Hispanopedia WikiThe Gibson Super 400 is an archtop guitar. It is a highly influential guitar model that inspired many other master guitar builders (including Elmer Stromberg and John D'Angelico).[1] It was first sold in 1934 and named for its $400 price (equivalent to $9,627in 2025),[2] like many Gibson guitars of that era.
The Super 400 features solid carved-wood construction, and at the time of its introduction was the largest guitar that the Gibson Guitar Corporation had produced. Until 1939, it had a hand-engraved tailpiece and a hand-engraved finger rest support. During the very early production stock the truss rod cover had engraved "L5 Super"; on later guitars this was changed to "Super 400".
In 1939 the guitar was changed. The upper bout was enlarged, and the hand-engraved tailpiece was replaced with the one still fitted today on current Super 400s. The f-holes were slightly enlarged and a cutaway option also became available. This was called the Super 400P (for Premiere), later changed to C for Cutaway.
During the 1950s, Gibson released the Super 400 CES (Cutaway•Electric•Spanish). This had a slightly thicker top to reduce feedback, two P-90pickups, and individual tone and volume controls, along with a three-way toggle switch. Later, the P-90 pickups were replaced with Alnico V pickups, then in 1957, humbucking pickups.
Ha habido variaciones en los modelos personalizados de edición limitada. En 2000, Gibson ofreció la Super 400 con una pastilla Charlie Christian . La Super 400 todavía está disponible hoy, con dos pastillas humbucker . [ 3 ] La versión acústica completa ya no está disponible.
La guitarra Gibson Super 400 CES Florentine de 1963, propiedad de Scotty Moore, desempeñó un papel importante en la actuación de Elvis Presley en el especial de regreso de 1968 .
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Referencias
- ↑ Shaw, Robert; Tamborrino, Michael (2004). Guitarras clásicas . Pomegranate. pág. 25. ISBN 978-0-7649-2888-8.
- ↑ Freeth, Nick (2000). La guitarra eléctrica . Londres: Salamander. pág. 20. ISBN 1840652144. OL 18893573M .
- ↑ "Super 400 CES: La recreación fiel de un clásico" . Gibson. Archivado del original el 6 de enero de 2019. Consultado el 27 de febrero de 2025 .
- Van Hoose, Thomas A. (1995). La Gibson Super 400: El arte de la guitarra fina . Publicaciones Miller Freeman. ISBN 978-0879303440.
Enlaces externos
- Super 400 en la página web de Gibson
- Video de reseña y demostración del Super 400 - Se requiere Flash
- guitarras eléctricas Gibson
- Guitarras semiacústicas
- Trozos de guitarra