- Gibson Byrdland
The Byrdland is an electric guitar, made by
Gibson and named after its designersBilly Byrd andHank Garland .Thinline series
The Byrdland was launched in 1955 alongside the ES350T as the thinline series. [Bacon, Tony "The Ultimate Guitar Book" p. 136-137 Dorling Kindersley Limited, 1991 ISBN 0-86318-640-8] While the Byrdland features the same hand-carved spruce top and solid maple rims and back as the Gibson L-5, its overall depth of 2 1/4-in is thinner than the L-5's more traditional 3 3/8". In addition, its short scale neck (only 23 1/2") facilitates intricate single-note patterns and allows guitarists to employ unusual stretched chord voicings.
The ES350T has similar dimensions to the Byrdland but differs from it in having a laminated maple top and less ornate details. This model was discontinued in 1964, than again produced in 1977,1978 and 1992.
Notable Byrdland players
References
External links
* [http://www.gibsoncustom.com/flash/products/archtops/Byrdland/Byrdland.html Gibson Byrdland]
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