Brian Ray ’62 Gibson SG Junior

Brian Ray began playing guitar at the age of 9. After graduating high school, he went on to play with Bobby “Boris” Pickett and the Crypt Kicker Five, a 14 year run alongside Etta James and in 2002 became Paul McCartney’s lead guitarist.

The Brian Ray ’62 SG Junior builds on the popularity of Brian’s ‘63 SG Standard model with exciting design elements, versatile features and analog innovations.

It has become Brian’s guitar of choice on recent tours with Sir Paul McCartney, playing on the world’s biggest stages. And because of the variety of stage conditions,

Brian wanted to make sure this SG Junior offered a lot more than meets the eye. A passive “induction coil” circuit, engaged with a tap of the push-push knob, hides under the pickguard to reduce RF interference and high-gain noise while preserving the tone of the powerful P-90 pickup.

The clever convertible bridge design gives players the choice between a tune-o-matic ABR-1 or wrap-tail bridge and a Vibrola tremolo or stop bar tailpiece setup – all available in the time it takes to change strings. The solid mahogany body is also slightly thicker than a normal SG, which Brian says “offers more low and mid-range punch to the overall tone of the guitar up and down the neck.”

The finishing touches include sleek, pearlescent White Fox paint, a custom trapezoid inlay pattern and an ebony block tailpiece as seen on some original 1962 SG models. It’s easily the most versatile and distinctive SG Junior ever created, and for Brian it’s also reliable and just plain cool.

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[soulagent]

One of the most beautiful SGs I've ever seen.

[pharmerdavid]

My dream guitar was the BR SG, now it's the BR SG Jr. Brian helped Gibson make two of their best guitars EVER. Thanks Brian!!

[EJsGuitars]

Absolutely beautiful version! Right on Brian Ray!

[engelsjn]

Great player! Saw him with Paul McCartney a while back. Great guitar Gibson!

[kacperkucharski]

Love My 62' Original, its been my main gigging axe since I got it.

[realgoodmind]

Most excited about this guitar of any gibson has done lately. What a piece of wood

[lotharroberts]

'Tears Of A Clown'. That's awesome. I love this guitar.

[billnelson]

Coolest thing Gibson has done since the original designs!

[graemeeve]

What a cool guitar, what a cool tone, what a cool guy.

[Robnrollmusic]

one of the coolest guitars I've seen in a while

[ChicagoBeaver]

Huge Paul Mcartney fan, love your guitar playing. Super nice guitar!

[josephzummo]

The "dummy" coil is fantastic. Such a simple solution. It's should have been an option years ago. I'm sure I can't afford it. But you can dream right

[GABRIELAREAL]

The most beautiful guitar!!! #BR62sgjr

[gergemall]

Love the guitar . What a life you’ve had. Stay well amigo

[graemero]

Beautiful guitar, sounds fantastic too

[hippydippy]

Sweet! Nice vintage Marantz receiver & turntable in the background towards the end as well.

[VvERingmustmOneven]

great video, great guy and a great guitar by the looks and sounds!

[TwansMusic]

When i see him with An SG all i think is PLAY GET BACK!

[williamwinn]

perfect guitar. hope to grab one of these.

[papasmamas]

That white fox finish would look tremendous on a SG with humbuckers !