Gibson Howard Roberts Custom 1973 - 1981

Gibson Howard Roberts Custom 1973 - 1981

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Product Details

Product Specs

Brand
Model
  • Howard Roberts Custom
Finish
  • Sunburst
  • Wine Red
Year
  • 1973 - 1981
Made In
  • United States
Categories
Artist
  • Howard Roberts
Body Material
  • Maple
Body Shape
  • Single Cutaway
Body Type
  • Hollow Body
Bridge/Tailpiece Type
  • Stop-Bar
Color Family
  • Brown
  • Red
Finish Pattern
  • Sunburst
Finish Style
  • Gloss
Fretboard Material
  • Rosewood
Model Family
Model Sub-Family
Neck Construction
  • Set-Neck
Neck Material
  • Maple
Number of Frets
  • 22
Number of Strings
  • 6-String
Pickup Configuration
  • H
Right / Left Handed
  • Right Handed
Scale Length
  • 25.5"
Series
Wood Top Style
  • Plain

Overview

Designed for jazz session guitarist Howard Roberts (who recorded the themes for the Munsters, the Twilight Zone and plenty of other TV classics), this signature model was originally built as an Epiphone in the '60s. In the '70s, Gibson made two versions of this guitar, the Custom and the Artist. The two were essentially the same with a distinct oval soundhole, but the Custom featured a Rosewood instead of Ebony fingerboard and chrome hardware. 

Body Style: Single cutaway hollowbody

Years of Production: 
1973-1981

Design Elements: 
One pickup (non-original shown in picture), three control knobs, trapeze tailpiece, block inlays, 25 1/2-inch scale length, oval sound-hole

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