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ImperialVintageGuitars
1118 W Magnolia BlvdBurbankCA 91506USA
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USD$25,453

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1959 Gibson Super 400CES In Natural Finish This Guitar Is Located At Imperial Vintage Guitars Sherman Oaks In Very Good Overall Condition (Please See Photos) Light Cosmetic Playwear And Lacquer Checking Throughout One Of 8 Super 400 Models Built In 1959 Custom Made For Merle Travis For His 1959 NAMM Show Performance, As Stated By Joe Vinikow Of Archtop.Com, No Written Provenance Original Fixed-Arm Bigsby Vibrato Tailpiece With Long Arm Further Indicates Merle Travis Custom Build (See Photos) Professionally Refinished With Headstock Stamp Indicating Gibson Factory Work Pickups Replaced With Later Patent No. Humbuckers Professional Refret 18" Body With Highly Figured Maple Back And Sides Bookmatched Solid Hand-Carved Spruce Top Flame Maple Neck With Bound Ebony Fingerboard  Mother Of Pearl Bee And Flower Inlay On Headstock Original Marble Pickguard, Armrest And Truss Rod Cover Gold Tune-O-Matic Bridge With Brazilian Rosewood Base 1 11/16" Nut Width Neck Depth At 1st Fret: 0.88" Neck Depth At 12th Fret: 1.07" Weighs 8lbs 4oz With Non-Original Hard Shell Case