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Gibson M3 1991 (Gibson’s Shredder) - $2,200 (Mesa)
condition:
good
make / manufacturer:
Gibon
model name / number:
M3 1991
size / dimensions:
25-1/2" scale
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Description: Very Rare, Vintage 1991 Gibson Miii, well cared for players grade, normal wear no major dings or scratches. Some pick marks minor dings. Whammy bar included (those things seem to grow legs and sneak away). Very good condition for its age. New strings and pro set up 5-30-26 by Zimm’s Guitars in Mesa. (Check out his videos) Electronics: 3 single coils with 5 way blade switch or 2 humbuckers 4 tones with kill switch. Tired of switching from Strat to Les Paul at gigs, just flip a switch. Cleans are sweet; in high gain this is a hot pickup screaming monster. The ceramic pickups are very articulate, tight loud bottom end and not muddy in high gain drop keys like after market pickups, you will play better because there is no hiding behind heavy distortion. You will hear what you are playing (practice). Exceptional shredder neck. 25-1/2” scale, 24 frets (only slight wear), completely accessible. Original case.
Note: The 2013 reissue is not the same, it has Dirty Fingers pickups and are dark and muddy. Not the same neck feel. I had one and dumped it. I have 4 other 1990s M3s (collectors grade) I’m keeping. I’m WAY older than Marshall amplifiers, starting arthritis, my shred days are over.
Here’s your chance to have a hard to find M3.
The Internet Poop (Copied/Pasted. I not going to type all this stuff, my fingers are tired):
The Gibson MIII Standard is a double-cutaway un-Gibson-like guitar introduced in 1991. It features a reversed Explorer headstock and an HSH pickup configuration with a Gibson 500T, a Gibson NSX single coil and a Gibson 496R humbucker. In combination with the five-way switch and a two-way toggle the guitar was capable to produce a total of nine different sounds. The two-way toggle flipped the neck and bridge pickups from humbucker to single coil mode and back. The 5 way switch also has a stand-by position for kill-switch effects. The set-in neck with a slim-taper profile joined the body at the 22nd fret, making the upper frets very accessible. The uniquely shaped tortoise shell pickguard has an engraved M-III logo and was paired with a tortoise shell truss rod cover and toggle switch surround. The tremolo was a Gibson branded Schaller licensed Floyd Rose. The tuners were also made by Schaller. The Gibson MIII standard came in the colors Ebony, White and Candy Apple Red. Later on in 1991 there were also versions without a pickguard. These came in the colors translucent red and translucent amber. There is also a Deluxe version where the body consists of 3 woods (Walnut, Poplar and Maple) with a Natural color. (I have that one too)
Neck:
Nut Width: 43 mm (1-11/16 inch)
12th fret width: 52.52 mm
Final fret width: 57.1 mm (2.25 inch)
Locking nut: Locking
Nut Thickness at nut: 19.00mm
Thickness at 12th fret: 21.00mm
Neck Material: Maple
Neck pieces: 1 Piece
Neck color: Ebony
Neck finish: Gloss
Neck binding: No binding
Fretboard: Maple
Scale Length: 25.5 inch (648 mm)
Frets: 24
Fret Size: Medium
Inlays: Wood arrow
Trogly https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUNjZCHBJL4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3TGKWOEzaU
Note: The videos on You Tube have terrible sound. This is a High Gain full on Shred Machine with Big Huevos. (You should hear it through a pair of USA Rivera TBR2SL’s at 640 tube watts with 4 Vintage 30 4-12s and 2 Rivera 500 watt powered Sub2 subwoofers.)
“If its too LOUD, your too OLD.” RockDaddy