When Gibson launched the SG in 1961, it hit the music world like a sonic meteor — sleek, sharp, double-horned, and built for speed. The Interstellar Tone Traveler recognized it immediately: not a relic of the past, but a rocket from the future wrapped in vintage mahogany. The SG Standard '61 in Vintage Cherry wears the finish that became synonymous with the model itself — a deep, glowing red that burns under stage lights like a star at full intensity, the color of rock 'n' roll rebellion since the very beginning. Sculpted from solid mahogany with its iconic double-cutaway body, the SG is the original lightweight speed machine, and at just 6 lbs 11 oz it wears like it was built for long-haul missions — the SlimTaper™ neck profile feeling like warp speed under your fingers from the very first note. A bound rosewood fretboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets, acrylic trapezoid inlays, and a neck joint reaching the full 22nd fret means there are no limits, no gravity, and no note out of reach.

Two '60s Burstbucker humbuckers open up a wide galaxy of tone — from glassy, crystalline cleans to supernova-level overdrive — hand-wired with Orange Drop® capacitors for vintage warmth and clarity that responds to every nuance of your playing. A nickel-plated ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge and aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece anchor your sustain like a black hole locks in light, while Vintage Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons and a Graph Tech® nut keep tuning locked in through every cosmic riff. This is the tone that powered legends — the same DNA, the same spirit, the same interplanetary fury — now dressed in the color that started it all.

Model: USA SG Standard '61 Stop Bar 
Body Construction: Solid
Body: Mahogany
Body Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose 
Neck: Mahogany
Fingerboard: Rosewood 
Fingerboard Inlay: Acrylic Trapezoid
Nut: Graph Tech, 1.69"" 
Neck Profile: Slim Taper
Neck Joint: Glued Set Neck
Frets: Medium-Jumbo 22 
Truss Rod: Adjustable
Radius: 12"
Fingerboard Binding: Single-Ply Cream
Scale Length: 24.75"
Bridge Pickup: 60's Burstbucker
Neck Pickup: 60's Burstbucker
Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, Hand-wired with Orange Drop Capacitors
Pickup Selector: 3-Way 
Outpuck Jack: 1/4" 
Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
Tailpiece: Aluminum Stop Bar
Hardware Color: Nickel
Pickup Covers:  Authentic Profile Nickel Silver
Strap Buttons: 2
Switchwasher: Black
Pickguard: Black 5-Ply 
Truss Rod Cover: Black 2-Ply Bell, SG
Switch Tip: Cream 
Tuning Machines: Vintage Deluxe with Keystone Buttons
Mounting Rings:  Black
Control Covers: Black
Case: Hardshell 
String Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
Weight: 6lbs 9oz.
Accessories: Includes Gibson Accessory Kit