e Gibson Super 400 first appeared during 1935 as a variant of the vaunted L-5, the Super L-5 Deluxe. By the end of the year it had become the Super 400.
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The Tenor guitar was originally developed by the C F Martin and Gibson companies to ease transition, allowing tenor banjo players to switch to guitar tones.
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These are always a treat – the Gretsch Country Club, G6196T, in Cadillac Green. Similar to the White Falcon, the Country Club sports a spruce top.
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From the 1920s to 1950’s, Roy Smeck was one of the best known American musicians, playing guitar, banjo and uke and offering instructional materials. Like Les Paul and Chet Atkins, he also took advantage of endorsement deals. One such was with the Recording King company, a lower-priced brand run by Gibson. The Recording King Roy Smeck A104 was a ‘budget’ version of the Gibson ES-150, complete with the ‘Charlie Christian’ style pickup.
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Gibson introduced the Thunderbird bass in 1963 as part of a new lineup of instruments created by legendary auto designer Ray Dietrich. The new models included the Firebird and Explorer, and they used a new ‘Reverse’ body style – the upper treble bout and the lower bass bouts were longer. On ‘Non Reverse’ style instruments, like the Stratocaster, the upper bass bout is longer. Unfortunately, these futuristic instruments didn’t sell very well and there were some legal complaints from Fender regarding the shape of the headstock, so from 1965 to 1969 new versions, the ‘Non Reverse’ Thunderbirds and Firebirds were built.
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Since its introduction in 1954, the Fender Stratocaster has been immensely popular. The Fender Stratocaster ’58 Reissue Daphne Blue, 1997 Custom Shop ’58 Reissue in Daphne Blue captured the late 1950’s vibe nicely.
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