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1963 Gibson
"Johnny Smith" 17"
Archtop Electric
modeled after Johnny Smith's custom
DeAngelico New York Special
very woody and natural, sounds like an
amplified acoustic rather than an electric
although '63 serial no., some '62 parts no
longer used in '63, eg, pickup, pot & knob
first generation floating non-adjustable mini-
humbucking pickup with tortoise plastic under
cover (the screw holes were non-operational)
has great dimensional sound (between the
X-brace, scale length & string tension)
3-1/8" deep (not as much as an L-5)
25" scale (unique to this model)
single rounded Venetian cutaway
sunburst finish with single bound f-holes
carved spruce, X-braced, top
tiger maple back & sides
3-piece curly maple neck with 2 walnut strips
ebony fretboard with abolone single & double
"diagonal cut-block" inlays
pearl script "Gibson" and 5-piece "split-
diamond" headstock inlays
varitone Johnny Smith gold tailpiece (small
L-5 style)
6-ply black & creme binding and purfling on
top; 5-ply on headstock & fretboard; and
3-ply on back
marbled pickguard with 5-ply binding
volume knob on pickguard
adjustable ebony bridge
gold tuners
introduced 1961; discontinued 1989 |