Gibson CL-45 Artist Natural 1998 w/OHSC

Gibson CL-45 Artist in Natural finish made in 1998 with Original Hard Shell Case. this acoustic guitar features a double bound rosewood back&sides body with a solid sitka spruce top, mahogany neck and ebony fingerboard. The 24.75" scale length neck has artist abalone inlays, white side markers with 20 vintage frets on a 12" radius with a slim taper profile. The hardware is comprised of gold Grover rotomatic tuning machines with kidney heads, am upgraded graphtech tusq nut, an ebony base mustache bridge with graphtech compensated saddle and a tortoise pickguard.

This guitar is in overall good condition with moderate signs of play. It has some scuffs, light marks, some light scratches, light dings/ indentations, a few finish checking/shrinkage spots around seams and a few small finish chips. The bridge has been reset at some point in it's life with some signs of the work and there was an acoustic pickup installed and removed at some point in its life, it has two small drill holes for a battery box from this inside on the neck butt. (See pics)

Guitar is freshly setup and restrung with 12-53 strings. Includes Original Hard Shell Case, Original Gibson Case humidifier

Specs

• Brand: Gibson
• Model: CL-45 Aritst
• Year: 1998
• Finish Type: Nitrocellulose
• Finish: Natural
• Country: The USA
• Serial: 62378029
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 4lbs 14.6oz
• Body Shape: Cutaway
• Body Type: Acoustic
• Body Wood: Rosewood Back&Sides
• Top Wood: Solid Sitka Spruce
• Body Binding: Double Bound Cream
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Neck Joint: Set
• Neck Wood: Mahogany
• Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose
• Finger Board: Ebony
• Neck Radius: 12"
• Neck Profile: Slim Taper
• Neck Thickness@ 1st Fret: .815"
• Neck Thickness@ 12th Fret: .885"
• Inlays: Abalone Artist
• Side Markers: White
• Nut: Graphtech Tusq
• Nut Width: 1.706"
• Frets: 20 Vintage
• Hardware: Gold
• Pickguard: Tortoise
• Tuning Machines: Grover Rotomatic with Kidney heads
• Strap Buttons: Standard
• Bridge: Gibson Ebony Mustache Base with Graphtech Compensated Saddle
• Mod: Nut, Saddle, Bridge Reset, Ebony Bridge Pins
• Other Features: Original Gibson Case Humidifier
• String Gauge: 12-53
• Case: Original Hard Shell Case

Condition

• Overall Condition: ★★★★ ·
• Body Front: ★★★★ ·
• Body Back: ★★★★ ·
• Body Sides: ★★★★ ·
• Body Binding: ★★★★✯
• Frets: ★★★★ ·
• Neck Back: ★★★★ ·
• Headstock Front: ★★★★ ·
• Headstock Back: ★★★★ ·
• Headstock Sides: ★★★★✯
• Hardware: ★★★★✯
• Bridge: ★★★★✯
• Pickguard: ★★★★ ·