1956 Gibson Super 400 CES
This is a gorgeous 1956 Super 400 with Alnico Staples, only made for a very short time. It sounds airy and open with the typical single coil sound those pickups produce. It is all original with no modifications (except my personal Barney Kessel style knobs for better visibilty of the setting). Of course it has the 1" 11/16th nut and an ebony fingerboard, nitrocellulose lacquer, split-parallelogram mother of pearl inlays and the classic S400 trapeze tailpiece. The parallel braced carved top in combination with the single coils makes the voice of this instrument so clear, open and articulated! I am a big Doug Raney fan and love the sound he had with his P-90 equipped ES-350. This Super 400 often reminds me somewhat of his recordings, e.g. his solos on Chet Baker's "Daybreak".
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