The Gibson Midtown Standard with Bigsby, Ebony is a 6-String Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar with Mahogany Body, Bigsby Tailpiece and '57 Classic Pickups.
With a trimmed-down and more player friendly body size that still emulates the best of Gibson tradition, built with solid-wood construction rather than a laminated top and back, the Gibson Midtown Standard with Bigsby truly embodies the optimum marriage of solidbody and archtop. Its twin ‘57 Classic humbuckers, top-notch hardware, and Bigsby vibrato tailpiece are just the icing on the cake.
The Gibson Midtown Standard with Bigsby starts with a solid mahogany body that is strategically chambered for optimum resonance. A solid maple top with f-holes is glued to this foundation.
A solid mahogany neck is carved to a fast, comfortable '60s-style profile that measures .800" at the 1st fret and .875" at the 12th, and capped with a bound Grade-A rosewood fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets. White binding accentuates the body and fingerboard, while eye-catching mirror dot inlays adorn the fingerboard, and the headstock wears a simple yet elegant mother-of-pearl Gibson logo.
The Gibson Midtown Standard with Bigsby provides classic Gibson tones, thanks to a pair of ‘57 Classic humbucking pickups. A ‘57 Classic in the neck position offers tones that are creamy and warm yet always articulate, while a slightly hotter ‘57 Classic Plus in the bridge yields raunchier crunch and scorching lead tones, with round, funky tones available from the both-pickups selection.
These great humbuckers from Gibson USA are made with genuine Alnico V magnets and wound with 42 AWG wire, just like the legendary PAFs of the late '50s and early '60s, and offer a blend of depth and clarity that few pickups can match today.
A Bigsby vibrato tailpiece extends the Midtown with Bigsby's playing range even further, with the aid of a Schaller roller-saddle bridge, designed to put keep you in tune even with heavy whammy action. Put it all together, and it's a great modern take on some of the world's most classic electric guitar designs. This superb guitar comes protected in a plush-lined hardshell case.
Gibson Midtown Standard with Bigsby features include:
- Ebony Finish
- Mahogany body
- Maple top with f-holes
- Nitrocellulose Smooth High Gloss Ebony Finish
- Fast, comfortable ’60s-style neck profile
- ‘57 Classic humbucking pickups
- Bigsby vibrato tailpiece
- Schaller roller-saddle bridge
- Chrome Keystone tuners with 14:1 tuning ratio
- Mother of Pearl Gibson headstock logo
- Fingerboard width: Nut/E.O.B: 1.695/2.260
- Inlays: Mirror Dots
- Scale Length: 24.75"
- Plush-lined hardshell case
Gibson Midtown Standard with Bigsby Semi Acoustic Guitar, Ebony (code 88200)
6-String Semi-Hollow Electric Guitar, Mahogany Body, Bigsby Tailpiece, 57 Classic Pickups, Ebony
£889.00 (inc vat)