The new SG Diablo in Metallic Silver — Guitar of the Month for December 2008 — captures the essence of a classic design, and takes it one step further. Like the SG Standard in 1961, the new SG Diablo in Metallic Silver sets a precedent for style, function and design.
The top and back of the Diablo’s mahogany body is carved to accent the contour of the SG’s distinct lines, giving the guitar a three-dimensional appearance from afar.
The Diablo’s controls have been streamlined to one volume and one tone, in addition to the standard three-way switch. The volume control has also been moved closer to the bridge pickup for easy access and volume swells.
Gibson’s Burstbucker pickups — a No. 1 in the neck, and a No. 2 in the bridge — give the SG Diablo in Metallic Silver the subtle variations of true, vintage humbucker tone with historically “unmatched” bobbin windings and Alnico II magnets, just like the original PAFs in the Gibsons of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
The new SG Diablo in Metallic Silver also takes the SG’s 24¾-inch scale length mahogany neck and adds two additional frets — for a total of 24 — allowing an even higher register of notes from a guitar already known for its searing lead-playing capacity.
Gibson’s traditional round neck profile and rosewood fingerboard enhance the guitar’s resonance and sustain, and secures its reputation as the fastest guitar neck in the world.
It is available in a stunning Metallic Silver finish with matching headstock.
Like all Guitars of the Month, production is limited to just 1,000 guitars.
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