HARDWARE Plating Finish:Â Chrome Bridge: New Style Tune-o-matic Tailpiece:Â Stopbar
ELECTRONICS Pickups: Dual Series IV humbuckers Controls: 2 Volume, 1 Bass, 1 Treble (each numbered 0-5-0), three-way switch, two-way mode switch with Normal and Bright positions. Active Solid State electronics
FINISHES Ebony
Introduced as SG-R1 in 1980. Renamed SG Artist in 1981. Discontinued 1982.