2012 Gibson SG Special 50th Anniversary – Polaris White

2012 Gibson 50th SG 50th Anniversary Signature Edition

The Gibson 50th Anniversary SG Special, a signature instrument for Pete Townsend in Polaris White is a rare and beautiful thing. This one is hand wired with bumblebee caps and CTS pots.. This one is a beautiful player grade instrument in a rare color based off a 61 Special. Weighs in at 7lb and 8oz and is setup on 10’s and comes in original Gibson hard case with WHO branding on the lid.

Condition is 8.5/10  for light discoloration, small, hard to spot flaws, minor play wear – this guitar in this rare finish looks and sounds amazing, aging gracefully, see the pictures, ask for more.

Condition

This instrument is in beautiful player grade condition. It’s not a case queen, it has been used and played and looked after as well.  The paint is generally very good but there are a couple of spots where it has through contact with other material become slightly yellowed or discolored. There’s a small ding beside the bass bridge post, that’s the worst finish damage, other than discoloration. There is light checking, some lacquer sink, full spectrum Gibson nitro aging, but in a fairly new thing. It will continue to age and change, 20 or thirty years it will look like something else, get used to it, but don’t. There is a blue-black mark on the lower bout around the strap button where the nitro finish has absorbed some color from a black leather strap, there is a slight yellowing on the back of the neck, probably where the instrument contacting the case, and there is a small, discolored area on the back of the headstock consistent with a clip-on tuner burning the nitro finish, another the neck from a stand.

White nitro is notorious, this is one of the better ones, Polaris White is an extremely rare color, this one looks great with just a few small flaws and minor imperfections. Presents as extremely clean, very beautiful player grade instrument. See the pictures, ask for more – as always there are more and better pictures on my own site at deegearlocker dotcom.