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Condition: Used, Very Good

As budget-friendly as it gets for a big body archtop, this is -the- instrument for folks looking for that mythical 17" Gibson archtop tone without facing the museum-piece prices.  Equally viable as an acoustic or amplified instrument. 

SP Luthier Notes: Light Dress, Polish Frets, Polish Hardware, Setup

From Gibson Guitars

Establishing a new standard in archtop excellence, crafted with a Solid Formed™ spruce top, Venetian cutaway, floating pickup, and full-sized hollowbody tone and looks.

Model: Solid Formed 17" Archtop

Serial: SF 15 0021

Year: 2015

Top Material: Solid Formed Spruce

Body Material: Quarter Sawn Solid Formed Maple

Body Finish: Gloss

Color: Bourbon Burst

Binding: Single-Ply White

Neck Material: Mahogany

Scale Length: 24.75

Fingerboard Material: Rosewood

Fingerboard Radius: 12"

Fingerboard Inlay: Mother of Pearl 1/4 Dots 

Number of Frets: 22

Nut Material: Corian

Nut Width: 1.687"

Bridge/Tailpiece: Intonating Floating w/ Thumbwheels, Trapeze

Tuners: Kluson Keystone

Neck Pickup: Pickguard Mounted Mini-Humbucker

Hardware: Nickel

Case: 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.

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