GIBSON USA Custom Shop Art & Historic Super 400 "Natural + Ebony" (2002)
Specs
• Model: Art & Historic Super 400
• Finish: Natural
• Body: Hollow Body Archtop
• Neck: Maple
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Inlays: Split Block Inlays
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Frets: 20
• Pickups: Gibson ’57 Classic Humbucker Set
• Controls: 2 x Volume, 2 x Tone, 3-Way Toggle
• Bridge: Floating Bridge
• Tailpiece: Super 400 Tailpiece
• Hardware: Gold
• COA: Original Certificate of Authenticity
• Case: Original Gibson Hardshell Case
• Country: USA
• Year: 2002Personal Thoughts
The Art & Historic Super 400 is one of Gibson’s true top-tier statement pieces and exactly the sort of guitar that feels special before you even play a note. It has all the visual drama and prestige you would want from a flagship archtop, but still feels like a serious instrument rather than just something ornamental. The Natural finish works beautifully on a guitar like this as well, as it lets the elegance of the build do the talking and gives it that classic high-end jazz box look. The Gibson ’57 Classics are a nice fit here too, bringing a warm, open and refined voice that suits the model really well. This sounds like the sort of example collectors actually want — clean, original and complete with its original COA. A very classy Gibson and a proper collector’s piece.
Condition Report
Excellent condition. A really clean overall example and very much a collector-grade piece. Supplied with its original COA.
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