2004 Gibson SG Special Faded

In 1961, Gibson revamped the design of the Les Paul model. In 1960, Les Paul sales lagged behind numbers for 1959, so to attract more sales, Gibson cooked up a creative new shape that lended easier access into the upper register. The flattop, double-cutaway solid Mahogany body they introduced was very different from the earlier Les Paul design. Its contours and sharp points were unlike anything made before, and its slender neck profile and access all the way up to the 22nd fret was advertised as the "fastest neck in the world." This body shape was so radically different from the Les Paul that it needed its own name. Since then, the SG (for "Solid Guitar") has been a staple of the Gibson line, capturing the attention of guitarists far and wide. The SG Special Faded was a popular model in the early-2000s. It's a low-cost, but still USA-made model that features a faded satin finish. Relative to the lower-priced models that came later (with baked maple fingerboards and inferior pickups), t