Gibson Sg Wood Finish

With the advent of the firebird gibson offered ten new custom colors and a pretty chart that displayed them.

Gibson sg wood finish.

I basically scuffed it with 220 per minwax instructions. It has a thin black finish with red rubbed into the ridges of the wood. I used minwax wood conditioner but it did not take all. Discussion in gibson sg started by jackson753 oct 3 2019.

Page 2 of 2 prev 1 2. Each instrument celebrates gibson s legacy through accuracy authenticity and attention to detail. If it were my guitar i would keep an eye on it and be careful with it until it was convenient to have it checked by someone qualified. Huntroll oct 16 2019 27.

Under the standard gibson finish would they have sealed the wood as well. It doesn t hurt to have it checked. 1 finish options. In all cases no regrets a lighter safer sg was the result.

Explore the sg collections. A 60s vibe vintage cherry satin or 70s chic natural walnut. 1967 sg melody maker in pelham blue. I wrapped a strip of blue tape around the drill bit to limit its depth into the wood.

A low cost sg made of walnut wood was introduced called the sg it had a clear finish and an ebony fingerboard and was accompanied by low cost les paul and es 335 type guitars. Utilization the sg was designed to get better playability than the classic les paul. The finish on these guitars are pretty cool. Sg s are notorious for being weak and flexable at that joint even on ones with no cracks in the finish or otherwise.

It was mine then it wasn t. It was designed to be the new les paul in 1961 and for a couple years the les paul that gibson sold was what we call an sg. The gibson custom shop is the pinnacle of craftsmanship quality and sound excellence. The sg tribute from gibson s modern collection is a stone cold classic rock machine boasting open coil 490r and 490t humbucking pickups and it comes in a choice of two satin nitrocellulose lacquer finishes.

This f king sg has been here for months. I m thinking i need to sand it down more than i did. 1961 les paul sg standard reissue stop bar. Now it s not and i m finally just re doing the entir.

The gibson sg is a solid body electric guitar model introduced by gibson in 1961 as the gibson les paul sg. Although developed for and seen most often on the firebird series from 1963 to 1969 basically all gibson guitars were available in these colors.