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ACOUSTIC: SUPER 300/SUPER 400 SERIES

For current Super 400 Series pricing, please refer to the individual listings under Gibson Historic Collection Acoustic Models section. Please refer to the Blue Book of Electric Guitars for CES Models.

SUPER 300

- same dimensions as the Super 400, arched spruce top, f-holes, raised multi-ply black pickguard, figured maple back/sides, multiple bound body, three-piece figured maple/mahogany neck, 14/20-fret bound Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with pearl parallelogram inlay, adjustable rosewood bridge/nickel trapeze tailpiece, multi-bound blackface peghead with pearl crown/logo inlay, three-per-side nickel tuners, available in Golden Sunburst finish, approx. 200 mfg. 1948-1955.

Super 300 C

- similar to Super 300, except has a single rounded cutaway, very limited mfg. 1957-58.

SUPER 400

- non-cutaway body, carved spruce top, carved maple back and sides, two bound f-holes, multiple bound body, three-piece figured maple neck, model name engraved into heel cap, 13/20-fret bound ebony fingerboard with point on bottom, pearl split block fingerboard inlays, multi-bound blackface headstock with pearl five-piece split diamond/logo inlay, pearl three-piece split diamond inlay on back of headstock, three-per-side engraved gold tuners, adj. rosewood bridge with pearl triangle inlays, gold trapeze tailpiece with engraved model name, raised multi-bound tortoiseshell pickguard, available in Brown Sunburst or Natural finish, 24.75 in. (1934-35) or 25.5 in. scale (1936-1955), 18 in. body width, 21.75 in. body width, 3.5 in. body depth, mfg. 1934-1955.

Super 400 Premier (Super 400 C)

- similar to the Super 400, except has a single rounded cutaway, multi-bound pearloid pickguard, rigid Varitone tailpiece, available in Brown Sunburst (most common) or Natural finish, limited mfg. 1939-1983 (typically less than 25 were produced each year with that number shrinking throughout the years).