SGSUPANCH1 SG Supra Antique Natural

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A template of solid Grade-AAA and Grade-AA maple, top and back respectively, not only makes the SG Supra a stunner to look at, but adds a new tonal brew to the tradition, yielding clear highs, piano-like lows, and superb sustain. The glued-in neck is made from solid mahogany and carved to a rounded profile that measures .818” deep at the 1st fret and .963” at the 12th, with a 1 11/16”-wide nut cut on the PLEK from sustain-enhancing Corian™. An elegant looking and superbly hard-wearing Richlite™ fingerboard is loaded with 24 medium-jumbo frets, with easy reach right up to the top thanks to the SG’s revolutionary asymmetrical double-cutaway body style, and dressed up with white binding and classic split-block inlays. The package is topped with an elegant headstock wrapped in five-ply binding and inlaid with a mother-of-pearl Gibson logo and an abalone globe with commemorative “Supra” in mother-of-pearl ribbon.

The SG Supra takes its firepower from a trio of ’57 Classic humbucking pickups, some of the most popular recreations of vintage PAF humbuckers available today. These great pickups use genuine Alnico II bar magnets and are wound with 42-AWG enamel-coated wire, for the characteristic blend of warmth and creaminess that made original PAFs legendary. But the sonic versatility doesn’t stop here: a Fishman™ Power Bridge® with piezo-pickup saddles accesses authentic acoustic-like tones, made all the more impressive when blended through the secret sauce of the SG Supra’s clever wiring setup. The controls look traditional, but hide a clever “TogPot” around the three-way pickup selector.

• Solid Grade-AAA body in with Grade-AA maple top
• Mahogany neck with comfortable, rounded profile
• Bound 24-fret Richlite™ fingerboard with classic split-block inlays
• Three ’57 Classic humbucking pickups
• Fishman™ Power Bridge® with piezo-pickup saddles
• Grover™ locking tuners with 18:1 gear ratio