{"product_id":"gibson-j-160e-flat-top-acoustic-electric-guitar-1955-3586","title":"Gibson J-160E Flat Top Acoustic-Electric Guitar (1955)","description":"Gibson J-160E Model Flat Top Acoustic-Electric Guitar (1955), made in Kalamazoo, Michigan, sunburst top, dark back and sides finish, mahogany back and sides, spruce top, mahogany neck with rosewood fingerboard, original brown hard shell case. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of the more specialized Gibsons of the 1950's was this electrified flat top: the J-160E, introduced in late 1954. Designed specifically for country\/Western performers getting drowned out by their increasingly well-amplified bands, the fairly fancy 16\" Jumbo sported the same electronics and cosmetic features as the earlier small-body CF-100E. Unlike that guitar, the standard J-160E features a laminated ladder-braced top, Gibson's engineers having found that the decreased resonance of a laminated soundboard was less prone to feedback when amplified. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe J-160E was a successful guitar in its time, but is best remembered not for any great success in the C\u0026amp;W field but as one of the iconic Beatles guitars of the 1960's. John Lennon and George Harrison used early 1960's J-160E's as recording and touring instruments extensively during the first half of the band's most successful period, and the Gibson remains indelibly linked to the Beatles' legacy.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eOverall length is 41 7\/16 in. (105.2 cm.), 16 1\/16 in. (40.8 cm.) wide at lower bout, and 5 in. (12.7 cm.) in depth at side, taken at the end block. Scale length is 24 3\/4 in. (629 mm.). Width of nut is 1 11\/16 in. (43 mm.). \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA nicely original if somewhat well-played guitar. Heavy checking, a patch of finish wear just below the pickguard, and a lot of capo wear to the back of the neck. Several repaired cracks and overspray to the back; plugged strap button hole in heel. A good player with very nice typical J-160 sound; crisp and somewhat dry with pronounced upper mids, definitely a guitar with \"Rubber Soul\"! Very Good + Condition.","brand":"Gibson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46853247893644,"sku":"3586","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0672\/8702\/3756\/files\/01_499b5321-da6d-4554-8925-97e7ae02205e.jpg?v=1774332126","url":"https:\/\/retrofret.com\/products\/gibson-j-160e-flat-top-acoustic-electric-guitar-1955-3586","provider":"RetroFret","version":"1.0","type":"link"}