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Tony Iommi "Monkey" SG Special Vintage Cherry

Gibson

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Tony Iommi's iconic riffs, heavy tones and massively influential albums helped create the blueprint for heavy metal and many other genres to follow. While his innovative tuning and playing styles were a major part of his monstrous tones, a heavily modified 1964 Gibson SG named "Monkey" was at the center of it all. Gibson USA has made a guitar based on the iconic original that launched countless heavy riffs, featuring a mahogany body, bound mahogany neck with a rounded profile and an Indian rosewood fretboard with 22 frets. Additional features include a Graph Tech nut, Grover Rotomatic tuners with contemporary style buttons and chrome-covered P-90 pickups. A left-handed version is also available.
Gibson Tony Iommi SG Special Electric Guitar Vintage Cherry
Gibson Tony Iommi SG Special Electric Guitar Vintage Cherry
Gibson Tony Iommi SG Special Electric Guitar Vintage Cherry

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  • Mahogany body
  • Mahogany neck with Rounded profile
  • Rosewood fingerboard
  • Dual P-90 humbuckers

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Body
  • Body Type: Double Cutaway Solid Body
  • Body wood: Mahogany
Neck
  • Neck shape: Rounded
  • Neck wood: Mahogany
  • Scale length: 24.75"
  • Truss rod: Standard
Fingerboard
  • Material: Rosewood
  • Number of frets: 22
  • Inlays: Dot
  • Nut width/material: 1.69"/GraphTech
Electronics
  • Configuration: SS
  • Neck: P-90 Single coil
  • Bridge: P-90 Single coil
  • Control layout: Individual volume, Individual volume, Individual tone, Individual tone
Hardware
  • Bridge type: Fixed Bridge
  • Bridge design: Wraparound
  • Tuning machines: Sealed High-ratio
  • Color: Nickel
Other
  • Number of strings: 6 String
  • Case: Hardshell Case
  • Orientation: Right-Handed
  • Country of Origin: United States

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