The Super 400 Journal

Gibson Super 400 Articles And Collector Guides.

History, identification help, market context, and close looks at guitars that came through the shop.

How an 18-inch, $400 acoustic became Gibson’s flagship archtop and evolved into the Super 400CES.

A practical inspection sequence covering body shape, cutaway, pickups, labels, serials, necks, and hardware.

See when Gibson introduced the Super 400 Premier, changed to the Florentine cutaway, and returned to the Venetian profile.