Gibson Custom Super 400 Hollowbody Electric Guitar

The faithful recreation of a royal classic.




"A crowning achievement! Developed through years
of research, the luxurious Super 400-CES has been acclaimed by
outstanding musicians everywhere as the finest electric Spanish guitar.
Superior materials and superb Gibson craftsmanship produce its clear,
clean-cut powerful tone and dependable performance." — Gibson catalog,
circa 1959

History
There are few guitars as
important to the history and development of Gibson as a major
manufacturer of six-stringed instruments as the Super 400 and Super
400-CES. The model first appeared in 1934 as an archtop acoustic with no
cutaway, simply named the Super 400. As it was then – and still remains
today in the Super 400-CES – the Super 400 was the largest guitar the
company had ever produced, with an astounding body width of 18 inches.
But as Gibson has evolved over the years to adapt to the industry’s
ever-changing advancements, so have its Super 400s. The earliest Super
400 models were quite similar to Gibson’s other archtop acoustic, the
L-5, and featured a hand-engraved tailpiece and hand-engraved finger
rest support, along with an “L-5 Super” truss rod cover. In 1939, the
guitar underwent several changes that still remain with it today,
including an enlarged upper bout, a new tailpiece similar to the one on
the L-5, enlarged f-holes and a venetian cutaway option that is now a
standard feature. Although the Super 400s were discontinued during the
mid-1940s because of the supply shortages of WWII, Gibson reintroduced
the model in 1949. And as Gibson strived to gain an upper hand in the
electric guitar market in the early 1950s, the model continued to
progress with the eventual introduction of the first electric version.

The First Super 400s
The
Super 400-CES of 1951 featured a pair of Gibson’s legendary P-90 single
coil pickups, and while a few Super 400s had been previously custom
ordered with the P-90s, the new model was the first dual-pickup
production model in the Gibson line, equipped with individual volume and
tone controls for each pickup and a three-way toggle switch for
switching between pickups. The next significant changes occurred in two
years later when the model was upgraded with two of Gibson’s Alnico
pickups, although a few continued to be produced with the original P-90s
until the stock was depleted. Gibson’s revolutionary Tune-o-matic
bridge also made its first appearance on the Super 400-CES in 1953.

Today's Super 400-CES
Gibson’s
pioneering humbucker pickups, which were also being fitted on the
ES-175 and Les Paul Goldtop models, began to appear in earnest on the
Super 400-CES in November of 1957. And while several subtle changes were
made to the model during the mid-1960s, the Super 400-CES model of the
late 1950s is the one faithfully recreated today by the skilled
craftsmen of Gibson Custom. The body of the Super 400-CES remains the
largest produced by Gibson today, with the following dimensions: 18 (W) X
21¾ (L) X 3⅜ (D). Its top is crafted from high-grade spruce, with
high-grade maple used for the back and sides. The body is then adorned
with multi-ply black and white binding on both the top and back, with
single-ply white binding around the f-holes. The gold hardware includes
an ABR-1 bridge with a base made from ebony, and Gibson’s period-correct
L-5 tailpiece. The 25½-inch scale length neck is a five-piece neck made
primarily from high-grade maple, with two streamers made from
high-grade walnut, resulting in one of the most stunning neck designs in
the history of Gibson Custom.

Traditional Appointments
The
eye-catching neck is topped by a 20-fret ebony fingerboard with pearl
block inlays and multi-ply black and white binding, then hand-fitted
with Gibson’s traditional ES-rounded neck profile. The pickups are a
pair of Gibson’s legendary ’57 Classics, which faithfully capture the
unique and subtle variations between coil windings of the original
“Patent Applied For” humbuckers of the late 1950s, delivering a warm and
full tone with a balanced response. Other appointments include Gibson’s
traditional five-piece split diamond motif inlay on the headstock and
Schaller M6 tuners. They also come with a Gibson Custom case and
certificate of authenticity.



Features

Large body dimensions 18 (W) X 21¾ (L) X 3⅜ (D)
High-grade spruce top
High-grade maple back and sides
Five-piece neck made primarily from high-grade maple with high-grade walnut
25½-inch scale length
Multi-ply black and white binding on both the top and back
Single-ply white binding around the F-holes
Gold hardware
ABR-1 bridge with a base made from ebony




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