1968 Gibson Barney Kessel - $5,150 (St. Louis)

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1968 Barney Kessel Regular with a Custom truss rod cover recently set up by J Gravity. Sounds great, and plays great. I have Chrome 10's on this beauty. Comes with a 80's-90's tan case with the pink shroud. I have F plugs from Carpenters in AZ. Linear pots on the tone controls - originals in the case. 2 small dings lower bout (request pics). Price: $5150

This Gibson model has a hulking 17"-wide and nearly 3"-deep body, with two humbuckers and a Tune-o-matic bridge. An attractive Barney Kessel tailpiece, while the controls will be familiar to any Gibson player: two volume pots, two tone knobs, and a 3-way selector switch. The dual Florentine cutaways—a design first seen in these Barney Kessel's and later used in Gibson’s Trini Lopez signature—cut a striking silhouette.

The guitar is a hollow-body, making it great for Jazz playing. The body features a double cutaway design with maple sides and back, a mahogany neck and a Brazilian rosewood fretboard with double-parallelogram inlays.

Laminated Maple Top, Back And Sides
Double Florentine Cutaways
3-Piece Maple Neck With Mahogany Strip
25.5" Scale Length
20 Frets
2 x Patent Number Pickups
3 - Way Toggle Switch
Tune - O - Matic Bridge
Weight: 7lbs 5oz
Only aprox. 740 made between 1961-1973

PLEASE stop flagging me---I am violating no craigslist rules. Thanks. More pics upon request

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posted: 2025-10-08 18:57

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