The Evolution of the Gibson Super 400CES

2018-11-09 -

1935

Super 400 released; carved spruce top, carved 2-piece figured maple back

1951

Super 400CES released; rounded cutaway; 2x P-90 single coils

1954

2x Alnico V single coils now standard

1955

Tune-o-matic bridge introduced

1958

2x PAF humbucking pickups standard

1960

Rounded cutaway changes to pointed cutaway; wide/flat neck profile

1961

3-piece figured maple neck begins to replace 2-piece book-matched type

1962

Fuller neck profile; 1-piece laminated figured maple backs appear

1965

Nut width narrows to 1/ 9 inches 16

1969

Pointed cutaway reverts to rounded; nut width reverts to 1 11 / inches; 2-piece 16 carved figured maple backs standard