Gibson SG SPECIAL 1966

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Voici une vintage en superbe état de conservation , c'est une GIBSON SG SPECIAL de 1966 en état NEAR MINT toute originale .


La guitare à été fabriquée au tout début de l'année 1966 et les pièces mécaniques d'origine datent toutes de l'année 1961 année de lancement du modèle.

1704 ex ont été fabriquées pour l'année 1966.

Cette série avec le petit pickgard est très recherchée.

Celle ci à été vendue en 2010 par le magasin Américain bien connu FRETTED AMERICANA pour 4500 DOLLARS.

Cette guitare à été testée au magasin fretted americana par le célèbre PHIL X ci dessous en vidéo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=qzFdsCkZ3ok


ci-dessous l'annonce du magasin us qui l'a vendait en 2010

https://www.frettedamericana.com/product/1966-gibson-sg-special


Enfin bref une jolie vintage de 1966 a ne pas louper , au prix d'une reissue du custom shop .

disponible chez CALIFORNIA

Spécifications :

A Near Mint and Totally Original
Early 1966 SG Special

This near mint 13-inch-wide SG Special weighs just 6.90 lbs. and has the thinner nut width of nut width of just over 1 9/16 inches, and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Solid mahogany body. One-piece medium profile mahogany neck with a bound rosewood fretboard with 22 jumbo frets and inlaid pearl dot position markers. Inlaid pearl "Gibson" headstock logo. Three-layer black /white / black plastic truss-rod cover. Closed-back Kluson Deluxe double-line strip tuners with white plastic oval buttons. Serial number "550497" stamped into back of headstock. Two very hot P-90 pickups with black plastic covers and outputs of 8.16k and 8.26k. Original style five-layer (black / white / black / white / black) plastic pickguard with five screws. Four controls (two volume, two tone) plus three-way selector switch. Black plastic bell-shaped knobs with metal tops. The pots are stamped "137 6552" (CTS December 1965). Stud wraparound bridge with compensated "stair steps" cast into the unit. Gibson "Short" vibrola unit with three screws and 'Walrus-Tooth' tip on arm. All hardware chrome-plated. This is a totally original and unfaded example of a very early 1966 transitional SG Special with the smaller neck profile but still with the old style neck-joint and the single sided five-screw pickguard. There is one tiny mark on the back of the bass horn and a couple of miniscule surface marks on the edges. The original jumbo frets show very little signs of wear. A previous owner has 'engraved' his name and telephone number on the back of the control plate… but otherwise this forty-three year old SG Special is in near mint condition. Housed in it's original three-latch Gibson black softshell case with deep-red plush lining (9.00)

"By 1965 the (short) Gibson Vibrola tailpiece, so far available as an option, became a standard appointment on the Special. The fourth variant remained in production until 1966. The Special was then fitted with a larger pickguard supporting the pickups and a modified neck heel like the other SG electrics." (Duchossoir. Gibson Electrics. The Classic Years, p. 212).

The Les Paul Special was introduced as the TV Special in 1955 as an intermediate model between the regular Les Paul guitar and the lower-priced Junior and TV Junior instruments. The Special underwent two successive body redesigns in 1958 and 1961, while the Les Paul affiliation was discontinued in late 1962. The model was then renamed the SG Special without any apparent changes in the specifications other than the removal of Les Paul markings. In 1964, during the height of the British Invasion, one thousand, seven hundred and four SG Specials were shipped from the factory. The total production run between 1961 and the end of 1965 (in this form) was six thousand, nine, hundred and sixty-five guitars. In early 1965 the nut width on Gibson guitars was reduced from 1 11/16 inches to 1 9/16 inches and then in early 1966 the neck joint on the SG models was modified and the pickguard changed to the larger "double" version.

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