GIBSON CHET ATKINS SUPER 4000 Description
- single rounded cutaway hollowbody (Super 400 size), bound carved Sitka spruce top, bound f-holes, raised multi-bound tortoiseshell pickguard, carved bookmatched maple back/sides, multiple bound body, 5-piece curly maple neck, 20-fret bound ebony fingerboard, pearl split block fingerboard inlay, adjustable ebony bridge base/gold tune-o-matic bridge, gold trapeze tailpiece with ebony inserts and abalone fleur-de-lis inlay, multi-bound blackface peghead with pearl 5-piece split diamond/logo inlay, 3-per-side gold Kluson tuners with mother-of-pearl buttons, floating pickup and linear sliding volume control with ebony knob (under raised pickguard), includes authenticity certificate signed by Chet Atkins, available in Sunburst or Natural finish, mfg. 1997 only.
It is estimated that only 25 Super 4000 models were built. Only 20 instruments were available to the public.