Gibson Midtown Standard With Bigsby In Faded Red
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Gibson Midtown Standard with Bigsby in Faded Red
With a trimmed-down and more player friendly body size that still emulates the best of Gibson tradition
Gibson Midtown Standard with Bigsby
What if you married the best attributes of Gibson's classic archtops together with the innovative solid-body designs Gibson USA currently offers? Taking a cue from our past, Gibson USA mixes historic design with modern styling to come up with the ultimate hybrid Gibson, a new breed of electric guitar that offers ultimate "Tonestry." This new Gibson recipe creates a whole new level of sonic versatility, resulting in an instrument that's perfect for an amazingly wide range of musical genres. 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 Midtown Standard with Bigsby® truly embodies the optimum marriage of solidbody and archtop—and its twin ‘57 Classic humbuckers, top-notch hardware, and Bigsby® vibrato tailpiece are just the icing on the cake.
The 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, finished in your choice of high-gloss Faded Red or Ebony Black. 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 fingerboard with 22 medium-jumbo frets. Tidy 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.
Plugged in, this understated hotrod runs the gamut of classic Gibson tones, thanks to a pair of ‘57 Classic humbucking pickups and a no-nonsense control array of a single master volume and tone, along with Gibson's traditional three-way toggle switch. 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 II 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 TonePros® 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.
Each guitar comes protected in a plush-lined hardshell case with black exterior
The Gibson Midtown Standard with Bigsby features:
Body
Top Maple
Back Mahogany
Body Type Semi-Hollow, Chambered with F-holes
Binding White
Adhesive Franklin Titebond 50
Body
Neck
Species Mahogany
Profile ’60s-style SlimTaper™
Truss Rod Traditional Adjustable
Joint Angle 4° (+/- 15 seconds)
Adhesive Franklin Titebond 50
Neck
Neck Fit
Joint Mortise & Tenon
Adhesive Franklin Titebond 50
Joint Angle Tolerance +/- .005"
Neck Fit
Fingerboard
Species Rosewood or Richlite
Frets 22
Radius 12"
Binding White
Nut/E.O.B 1.695/2.260
Inlays Mirror Dots
Scale Length 24.75"
Fingerboard
Nut
Material Corian
Width 1.695
Slots Gibson PLEK System
Nut
Headstock
Type DSDC
Logo Mother of Pearl Gibson
Truss Rod Cover Black and White Antique Bell
Angle 17 Degrees
Headstock
Tuners
Model Keystone Tuners
Plating Chrome
Tuning Ratio 14:01
Tuners
Bridge
Type TonePros® Roller Tune-O-Matic
Plating Chrome
Bridge
Tailpiece
Type Bigsby® Vibrato Tailpiece (Bigsby® B-70)
Plating Chrome
Tailpiece
Hardware
Knobs White Speed Knobs
Toggle Switch Washer White with Red Silkscreen
Pickup Mounting Rings White Plastic
Control Plate Cover Black Acrylic
Strings .010 - .046, Genuine Gibson strings
Strap Buttons Aluminum End Pins
Hardware
Pickups
Neck Position 57 Classic (Alnico II)
Bridge Position 57 Plus Classic (Alnico II)
Pickups
Electronics
Potentiometers 1 Master Volume, 1 Master Tone
Type 300k Linear Volume, 500k Non-linear Tone
Coil Wiring Machine Wound
Toggle Switch Three-way Switchcraft with White Plastic Tip
Output Jack 1/4" Switchcraft
Electronics
Finish
Sealer Nitrocellulose
Surface Texture Smooth High Gloss
Process 1-1.5 mils
Faded Red Ebony
Case
Type DSDC Hardshell
Case Exterior Black
Case Interior White Plush
Case
Accessories
Additional Materials Each Midtown Standard with Bigsby® comes with adjustment literature, and documentation for the guitar’s Limited Lifetime Warranty, along with Gibson’s 24/7/365 Customer Service.
Important Note
Price errors and omissions excepted - An order is considered finalised on dispatch. No monies are debited from your card until the item is in stock or by prior arrangement.
