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Gibson Brian Ray Custom Shop '62 SG Junior

Gibson Brian Ray Custom Shop '62 SG Junior  ·  Source: Gibson

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Gibson has finally announced specifications for its Custom Shop Brian Ray ’62 SG Junior. There’s also an accompanying video where Brian talks us through its feature set.

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Gibson Custom Shop Brian Ray ’62 SG Junior

Based on a ’63 Standard SG that Brian owns, this new Gibson Custom Shop Brian Ray ’62 SG Junior model has a few specifications that you wouldn’t normally see on your average SG.

Gibson Brian Ray Custom Shop '62 SG Junior

Gibson Brian Ray Custom Shop ’62 SG Junior · Source: Gibson

Dog Ear P90

The guitar has a single custom-wound dog ear P90 pickup in the bridge position. You also get a passive induction circuit to help combat the hiss you can get when playing a guitar equipped with P90s at stage volume. The system can be turned on or off via a push/pull control.

This guitar has a mahogany body with a set solid mahogany neck. The body is an eighth of an inch thicker than your typical SG, as Brian wanted a bit more girth to the tone. It also has an ebony block behind that trem which was a feature Gibson only used for one year during 1962.

Gibson Brian Ray Custom Shop '62 SG Junior

Gibson Brian Ray Custom Shop ’62 SG Junior with ebony block behind bridge · Source: Gibson/YouTube

Convertible Bridge

All the hardware is nickel and the guitar has a unique convertible bridge system. You can remove the plate so you can convert it to either a Tune-O-Matic ABR-1 with a Vibrola tremolo system or a wraparound  bridge.

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The model also has modern Dunlop 6100 jumbo frets, so it should be easy to play and make string bending/vibrato ought to be a breeze. Mr Ray is the lead guitarist for Paul McCartney’s band, and these tweaks will probably make his life easier.

It is a nice-looking guitar in a lovely pale White Fox finish. The guitar ships in a black Custom Shop case with yellow lining case and a Certificate Of Authenticity.

RRP – TBC

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