Gibson Byrdland Guitar

The Gibson Guitar Florentine Byrdland represented a handful of events that are radical, even revolutionary in their time.

History
Many musicians work musically daring adventure and 50, a new instrument needed one, that the Gibson archtop art and traditional handicrafts has attracted, but is a new route plan for the needs of the day. Enter Gibson Byrdland, founded in 1955 to life, after consultardlandtion with the musicians first call Nashville Billy Byrd and Hank Garland. Externally, each bit of a Gibson, this model provides a handful of events that are radical, even revolutionary at the time.

The Gibson Byrdland maintained the traditional spruce top and solid carved arch width dimensions (17 inches) tall jazzers body than its predecessor, the L-5CES, but was much thinner, only 2 1 / 4 inch deep. The electric guitar was to stay here, and designer Gibson rightly ruled that the guitar was originally designed as an electro-acoustic instrument instead of in a manner designed to minimize the votes. Gibson thinline series created, including the partner countries Byrdland of ES-350T, the same year. Together they formed the first of the new breed thin body, and started a trend of design systems for electric archtop that proliferate today. This success was his design philosophy, which is not only a popular alternative to jazz, pop and country players, was also able to rock off strong in the hands of guitarists like Ted Nugent.

Body
A request by Billy Byrd and Hank Garland, Gibson Byrdland was done with a length scale, but gave all the signs of a top-of-the-line archtop Gibson guitar. Although Gibson Byrdland began in 1955 with a decline of Venice, Gibson rounded off the post in 1960 in line with the style of the time and has the depth, said the court of Florence. The super-thin neck Byrdland 23 1 / 2 "length of the order would involve a student model" instrument, but only for the speed and ease of play, and five layers of binding, inlaid ebony button mass with pearls, gold hardware, and any triple "single trapeze tailpiece Byrdland as a guitar top shelf.

Hardware
Until now the Byrdland works also gained an improvement in the areas of electronics, too. Originally, in 1955 with a single-coil Alnico V offered pills, took PAF humbucker in the year 1957. With a traditional independent volume and tone controls and a three-way switch, these units Gibson Byrdland gives the ability to produce anything from a gentle purr to a soft focus, in cut.

Almost perfect recovery
The rounded shape of Venice was the model again Byrdland end of 1969, but demand for the liberation of Florence is maintained. In accordance with the wishes of many players, the Gibson Custom Shop offers the best version of this specification, the classical model that has existed since the 1960s, the production. Selected shunned the use of high quality maple and walnut neck, spruce top, no expense or effort to this electric guitar, thinline Hank Garland and Billy Byrd would be proud. Details such as a flowerpot inlays, pearl head, said multilayer binding handle court in Florence, multi-layer bound pickguard, have an obligation to f-holes, and the total amount of all true carved in the classical form. In the department of electronics, a few of the most popular classic Gibson humbucker pickups keep the 57 sounds as good as it sounds. Each Gibson Byrdland includes a Custom Shop case, certificate of authenticity and custom care team.