1969 Gibson Byrdland Florentine Sold Www 12fret Overview. the byrdland was designed by gibson with billy byrd and hank garland (the model name being a portmanteau of their last names). this guitar is similar to the l 5ces but with a thinner body and shorter scale. at the end of 1957, the byrdland was graced with paf humbuckers (replaced by patent number humbuckers in 1962). Gibson electric guitars. gibson byrdland. gibson byrdland 1961 1968. gibson byrdland 1969 sunburst. used – very good. $11,500. $250 shipping. predicted to sell soon. only 1 available and 1 other person has this in their cart.
1969 Gibson Byrdland Sunburst Ex Ted Nugent Vi69gibyrdtn537223 I have this time for your consideration a very special and rare 1969 gibson byrdland. this byrdland sports a 20 fret neck with a 25 1 2" scale length. as soon as i got it six years ago i contacted gibson support dept., mr. george gruhn and mr. walter carter asking for more information about it. their responses are included in the attached pics. Hardware: 2 volume, 2 tone, gold hardware throughout. finishes: natural, sunburst, wine red (1977 79), ebony (1977 79), vintage cherry sunburst (1983 85) the byrdland is one of the company's best known jazz archtops having been in continual production for over six decades. it is a particularly fine guitar, designed by, and taking its name from. 10% off. 10% off. instrument description: 1969 excellent condition original case. the byrdland features a short scale 23.5” neck on a thinner l 5 body (2.25”) with a 17” carved spruce. a beautiful honey iced tea finish is complemented with a flower pot motif inlay on the headstock. it is equipped with two superb patent # gibson humbuckers. The bridge pickup cover has been removed and is included with the case. the neck pickup is a reissue gibson custombucker. the pots and caps are still enclosed in their original metal covers so no dates are available. the neck pickup has been spliced into the wiring harness, leaving the covers intact. pickup measurements: neck 7.7k ohms bridge 7.
1969 Gibson Byrdland Garys Classic Guitars Vintage Guitars Llc 10% off. 10% off. instrument description: 1969 excellent condition original case. the byrdland features a short scale 23.5” neck on a thinner l 5 body (2.25”) with a 17” carved spruce. a beautiful honey iced tea finish is complemented with a flower pot motif inlay on the headstock. it is equipped with two superb patent # gibson humbuckers. The bridge pickup cover has been removed and is included with the case. the neck pickup is a reissue gibson custombucker. the pots and caps are still enclosed in their original metal covers so no dates are available. the neck pickup has been spliced into the wiring harness, leaving the covers intact. pickup measurements: neck 7.7k ohms bridge 7. The byrdland is the first of gibson's thinline series. [ 1] many guitarists did not desire the bulk of a traditional archtop guitar such as gibson's l 5, one of gibson's top models. the byrdland, with its overall depth of in (5.7 cm), is thinner than the l 5's in (8.6 cm) depth. gibson's president, ted mccarty, sought opinions and ideas about. It is essentially a custom built, thinner, l 5ces with a short scale neck (23 1⁄2 in [60 cm]), which facilitated intricate single note patterns and unusual stretched chord voicings. 1969 is an important year for the byrdland model : first year with venetian cutaway back after being used 1955 60 neck is not narrow anymore (size is now.
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