frettedamericana | 1 decade ago
This 16-inch-wide semi-hollow body guitar, with a solid maple block running lengthwise down the center, weighs just 8.40 lbs. and has a nice, meaty nut width of 1 11/16 inches and a standard Gibson scale length of 24 3/4 inches. Laminated maple body with single binding on the top and back edges, one-piece mahogany neck with a medium profile, and bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard with 22 jumbo frets and inlaid pearl block position markers. Two original "PAF" humbucker pickups with outputs of 7.57k and 7.94k. ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic retainer bridge with nylon saddles and specially ordered factory Bigsby tailpiece. Rectangular three-layer black/white/black plastic cover with "Custom Made" engraved in white over the original 'stud-holes'. The cherry red color is rich and vibrant and shows none of the usual fading that one would expect after forty-seven years. There is virtually no fret wear - in fact this guitar has hardly ever been played. Housed in its original Gibson four-latch black hardshell case with orange plush lining (9.00).
