In the late 40 s, electric guitars were just starting to become popular. The early electric guitars didn t sound all that good, and the amps available were primitive. The vast majority of guitar players played acoustic guitars. If they needed to plug in what options there were sounded really bad! Gibson was listening to what consumers wanted. They were looking for an acoustic-electric guitar. In 1951, Gibson delivered!Introducing the 1951 Gibson CF-100 E the world s first true acoustic-electric guitar! Based on the popular at the time CF-100 model, Gibson added a P-90 Single coil pickup, mounted just above the sound hole. They added a volume and tone control on the top for easy access. To make things even better, the CF-100E sported a sharp, Florentine cutaway for easy access to the upper frets. The guitar playing world had never seen anything like it before! Gibson had created an entirely new category of guitar!The CF-100E model is a time capsule back to this cutting edge guitar. In this limited production run, Gibson has made the CF-100 available once again! This modern CF-100E continues on the all of the features that made the original a true icon! The back and sides are created from solid, Honduran Mahogany. The top of solid Sitka Spruce is gently pre-tensioned, to give the small body much greater projection qualities. The neck is Mahogany, fully bound, and offers up a rosewood fingerboard, and Les Paul style Mother of Pearl trapezoid inlays, just like the original.To further complement this retro package, the hallowed Gibson P-90 pickup is mounted just above the soundhole, controlled by a volume and tone control, with Gibson Speed Knobs , again, just as it was done in 51. The nut is bone, as is the saddle. As stated above, this guitar is a true time machine! The package is rounded out with a custom form-fitted hardshell case, and signed Certificate of Authenticity.
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