Epiphone SG Standard ’61 with Maestro Vibrola

Featured in the new Inspired by Gibson Collection, the Epiphone SG Standard ’61 Maestro Vibrola recreates the legendary Gibson model from 1961. Available at Guitar Center, the Epiphone SG Standard ’61 Maestro Vibrola is constructed from a solid mahogany body with a nitro gloss finish and features a solid mahogany neck. The Epiphone SG Standard ’61 Maestro Vibrola is also powered by two Burstbuckers and a newly designed, 60s-style Maestro Vibrola.

Main Features

• Mahogany body with a nitro gloss finish
• SlimTaper mahogany neck, 22-fret, 12″ radius Rosewood fretboard
• Two Burstbucker humbucking pickups with 2 volumes, 2 tones and toggle switch (handwired with orange drop capacitors)
• ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge, Maestro Vibrola tailpiece, Vintage Deluxe tuners with keystone buttons, Graph Tech nut 

Mahogany Body with a Gloss finish

The Epiphone SG Standard ’61 Maestro Vibrola features the classic design that made it relevant, played and loved. Mirroring the classic Gibson model, the Epiphone SG Standard ’61 Maestro Vibrola is constructed from an all-mahogany body. The mahogany body offers a warm, rich and well-balanced tone, and a good amount of depth. Completing the mahogany body is a nitro gloss finish. 

SlimTaper Neck Construction

The classic SlimTaper neck construction is popular among Guitar Center customers for its fast touch and smooth playability. With its design, the SlimTaper neck promotes speed while reducing player fatigue. It’s also made from mahogany, which extends the sonic depth of the mahogany body. It also includes a Rosewood fretboard that adds to the guitar’s vibrant tone, and a Graph Tech nut.

Powered by Dual Burstbuckers

The Epiphone SG Standard ’61 Maestro Vibrola is equipped with two Burstbucker humbucking pickups in the neck and bridge. These Burstbuckers were created to capture the original sound of humbuckers from 1961. They succeed at helping you capture that classic Gibson tone that players and Guitar Center customers have come to love.

Classic Gibson-Inspired Hardware

Rounding out the Epiphone SG Standard ’61 Maestro Vibrola are premium features such as the vintage-style Maestro Vibrola tremolo tailpiece, which provides expressive bends and warbles. The Epiphone SG Standard ’61 Maestro Vibrato is also equipped with an ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge. The development of legendary Gibson president Ted McCarty in 1954, the ABR-1 tune-o-matic bridge set the standard for simplicity and functionality that hasn’t been bettered. 

Other notable specifications include Vintage Deluxe tuning machines with keystone buttons, medium-jumbo frets, acrylic trapezoid inlays and black top hat control knobs with silver reflector.

Body

• Body style: SG
• Body wood: Mahogany
• Finish: Gloss nitrocellulose lacquer

Neck

• Neck shape: SlimTaper
• Neck wood: Mahogany
• Scale length: 24.75″

Fingerboard

• Material: Rosewood
• Radius: 12″
• Fret size: Medium-jumbo
• Number of frets: 22
• Inlays: Acrylic trapezoids
• Nut width/material: 1.69″/Graph Tech

Electronics

• Configuration: HH
• Neck: Burstbucker 61R
• Bridge: Burstbucker 61T
• Control layout: 2 volumes, 2 tones and toggle switch (handwired with orange drop capacitors)

Hardware

• Bridge: ABR-1 tune-o-matic
• Tailpiece: Maestor Vibrola
• Tuning machines: Vintage Deluxe with keystone buttons
• Color: Nickel