Handcarved book matched solid spruce top; solid carved maple back and sides; 3 piece tiger flame neck with walnut center stripes; solid ebony fingerboard with Super 400 style block fingerboard inlay; Super 400 style split diamond peghead with Gibson logo and block-and-wedges inlay on the back; deluxe 7-ply body binding, 5-ply peghead and fingerboard binding, 3 ply back binding, bound f-holes, solid bone nut. Original gold hardware includes Kluson Sealfast tuners; twin gold humbucking pickups; adjustable finger tailpiece; solid ebony bridge with pearl inlay in the base; engraved brass truss rod cover. Vintage correct quintuple-bound tortoise pickguard installed. Introduced in 1978, Gibson’s Super V CES was a premium-grade archtop that combined a number of Gibson’s best-loved designs. The Super V offered Super 400 styling on the more manageable 17″ body of the L-5C, along with the solid carved body, long scale, parallel bracing, and all gold hardware. Unavailable since 1993, this rare premium model has developed an insider’s following in the years since. This guitar is carved of handsome figured maple, with a solid quartersawn Sitka spruce soundboard of exceptionally fine grain. Carefully maintained in superb condition, the guitar shows its original dark sunburst finish, free of cracks, pick, buckle, thumb or fingerboard wear. Action is smooth and low over a fine medium D profile neck, with a fresh high-precision setup, and the voice is rich and inviting, with classic Gibson warmth and depth. With the traditional pearl-inlaid ebony bridge, this stunning guitar was also fitted with the coveted Kluson Sealfast tuners, now long out of production. A unique model, blending many of Gibson’s most desirable features, the Super V is one rare bird. This instrument is strung with 11-52 set. The guitar will accommodate lighter or heavier gauge strings, according to preference. The action may be lowered or raised to your requirements with the adjustable bridge. Specifications Model: Super V Finish: Sunburst Body Material: Solid Carved Maple body Top Material: Solid Carved Spruce top Lefty No Body Details: Creme body bindings, multi-layered top trim, bound tortoise pickguard Neck Material: 3-piece maple/walnut/maple neck Neck Profile: C-shape Fingerboard Material: Ebony Fingerboard Radius: 12” Neck Details: Split block fingerboard position markers, Split Diamond headstock inlay. Nutwidth: 43 mm – 1 11/16″ Scale Length: 650mm – 25.5″ Bridge: Tune-o-matic with rosewood base Tailpiece: Trapeze Pickups: Pat. Nr. pickups Tuners: Kluson Sealfast Tuners Controls: 2 Volumes, 2 Tones, 3-way Switch. Weight: 3.46kg Condition: Very Good Cosmetic Condition: Very little playwear and other signs of use for its age, overall a clean look with several small scuffs and marks in the finish. Case: Non-original, era-correct hard case.