SG Tribute

The SG Tribute name has been used on several noticeably different models over the years, including some SG Special Tribute models, which are listed on the SG Special page and linked below.

Note: The '50s/'60s/'70s/Future Tribute models all came with "Prototype" stamped on the back of the headstocks. This does not make them actual prototypes, it was just a "fun touch" added by Gibson.

Related:

• SG Special '60s Tribute
• SG Special '70s Tribute
• '61 Les Paul Tribute

'50s Tribute (2013)

• $899 Street

Body:

• Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
  • Deeper cutaway beveling
  • Tapered horns
• Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
  • "Vintage Gloss" satin sheen

Neck:

• 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
• Rounded '50s profile (.810" / .960")
• Set-in construction
  • Franklin Titebond 50 glue
  • Joins body at 19th fret

• Indian Rosewood fretboard
  • Acrylic trapezoid inlays
  • 12" radius
• Narrow Open Book headstock
  • Silkscreened Gibson logo
  • Silkscreened Crown
  • "Made in U.S.A." stamp
  • 17^o pitch
• 24 frets
  • Leveled by Plek machine
• 24 ⁹/₁₆" scale
• Corian nut
  • Cut by Plek machine
• 1 11/16" nut width

Electronics:

• Two Soapbar P-90 single coil pickups
  • AlNiCo V magnets
  • ~8K Ohms DCR
  • Black plastic covers
• 3-way switch
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone
  • "Quick-Connect" circuit board

Hardware:

• Chrome Hardware
• Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
  • 14:1 ratio
  • Kidney buttons
  • Manufactured by Ping
• Optional Min-ETune automatic tuning system
  • 40:1 ratio
  • Green Keystone buttons
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
  • Single-ply black
  • "'50s Tribute" stamping
• Black Reflector knobs
• Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

Finishes:

• Heritage Cherry
• Ebony
• Vintage Sunburst

'60s Tribute (2013)

• $899 Street

Body:

• Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
  • Deeper cutaway beveling
  • Tapered horns
• Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
  • "Vintage Gloss" satin sheen

Neck:

• 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
• Slim Taper profile (.800" / .875")
• Set-in construction
  • Franklin Titebond 50 glue
  • Joins body at 19th fret

• Indian Rosewood fretboard
  • Acrylic trapezoid inlays
  • 12" radius
• Narrow Open Book headstock
  • Silkscreened Gibson logo
  • Silkscreened Crown
  • "Made in U.S.A." stamp
  • 17^o pitch
• 24 frets
  • Leveled by Plek machine
• 24 ⁹/₁₆" scale
• Corian nut
  • Cut by Plek machine
• 1 11/16" nut width

Electronics:

• Two Burstbucker 1 & 2 humbuckers
  • AlNiCo II magnets
  • 6.5k (neck) & 7k (bridge) Ohms DCR
  • Chrome covers
• 3-way switch
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone
  • "Quick-Connect" circuit board

Hardware:

• Chrome Hardware
• Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
  • 14:1 ratio
  • Kidney buttons
  • Manufactured by Ping
• Optional Min-ETune automatic tuning system
  • 40:1 ratio
  • Green Keystone buttons
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
  • Single-ply black
  • "'60s Tribute" stamping
• Black Reflector knobs
• Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

Finishes:

• Heritage Cherry
• Ebony
• Vintage Sunburst

'70s Tribute (2013)

• $899 Street

Body:

• Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
  • Deeper cutaway beveling
  • Tapered horns
• Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
  • "Vintage Gloss" satin sheen

Neck:

• 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
• '70s profile (.810" / .930")
• Volute
• Set-in construction
  • Franklin Titebond 50 glue
  • Joins body at 19th fret

• Indian Rosewood fretboard
  • Acrylic trapezoid inlays
  • 12" radius
• Narrow Open Book headstock
  • Silkscreened Gibson logo
  • Silkscreened Crown
  • "Made in U.S.A." stamp
  • 17^o pitch
• 24 frets
  • Leveled by Plek machine
• 24 ⁹/₁₆" scale
• Corian nut
  • Cut by Plek machine
• 1 11/16" nut width

Electronics:

• Two Dirty Fingers humbuckers
  • Three Ceramic magnets
  • 14-16k Ohms D.C.R.
  • Uncovered
• 3-way switch
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone
  • "Quick-Connect" circuit board

Hardware:

• Chrome Hardware
• Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
  • 14:1 ratio
  • Kidney buttons
  • Manufactured by Ping
• Optional Min-ETune automatic tuning system
  • 40:1 ratio
  • Green Keystone buttons
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
  • Single-ply black
  • "'70s Tribute" stamping
• Black Witch Hat knobs
• Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

Finishes:

• Heritage Cherry
• Ebony
• Vintage Sunburst

Future Tribute (2013)

• $899 Street

Body:

• Beveled, solid Honduran Mahogany body
  • Deeper cutaway beveling
  • Tapered horns
• Nitrocellulose Lacquer finish
  • "Vintage Gloss" satin sheen

Neck:

• 1-pc quartersawn Honduran Mahogany
• Asymmetrical Slim Taper profile (.800" / .875")
• Set-in construction
  • Franklin Titebond 50 glue
  • Joins body at 19th fret

• Indian Rosewood fretboard
  • Acrylic trapezoid inlays
  • 12" radius
• Narrow Open Book headstock
  • Silkscreened Gibson logo
  • Silkscreened Crown
  • "Made in U.S.A." stamp
  • 17^o pitch
• 24 frets
  • Leveled by Plek machine
• 24 ⁹/₁₆" scale
• Corian nut
  • Cut by Plek machine
• 1 11/16" nut width

Electronics:

• Two '57 Classic / Classic Plus humbuckers
  • AlNiCo II magnets
  • ~7.9k (neck) & 8.5k (bridge) Ohms D.C.R.
  • Uncovered
  • Zebra coils
• 3-way switch
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone
  • "Quick-Connect" circuit board

Hardware:

• Chrome Hardware
• Steinberger gearless tuning machines
• Optional Min-ETune automatic tuning system
  • 40:1 ratio
  • Green Keystone buttons
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
  • Single-ply black
  • "FUTURE" stamping
• Chrome metal knobs
• Zamak Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece

Finishes:

• Heritage Cherry
• Ebony
• Vintage Sunburst

Standard Tribute (2019)

Photo Credit: Sweetwater

This model uses the beveling and control placement from the '61 Reissue, in spite of the fact that the official Gibson photos depict a prototype without those features. In May 2019, this model is renamed "SG Tribute" (below).

• $1,099 Street
• $999 Street (Clearance)

Body:

• Beveled, solid Mahogany body
  • '61 Reissue beveling
• Satin nitrocellulose lacquer over stain
  • No grain filler (open pores)

Neck:

• 1-pc Maple
• Rounded '50s profile (.830" / .970")
• Set-in construction
  • Franklin Titebond 50 glue
  • Joins body at 19th fret

• Indian Rosewood fretboard
  • Acrylic dot inlays
  • 12" radius

• 

  Maple neck

  Narrow Open Book headstock
  • Gibson logo decal
  • Crown decal
  • "Made in U.S.A." stamp
  • 17^o pitch
• 22 medium frets
  • Leveled by Plek machine
• 24 ⁹/16" scale
• TekToid self-lubricating nut
  • Cut by Plek machine
• 1 11/16" nut width

Photo Credit: Sweetwater

Electronics:

• Two uncovered 490R / 490T humbuckers
  • AlNiCo II magnets
  • 7.4k (neck) & 8.1k (bridge) Ohms D.C.R.
• 3-way switch
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone
  • "Quick-Connect" circuit board

Hardware:

• Nickel hardware
• Grover "Gibson Deluxe" tuning machines
  • 14:1 ratio
  • Green Keystone buttons
  • Manufactured by Ping
• 4-ply "Batwing" pickguard
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
  • Single-ply black w/ "Tribute" hot-stamp
• Black Bell knobs
• Switch ring not mounted
• Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
• Aluminum stopbar tailpiece

Finishes:

• Vintage Cherry Satin
• Natural Walnut

Tribute (2019 - Present)

Photo Credit: Sweetwater

This model uses the beveling and control placement from the '61 Reissue, in spite of the fact that the official Gibson photos depict a prototype without those features.

• 2019-2021: $1,099 Street
• 2022:
  • $1,199 Street
  • $1,299 Street (July-December)
• 2023: $1,299 Street

Body:

• Beveled, solid Mahogany body
  • '61 Reissue beveling
• Satin nitrocellulose lacquer over stain
  • No grain filler (open pores)

Neck:

• 1-pc Maple
• Rounded '50s profile (.830" / .970")
• Set-in construction
  • Franklin Titebond 50 glue
  • Joins body at 19th fret

• Indian Rosewood fretboard
  • Acrylic dot inlays
  • 12" radius

• 

  Maple neck

  Narrow Open Book headstock
  • Gibson logo decal
  • Crown decal
    • Lower placement (2019- 2022)
    • Higher placement (2023-Present)
  • "Made in U.S.A." stamp
  • 17^o pitch
• 22 medium frets
  • Leveled by Plek machine
• 24 ⁹/₁₆" scale
• TekToid self-lubricating nut
  • Cut by Plek machine
• 1 11/16" nut width

Photo Credit: Sweetwater

Electronics:

• Two uncovered 490R / 490T Humbuckers
  • AlNiCo II magnets
  • 7.4k (neck) & 8.1k (bridge) Ohms D.C.R.
• 3-way switch
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone
  • "Quick-Connect" circuit board

Hardware:

• Nickel hardware
• Grover "Gibson Deluxe" tuning machines
  • 14:1 ratio
  • Green Keystone buttons
  • Manufactured by Ping
• 4-ply "Batwing" pickguard
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
  • Single-ply black w/ "Tribute" hot-stamp
• Black Bell knobs
• Switch ring delete
• Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
• Aluminum stopbar tailpiece

Finishes:

• Vintage Cherry Satin
• Natural Walnut
• Worn Ebony (Japanese market exclusive, 2019)

Tribute Raven (2021)

This model was a GC/MF exclusive limited run for Halloween. A very similarly equipped version of the Standard was released shortly after, called the SG Standard Dark.

• 2021: $1,099 Street

Body:

• Beveled, solid Mahogany body
  • '61 Reissue beveling
• Satin nitrocellulose lacquer over stain
  • No grain filler (open pores)

Neck:

• 1-pc Maple
• Rounded '50s profile (.860" / .980")
• Set-in construction
  • Franklin Titebond 50 glue
  • Joins body at 19th fret

• Richlite fretboard
  • Dark grey dot inlays
  • 12" radius
• Narrow Open Book headstock
  • Gibson logo decal
  • Crown decal
  • "Made in U.S.A." stamp
  • 17^o pitch
• 22 medium frets
  • Leveled by Plek machine
• 24 ⁹/₁₆" scale
• Graph Tech nut
  • Cut by Plek machine
• 1 11/16" nut width

Electronics:

• Two uncovered 496R / 500T Humbuckers
  • Ceramic V magnets
  • 8.5k (neck) & 15k (bridge) Ohms D.C.R.
• 3-way switch
• 2 Vol, 2 Tone
  • "Quick-Connect" circuit board

Hardware:

• Black hardware
• Grover Rotomatic tuning machines
  • 14:1 ratio
  • Manufactured by Ping
• Single-ply "Batwing" pickguard
• Bell shaped truss rod cover
  • Single-ply black
• Black Bell knobs
• Switch ring delete
• Aluminum Nashville Tune-O-Matic bridge
• Aluminum stopbar tailpiece

Finishes:

• Satin Ebony