While the difference between a 18" and 17" bout might sound slight it is not. In 1931, Epiphone entered the market aggressively by introducing a full line of archtop f-hole acoustics, ranging from small-body student models on up to the 163/8″ Deluxe. It is perfect in design, dimensions and construction and plays like butter with very low action. I love that guitar. … Also released in 1934 was the larger 18" archtop guitar named the "L5 Super", which was later renamed the Gibson Super 400. i will be using it for roots music and classic jazz and country. Labeled an L-5 Special, it most likely is the earliest 18″-wide archtop f-hole model made by any builder. Pre-Owned. Gibson was caught by surprise, but responded in ’32 with the competing L-50, L-75, and L-7 models; Epiphone made many of its earliest f-hole archtops with slightly wider bodies than their Gibson counterparts, and continued the trend even after Gibson introduced the Advanced models. Gibson’s first f-hole archtop guitar was the 16″ L-5, and one known example (made in 1923) was signed by Lloyd Loar, an acoustic engineer at Gibson (more Loar-signed models were made through December of ’24). Though it’s clear the guitar has been modified, Gibson records don’t provide much insight about the work that was completed. Upon first inspection, this 1935 Gibson appears to be an L-5 neck on a Super 400 body. Photo: Robert Parks, courtesy George Gruhn. All copyrights are by the author and Vintage Guitar magazine. Buy vintage 1967 Gibson rosewood bridge for L5 super 400 es 175 L7 Barney Kessel L from only $210.00 from RetroGuitarParts vintage guitars + parts. The ES-175 seems cheap at just $425, but then it does not have the carved top of the Super 400 … 1966 Gibson full line catalog - page 4. 1962 Gibson L-5cES P / U Bezel screws, 2 Orig. Disagree with something written above? These are some of Gibsons finest jazz guitars, with price tags to match. These run nearly $7000 new, this is... 1971 Gibson ES-175 Vintage Hollow-body Electric Guitar, 1962 Gibson L-5CES P / U Bezel screws in EXTRA FINE Condition. 2018 Gibson Super 400 - The Last 1939 Premier Ever. $9,995.95 + $150 Shipping. Last one. © vintageguitarandbass.com 2004-2021 | terms and conditions | donate, Got an opinion on the contents of this page? A new Gibson L5 acoustic will set you back $6,774. Anyone play all three of these or can anyone tell me the difference? 22 Twangmeisternyc 6 years ago It is probably not a Super 400 body...and more likely an Advanced L5 body. Here is an ultra-rare and amazing carved-top 16" archtop. As low as $307/mo. Prior to 1930, the L-5 had narrow script “The Gibson” and “flowerpot” peghead inlays with simple dot fingerboard inlays. The model first appeared in 1934 as an archtop acoustic with no cutaway, simply named the Super 400. Find more vintage guitars for sale at vintageguitarsforsale.co, 1968 Shaftesbury 'Electric Guitars' catalog, 1970 Rose-Morris 'Exciting Electrics Wonderful Westerns Celebrated Classics' catalog, 1971 Rose-Morris 'Exciting Electrics Wonderful Westerns' catalog, 1965 Gretsch 'For the Spectacular Sound of the Times' guitar and amp catalog, Guitar Repair: fixing fret buzz and sharp fret ends, 1966 Hagstrom 'Worlds Fastest Playing Neck' catalog (Merson USA), 1971 Gibson Les Paul Recording guitar owners manual, 1971 Gibson Les Paul Triumph bass owners manual, 1981 Gibson Victory MV-II electric guitar. Jan 24, 2021 - Gibson Super 400 archtop non-electric 6-string guitars. I also have a 17" bout x 3" cutaway non gibson archtop . Original CaseGibson have always been known for producing some of … This is a very fine instrument with a rich, beautiful sound The guitar has passed through several hands since Gibson built it in 1976. Status: Pricing and hold status for all instruments currently available is shown on our Instruments page here. ). $16.99. 4 watchers. Gibson 1948 Super 400 . 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. 31. Gibson did not produce any archtop f-hole guitars larger than 16″ until 1935 (same year as this prototype L-5 Special), when it introduced the 17″ “Advanced” L-5, L-7, L-10, and L-12 models, then followed with the introduction of the 18″ Super 400 (the original version used the body form designed by Orville with a 121/2″ upper bout, and, early in the history of the company, a few were made with 18″ lower bout and 243/4″ scale). Vintage Correct Parts is proud to offer, for your consideration, Very Good Vintage Gibson 1950's Gibson Pot Dust Covers for PAF For Super-400 CES, L-5 CES. archtop and jazz specialist!You never see these - let alone in this condition.