Gibson Super 400 1936

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Specs


Instrument	Archtop Guitars
Brand	Gibson
Model	Super 400
Finish	Sunburst
SKU	GA380
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	1936
Top Material	Spruce
Back and Side Material	Flame Maple
Neck/Fingerboard Material	Maple / Ebony
Fingerboard Radius	9.5"
Brace Pattern	Tone Bar
Tuners	Original Kluson
Bridge	Rosewood (Non-Original)
Scale Length	25.5"
Nut Width	1.568"
String Spacing at Saddle	2 1/16"
Modifications/Repairs	Reshaped/profiled neck, refinished neck and sides, replaced tuners, missing truss rod cover, replacement saddle, neck reset, replaced heel cap, missing pickguard, hole drilled into tailpiece for pickup, replacement nut, binding loss on headstock

Description

A beautiful example of Gibson's top of the line archtop! The model was introduced in '35 and was the largest body that Gibson offered. This particular example has most notably had its neck reprofiled/shaped to 1 9/16" width and the neck and sides refinished to match. It's also been re-fretted, has a non-original bridge, previously had a floating pickup, and is missing some binding on the headstock as well as it's truss rod cover, pickguard, and endpin. At one time it had Schaller tuners but now has vintage-era correct Kluson tuners. It has normal wear for a guitar this age with checking, scratches, and dings. It plays great and is hard to put down! Originally owned and played by guitarist Jack Charmella, staff musician on WLAC Radio, and most recently by musician and music director Steve Gibson.

Includes the original Hard Case.

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