2011 Gibson Custom Shop Keb Mo Adirondack and Mahogany The blues was born as an acoustic music style and its roots still reach back to that early connection. No artist embraces this ethos more than Keb' Mo', whose post-modern blues stylings stretch to fully electric blues, jazz, and R&B, while constantly referencing the Delta-fried, acoustic-fueled music that forms the beating heart of his inspiration. This 2011 Gibson Custom Shop Keb Mo Adirondack and Mahogany is in excellent condition with only a few minor surface scratches which we have attempted to capture in the detailed photos. It has very minor fretwear and includes the original hardshell case. Gibson Acoustic honors this three-time Grammy Award Winner with the Keb' Mo' Bluesmaster, a flat-top acoustic guitar made in the tradition of the great small-bodied Gibson blues boxes with the added versatility of a built-in L.R. Baggs® Element™ pickup with soundhole-mounted volume control. Gibson's "L" series acoustic guitars were present at the birth of blues—played by the great blues originator Robert Johnson, among others. These are the inspiration behind the Keb' Mo' Bluesmaster, which adds a host of upgraded appointments to create an acoustic of optimum tone and performance for the contemporary player. Crafted from two pieces of solid Adirondack red spruce, a rare and highly prized tonewood that featured in the tops of many instruments from the golden age of the flat-top acoustic guitar. The Keb’ Mo’ Bluesmaster features a built-in L.R. Baggs® Element™ pickup that offers a broad, natural projection of the guitar’s natural tone, without interfering with the vibration of the top and bridge when played unplugged. The neck of the Keb’ Mo’ Bluesmaster is made from quarter-sawn solid mahogany and is preferred in the necks of high-end acoustic guitars. The headstock is carved in the style of Gibson’s Advanced Jumbo. Additional appointments include bone nut and saddle, and East Indian rosewood fingerboard and bridge, the Keb' Mo' Bluesmaster packs all the tonal nuance and sweetness you could hope for in a high-end, hand-crafted acoustic guitar. Vintage-spec touches, such as its 12th-fret neck-to-body joint—which positions the bridge right in the body's "sweet spot" for optimum resonance—put it on par with the best of Gibson's acoustics from the late '20s and early '30s. Finished in a Vintage Sunburst nitrocellulose finish (with double antiquing), cream top, back, and fingerboard binding, herringbone trim, mother of pearl inlays, and double-ring soundhole rosette, the Keb' Mo' Bluesmaster looks as sweet as it sounds. This guitar is in Great Condition with light surface scratches on the top and body as well as 1" of binding separation near the waist on the bass side. This is hard to detect with the eye and does not effect tone or play ability. Inlcudes Hardshell Case.Features :
Top Wood: Adirondack
Back Wood: Mahogany
Scale: 25"
Nut Width: 1.805"
Frets To Body: 12
Setup High E: 2/32"
Setup Low E: 3/32"
Vintage Sunburst Finish
Compound Dovetail Neck Joint at 12th Fret
1 piece carved with French Heel
Black with Keb' Mo' Signature Truss Rod Cover
Serial Number: 13011025
Neck Wood: 1-pc Mahogany
Fretboard: East Indian Rosewood
Bridge: East Indian Rosewood Traditional Belly Down
Bracing: Traditional L-00 X-Braced Top
Headstock Shape: Advanced Jumbo Style w/Taper
Headstock Overlay: Ebony
Headstock Inlay: Mother of Pearl Gibson Logo and Crown
Tuners: Vintage Open Back Nickel 14:1
Inlays: 1/4" Mother of Pearl Dots
Rosette: Traditional double ring rosette
Purfling: Herringbone
Body Binding: .080" Cream Top and back binding,
Fretboard Binding: Cream
Headstock Binding: Cream
Nut Material: Bone
Saddle Material: Bone
Bridge Pins: Ebony
Neck Profile: Custom Keb' Mo' Neck Profile
Pickup(s): L.R. Baggs® Element™ pickup
Pickup Controls: Sound Hole Mounted Volume Control
Case: Original Hardshell Case Included
List price: $2,150.00