Up for sale, a 1980 Gibson Super 400 CES in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtags. Finished in a particularly dark Antique Sunburst, this Super 400 is loaded with T Top humbuckers.

The largest Gibson archtop ever produced with an impressive 18” lower bout width, this Super 400 CES features a hand-carved and graduated fine grained Sitka spruce top, maple back and rims, and a three-piece flame maple neck topped with an ebony fingerboard. Currently strung with 11-49 flatwound strings, this Gibson offers singing, articulate tones with a breadth and depth befitting the Super's dimensions and tonewood complement. There's enough top end zing and sparkling snap on the bridge pickup for spirited, up-tempo lead work, while the neck pickup is smooth glass, sweet enough to sit perfectly in a small combo while retaining the detail necessary for dense chording. This Super 400 CES weighs 8lbs 5oz, professionally setup here at Mike & Mike’s Guitar Bar with low action and accurate intonation.

Neck Specs:

• Wood: Flame maple/walnut
• Shape: Slender-to-chunky C, measuring .785” 1st fret, .955” 9th fret
• Fretboard: Ebony, mother of pearl split-block inlay
• Frets: Medium jumbo, light wear beneath the plain strings on frets 1-12
• Scale Length: 25 1/2”
• Nut: 1 11/16”
• Tuners: Kluson Sealfast
• Serialization: Eight-digit stamp dates to 1980

Body Specs:

• Wood: Spruce (carved), maple
• Pickups: T-Top humbucker x2 (September and May, 1979 date stamps on baseplates)
• Controls: Volume x2, Tone x2, Three-way pickup selector
• Hardware: Tune-o-Matic bridge with floating ebony base, “Super 400”-engraved tailpiece
• Plastics: Bound tortoise pickguard (replacement), witch hat knobs
• Label: “Union Made”

The Antique Sunburst nitro lacquer finish is framed by multi-ply binding, and this archtop has been extremely well cared for over 45 years. There is light patina on the pickup covers from off-gassing of the original pickguard, with a bit of shallow buckle worming central to the back and just a couple minor marks on the body as a whole. The nitro gloss on the neck profile is flawless, highlighting the dimensional flame figuring in the maple.

The original black tolex hardshell case is included, along with the hangtags.