{"product_id":"gibson-gb-3-guitar-banjo-1926-4165","title":"Gibson GB-3 Guitar Banjo (1926)","description":"Gibson GB-3 Model Guitar Banjo (1926), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, brown lacquer finish, laminated maple rim; maple neck with ebony fingerboard, black tolex hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHere's one of Gibson's most elusive creations: the six-string Mastertone banjo. This is an extremely rare instrument, even more so than the earlier 'trap-door' style guitar banjos built prior to 1925. This one was made around the end of 1925 or early 1926, one of a very few batches of these ever completed. This is a full Mastertone rim, equivalent to the TB-3 from the same year with a two-piece tube-and-plate flange and spring loaded ball-bearing archtop tone ring. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe neck is a substantial round-backed affair with a bound dot inlaid ebony fingerboard and a guitar-shaped headstock with \"The Gibson\" inlaid in pearl script and six tabbed Grover tuners. All standard Gibson hardware is present, with the special six-string Kersher Unique tailpiece used on this model. Seminal early country fingerpicker Sam McGee used one of these GB-3's to back Uncle Dave Macon live and on disc and recorded several of his most famous pieces with it, while in more recent years this model is associated with Neil Young. One of the coolest Gibson rarities and certainly one of the best banjo-guitars extant.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 36 3\/8 in. (92.4 cm.), 11 in. (27.9 cm.) diameter head, and 3 1\/2 in. (8.9 cm.) in depth, measured at side of rim. Scale length is 25 in. (635 mm.). Width of nut is 1 13\/16 in. (46 mm.). All original finish and hardware; neck binding and nut have been replaced. Some overall wear, especially to the neck finish but a nice playing, great sounding example. Generally Excellent Condition.","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46852810735756,"sku":"4165","price":4200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_61ae680f-59e0-443f-b99a-d4675376b28a.jpg?v=1774328457","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/gibson-gb-3-guitar-banjo-1926-4165","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}