![]() The slight irregularity suggests the kerfing was hand-made and the back braces were shaved tall and thin It looks as if the work has been carried out recently, but the board has a perfect playing surface with a 12-inch radius, and it’s an absolutely top-notch fret job. ![]() However, the fingerboard – which is undoubtedly original – has been sanded smooth and re-fretted. As far as I can tell, the neck has never been re-set, and the joint has held up so well it doesn’t even need one. The headstock logo looks like a stencil, and the entire neck – peghead included – is sprayed with dark brown lacquer to match the body. Other departures from top-end Gibson spec include ladder bracing rather than X-bracing and the absence of a truss rod. The join lines are hard to spot under the shaded edges and deep-amber middle. The back and sides are mahogany and the top is spruce, but the budget giveaway is the fact that it’s a three-piece top with a wide-grained centre section and tighter-grained wings. Remarkably, the KG-11 appears to have an all-solid body, too. The celluloid pickguard creates a strong visual effect known as ‘fire stripe’ for obvious reasons
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