Les Paul Standard (with SG body style) by Gibson
In 1961 the Les Paul Standard model adopted (as the rest of the Les Paul line did) the double-cutaway SG body style. It would be formally renamed the SG Standard in late 1963, but during the intervening two-year period the guitar bore the classic Les Paul name while sporting the newer, 'modern' SG body.
At the time, sales of the Les Paul models were drooping a bit, and the SG double cutaway body was adopted to give the line a new, more modernistic look. But for a time the guitars still retained the Les Paul name befor the 'SG' designation could come into use.
The SG-style Standard featured a maple top with mahogany back and neck, rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid pearl inlays; side-pull or Gibson Deluxe vibrato; cherry or black finish.
Value: An Excellent-condition Les Paul Standard with SG body style, with original hardware, can bring between $11,000.00 and $16,000.00.
