Gibson Tony Iommi SG Special, Vintage Cherry Overview
Tony Iommi’s iconic riffs, heavy tones, and massively influential albums created the blueprint for heavy metal and many other genres to follow. His career, like the man himself, is universally loved and revered. And while his innovative tuning and playing styles were a major part of his monstrous tones, a heavily modified 1964 Gibson SG named “Monkey” was at the centre of it all. Now Gibson USA has made a guitar based on the iconic original that launched countless heavy riffs, with a mahogany body, bound mahogany neck with a rounded profile, Indian rosewood fretboard with 22 frets, a Graph Tech® nut, Grover® Rotomatic® tuners with contemporary style buttons, and chrome-covered P-90 pickups. A reproduction of Tony’s “Monkey” sticker is included in the case. A left-handed version is also available.
- NECK
- Material Mahogany
- Profile Rounded
- Scale Length 24.75"
- Fingerboard Material Indian Rosewood, Cream Binding
- Fingerboard Radius 12"
- Number Of Frets 22
- Frets Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material White Graph Tech
- Nut Width 1.695"
- Inlays Acrylic Dots
- Joint Glued in
- BODY
- Body Shape SG
- Body Material Mahogany
- Finish Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer
- HARDWARE
- Finish Chrome
- Tuner Plating Chrome
- Bridge Adjustable Wraparound
- Tuning Machines Grover Rotomatic with Contemporary Style Buttons
- Pickguard Black multi-ply
- TrussRod Adjustable
- Truss Rod Cover Black
- Control Knobs Black Witch Hats with Silver Inserts
- Switch Tip Black
- Switchwasher Blank Black
- Plastic Parts Black
- Control Covers Black
- Strap Buttons 2 - bottom and behind heel
- Pickup Covers Chrome
- ELECTRONICS
- Neck Pickup P-90
- Bridge Pickup P-90
- Controls 2 Volume, 2 Tone, hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors
- Pickup Selector 3-way Toggle Switch
- Output Jack 1/4"
- MISCELLANEOUS
- Strings .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case Hardshell
- Accessories Monkey sticker in case
