1979 Gibson SG Exclusive Ltd. Run

This Gibson SG Exclusive, produced in 1979, was the first limited run SG model ever produced. It was supposedly meant to be limited to 500 units, but it is said that only 478 were actually produced. This is a really cool last of the 70’s type SG in an all original Black finish. Its block inlaid rosewood fingerboard feels great & its neck profile is very comfortable & worn really smooth. Its headstock has Gibson’s famous inlay w/a set of factory Grover tuners. It’s loaded w/2 potent original T-Top Cream Dirty Fingers Humbuckers w/a rotary coil tap switch. Its smaller cream pickgard & 3-way switch trim ring looks great. Still retaining its original Schaller bridge, TP-6 stop tailpiece & gold capped knobs. Overall she’s exceptionally clean having no repairs w/a delightful patina & comes in an original chainsaw molded hard case.

Features:

Body:

• Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
• Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish

Neck:

• 3-pc laminated Honduran Mahogany
• .780″ / .990″ profile
• Set-in construction
  • 3 degree angle
  • Titebond glue
  • Joins body at 20th fret

• Indian Rosewood fretboard
  • Small block inlays
  • 12″ radius
• Volute
• Large Open Book headstock
  • Resin impregnated fiberboard veneer
  • Inlaid Mother of Pearl Gibson logo
  • Inlaid Mother of Pearl crown
  • “Made in U.S.A.” stamp
  • 17^o pitch
• 22 frets
• 24 ⁹/₁₆” scale
• Brass nut
• 1 9/16″ nut width

Binding:

• Neck
• Fret-edge binding
• Thinner style

Electronics:

• Two Dirty Fingers humbuckers
  • Three Ceramic magnets
  • ~16k Ohms D.C.R.
  • Double cream bobbins

• 3-way switch
• Master Vol, 2 Tone, Rotary coil tap
  • CTS 300k pots

Hardware:

• Chrome Hardware
• Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
  • 14:1 ratio
  • Keystone buttons
• Single-ply cream “Angel Wing” pickguard
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
  • 2-ply b/w with “Exclusive” engraving
• Gold Reflector knobs
• Schaller “Harmonica” Tune-O-Matic bridge
• TP-6 fine-tuning stopbar tailpiece