• Ideal mahogany neck for shredding thanks to slim profile
• Rosewood fingerboard with 24 frets available
• Equipped with 490R and 498T humbucker pickups
• Tune-o-Matic bridge with titanium saddles
• Fitted with improved G-FORCE tuners
• Titanium zero-fret adjustable nut for quality sustain
• Includes High Performance Gibson gigbag

The original SG Special is still a well-revered model, and it has returned for 2017. Maintaining that distinct, traditional double cutaway body with some new, updated appointments to go with it, the 2017 SG Special HP is truly built for incredible, high performance as its title suggests.

BODY

The SG Special has a body constructed from mahogany, a predominant choice of tonewood in Gibson's history due to its beautiful tone delivery. The double cutaway body has been given a satin-nitrocellulose finish for that tidy appearance. Gibson have also equipped the SG Special HP with a sculpted fast access heel for exceptional, easy reach to every fret.

NECK

The 2017 SG Special HP is fitted with a smooth, Soloist mahogany neck that is shaped to the very favourable Slim Taper profile. The Soloist neck width allows a much faster playing feel with more room, so shredding riffs is easier than ever.

The neck is topped with a 12 inch radius rosewood fingerboard, providing the most sumptuous playing surface beneath the fingertips. Decorating the frets for a traditional look are small Mother of Pearl block inlays to guide you. For total control over the string action and for better sustain there is a titanium zero-fret adjustable nut.

HUMBUCKER PICKUPS

For a modern, accurate take on vintage PAF-style Gibson tone, the SG Special HP is fitted with a pair of humbucker pickups. A 490R is fitted in the neck position joined by a 498T in the bridge position. This pickup duo provide a great range of tonal depth, just as you would expect from Gibson humbuckers. Each pickup works to prevent unwanted interference or hum.

Despite having some new, updated features, the 2017 SG Special HP still has four main control pots for rhythm and lead Volume and Tone, plus the usual 3-way toggle pickup switch to shape your sound.

HARDWARE AND FINISH

The headstock may look traditional with the chrome bell-shaped truss rod cover, Gibson logo and crown, however it has been fitted with the updated G-FORCE tuners. The G-FORCE tuners provide a much faster way of retuning your strings and with great precision, too. Gibson have also ensured that the tuning gears have been quietened to avoid unwanted noise.

The body is fitted with a traditional chrome-plated aluminium Tune-o-Matic bridge with titanium saddles and an aluminium Stop Bar tailpiece with locking studs for quality sustain and resonance.

The SG style pickguard protects the body, keeping the finish looking neat. To help the owner keep this guitar in the best possible condition for years to come, Gibson include a padded HP gigbag, guitar strap and polishing cloth.