Gibson Custom Shop CS 356 Vintage Sunburst
Item: GBCS356VSGH1
Gibson Custom Shop CS 356 Vintage Sunburst
Item: GBCS356VSGH1
A slightly scaled down version of the ES 355, it is one comfortable guitar to play and hold. A beautiful flamed mapled top finished in vibtage sunburst. This Gibson Custom Shop CS 356 Electric Guitar has an elegant and comfortable scaled-down ES double cutaway body, with a carved top made of maple and a tonally carved mahogany back, center block, and sides. It has a one-piece mahogany neck which is bound and adorned with the mother-of-pearl inlays. The Gibson CS-356 is loaded with Classic '57 humbucker pickups with Alnico II magnets, giving you the sound that defined the music of the late '50s. All the hardware on this beauty is brilliant gold, including the vintage Kluson tulip-style tuners and ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic bridge.
Serial# CS203692
Model Year 2012
Weight 6lbs 14 oz.
Gibson Custom Shop CS 356 Vintage Sunburst
Features:
- Body Type: Scaled-Down ES double-cutaway
- Top: Maple
- Body: Tonally carved mahogany back, center block, and side
- Body size: 13-3/4"(W) x 16" (L) x 1-11/16" (D)
- Neck: 1-piece set mahogany
- Neck profile: 1960 Slim Taper Profile
- Fingerboard: Richlite
- Fingerboard Radius: 12"
- No. of frets: 22
- Fingerboard inlay: Mother of Pearl Block
- Scale length: 24-3/4"
- Nut Width: 1.59"
- Hardware: gold
- Neck pickup: '57 Classic
- Bridge pickup: '57 Classic
- Controls: two volume, two tone, 3-way toggle pickup selector
- Knobs: Black speed
- Bridge: ABR-1 Tune-O-Matic
- Tailpiece: Stop
- Tuners: Vintage Kluson tulip style
- Strings: Brite Wire .010
- Finish: Lacquer
Includes:
- Gibson Hard Shell Case
- Certificate of Authenticity