Originally Posted by
Stringswinger
Chuck, check with Showcase Guitars in San Jose.
Years ago, doing a deep clean on my 97 Super 400CES, I discovered that the original owner, a real estate broker from Chico, California had changed the neck pickup to a Benedetto pickup (and he failed to disclose it to me. He never responded to my question about what had happened to the original pickup either). I found a brand new 90's gold 57 classic at Showcase. The manager there told me that they had bought a bunch of 57 classics from Gibson back in the 90's and that the gold plated ones had been slow movers. Perhaps there are one or two left? It is worth making the call.
I ended up liking my Super 400 CES way more after putting the correct pickup back in and I sold the Benedetto pickup here on the forum.
Moffa Mithra
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