Posted 5 years ago
Jimbo05
(4 items)
The first SG manufactured with "active" factory pickups. The resulting SG has a slightly thicker body to accommodate the extra circuitry, and was dubbed the “Gibson SG-R1.” The Gibson SG-R1 was solid mahogany, no pick guard, inlaid Gibson mother of pearl logo and ‘crown’ motif on the headstock and see-through barrel knobs for treble and bass pots that went from zero to plus or minus five. The toggle closest to the bridge is the 3-way pickup selector switch and the second toggle switch will turn on the active boost on the treble pickup. The active boost not only gets you some amazing clean tones but it also loves pushing an amp over the top when you've got it cranked to 10. Supposedly only about 200 active SG’s were ever produced.
