Gibson SG Special Faded
Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
2002
The Gibson SG Special Faded was introduced in 2002 as a less expensive version of the SG Special. Gibson use a pre-faded nitrocellulose satin finish for this guitar - in Worn Cherry and Worn Brown color. In 2002 the SG Special Faded had crescent moon shaped fingerboard inlays but Gibson changed these to dots after a year.
Specifications (21)
Controls
| Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
| Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
| Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
Electronics
| Pickups configuration | 2 single coil pickups |
General
| Finish colors | brown finish, red finish |
| Finish effects | worn or aged finish |
| Number of strings | 6 strings |
Body
| Body material | mahogany body |
| Body shape features | double cutaway |
| Pickguard material | black pickguard |
Hardware
| Bridge | Bigsby vibrato, tremolo bridge |
| Hardware color | nickel hardware |
| Tailpiece | stop tailpiece |
Fretboard
| Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
| Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
| Fingerboard position markers | dot fingerboard position markers |
Neck
| Headstock inlays or logos | pearl headstock inlay/logo |
| Neck material | mahogany neck |
| Number of frets | 22 fret |
| Peghead (headstock) | black face headstock |
| Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Prices (3)
| Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $1000 | excellent | ||
| 2008 | $500 | excellent | ||
| 2017 | $800 | excellent |
