Sound Pure's Take
Classic! And clean, clean, clean! There's nothing better than a guitar that's been played but always kept up with, and that's what we've got here. The tone and feel are exactly what you would want and expect from this model.
From Gibson Guitars
The home of Gibson electric guitars today is "Gibson USA," built in 1974 in Nashville specifically for the production of Gibson's Les Paul guitars. Although the entire guitar industry went through a slump in the late '70s, the spirit of innovation remained strong at Gibson. In response to a growing demand for vintage stylings, Gibson tapped its rich history and reissued the dot-neck version of the ES-335 in 1981 and the flame top sunburst Les Paul in 1982. At the same time, two legendary guitarists joined Gibson- B.B. King in 1980 with the Lucille model and Chet Atkins in 1982 with his new concept of a solid body acoustic guitar.
Gibson world headquarters moved to Nashville in 1984 with the closing of the Kalamazoo plant. The financially troubled company was rescued in January 1986 by Henry Juszkiewicz and David Berryman, and the new owners quickly restored Gibson's reputation for quality as well as its profitability.
Today's Gibson electric guitars represent the history as well as the future of the electric guitar. The models whose designs have become classics-the ES-175, ES-335, Flying V, Explorer, Firebird, SGs and Les Pauls-are a testament to Gibson's wide appeal, spanning more than four decades of music styles. Gibson's close relationship with musicians is manifest in endorsement models from King, Atkins and jazz greats Howard Roberts and Herb Ellis, plus new Les Pauls made to the personal specifications of rock stars Jimmy Page and Joe Perry. In 1994, Gibson's Centennial year, the new Nighthawk model won an industry award for design, setting the stage for a second hundred years of Gibson quality and innovation.
- Weight
- 7.05 lbs
1976
- Serial Number
- 00103619
- Top
- Figured Maple
- Sides and Back
- Figured Maple
- Neck
- 3-Piece Maple
- Fingerboard
- Solid Rosewood
- Fingerboard Inlay
- Dual-parallelogram Mother of Pearl
- Peghead Inlay
- Thistle
- Pickups
- Gibson PAF-style Humbuckers
- Knobs
- Black
- Controls
- 3-Way Toggle, 2 Volume, 2 Tone
- Scale length
- 24 3/4"
- Nut Width
- 1 11/16"
- Tailpiece
- Trapeze with Raised Parallelogram Crossbar
- Tuning Keys
- Genuine Kluson Deluxe Single-Ring Tulip
- Case
- Original Hardshell
Warranty
This item is sold without the Sound Pure 3-year warranty (used / B-stock / dealer-exempt). Coverage terms for items in this category live in Terms & Conditions, Section 27.
Returns
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