1967 Gibson Johnny Smith archtop electric guitar, made in US...

Hammer

£5,500

1967 Gibson Johnny Smith archtop electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 8xxxx0; Finish: natural, lacquer overspray, finish loss/disturbance to the back, side and front lower bout treble side; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good, minor deterioration to original pickguard, oxidisation and gold plating loss to pickup covers, gold plating loss to tailpiece most significantly to the body end; Case: later hard case; Weight: 3.10kg; Overall condition: good

*One of only seven dual pickup Johnny Smith archtop guitars shipped in 1967 and one of only twenty made up until that year

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Guitar appears to have had a clear lacquer overspray with lacquer visible on the inner back through the f holes. There is some disturbance to the lacquer on the lower bout treble side with a patch of loss to the back and small patches of loss to the side and front, the reason for this is unknown. The original pickguard has small areas of gassing in places which has also caused oxidisation to the treble side of the neck pickup. The hardware is generally in good condition although the gold plating has faded slightly which is very typical. The potentiometers all date to 1966. The case is later from around 1980.