What pups did my SG come equipped with?

[Brooklyn Zeke]

I have an SG Standard which I bought new, back in 1969. It was the 75th Anniversary model, at that time. I believe that it was manufactured in Gibson's Montana plant in 1968, Serial # 950581. The serial number is embossed into the back of the headstock, with MADE IN USA embossed beneath it. What follows is the way it was with what it had from the factory. It has a very dark walnut nitro finish, with Gibson Deluxe tuners, neck bindings, batwing pickguard, neck and bridge chromed humbucking pups, black witch hat knobs, ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge with nylon saddles, engraved, chrome, Vibrola tailpiece, 1 9/16" wide nut, rosewood fretboard on a mahogany neck. The guitar is a tone monster. I just don't know what original pickups were installed in it. Does anyone out there know? There is a photo of it, attached. The photo, however, illustrates the modifications I've done to it over the years.

 

[fernieite]

Those would have been Gibson (T-Top ) Humbuckers from back then.

Check out this excellent website for more information. (Thanks to forum member @PermissionToLand for putting it together!)

SG Standard

The SG Standard was introduced in 1961, slotting above the SG Special and below the SG Custom. It has been one of the longest-lasting variants of the SG, only shortly being replaced by the SG Deluxe from mid-1971 to mid-1972. As they transitioned back from the Deluxe, there were some models with...

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Btw, wouldn’t it be a good idea to have the SG Wiki page as a forum sticky? Mods? @Alex @SG Lou ?

Here's the main page, which would be ideal for a sticky, if it's permitted: https://solidguitar.fandom.com/wiki/SG_Wiki

 

[Roger Phillips]

I have an SG Standard which I bought new, back in 1969. It was the 75th Anniversary model, at that time. I believe that it was manufactured in Gibson's Montana plant in 1968, Serial # 950581. The serial number is embossed into the back of the headstock, with MADE IN USA embossed beneath it. What follows is the way it was with what it had from the factory. It has a very dark walnut nitro finish, with Gibson Deluxe tuners, neck bindings, batwing pickguard, neck and bridge chromed humbucking pups, black witch hat knobs, ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge with nylon saddles, engraved, chrome, Vibrola tailpiece, 1 9/16" wide nut, rosewood fretboard on a mahogany neck. The guitar is a tone monster. I just don't know what original pickups were installed in it. Does anyone out there know? There is a photo of it, attached. The photo, however, illustrates the modifications I've done to it over the years.

I would think that the original humbuckers had the patent numbers embossed on the bases of the p.us.
I've never removed pickup covers to see what the bobbins were inside.
Roger

 

[PermissionToLand]

I would think that the original humbuckers had the patent numbers embossed on the bases of the p.us.
I've never removed pickup covers to see what the bobbins were inside.
Roger

In 1968, it was still a sticker/decal on the underside. The engraved patent numbers started in 1975.

Pickups

This page lists the various pickups used on SGs over the years, with descriptions and audio/video clips to demonstrate. Note: The dates listed are the time periods when each pickup was used on SGs, not the entire production span of each pickup. Pre-dating the design of the humbucker, the P-90...

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