History
The Gibson Super 400 Story: 1934 To Today
From the original $400 acoustic flagship to the CES, Florentine years, and later Custom Shop instruments.
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Gibson’s Grandest Archtop.
A collector-built guide to the history, changing specifications, identification, and value of Gibson’s 18-inch flagship archtop.
Acoustic, cutaway, or CES. Any year and any condition.
18″Lower Bout
25½″Scale Length
1934Introduced
$400Original List Price
Reading A Super 400
The Whole Guitar Tells The Year.
Serial numbers are useful, but they are only one clue. Cutaway shape, pickup type, label, factory order number, neck construction, headstock pitch, hardware, and finish all have to make sense together.
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Have A Super 400?
I Collect Gibson Super 400s, And I Buy Them.
I’m interested in acoustic Super 400s, cutaway Super 400Cs, and electric Super 400CES guitars—from clean originals to repaired players. Send the serial number and a few phone photos. I’ll tell you what I see and what I’d pay.
1. Send PhotosPhone pictures are fine.
2. Get An AnswerI’ll identify what I can and make an offer.
3. DecideThere’s no obligation to sell.
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