Tony Iommi's iconic riffs, heavy tones, and massively influential albums created the blueprint for heavy metal and many other genres to follow. His career, like the man himself, is universally loved and revered. And while his innovative tuning and playing styles were a major part of his monstrous tones, a heavily modified 1964 Gibson SG™ was at the center of it all. Epiphone is proud to release a guitar based on the iconic original that launched countless heavy riffs. The Epiphone Tony Iommi SG Special features a two-piece mahogany body, a bound one piece mahogany neck with a rounded profile, an Indian laurel fretboard with 22 frets, a Graph Tech® nut, Grover® Rotomatic® tuners with contemporary style buttons, and chrome-covered Epiphone PRO P-90 pickups that are wired to CTS® potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors. A static cling reproduction of Tony's "Monkey" sticker is in the included hardshell case. A left-handed version is also available.
Specifications
Body
- Body Styles: SG
- Body Shape: SG
- Body Material: 2 Piece Solid Mahogany
- Body Finish: Gloss
Neck
- Profile: Rounded Iommi C
- Scale Length: 628.65 mm / 24.75 in
- Fingerboard Material: Indian Laurel; Cream Binding
- Fingerboard Radius: 304.8 mm / 12 in
- Fret Count: 22
- Frets: Medium Jumbo
- Nut Material: Graph Tech
- Nut Width: 43.0 mm / 1.692 in
- Inlays: Dot
- Joint: Glued In, Set Neck
Hardware
- Finish: Nickel
- Bridge: Adjustable Wraparound
- Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic with Contemporary Style Buttons
- Pickguard: Monkey SG Pickguard; 5-Ply
- Truss Rod: 2-Way Adjustable
- Truss Rod Cover: Single Ply Bell
- Control Knobs: Black Witch Hat with Silver Insert
- Switch Tip: Black
- Switch washer: Black, No Text
- Control Covers: Black
- Strap Buttons: 2 - Bottom and Upper Horn
- Mounting Rings: Black
- Pickup Covers: Nickel Plated Plastic
Electronics
- Neck Pickup: Epiphone PRO P-90
- Bridge Pickup: Epiphone PRO P-90
- Controls: 2 Volume, 2 Tone, CTS Potentiometers, Orange Drop Capacitors
- Pickup Selector: Switchcraft 3-way Toggle
- Output Jack: 1/4" Switchcraft
Miscellaneous
- Strings Gauge: .010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046
- Case: Epiphone Hardshell Case Included
- Accessories: Monkey Static Cling Sticker
