2018 RD Artist 40th Anniversary Electric Guitar Vintage Sunburst

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2018 RD Artist 40th Anniversary Electric Guitar Vintage Sunburst

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Still striking after 40 years, a special edition of a late '70s Gibson classic.

Born in the late 1970s, the Gibson RD Artist has become seen as a modern design classic, combining strikingly original, even radical, looks with amazing tonal versatility. This special-edition 40th anniversary model mates a solid mahogany body and neck with exotic torrefied granadillo fretboard to a pair of Gibson's active GEM pickups for a guitar with plenty of output that still retains clarity.

Features

Solid mahogany reverse offset body
24.75" scale mahogany neck with 22-fret torrefied granadillo fretboard
Dual Gibson GEM active pickups with 3-way toggle switch
Gold-finish tune-o-matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece, Grover locking keystone tuners

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2018 RD Artist 40th Anniversary Electric Guitar Vintage Sunburst Specifications:

Body

Body shape: Reverse offset
Body type: Solid body
Body material: Solid wood
Top wood:
Body wood: Mahogany
Body finish: Gloss
Orientation: Right handed

Neck

Neck shape: Rounded
Neck wood: Mahogany
Joint: Set-in
Scale length: 24.75 in.
Truss rod: Standard
Neck finish: Gloss

Fretboard

Material: Torrefied granadillo
Radius: 12 in.
Fret size: Medium jumbo
Number of frets: 22
Inlays: Trapezoid
Nut width: 1.687 in. (42.8 mm) Tektoid

Pickups

Configuration: HH
Neck: GEM
Middle:
Bridge: GEM
Brand: Gibson
Active or passive pickups: Active
Series or parallel: Parallel
Piezo: No
Active EQ: No
Special electronics: None

Controls

Control layout: Volume 1, volume 2, master tone
Pickup switch: 3-way
Coil tap or split:
Kill switch: No

Hardware

Bridge type: Fixed
Bridge design: Tune-o-matic
Tailpiece: Stopbar
Tuning machines: Grover locking keystone
Color: Gold

Other

Number of strings: 6-string
Special features:
Case: Hardshell case
Accessories:
Country of origin: United States

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