Archtop Guitars

Gibson Super 400 1948, Sunburst

Name: Gibson Super 400 1948, Sunburst
Brand: Gibson
SKU: GA035-N
Price: 19500.00 USD
Availability: InStock

$19,500.00

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Specs


Instrument	Archtop Guitars
Brand	Gibson
Model	Super 400
Finish	Sunburst
SKU	GA035-N
Handedness	Right
Made In Year	1948
Top	Spruce
Back and Sides	Maple
Neck/Fingerboard	Maple/Ebony
Bridge Material	Brazilian Rosewood
Tuners	Original
Radius	7.25" - 9.5"
Neck Profile	C
Neck Depth	.894" - .980"
Scale Length	25.5"
Nut Width	1.736"
String Spacing at Saddle	2.050"
Contains Brazilian Rosewood (Y/N)	Y
Electronics	None
Case	OHSC
Modifications/Repairs	Refret, Original Nut Reshaped & Reinstalled with Shim, Non-Original Pickguard, Small Center Seam Separation Under Tailpeice, Small Cracks on Back, Finish Touch Up on Back & Top of Headstock, Binding Repair Near Nut on 6E Side, Original Tailpiece is Missing Mounting Barrel, Original Saddle Reshaped
Condition notes	Great Used Condition

Description

The Gibson Super 400 is one of the company’s flagship acoustic archtops, combining a carved spruce top with maple back and sides, a maple neck, and an ebony fingerboard. This 1948 example features a 25.5" scale, a C-shaped neck, and a Brazilian rosewood bridge, giving it the refined feel and projection associated with Gibson’s top-tier postwar archtops.

Finished in Sunburst, this example remains in great used condition and retains its original tuners and hardshell case. It has been refretted, with the original nut reshaped and shimmed, and the original saddle reshaped. The pickguard is non-original, the original tailpiece is missing its mounting barrel, and there are a few small structural and cosmetic issues including a slight center-seam separation under the tailpiece, small back cracks, finish touch-up, and a binding repair near the nut.

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