Gibson Shark Fin Review

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Overall Rating 4.78

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Features 4.75

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Quality 3.66

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Reliability / Value 4.88

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Gibson Shark Fin Specs

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  • Body Shape: Explorer  
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  • Number of Strings: 6  
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  • Body Type: Solid Body  
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  • Scale Length: 24-3/4"  
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  • Body Construction: Double cutaway  
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  • Body Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Finish: Gloss  
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  • Binding: White  
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  • Neck Shape: C-shaped neck  
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  • Neck Joint: Set neck  
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  • Neck Wood: Mahogany  
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  • Fingerboard Radius: 12.00"  
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  • Fingerboard Material: Rosewood  
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  • Fingerboard Inlays: Abalone Dot  
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  • Number of Frets: 22  
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  • Nut Width: 1.69''  
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  • String Nut: Corian  
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  • Tuners: Schaller  
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  • Bridge: Stoptail  
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  • Bridge: Tune-O-Matic  
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  • Hardware: Chrome  
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  • Fret Size: Jumbo  
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  • Number of Pickups: 2  
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  • Pickup Switch Type: 3-way Pickup Selector  
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  • Bridge Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Neck Pickup Type: Humbucker  
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  • Controls: Tone  
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  • Controls: Volume  
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  • Neck pickup: 496R Hot Ceramic humbucker Bridge pickup: 500T Super Ceramic humbucker

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Gibson is a company that you can count on and be sure that they know their job, and that's building great instruments. Another model from Gibson named Shark Fin outperforms and outranks sound-wise many other models in its price range. It's well worth the price.

This guitar is fitted with all the features you could possibly wish for, for a playing style that goes with this kind of instrument. Carefully chosen features leave no guitar player's desire unfulfilled, which makes Gibson's Shark Fin an extremely well featured guitar with which you'll be thoroughly pleased. Highest grades for Shark Fin's features!

Shark Fin is a guitar that looks great and feels great while playing. Top quality finish is what gives Shark Fin its expensive look and totally great feel while playing. Action is great and easily adjustable and top quality hardware will not let you down. Gibson's reputation grows with Shark Fin guitar. This guitar is definitely worth keeping.

If you're willing to believe your fellow musicians, then you should trust that Gibson's Shark Fin is one highly reliable guitar, that will perform well both in studio and on stage. It is durable as well, given the fact that you take the usual care of your instrument. Shark Fin is really a great choice if reliability/durability is one of your concerns.