{"product_id":"1964-gibson-sg-standard-vintage-guitar-cherry-w-nickel-parts-case","title":"1964 Gibson SG Standard Vintage Guitar Cherry w\/ Nickel Parts \u0026 Case","description":"Up for sale, a 1964 Gibson SG Standard in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a vintage hardshell case. A golden age example of the SG Standard with the model’s most coveted specs only available circa 1963-64, this vintage SG features a full 1 11\/16” nut width and a vibrant gloss Cherry nitro lacquer finish, loaded with the original patent sticker humbuckers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nLightweight at 7lbs 3oz, tonewoods include a Honduran mahogany body, one-piece Honduran mahogany neck, and a dark Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with original fretwire. Handwound and essentially identical to the PAF in all but name, this guitar retains its original pair of early Gibson patent sticker humbuckers. With the same bobbins, wire, baseplates and short alnico magnets as the last iteration of the PAF, these pickups are ideally balanced and complimentary, metering at 8.3k ohms in the bridge position and 7.8k at the neck. The bridge has a rich growl and cut, harmonically dense with a nice kick in the midrange, while the neck pickup is fat and woody with a textured percussive cut. This SG Standard benefits from a professional setup here at Mike \u0026amp; Mike’s Guitar Bar with 10-46 strings, low action, and accurate intonation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nNeck Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n-Wood: Honduran mahogany\u003cbr\u003e\n-Shape: Slender C, measuring .785” 1st fret, .880 5th fret, .965” 12th fret\u003cbr\u003e\n-Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood (dark), pearloid flared trapezoid inlays\u003cbr\u003e\n-Frets: Medium jumbo, leveled\/crowned, no wear (good meat\/crown)\u003cbr\u003e\n-Scale Length: 24 3\/4”\u003cbr\u003e\n-Nut: 1 11\/16”, nylon\u003cbr\u003e\n-Tuners: Kluson Deluxe double-line, single-ring (Gibson Custom Shop Historic)\u003cbr\u003e\n-Serialization: Six-digit stamp dates to ‘64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nBody Specs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n-Wood: Honduran mahogany\u003cbr\u003e\n-Pickups: Patent Sticker humbucker x2 (Neck 7.8k ohms, Bridge 8.3k ohms)\u003cbr\u003e\n-Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, three-way pickup selector\u003cbr\u003e\n-Harness: CTS pots date to ‘64\u003cbr\u003e\n-Hardware: Maestro Vibrola, ABR-1-style bridge (nickel, vintage Fujigen-made)\u003cbr\u003e\n-Plastics: Five-ply black pickguard, neck tenon spacer, reflector cap knobs, truss rod cover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe electronics are 100% original, with untouched solder on the harness, and all of the original plastics are intact too. Hardware includes a set of aged Gibson Custom Shop Historic double ring, single line tuning machines with aged keystone buttons, and the headstock was at one time fitted with Grovers, showing faint halos of larger washers around the Kluson bushings. The bridge is a circa 1970s nickel-plated ABR-1 replica manufactured by Fujigen, while the Maestro Vibrola is 100% stock, with a nickel-plated lyre-engraved plate and string anchor, while the spring is chrome-plated, representing Gibson’s transition from nickel to chrome-plated parts between 1964-65.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nThe gloss Cherry nitro lacquer finish is extremely rich, 100% original with no touch-up or overspray. There is only a subtle tan line beneath the pickguard (where the original Cherry hue is retained). There are just a few minor marks on top and one finish chip on the edge of the bass-side horn, with a small area of very faint buckle wear at the treble-side waist, and some additional minor nicks and scuffs consistent with careful use. The gloss on the neck profile is extremely smooth, with the lacquer worn to a walnut shade on a majority of the carve from contact with the palm, and just a couple minor marks on the treble-side shoulder.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\nA circa 1970s Gibson hardshell case is included.","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48993490272512,"sku":"245810","price":20999.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/4437\/4714\/files\/medium_7024fd13-e093-4823-b731-2f41fdeb771b.jpg?v=1783916528","url":"https:\/\/mmguitarbar.com\/products\/1964-gibson-sg-standard-vintage-guitar-cherry-w-nickel-parts-case","provider":"Mike \u0026 Mike's Guitar Bar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}