TONY IOMMI - Epiphone Unveils A More Affordable Version Of His Signature SG Special "Monkey" Guitar

According to Music Radar, Epiphone has unveiled the Tony Iommi SG Special, a more affordable replica of one of the most important, if not the most important, electric guitars in heavy metal history. 

Based on the Black Sabbath co-founder and guitarist’s heavily customised 1964 Gibson SG Special, the iconic "Monkey" model, this Epiphone shares much of that Frankenstein mojo of the original – a guitar that heavy metal a sound, and put that sound to work on some of the greatest riffs of all time.

This artist model is available in right and left-handed versions and 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.

Go to this location for more details. Check out the animated trailer below.

Purchase the guitar here.

Photo by Ross Halfin