The Gibson Byrdland was developed in the 1950's to be a unique addition to the electric lineup as Gibson's first Thinline electric. This began the craze that leads us into the ES-335 and all alternatives we now know as pioneers of Rock, Blues and Jazz. This example from 1959 has the original PAF pickups which sound wonderful. The Bridge pickup has some light corrosion and the cover has been removed at some point. The natural blonde finish shows off the beautiful woods used in construction and accentuates the stringer on the back of the neck. Overall the guitar is in exceptional condition. There is a small section of finish reaction on the back of the guitar, the pickguard is a replacement and the base of the bridge is an accurate replacement. Otherwise the guitar plays incredibly with a unique neck for Gibson's line of electrics. The short scale crossed with a 1 5/8" nut that continues near that width the whole span of the neck contributes to the ability to voice interesting chords and maintain speed playing lead. Gibson Byrdland's typically show off two volume and tone controls each for the PAF pickups, however, this example has a factory Varitone in addition to the traditional controls. The addition of the Varitone offers the player more choice of tonality when playing which stretches the ability of the player to achieve dynamics and style changes.

Comes with a later Gibson hard shell case.