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Gibson Custom Shop From the Vault Billy Gibbons Ultimate SG Prototype Electric Guitar Two-Tone Copper and Gold Metallic

Billy Gibbons Ultimate SG Prototype · #PROTO 005
BrandGibson Custom Shop
TypeElectric Guitars
Serial No.PROTO 005
PhotographyActual Photos
Part No.SG-BGCG-GT1
Archive ID33916
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The Story

From the Vault Billy Gibbons Ultimate SG Prototype Electric Guitar Two-Tone Copper and Gold Metallic

The Music Zoo is incredibly excited to offer this rare instrument for sale: a “From the Vault” Gibson Custom Shop Ultimate SG Prototype, designed by the one and only Billy Gibbons. These guitars were part of a very limited run sold as part of a Neiman Marcus Christmas Book package, and Gibson had made available two prototypes from the run, this one being #5! The guitar has a custom contoured mahogany SG body matched with a Flying V neck, two-tone copper and gold finish to complement the contoured body, Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates humbuckers with gold covers and a gold neck pickup spacer embossed with Gibbons’ signature, and an awesome side-pull vibrato tailpiece: pure class. Did we forget to mention that the backplate on the body is shaped like the guitarists home in the Lone Star state of Texas? This is a guitar that will be a highlight of any Gibson, SG, or ZZ Top collection!

Includes: Hardshell Case, Certificate of Authenticity and Paperwork

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The Specifications

As it left The Music Zoo Tech Bench.
  • 6 lbs, 15 oz.
  • Two-Tone Copper and Gold Metallic Finish
  • Custom Contoured Mahogany Body
  • Mahogany Neck
  • Rosewood Fingerboard
  • Dot Inlays
  • 24-3/4" Scale Length
  • 12" Radius
  • .880" Neck Profile at 1st Fret
  • .970 Neck Profile at 12th Fret
  • 22 Frets
  • Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates Humbuckers
  • Individual Volume Controls and Master Tone Controls
  • Side-Pull Vibrato Unit
  • Embossed Billy Gibbons Signature Neck Pickup Spacer
  • Kluson Tuners
  • Gold Hardware

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