Gibson B-25-12 1962 - 1969 - Natural

All original, unmolested (except output Jack) 58 year old beauty With Trapeze style bride (no bridge lift). Also, someone scratched their SS# into the back of the headstock.

I put this as a 1964 according to serial number, but Elderly Instruments in Lansing says "1966."

Typical scuffing, crazing and checking. Major mojo!

Also the typical repaired crack along neck/pickguard.no mojo, but common and repaired well.

Great shape for a 58 year old guitar.

I considered messing with the finish, but I did not want to devalue for collectors.

This guitar also has a DeArmond "lightning Hopkins" soundhole pickup With seperate output Jack. I will Consider selling separately.

It works well, needs some deoxit 19 on volume knob.

Here's the wiki info:

"Gibson introduced the B-25 in 1961 which featured a mahogany body (solid back, laminated sides), solid spruce top, and rosewood fingerboard like the B-45. The B-25 featured a smaller body than the B-45 and after 1965 they had a narrow neck (1 5/8" nut) while the earliest models had the standard 1 11/16" nut. Many came with a plastic bridge and ceramic adjustable saddle. Some B-25's had a cherry sunburst finish, but there were a limited number of ebony finish editions with white pickguards. There was also a natural finish B-25-N edition. Production of these standard B-25's ended in 1977.

Gibson produced a "short scale" version of the B-25, the B-25 ¾, with the same features as the standard B-25 but with a ¾ size body and a different sunburst finish. Gibson manufactured this edition from 1962 through 1968. From 1966 – 1968, the natural finish B-25-N ¾ was also available. The short scale editions were marketed as "student" guitars.

Two 12-string editions of the B-25 were also available starting in 1962. The B-25-12 had a cherry sunburst finish and was available through 1970. Gibson manufactured the natural finish B-25-12-N through 1977, the last year of production for all B series guitars."

Selling to pay property taxes. Not because I don't love the guitar.