Gibson  |  SKU: EG00811

1965 Gibson Johnny Smith Custom

$12,50000
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About This Guitar

A marvelous 60s archtop, plays comfortable and fast with pure tone and balanced output.

Description

Brand

Gibson Custom

Model

Johnny Smith (Single Pickup Model)

Year of Manufacture

1965

Finish

Nitrocellulose Lacquer Shaded Sunburst

Body Type

Hollow Body Single Venetian Cutaway Archtop

Body Material

Solid carved Spruce top with X-bracing; Carved highly figured Maple back, sides, and neck (17-inch lower bout, 3 1/8-inch body depth)

Neck Material

3-piece Maple/Walnut laminated construction with a solid extension connection

Neck Profile

Slimmer, fast-playing profile 

Fingerboard Material

High-grade Ebony with multi-ply binding (25-inch scale, Mother of Pearl split block inlays, 20 frets)

Scale Length

25" 

Nut Width

Wide 1.75" 

Bridge

Height-adjustable Ebony bridge on an ornate pearl-inlaid base, paired with an L-5 style trapeze tailpiece featuring his name engraved vertically

Pickups

1x original Gibson floating mini-humbucker attached to the pickguard with a side-mounted mini-jack and single volume thumbwheel

Tuners

Gold Kluson Sealfast 

Hardware Color

Gold Plated

Case

1970s Gibson Hardshell Case 

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1965 Gibson Johnny Smith Custom

$12,50000

Brand

Gibson Custom

Model

Johnny Smith (Single Pickup Model)

Year of Manufacture

1965

Finish

Nitrocellulose Lacquer Shaded Sunburst

Body Type

Hollow Body Single Venetian Cutaway Archtop

Body Material

Solid carved Spruce top with X-bracing; Carved highly figured Maple back, sides, and neck (17-inch lower bout, 3 1/8-inch body depth)

Neck Material

3-piece Maple/Walnut laminated construction with a solid extension connection

Neck Profile

Slimmer, fast-playing profile 

Fingerboard Material

High-grade Ebony with multi-ply binding (25-inch scale, Mother of Pearl split block inlays, 20 frets)

Scale Length

25" 

Nut Width

Wide 1.75" 

Bridge

Height-adjustable Ebony bridge on an ornate pearl-inlaid base, paired with an L-5 style trapeze tailpiece featuring his name engraved vertically

Pickups

1x original Gibson floating mini-humbucker attached to the pickguard with a side-mounted mini-jack and single volume thumbwheel

Tuners

Gold Kluson Sealfast 

Hardware Color

Gold Plated

Case

1970s Gibson Hardshell Case 

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