Live Auction 2276Country Music Sale
Christie’s roundel
Lot 59

HANK THOMPSON

GIBSON INCORPORATED, AN ELECTRIC ARCHTOP GUITAR, SUPER 400 CES, KALAMAZOO, MI., 1968

Closed3 December 2009

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USD 6,875

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HANK THOMPSON
GIBSON INCORPORATED, AN ELECTRIC ARCHTOP GUITAR, SUPER 400 CES, KALAMAZOO, MI., 1968
The headstock inlaid Gibson, stamped on the reverse 961512, the trussrod cover engraved CUSTOM, the fingerboard inlaid HANK THOMPSON, length of body: 21¾ in. (55.3 cm) with case (2)

Specialist note

By 1957 Hank Thompson would be performing exclusively with a Gibson Super 400 CES. This custom Super 400 was used as a back up instrument for performance and recording by Thompson from 1968. The custom fingerboard inlay and P-90 pickups, over the standard Humbuckings for this period, were two of the custom features supplied by Gibson for Thompson.