
Tony Iommi "Monkey" SG Special, Left-Handed, Vintage Cherry
A Heavy Riff Machine Tony Iommi's iconic riffs, heavy tones, and massively influential albums created the blueprint for heavy metal and many other genres to follow. His career, like the man himself, is universally loved and revered. And while his innovative tuning and playing styles were a major part of his monstrous tones, a heavily modified 1964 Gibson SG was at the center of it all. Now Gibson USA has made a guitar based on the iconic original that launched countless heavy riffs, with a mahogany body, bound mahogany neck with a rounded profile, Indian rosewood fretboard with 22 frets, a Graph Tech® nut, Grover® Rotomatic® tuners with contemporary style buttons, and chrome-covered P-90 pickups. A reproduction of Tony's "Monkey" sticker is included in the case, along with two longer intonation adjustment screws in case you need additional adjustment range. A right-handed version is also available.
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Specifications
Suggest an edit| Brand | Gibson |
|---|---|
| Type | Electric |
| Country | US |
| Body wood | Mahogany |
| Neck wood | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Indian Rosewood |
| Strings | 6 |
| Frets | 22 |
| Scale length | 24.75" |
| Pickups | P-90 / P-90 |
| Accessories | Monkey sticker in case |
| Body Finish | Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer |
| Body shape | SG |
| Body Styles | SG |
| Bridge | Adjustable Wraparound |
| Bridge pickup | P-90 |
| Case | Hardshell |
| Control Covers | Black |
| Control Knobs | Black Witch Hats with Silver Inserts |
| Controls | 2 Volume, 2 Tone, hand-wired with Orange Drop capacitors |
| Finish | Chrome |
| Fretboard inlay | Acrylic Dots |
| Fretboard radius | 304.8mm / 12.0in |
| Fret Count | 22 |
| Headstock Inlay | Gibson logo in Mother of Pearl |
| Joint | Glued in |
| Model | SGTI21LVECH1 |
| Neck pickup | P-90 |
| Nut | White Graph Tech |
| Nut width | 43.05mm / 1.7in |
| Output Jack | 1/4" |
| Pickguard | Black multi-ply |
| Pickup Covers | Chrome |
| Pickup Selector | 3-way Toggle Switch |
| Profile | Rounded |
| Strap Buttons | 2 - bottom and behind heel |
| String gauges | .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046 |
| Switch Tip | Black |
| Switchwasher | Blank Black |
| Truss rod | Adjustable |
| Truss Rod Cover | Black |
| Tuner Plating | Chrome |
| Tuners | Grover Rotomatic with Contemporary Style Buttons |
| Street price | $2,399 |





