Gibson Super 400 CES Sunburst 2011
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The queen of archtop guitars!
The Gibson Super 400 is clearly one of the most grandiose of all jazz guitars: With 18″ (45.7cm) body width, fretboard inlays and truss rod cover made of genuine mother of pearl and the finest figured maple on sides, back and neck, the Super 400 is an absolutely stunning sighting. The sound, partly owing to the hand-carved spruce top, is incredibly pure, warm and of overwhelming clarity without being sharp in any way. In the attack it has a “plop” as we expect from a jazz guitar of this sort.
The Super 400 CES (Cutaway Electric Spanish) was a real rarity even during its production period. Only a few dozen per year were produced by Gibson until 2016. Since the sale of the Gibson manufacturing plant in Memphis, none of these masterpieces have left the halls of Gibson. Accordingly rare are these to be found today and we are enormously happy to offer you this beauty!
This Super 400 CES Sunburst from 2011 is in very good condition with only minimal playing marks. It has been expertly checked, maintained and adjusted with 12 gauge flatwounds in our own workshop and is now ready to go back into action.
Body
Back and sides: Solid Figured Maple
Top Wood: Solid Arched Spruce
Neck
Neck Wood: 3-Piece Figured Maple with Walnut Stripes
Fingerboard: Ebony
Width at Nut: 42mm
Nut material: Bone
Radius: 12″
Frets: Original
Number of Frets: 20
Inlays: Mother of Pearl Split Blocks
Scale Length: 647.7mm / 25.5"
Hardware
Tuners: Kluson Sealfast
Bridge: Floating Ebony with ABR-1
Pickguard: Bound Celluloid
Electronics
Pickups: Gibson '57 Classic Humbucker
Miscellaneous
Color: Sunburst
Condition: Excellent
Including: Case
Weight: 3.8kg
Year: 2011
This item is sold As-Described
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| Listed | 3 years ago |
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| Condition | Excellent (Used) Excellent items are almost entirely free from blemishes and other visual defects and have been played or used with the utmost care.Learn more |
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