Gibson Original vintage 1973/5 J-160E Custom - "John Lennon"

Many guitars have been made famous thanks to big name players, others are highly sought after simply because they a excellent instruments and the original Gibson J-160E customs fall into both of these categories thanks to a chap called John from a beatnik 4 piece band, and because of the sound and performance of the guitar itself.

This one is from 1973-75, as the Gibson serial number system was less than an exact science at this point. The slope shoulder was changed in 1970 to this more square shoulder dreadnought, and the knob position was also altered around 1971.
This one is very original, apart from the bridge pins which are wooden replacements. 
Importantly there are no breaks or cracks on this one, the neck join to body is perfect and there are no signs of stress fractures at the headstock, and no refinishing either.
Obviously it has a few scuffs & dings from 50 plus years of use, but nothing major whatsoever.

The P90 pickup is fully working as are the volume and tone pots. The amplified sound is the reason the J-160E was made by Gibson, a robust acoustic with a perfect flat amplified tone.
The frets are exactly are you would expect for this era, low and flat and it plays very well indeed. It is currently sitting at 2.5mm at the low E 12th fret with room to lower this from the saddle if you are a fast player needing a lower action.

This one came with a generic period "hard" case. While it is in keeping with the era it is not what I would call very protective, but it is included with the guitar.
Please feel free to contact us in the shop if you have any questions relating to this fabulous vintage Gibson.