Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion III Guitar Review :: Electric Guitars Reviews
a jazz guitar to a new level
Description
As a musician and as a guitar designer, Howard Roberts brought the jazz guitar to a new level. The Howard Roberts Fusion model debuted
in 1980 with such refinements as a more open cutaway and a unique control configuration,and the "fingers" tailpiece with individual
string-angle adjustments.
Semi-hollow body design with a laminated maple body, chromyte center block, and maple neck. The Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion III guitar also includes dual alnico magnet
humbuckers; 2 volume, 2 tone, and 3-way selector switch; 1959 rounded Les Paul neck; body and neck binding; tune-o-matic bridge;
finger-style tailpiece; a 22-fret ebony fretboard with dot inlays; and gold hardware on these musical instruments.
| Features + Technical Specs |
| Body & Hardware |
Plain laminated maple top, back and rims
14 7/8" (W) X 18 1/4"(L) X 2 3/8" (D)
Multi-ply binding on top,single-ply binding on back
Gold hardware
Nashville TOM bridge, fine-tuning tailpiece
Black speed Knobs |
| Neck & Headstock |
1-piece mahogany neck
22 fret Rosewood fingerboard, Width at 12th fret 2.062"
Peghead Pitch: 14°
Thickness at 1st fret: 0.805"
Thickness at 12th fret: 0.063"
Heel Length: 0.625"
Neck Joint Location: 16th fret
Headstock Inlay: "Gibson" and holly
Pearloid dot inlays
Single-ply binding
'59 Rounded Les Paul neck profile
24 3/4" scale length; 1 11/16" nut width
MH Schaller keystone tuners |
| Electronics & Strings |
490R & 490T Alnico magnet humbucking pickups
2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way selector switch
Brite Wire .010-.046 Strings
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| Finishes |
Vintage Sunburst, Cherry, Ebony, Natural
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| This musical instruments offer includes Case |
Includes black levant case
Exterior: Black smooth levant
Interior: Plush Charcoal
Silkscreen: Gold 'Gibson' |
| Other |
Truss rod cover engraved "Howard Robert Fusion" |
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