A c.1962 Gibson SG Les Paul Standard Serial No. 47764, in cherry red finish, double cutaway mahogany body, mahogany neck, twenty-two fret bound rosewood fingerboard with crown inlays, headstock face with crown motif inlay, truss rod cover with Les Paul lettering, two humbucking pickups, four rotary controls, selector switch, metal bridge, side-pull vibrato unit and black pickguard; and a black hardshell contour case with yellow plush lining and Lee Dickson's handwritten adhesive paper label Gibson S.G. Les Paul 47769 Cherry Red - Trem The SG Les Paul Standard with a new body shape was introduced in 1961 replacing the Les Paul Standard model which was discontinued in 1960. Eric Clapton said that he bought this guitar "...for nostalgic reasons..." wanting "... to recreate the same experience as the psychedelic guitar ..." he'd used with Cream [see illustration]. He thinks that this model is ..."an incredible design.." but found that he couldn't switch back into using it having got so accustomed to Fenders. Lee Dickson recalls that Clapton disliked the tremolo [vibrato] on this particular model. Gibson SG Les Paul Standard/Cherry Red
A c.1962 Gibson SG Les Paul Standard Serial No. 47764, in cherry red finish, double cutaway mahogany body, mahogany neck, twenty-two fret bound rosewood fingerboard with crown inlays, headstock face with crown motif inlay, truss rod cover with Les Paul lettering, two humbucking pickups, four rotary controls, selector switch, metal bridge, side-pull vibrato unit and black pickguard; and a black hardshell contour case with yellow plush lining and Lee Dickson's handwritten adhesive paper label Gibson S.G. Les Paul 47769 Cherry Red - Trem The SG Les Paul Standard with a new body shape was introduced in 1961 replacing the Les Paul Standard model which was discontinued in 1960. Eric Clapton said that he bought this guitar "...for nostalgic reasons..." wanting "... to recreate the same experience as the psychedelic guitar ..." he'd used with Cream [see illustration]. He thinks that this model is ..."an incredible design.." but found that he couldn't switch back into using it having got so accustomed to Fenders. Lee Dickson recalls that Clapton disliked the tremolo [vibrato] on this particular model. Gibson SG Les Paul Standard/Cherry Red
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