Description
Gibson's Victory models were made for only a brief moment in the early '80s & this super cool CM MVII is from the first year of production. The Victory was a departure from Gibson's image as an old-fashioned guitar maker. They were created by the Gibson research & development team in Kalamazoo, MI, with the sturdy body & neck work by Chuck Burge & the "multi-voice" pickups & electronics by Tim Shaw. This one, however, has had those original pickups swapped to DiMarzios for mind bending, muscular tones that just won't quit! Professionally set up by the experts here at Cream City Music, so it's ready for action upon arrival.
Cosmetic Condition: Good honest play wear - various nicks, chips, dents & dings; scratches & some mild finish wear. Overall the guitar has a great look to it with an ultra cool vibe & gorgeous patina.
Neck: Slender profile maple neck with nicely aged cream binding & black side-dots. Rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl dot inlays. Original frets show a bit of wear, but have plenty of life in them. Gibson sealed tuners in perfect working condition. 1 11/16" nut width; 24 3/4" scale length. Neck is straight & truss rod works fine.
Body: Contoured, solid maple body finished in metallic red with 5-ply black pickguard. Stopbar tailpiece & Tune-O-Matic bridge. Guitar weighs 9 lbs 2 oz.
Electronics: Unoriginal DiMarzio humbuckers with 3-way toggle switch & 2-way mini switch for coil tapping. Master volume & tone controls with black "witch hat" knobs. Gibson pots & all electronics are in good working condition.
Case: Unoriginal hardshell case included.
