Please be sure to watch the video tour above AND the pictures listed !1991 Gibson MIII Black Trogly’s Guitars is proud to offer this awesome Gibson M-III guitar for sale. This speed demon was Gibson's answer to the super strat and their take on a shred metal axe. They were a bit late on this musical era as these were manufactured in the early 90s so not many people really know about these hidden gems. These guitars wedded some classic Gibson features with some unique contemporary appointments to make it suitable for more modern styles of play aswell.While it looks like it would only be used as a metal or shred guitar, the unique pick up selection system creates quite a wide range of potential tones. It gives you the full range of sounds and pick-up selection one would find on both a Stratocaster and a Les Paul. Ideal for metal and speed playing, but it can also punch out some nice strat-like Blues tones when you need it.The stock toggle switch actually allows you to dial in nine distinct tones. In position one, everything is in a single coil set up, following the traditional Stratocaster 5-way set up. In position two, you can dial-in your normal humbucker positions on the guitar like a Les Paul in positions 3-5, with two added settings in positions 1 and 2. On this setting, position 1 is a standby position that turns off all the pick ups, and position two gives you just the neck pick up with some of the tone rolled off for darker, jazzier tones.Basically, this allows you to get all the sounds one would get from a Stratocaster as well as a Les Paul all in one package. This makes the guitar highly versatile well beyond what the "shredder" cosmetics would indicate.It also features a Explorer-like reverse style headstock, and neck/through design with a slim profile for super fast runs a la the style of the era. The Case:   This guitar comes with its original molded, rectangular case. It is brown on the exterior and pink on the interior. This was the style for Gibson back in the day. The case only shows light amounts of wear and is in overall good condition. It functions, as it should. It even has some original paperwork in it. The Guitar!   This shredder weighs 7lbs 7.4 oz and has a super slim neck. The neck and middle pickups have been replaced. The neck is a Seymour Duncan SH2N – the middle pickup did not have any markings. The guitar is in overall, good condition with very few cosmetic imperfections. These mainly consist of playing scratches and a few dings here and there in the finish. Strap locks were put on. The pickguard on these MIII were glued to the guitar so if you ever need to get the pickguard off, it is quite the task.  Typically, the finish rips off and some wood. This was the case here. There is a white outline around the pickguard from where the glue original was as the pickguard shrank a little bit. Looks a bit rough in the control cavity, but that is all hidden and I think the white outline looks pretty cool! These guitars came stock with a Gibson branded Floyd rose. Very cool. New strings and a personal set up are welcome, but it plays fine as-is. The back shows some light wear consisting of light buckle marks and a few dings. Conclusion   This is a bizarre looking guitar. It doesn’t look comfortable in pictures, but it IS! This is perhaps the easiest playing guitar I’ve ever had to joy of playing. I don’t personally play shred, but I enjoy this guitar for its bluesy tones and maple fretboard. This is an absolute beast and you won’t regret your purchase!