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1968 Gibson Super 400 CESN

From the Tsumura Collection. This 1968 Gibson Super 400CESN is pictured inAkira Tsumura's book "Guitars, The Tsumura Collection" (KodanshaInternational Ltd, New York, ISBN 0-97011-839-0) on pages 76 and 77.

A stunning natural finish Super four, and one of only 11 built in '68.Carved spruce and highly-figured maple - and 18" wide there is a lot to lookat on this beauty. All original gold hardware, bound tortoise-celluloidpickguard, 5 piece maple neck, and legendary tone. Factory original siderepair in the area of the out-put jack, as seen in our detail photo, andnoticeable in the Tsumura pictorial; the jack plate was likely to have beenlater added. There is the possibility of a repair to the headstock of thisinstrument, but the workmanship is so fine that we are unable to concludethis for certain. Recent professional refret and set up gives this guitarexcellent playability - amazingly low action without buzzes. Nut width of 15/8", and a long scale. Sold with its original hard shell case.
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1968 Gibson Super 400 CESN

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