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The Gibson SG double neck electric guitar has become remarkably popular all through its many years of production. The shape of the particular guitar with its Gothic looking horns and flat top is not to everyone's taste, and this was undoubtedly the issue with a particular Mr Les Paul. That being said, the Gibson SG grew to become very popular in a number of styles of music on account of its cutting, no-nonsense sound.

Following next are 10 interesting facts about the Gibson SG:

1. The guitar was introduced by Gibson in 1961 and has continued to be manufactured ever since.

2. The guitar came about following the decline in the sales of the Les Paul model. The Les Paul design was given an all mahogany body together with the flat top and additionally the crucial double cutaway. This new Les Paul was eventually christened the SG model as a result of Les Paul himself not liking the new style of the guitar named after him.

3. The SG ordinarily features an all mahogany neck and body. The neck is a shallower construction than that of a Les Paul standard.

4. The guitar in addition featured two humbucker guitar pickups and a Tune-o-matic bridge design, although quite a few very special models would have utilised a tremolo system.

5. A larger 'bat winged' design pick guard was launched in 1967 to replace the primary smaller sized version.

6. The SG attained a reputation for being heavy-necked because of its thinner mahogany body, which was a great deal lighter than that of a Les Paul guitar.

7. Famous SG players include: Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, Eric Clapton and Jimi Hendrix. Jimi Hendrix's cream three pickup SG currently resides in Orlando's Hard Rock Cafe.

8. The scale of a mahogany neck is 24.75" and is connected to the guitar's body at the 19th fret. The double cutaway allowed far easier access to the high notes.

9. Guitarist Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath endorses this variety of guitar and the products that bear his name have religious crosses inlaid into the guitar's instead of the stock block inlays.

10. A double-neck variety of this model of electric guitar was also produced by Gibson employing 12 string and 6 string necks. Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin notably played this double-neck guitar when performing live at different stages throughout his career.

So there you have it, 10 fascinating facts about this delightful guitar. Not all guitars acquire legendary status but the Gibson SG model surely does. It's been with us for so many years and I'm sure will continue to attract guitarists of all playing styles for many many years to come.

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