Gibson Byrdland 1969 Second Hand

Description

The history of the Gibson Byrdland dates back to 1955, when Gibson decided to lighten the volume of the typical Archtop guitars, following the instructions of Billy Byrd and Hank Garland (hence the name Byrd / Land) two heavyweights of country and jazz music of the time.

From 1955 to 1960 the guitar was built with its rounded Venetian cut and from 1961 to 1969 it was replaced by the sharper Florentine cut, to briefly return during 1969 to the rounded one, the year in which the nut width was changed to a standard 1 11/16 “.

And 1969 is precisely the year of production of this magnificent instrument, which, despite being more than half a century old, its condition, as you can see, is absolutely excellent. This guitar was produced from 1955 to 1975 with a few sporadic reissues.

This is a hollow guitar built in solid flamed maple with a solid spruce top, flamed maple neck, and ebony fingerboard. A real gem as a collector’s item and of course as a perfect instrument for styles such as country, bluegrass or jazz among many other classic styles.

Among great interpreters who have possessed one of these jewels are artists such as Anthony Wilson and James Blood Ulmer, although probably the most illustrious has been the British guitarist John McLaughlin.

A piece of Gibson history.

• Second Hand
• Model: Jazz
• Construction: Hollow
• Body: Solid flamed maple
• Top: Solid spruce
• Neck: Maple flamed
• Fingerboard: Ebony
• Neck Construction: Set.neck
• Nut width: 1 11/16″
• Frets: 22 Medium Jumbo
• Scale: 23 1/2″
• Tuners: Kluson Sealfast
• Fingerboard inlays: L-5 style pearl motherboard
• Pickups: 2 x Original Twin Gold
• Controls: 2 x volume, 2 x tone, 3-way switch
• Pickguard: 5 layers tortoise
• Bridge: Brazilian Rosewood with Gibson tune-o-Matic saddle
• Hardware: Gold
• Finish: 3 tone Sunburst
• Cutaway: Rounded Venetian
• Includes case
• Year: 1969
• SN: 806050
• Condition: Excellent
• 7-day return, 1-year warranty