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1970 Gibson Byrdland Electric Guitar - Used  From Gibson Guitars

A Classy Archtop with a Well-Loved History - made for big band playing and beautiful tone! 

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What We Think

Condition: Used, Very Good. This guitar has had a previously repaired top crack, and the guitar has a few non-original parts: the tuners, pickguard, bridge, and neck pickup. The bridge pickup was remagnetized and waxed by Lindy Fralin.

SP Luthier Notes: Performed Complete Dress & Setup, Repaired Body Crack and Performed Cosmetic Work.

About Manufacturer

Today's Gibson electric guitars represent the history as well as the future of the electric guitar. The models whose designs have become classics-the ES-175, ES-335, Flying V, Explorer, Firebird, SGs and Les Pauls-are a testament to Gibson's wide appeal, spanning more than four decades of music styles. Gibson's close relationship with musicians is manifest in endorsement models from King, Atkins and jazz greats Howard Roberts and Herb Ellis, plus new Les Pauls made to the personal specifications of rock stars Jimmy Page and Joe Perry. In 1994, Gibson's Centennial year, the new Nighthawk model won an industry award for design, setting the stage for a second hundred years of Gibson quality and innovation.

Specifications

Body size at lower bout: 17"

Scale length: 23 1/2"

Nut Width: 1 11/16"

Body depth: 2 1/4"

Top: Solid carved bookmatched spruce top

Body Wood: Solid carved maple back and sides

Neck: Solid 3 piece maple neck

Fingerboard: Solid ebony fingerboard

Inlays: L-5 style block mother of pearl fingerboard inlay and flowerpot peghead inlay

Binding(s): 7 ply top binding, triple bound back and neck, bound f-holes

Pickups: Gibson '57 Classic Neck Pickup, Original Patent Number Bridge Pickup.

Weight: 7.8lbs