Specs:
• Model: Historic Super 400 CES
• Finish: Tobacco Burst
• Body: Laminated Maple Hollow Body
• Neck: Maple
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Inlays: Split Block Inlays
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Frets: 20
• Pickups: 2 x Gibson 57 Classic
• Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-Way Toggle
• Bridge: Floating Bridge
• Tailpiece: Super 400 Tailpiece
• Hardware: Gold
• Case: Original Gibson Hardshell Case
• Country: USA
• Year: 1997

Personal Thoughts:
The Super 400 CES is one of Gibson’s true statement pieces and always feels special the moment you see one. It sits right at the top of the classic Gibson archtop tree, with that huge body, elegant headstock, split block board and all the visual drama you want from a flagship hollow body. In Tobacco Burst it looks exactly right too, as it suits the carved archtop look brilliantly and gives the guitar that proper old-school jazz box presence. These Historic examples are especially appealing because they still feel very much like serious handmade instruments rather than just luxury showpieces. A very classy Gibson and one of those guitars that carries a lot of weight both visually and historically.

Condition Report:
Clean overall. There is some nitro checking and a few very small impressions present, but nothing excessive. Overall it remains a very tidy and well-kept example.

Part Exchange Welcome:
Part exchange welcome, video demos are available via our YouTube channel at Squealing Pig Guitars, personal consignment service available via our site at 10% rate.

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ConditionExcellent (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
Brand
Model
  • Custom Shop Super 400 CES
Finish
  • Sunburst
Categories
Year
  • 1986 - 2016
Made In
  • United States
Color Family
  • Brown
Body Material
  • Maple
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Body Type
  • Hollow Body
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Body Shape
  • Single Cutaway
Neck Material
  • Maple
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Model Sub-Family
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Series
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Stop-Bar
Pickup Configuration
  • HH
Model Family
Fretboard Material
  • Ebony
Number of Frets
  • 20

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