Gibson Super-400CES 1984

[MCampellone]

Big and beautiful '84 S400CES - refinished top and neck, re-fretted, original electronics - the last (for now) of my restoration projects.
Asking 10K - details of the restoration at 1955 Gibson ES-130 - "Guitar Rescue"
Anyone interested please contact me at [email protected]

[deacon Mark]

Beautiful back on the that Super 400 and what a great guitar. You won't find a better deal really and know you have a guitar that is solidly put together by Gibson and then solidly done a real QC upgrade by the Master Mark C. Too bad it is not an acoustic I would have jumped at it but reality is a CES is much more desirable in the market.

[58flame]

Really nice wood there. This won't last long. Super cheap.

[andrew]

Well if this is the end of the MC guitar rescue thread, I guess we’ll all eagerly be awaiting the thread documenting the next batch of MC guitars!

[vinnyv1k]

Go big or go home. Beautiful

[lawson-stone]

Be still my fluttering heart.

[MCampellone]

Well if this is the end of the MC guitar rescue thread, I guess we’ll all eagerly be awaiting the thread documenting the next batch of MC guitars!

Well, yeah - right now I'm going get started on a few new builds and there will probably be some pics - but it looks like I'll be doing at least one more restoration - yesterday a local guy brought in this late 30's Gretsch Synchromatic............and I thought the Byrdland was a challenge

[andrew]

Well, yeah - right now I'm going get started on a few new builds and there will probably be some pics - but it looks like I'll be doing at least one more restoration - yesterday a local guy brought in this late 30's Gretsch Synchromatic............and I thought the Byrdland was a challenge

Wow that’s really going to be something! A Synchromatic 300 with the rare light bulb headstock. The second coolest archtop Gretsch ever made (usurped only by the Synchromatic 400 from the same era). Are you actively looking for more restoration candidates or are you eager to get back to building?

[MCampellone]

Wouldn't say I'm actively looking for more restoration work, but if I happen to come across something interesting.........

[John Owen]

Yikes! That looks like the definition of a 'basket case'. I can't wait to see what it looks like after you get done with it!

[Mick-7]

Well, yeah - right now I'm going get started on a few new builds and there will probably be some pics - but it looks like I'll be doing at least one more restoration - yesterday a local guy brought in this late 30's Gretsch Synchromatic............and I thought the Byrdland was a challenge

Looks like it's beyond the point of no return, is it really worth bothering with?

[MCampellone]

Looks like it's beyond the point of no return, is it really worth bothering with?

This restoration is being commissioned by the owner - the instrument has sentimental value to him.

[Mick-7]

This restoration is being commissioned by the owner - the instrument has sentimental value to him.

Oh, o.k., that would explain why it's in such good condition.

Good luck with it.

[MCampellone]

Oh, o.k., that would explain why it's in such good condition.

Good luck with it.

the owner's parents had given him this guitar in this condition years ago - he was going to try to fix it, but realized it was beyond his ability.

[Mick-7]

I was joking, if that wasn't clear.... As the saying goes, one person's junk is another's treasure, but it is not meant to be taken literally.

I told my parents that the stratocaster that Jimi Hendrix set on fire at the Monterey Pop Festival had great sentimental value to me but they didn't buy it.