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1983 SG10 NT
SG10 Natural Red copyright sprite

The SG10 is an acoustic guitar model introduced by Ibanez for 1983. It was a signature model for American guitarist Stefan Grossman who is known for his fingerstyle playing method. It was produced in Japan.

The SG10 features an orchestra model acoustic body shape (although it's described in one catalog as an "SG-Dreadnought"). The top is solid spruce with herringbone purfling and pink celluloid binding on rosewood sides and a two piece rosewood back. The round soundhole has a herringbone rosette with a tortoise pickguard. It has a mahogany neck with a 20-fret ebonized rosewood fingerboard with small stylized cross position markers. Components include a True-Tune saddle in a rosewood bridge, ivory bridge pins, and chrome Smooth Tuner II tuning machines.

A photo of Grossman holding an SG10 appears on the cover of Grossman's 1990 album Guitar Landscapes.[1]

The SG10 was discontinued after 1984.

Specifications[]

Related content: Stefan Grossman | Vintage series | Signature series | Models-icon
Specifications for SG10
Name: SG10
Year(s) offered: 1983–1984
Sold in: Europe
Made in: Japan
Finishes: Natural (NT)
Body
Body type:
Acoustic
Body shape:
Orchestra Model
Top:
  Material: Solid spruce
  Finish: Gloss
  Binding: Herringbone purfling & pink celluloid binding
Back/sides:
  Material: Rosewood
  Finish: Gloss
Soundhole shape:
Round
Soundhole rosette:
Herringbone
Neck
Neck profile:
SG10
Neck material:
1-piece mahogany
Scale length:
634mm/ 25"
Fingerboard:
Ebonized rosewood
Inlays:
Stylized pearl cross
Frets:
20
Machine heads:
Smooth Tuner II
Components
Bridge:
Rosewood
Bridge pins:
Ivory w/ dot
Saddle:
True-Tune saddle
Hardware color:
Chrome
Pickguard:
Tortoise
Factory tuning:
1E,2B,3G,4D,5A,6E (E Std.)
SG10 GuitarLandscapes-cover
Cover of Guitar Landscapes with Grossman holding an SG10 Red copyright sprite

Sources[]

  1. Stefan Grossman, The Work & Worry Interview – PART 1, Work & Worry (blog), archived November 2020
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