Gibson / Johnny Smith / 1967 / Guitar For Sale

Gibson Johnny Smith Sunburst: Toward the end of the 1950s, with his career at its peak, Johnny Smith met with the design staff at Kalamazoo to create one of the most sought-after archtops of modern times: the Gibson Johnny Smith Model. Introduced in 1961, the Johnny Smith represented the pinnacle of Smith\\\'s design creativity in an instrument that married classic body styling with unprecedented technical innovation. Smith\\\'s innovations were revolutionary, but also evolutionary and incorporated a number of ergonomic refinements designed to improve the playability of the instrument in subtle but significant ways. The resulting instrument is unique in playability, tonal response, and design aesthetics. This example definitely belonged to a working player and at some point long ago was outfitted with a pair single-coil Dearmond pickups with 3-way toggle selector switch, individual volume controls and master tone located at the cutaway upper bout. The neck profile is slim and fast and the 1 3/4" nut width provides ample string spacing for complex chord voicings or fingerstyle playing. With hard shell case.

$4000.00,- / Approx. €2960.00,-