2005 Gibson SG Standard

In 1961, Gibson decided to totally revamp the design of the Les Paul model. The 1960 Les Paul sales lagged behind numbers for 1959, so hoping to attract more interest, 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 on the cutaways were unlike anything made before, and its slender neck profile with small heel 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 (short for "Solid Guitar") has been a staple of the Gibson line, capturing the attention of guitarists far and wide. The SG Standard model carries on the tradition of the 1960s. By 2005, it had two pickguard-mounted humbuckers in the style of the late-'60s and Trapezoid inlays on the fingerboard j