Gibson · SG Standard · 1961–1969
In 1961 Gibson replaced the single-cut Les Paul with a lighter, thinner double cutaway and still called it the Les Paul. Les Paul said nobody asked him and disliked it, and when his deal ended the name came off. By 1963 it was the SG Standard, for solid guitar. Early ones have a thin neck with a wide board, PAFs, a small pickguard and a sideways vibrato that players often swapped for a stop tailpiece. Patent Number pickups and the simpler Maestro Vibrola followed, and in late 1966 Gibson redesigned the neck joint and fitted the big pickguard that surrounds the pickups. Clapton's psychedelic Fool was a 1964 SG Standard painted by the Dutch art collective of the same name, Robby Krieger played one in the Doors from 1965, and by the late 1960s it was the rock guitar. The weak points are the thin neck at the headstock and the small heel, and unrepaired early examples are hard to find. If you want one to play, a Custom Shop 1961 or 1964 reissue avoids the neck worries. If you want an original, buy the cleanest neck you can find.
Serials are impressed into the back of the headstock, and Gibson reused numbers in the mid-to-late 1960s, so check the features. A Les Paul truss rod cover and sideways vibrato point to 1961–62, a Maestro Vibrola to 1962 on, chrome parts and a narrower nut to 1965 on, and a large pickguard surrounding the pickups to late 1966 on.
The thin neck breaks at the headstock and the heel joint can crack, so repaired necks are common, and black is a favorite refinish for hiding them. PAFs were often pulled from early SGs for Les Paul conversions, and Les Paul truss rod covers move between guitars easily.
Buying guide
For a player, a 1969 SG Standard from a Japanese dealer is the cheap way in, with japan_holic's three cherry 1969s at $7,603–8,043 delivered, and for an early Les Paul/SG, benchtested's 1962 titled with OHSC and PAFs asks $16,592 from the US, inside the band. About 23 are listed and the $10,750–17,350 band covers mostly 1963–69 guitars, while 1961–63 ones run up to $42,920 at dimeback-516, and the 1961 titled neck refin asks $20,000 against $11,729–16,592 for US 1962–63 guitars with no refinish in the title. Serials were reused, so date it by the features, where a Les Paul truss rod cover and sideways vibrato point to 1961–62, a Maestro Vibrola to 1962 on, chrome parts and a narrower nut to 1965 on, and a large pickguard around the pickups to late 1966 on, though truss rod covers move between guitars easily. The thin neck breaks at the headstock and black is the classic refinish over a repair, so ask for angled headstock and heel photos and the cavities, confirm the "1968-69 Gibson SG" that doesn't say Standard has humbuckers and trapezoid inlays, treat the 1966 Maestro 3.225 kg 530644 guitar as one guitar shared by Japanese dealers, and skip the zero-feedback 1969.
$7,602.54est. delivered
The cheapest SG Standard here from a seller with feedback, a 1969 in cherry at $7,603 delivered from Japan. By 1969 it has the big pickguard and the later neck joint, so ask for angled headstock and heel photos, and expect import duty.
Gibson Sg Standard Cherry 1969 *Gp638
$16,591.66est. delivered
A 1962 Les Paul/SG Standard titled with its original case and PAFs, at $16,592 delivered from a US seller, inside the band while other 1962–63s run to $42,920. Ask for the pickup decals and solder and angled photos of the headstock and heel, where these necks break.
Vintage 1962 Gibson Les Paul / SG Standard w/OHSC & PAF's
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Used$7,602.54est. delivered
$7,385.18 + $217.36 shipping
Buy It Now$7,385.18
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1969 cherry, no originality claim. Ships from Japan.
Seller: japan_holic
100% positive
Used$16,591.66est. delivered
$16,500.00 + $91.66 shipping
Buy It Now$16,500.00
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1962, titled with OHSC and PAFs. In the US.
Seller: benchtested
100% positive
Used$11,728.99est. delivered
$11,699.00 + $29.99 shipping
Buy It Now$11,699.00
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1963 cherry with lacquer checking. The title says to read the description.
Seller: stuff_y0u_want
100% positive
Used$12,649.99est. delivered
$12,299.99 + $350.00 shipping
Buy It Now$12,299.99
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1962, titled employee guitar, with Patent Number pickups and case. In the US.
Seller: mmguitarbar
99.5% positive
Used$19,999.99delivered
$19,999.99 · free shipping
Buy It Now$19,999.99
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1961 with OHSC, titled neck refin. In the US.
Seller: diabloguitars
100% positive
Used$6,906.39est. delivered
$6,800.00 + $106.39 shipping
Buy It Now$6,800.00
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Seller: maeng3
No feedback yet
Used$13,642.35delivered
$13,642.35 · free shipping
Buy It Now$13,642.35
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Same 1966 Maestro 3.225 kg 530644 guitar other Japanese dealers list. Ships from Japan.
Seller: eastislandcrew
100% positive
Used$42,920.14delivered
$42,920.14 · free shipping
Buy It Now$42,920.14
Priced high
1963, the top ask, with no originality claim. Ships from Japan.
Seller: dimeback-516
99.5% positive
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