Exceptional original condition. #5 of 20 made of this model in a special "Showcase Edition". In 1988 Gibson designated 9 different models for this Showcase Edition series, with each guitar having only 20 pieces produced - except an autographed gold top Les Paul "Pro", which had 40 pieces produced.

     Solid body nylon string electric guitar with cutaway. Set neck. 1 13/16" width at nut, 25 1/4" scale length. Beautiful Mahogany back and neck with Spruce top. Ebony fingerboard. Multiple bindings. Sunburst finish. Elaborate soundhole rosette. Decal on back of peghead stating 'Showcase Edition'.

     These guitars are respected by players as good nylon string jazz guitars. They are also respected by collectors as a high quality guitar designed by Chet Atkins for Gibson that was always produced in relatively low numbers.

     Acoustic transducer in bridge produces good tone. This guitar is very close to brand new condition, and is set-up to play well.

     Comes with certificate of authenticity of the "Showcase Edition".

     Exc(+) condition. Beautiful original Cherry finish. This guitar was played for years on stage, but is in fine shape. Not much evidence of wear, just a few dings here and there. Small wood chip at back of upper peghead corner (see photos). Neck has no cracks, breaks, etc.

     Original PAF pickups and wiring - this has been verified 100%. Original dot neck, stop tailpiece, but spent some years with a Guild trapeze tailpiece installed on it. Original tuneamatic bridge with newer metal individual saddle pieces. Replaced tailpiece bar. Knobs are new vintage style replacements. Tuners are original set re-installed in guitar - from about 1970-2009 previous owner had Grover rotomatics installed.

     Frets are original with no apparent fret wear.

     This instrument has just been professionally set-up - it plays very well.

    Excellent condition. Cherry red. All original except - Bridge pickup is replaced with Gibson Tim Shaw "PAF" pickup, and jack is wired Mono, instead of Stereo. Newer frets are nice but do show moderate wear. Body shows normal light wear, mostly on sides. Back of neck two scratches in finish behind 5th-6th fret position. Pickguard is cracked at top near screw but not "at" screw. Gold plating shows normal wear from playing on pickups, bridge and tailpiece. Neck has been reset.

     Bound body and neck, with multiple bindings on top of body. Rosewood fingerboard with pearloid parallelogram inlays. Gold Kluson tuners with plastic tulip buttons. Wiring harness all original except what was mentioned above. Original selector switch, pots, knobs and vari-tone switch.

     This guitar is very resonant and sounds great. The intonation is good, the action is good.

     Excellent (+) condition. Last owner had it for about 35 years. Really there is only one "ding" on this guitar - right at top of peghead, beneath binding, there is a small chip of wood that broke out. It isn't very noticeable. It is up above the G-string tuner shaft...

     Beautiful and original. Highly figured Maple top, back and sides. Three-piece Maple neck with Rosewood "stringer" down the back of neck. Traditional 3-tone tobacco sunburst finish. All original Gold hardware. All original wiring harness, P-90 pickups, knobs. Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with parallelogram inlays. Brazilian Rosewood bridge base with tune-a-matic saddle.

     It is set-up up well and plays and sounds great.

     Exc(-) original condition. One owner guitar. This guitar is very nice and in great original condition... There is nominal wear on the gold parts. It has one small piece of binding on side of peghead near top that has been professionally repaired. Cherry sunburst. Original humbucking pickups and wiring.

     * We have a new digital camera here at the store that we are still getting used to - the photos show the guitar to be quite different color than when in your hands. It is a normal cherry sunburst color in real life...

Excellent original condition. Cherry red. Single P-90 pickup. Frets are in fine condition showing only slight signs of being played. There are some dings around the body of guitar and along side of peghead. Original tremolo. Original pickguard has some cracking at screws.

     Exc(-) condition. Beautiful look and feel. This guitar has been played faithfully for its life by one of Montana's foremost jazz musicians. Everything is original except the finish. The guitar was sent to Gibson in about 1969/70 for total re-finish. The finish is great and it is hard to tell it was a re-finish job... The sunburst is just beautiful. Binding is showing some shrinkage inside cutaway at the juncture of back and side.

     Original wiring harness, Alnico V pickups, knobs and hardware. Figured Maple back, sides and neck, with Spruce top. As with all Super 400's, it has multiple bindings everywhere - top, back, fingerboard, headstock, f-holes and pickguard. 

    There aren't many dings on this guitar, just a few sprinkled here and there. There is one compression mark in the Spruce top between bass-side f-hole, tailpiece and bridge. This mark was probably why the guitar was refinished - it is under the 1969 re-finish. The set-up is great and the guitar sounds like a true champion.