Detail 01
Orange Drop capacitors and audio taper potentiometers
They maintain consistent tone behavior as the volume controls are adjusted.
Product detailSKU #1500000404925
GibsonSG Standard '61 Electric Guitar - Translucent Teal
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Gibson’s SG Standard ’61 combines a solid mahogany SG body with a SlimTaper mahogany neck and bound, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard. Its double-cutaway shape and deep body bevels support chord work and lead movement across the neck. The 61R and 61T humbuckers cover clean blues through fuzzed-out rock, while the Tune-o-matic bridge, aluminum stopbar tailpiece, and Keystone tuners complete the hardware layout. It is finished in Translucent Teal gloss nitrocellulose.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Chord parts and lead passages that use the double-cutaway shape for upper-fret access.
- Studio sessions and stage sets needing moves between vintage warmth and modern crunch.
Consider the trade-offs
When to look elsewhere
- Left-handed players; the guitar is configured for right-handed use.
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
Tune-o-matic bridge and aluminum stopbar tailpiece
This bridge-and-tailpiece pairing is designed to support intonation and sustain.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What pickups does the SG Standard ’61 use?
It has a 61R humbucker in the neck position and a 61T humbucker at the bridge.
02Does it come with a case?
A hardshell case is specified.
03What strings are fitted?
It is specified with Gibson Brite Wires in .010–.046 gauge.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
3 detailsPickups & controls
- Bridge pickup
- 61T humbucker
- Neck pickup
- 61R humbucker
- Pickup Configuration
- HH
5 detailsPlayability
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Number of frets
- 22
- Number of Frets
- 22
- Number of Strings
- Gibson Brite Wires .010–.046
- Scale Length
- 24.75"
11 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Green
- Fingerboard binding
- Single-ply
- Body Material
- Mahogany
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Body wood
- Mahogany
- Neck wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard wood
- Rosewood
- Hardware finish
- Nickel
- Color Finish
- Gloss nitrocellulose
- Body Shape
- SG
- Neck joint
- Set neck at 22nd fret
1 detailsSize & weight
- Scale length
- 24.75"
18 detailsOther
- Body shape
- SG
- Configuration
- HH
- Capacitors
- Orange Drop
- Inlays
- Acrylic trapezoid
- Case
- Hardshell
- Tier
- new
- Neck profile
- SlimTaper
- Controls
- Two volume, two tone with audio taper potentiometers
- Finish
- Gloss nitrocellulose
- Category Source
- detail
- Tailpiece
- Stopbar
- Korena Special
- false
- Tuning machines
- Keystone
- Orientation
- Right-handed
- Strings
- Gibson Brite Wires .010–.046
- Pickguard
- 5-ply teardrop
- Source Id
- site51500000404925
- Bridge
- Tune-o-matic
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