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Gibson Custom Shop BYRDLAND Florintine Cutaway Hollow-Body Electric Guitar
Estimated price for orientation: 8 000 $
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Description Condition: New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See the seller's listing for full details. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition Brand: Gibson Custom Dexterity: Right-Handed Body Type: Hollow-body Body Material: Solid Wood, Maple And Spruce Model: Byrdland Model Year: 2014 String Configuration: 6 String Country/Region of Manufacture: United States Body Color: Natural Finish
The Gibson Byrdland Electric Guitar represented a handful of developments that were radical, even revolutionary. This model recreates the 1960 version that introduced the sharp Florentine cutaway, replacing the rounded Venetian cutaway of the original Byrdland.
Body
At the request of Billy Byrd and Hank Garland, the Byrdland was made with a reduced scale length, but featured all the finery of a top-of-the-line Gibson archtop guitar. The Byrdland's super-thin neck and 23-1/2" scale length might have implied a "student model" instrument, but it was intended purely for speed and playing ease, and its 5-ply binding, ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlay, gold-plated hardware, and triple-loop Byrdland trapeze tailpiece all single it out as a top-shelf guitar.Hardware
By now, the Byrdland had also acquired an upgrade in electronics, too. Originally offered in 1955 with Alnico V single-coil pickups, it was made with PAF humbucking pickups from 1957 onward. Coupled to the traditional independent volume and tone controls and a 3-way selector switch, these units gave the Byrdland the ability to produce anything from a smooth, mellow purr to a hot, cutting twang.Near-Perfect Re-Creation
In keeping with the desires of many players, the Gibson Custom Shop offers the finest original-spec rendition of this classic model that has been available since its production in the early 1960s. From the select maple and walnut used in its neck to the high-grade spruce of its top, no expense is spared in making this Thinline electric a guitar that Hank Garland and Billy Byrd would be proud of. Details such as the pearl flower-pot headstock inlay, multi-ply fingerboard binding, pointed Florentine cutaway, multi-ply bound pickguard, bound f-holes, and sculpted fingerboard end are all true to classic form. In the electronics department, a pair of Gibson's popular '57 Classic humbucking pickups keep it all sounding as good as it looks. Each Byrdland includes a Custom Shop case and a Certificate of Authenticity.
Description
| Condition: | New: A brand-new, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging (where packaging is applicable). Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in non-retail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. See the seller's listing for full details. See all condition definitions- opens in a new window or tab ... Read moreabout the condition | Brand: | Gibson Custom |
| Dexterity: | Right-Handed | Body Type: | Hollow-body |
| Body Material: | Solid Wood, Maple And Spruce | Model: | Byrdland |
| Model Year: | 2014 | String Configuration: | 6 String |
| Country/Region of Manufacture: | United States | Body Color: | Natural Finish |
The Gibson Byrdland Electric Guitar represented a handful of developments that were radical, even revolutionary. This model recreates the 1960 version that introduced the sharp Florentine cutaway, replacing the rounded Venetian cutaway of the original Byrdland.
Body
At the request of Billy Byrd and Hank Garland, the Byrdland was made with a reduced scale length, but featured all the finery of a top-of-the-line Gibson archtop guitar. The Byrdland's super-thin neck and 23-1/2" scale length might have implied a "student model" instrument, but it was intended purely for speed and playing ease, and its 5-ply binding, ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlay, gold-plated hardware, and triple-loop Byrdland trapeze tailpiece all single it out as a top-shelf guitar.Hardware
By now, the Byrdland had also acquired an upgrade in electronics, too. Originally offered in 1955 with Alnico V single-coil pickups, it was made with PAF humbucking pickups from 1957 onward. Coupled to the traditional independent volume and tone controls and a 3-way selector switch, these units gave the Byrdland the ability to produce anything from a smooth, mellow purr to a hot, cutting twang.Near-Perfect Re-Creation
In keeping with the desires of many players, the Gibson Custom Shop offers the finest original-spec rendition of this classic model that has been available since its production in the early 1960s. From the select maple and walnut used in its neck to the high-grade spruce of its top, no expense is spared in making this Thinline electric a guitar that Hank Garland and Billy Byrd would be proud of. Details such as the pearl flower-pot headstock inlay, multi-ply fingerboard binding, pointed Florentine cutaway, multi-ply bound pickguard, bound f-holes, and sculpted fingerboard end are all true to classic form. In the electronics department, a pair of Gibson's popular '57 Classic humbucking pickups keep it all sounding as good as it looks. Each Byrdland includes a Custom Shop case and a Certificate of Authenticity.