Why Do These Cost $40k? | Tony Iommi's Monkey SG Story | 2020 Gibson Custom Replica | Review + Demo

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2020 Gibson Custom Shop Tony Iommi Monkey SG Review + Demo

🐕 Episode Guide:
0:00 - Intro - Check Links In Description!
0:33 - The Monkey SG
1:01 - How He Got It
2:00 - SG Special
2:37 - Iommi's Fingers Story
4:03 - Play Again Mods
4:54 - Tuning Issue Mods
6:50 - Sustain/Output Mods
John Birch Superflux
9:05 - The Monkey Sticker Story / What's on the Headstock
9:47 - When It Was Retired / CURSE
10:26 - Where It Is Now
10:36 - Gibson Custom Shop Replica
Price / How Many Made
12:26 - Case Candy - Cross
14:08 - Inside Look Lefty
26:08 - Inside Look Righty
29:08 - Lefty Tone Demo
33:44 - Righty Tone Demo
39:21 - Final Thoughts
41:34 - Blacklight Test
42:32 - Case

📹 Mentioned Videos:
Tony Iommi on Strat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iQgcHNoNjbI
Tony Iommi Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r59eWa8_n8Y
Django Reinhardt Live: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVsC4UNYOHM
Tony Iommi Monkey with Tailpiece: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iCeG4AKCLrU

📚 Description: 1964 Gibson Tony Iommi Monkey SG Replica by Gibson Custom Shop

The Guitar that birthed Heavy Metal - fun fact, almost a 60s pre-CBS Strat Sunburst Strat that was painted white - but the pickups died during the first song so he switched to this back up.

Story goes got in 1967 Birmingham UK - Iommi is a left handed player, but had a righty SG - he traded for a lefty in a parking lot was used on the first 4-5 Black Sabbath Albums until its retirement around 1975 for various reasons

Not Stock (talk about stock SG Special) - customized for Mr. Tony. Working accident lost 2 finger tips. Last day of work in 1964 before going pro with band, thought about calling off but mom urged him to go. Electric welding, but the sheet metal press operator was gone so they had him do the job - guillotine press came down, pulled back ripped off middle and ring fingers. Sawed bone down - depressed - Jango Reidhardt. Leather fingertip.

Light guage strings - 8s.
Filed Down frets
Lacquered fretboard

Tuning instability - light gauge strings and build design

Various setups - 1970 Installation of bridge/tailpiece - Leo Quan at time of retirement
Zero Fret - more even sounding open strings
Schaller Tuners

Low Sustain/output

John Birch. Modified pickups - Iommi was part of the company to get custom
Superflux pickup in neck 9vs6 pole pieces - wax potted to avoid squeal with shielding cavity. Later used John Birch built guitars after retired (epiphone crosses.) Sticker on headstock. Disconnected bridge pup tone for more output

Monkey Sticker - jacket he liked to put patches on since it was plain - decided to stick a monkey sticker on there and it just stuck

Retired it because it was just too valuable to take on the road. All the mods made it irreplaceable, no backup available. It was stolen at one point too for 6 months, but it turned up at a pawn shop and record label bought it back for him. Guy got rid of it because he just had so much bad luck while owing it. Cursed.

Original sits in Hardrock Cafe in New York.
2020 Custom Shop Replica - Aged in-house + Signed by Iommi

25 Sets (25 Right, 25 Left - total of 50 made) USA didn't get matches, Japan
Choose true to original or one I can play. Righties more popular sold fast
$20k a piece. $40k on the set

Bonus Candy

Heavy Leather NYC Leather Strap - $385
Iommi purple-lined Coffin w/ Cross - same given to artists that collabed in first solo album
Extra Monkey Decal
Iommi Brand COA

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The Story of Tony Iommi's "Cursed" Monkey SG | 2020 Gibson Custom Shop Replica | Review + Demo

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