Detail 01
61R and 61T humbuckers
The guitar uses an HH pickup configuration; Gibson describes the voice as vintage-inspired with added power and top end.
Product detailSKU #1500000455112
GibsonSG Standard '61 Electric Guitar - Blue Sky
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Who this is for
- Players seeking an SG Standard ’61 with a SlimTaper mahogany neck and bound rosewood fingerboard.
- Players wanting 61R and 61T humbuckers with a vintage-inspired voice, added power, and top end.
- Right-handed players who want a 24.75 in. scale, 22 frets, and HH configuration.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players.
- Players seeking a pickup configuration other than HH.
- Players who require more than 22 frets.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
22nd-fret neck joint
The neck joins the body at the 22nd fret.
Detail 03
Audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop capacitors
These are the stated control-electronics components.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01This is a right-handed, six-string model.
- 02The controls are two volume and two tone knobs with a 3-way pickup switch.
- 03A hardshell case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickups are installed?
It has Gibson 61R and 61T humbuckers.
02What is the scale length?
24.75 in.
03Is a case included?
Yes, a hardshell case is included.
04What bridge does it use?
A classic-style Tune-O-Matic bridge with an aluminum stopbar tailpiece.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
2 detailsPickups & controls
- Pickup switch
- 3-way
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
6 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Number of strings
- 6
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
9 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Blue
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Body Type
- Double-cutaway
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Body wood
- Mahogany
- Neck wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard wood
- Rosewood
- Nut material
- Graph Tech
- Body finish
- Nitrocellulose lacquer
2 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 24.75"
- Nut width
- 1.695"
16 detailsOther
- Configuration
- HH
- Inlays
- Acrylic trapezoids
- Neck shape
- SlimTaper
- Case
- Hardshell
- Tier
- new
- Controls
- Volume 1, volume 2, tone 1, tone 2
- Neck
- '60s Burstbucker humbucker
- Category Source
- detail
- Tailpiece
- Aluminum stopbar
- Korena Special
- true
- Tuning machines
- Vintage deluxe with keystone buttons
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Body type
- Double-cutaway
- Pickguard
- 5-ply teardrop
- Source Id
- site51500000455112
- Bridge
- '60s Burstbucker humbucker
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