Overview
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- electric guitars
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Dates of manufacture:
1962 to 1967
The Gibson Tal Farlow model was first introduced in 1962 and production ran until 1967. The design was based on the ES-350 that Farlow used in the 1950s. The Tal Farlow was a limited success at the time for several reasons. Farlow himself had already retired from active touring and playing by the time his signature model was released, also large archtops were becoming less sought after by players in the 1960s. These 1960s Tal Farlows are the rarest of the Gibson's 1960s archtop Artist models: only 215 were made in total.
The Tal Farlow model is available today as part of Gibson's Historic Collection Series.
Specifications (23)
Body
Body back material | maple body back |
Body shape features | archtop, single cutaway |
Body sides material | maple body sides |
Body style | archtop |
Body top material | figured maple body top |
Hollow body | hollow body |
Pickguard shape | raised pickguard |
Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Hardware
Bridge | tune-o-matic bridge |
Hardware color | chrome hardware |
Tailpiece | rosewood tailpiece, trapeze tailpiece |
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material | pearl fingerboard inlay material |
Fingerboard material | rosewood fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | reverse crown fingerboard position markers |
General
Finish colors | brown finish |
Finish effects | sunburst finish |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Neck
Peghead (headstock) | bound headstock |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Controls
Pickup selector controls | 3-way selector switch |
Tone controls | 2 tone controls |
Volume controls | 2 volume controls |
Electronics
Pickups configuration | 2 humbucker pickups |
Prices (3)
Date | Price | Condition | Name | Comments |
---|---|---|---|---|
2011 | $7500 | excellent | guitar-list | This was Richard Gere's Tal Farlow - sold at auction in 2011. |
2014 | $2900 | excellent | ||
2018 | $3000 | excellent |