2005 Gibson J-160E Historic Collection Vintage Sunburst, Very Good, Hard, $1,650.00

Offered for sale;

Used 2005 Gibson J-160E Historic Collection serial number 0275012.

This guitar is in very good condition. Neck angle and frets are fine, cosmetically very nice.

Previous owner snapped the truss rod at the nut end. Rather than remove the fretboard and install a new truss rod he simply and effectively rethreaded the end of the rod. Done. It looks different under the truss rod cover but works just the same. There is a crack to the top bass side of the neck that is structurally sound. It looks like it goes through but an original brace on the inside prevented it from becoming a structural issue.

“First released in 1954, the Gibson J-160E Standard Acoustic-Electric Guitar was made famous by artists such as The Beatles. The J-160E guitar's brassy, high-output acoustic-electric sound combined with punchy, warm acoustic tone accurately re-creates the sound that led a musical revolution in the '60s.”

The Gibson J-160E Historic Collection was a limited run of 24 (according to Gruhn). Introduced in mid-2004, is equipped with a solid Sitka spruce top, solid mahogany back and sides, trapezoid fingerboard inlays, standard P100 pickup at the neck, and controls for volume and tone.

John Lennon and George Harrison frequently used J-160E guitars with The Beatles, both on-stage and in the studio.

“J. Winston” (aka Dr. Winston O’Boogie), John Lennon’s “code name” signature on truss rod cover.

Cool guitar, plays and sounds great!

Hard shell case included.

Features

·     Solid Sitka spruce top

·     Solid mahogany back and sides

·     Trapezoid fretboard inlays

·     Standard P100 neck pickup

·     Volume/tone controls

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