Gibson Custom Shop Inspired By Johnny A. Standard

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A true “guitarist’s guitarist,” Johnny A. is a unique musical talent whose diverse taste allows him to explore everything from progressive rock and jazz fusion, to jump blues and straight-up rock-n-roll. When he collaborated with the famed luthiers of the Gibson Custom Shop on the Johnny A. Signature Model in 2003, the result was an instant classic. With the Inspired By Johnny A. Standard, the Custom Shop takes that bold design and adds a carved mahogany top and other appointments that remain true to the original while delivering a stunning tonal and visual statement all its own.

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Specifications

Body & Hardware:

- Carved mahogany top and 1-piece mahogany back and sides

- Cream binding on top

- Nickel hardware

- RBR-1 bridge - stopbar or Bigsby tailpiece

- Sunset Glow or Ginger finish on top; Ginger on back and sides

Neck & Headstock:

- 1-piece mahogany neck

- Rounded neck profile with single-ply white binding

- 24 3/4” scale length, 1 11/16” nut width

- Custom binding and Johnny A. custom rounded neck profile

- 22 fret rosewood fingerboard

- Vintage tuplip tuners

- Custom acrylic fingerboard and headstock inlays

Electronics:

- '57 Classic humbucking pickup

- 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch