In 1961 Gibson president Ted McCarty set out to create a better Les Paul by lightening it up and increasing access to the upper frets. The result was this radical new, highly carved design-the Solid Guitar, shortened to SG. BurstBucker humbuckers supply historically-accurate Patent Applied For" tone. With a solid mahogany body and neck, ABR1 bridge and vintage tulip tuners, this is the real McCoy."