Overview
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Product:
- acoustic guitars
Series name:
Dates of manufacture:
1939 to 1941
First introduced in 1934 and enhanced later in 1939 Gibson's Super 400 set a new standard for large-body jazz guitars. Its 18 inch wide body gave it the cutting power to project through any big-band horn section. Introduced in 1939 the Super 400 Premier (400P, 400C) was the third version of the Super 400, it had a Venetian cutaway which meant a smaller neck block, shorter pickguard and shallower neck set than the first two iterations of the Super 400 design. This original Super 400 Premier was made from 1939 to 1941 - with some later models being shipped in 1943.
Specifications (19)
General
Finish colors | natural finish |
Finish effects | sunburst finish |
Made in | USA |
Binding | multi-ply binding, neck binding |
Number of strings | 6 strings |
Body
Body back material | flamed maple body back |
Body shape features | carved top, single cutaway |
Body sides material | flamed maple body sides |
Body style | archtop |
Body top material | spruce body top |
Soundhole | 2 f-holes |
Neck
Body fret | Neck joins body at 14th fret |
Number of frets | 20 fret |
Tuner layout | three-each-side |
Hardware
Bridge | adjustable rosewood bridge |
Tailpiece | trapeze tailpiece |
Fretboard
Fingerboard inlay material | pearloid fingerboard inlays |
Fingerboard material | ebony fingerboard |
Fingerboard position markers | split block fingerboard position markers |