![]() Patent drawings exist, but there is no physical evidence that Gibson ever created a Moderne in the ‘50s. The company prototyped the guitar in 1957 in tandem with the Flying V and Explorer but did not put it into production until 1982. The missing ledgers could also contain information even more tantalizing and groundbreaking than that of the ’59 Les Pauls: details about the mythical Gibson Moderne. “The importance for the collector community of being able to establish provenance of the instruments and obviously authenticity, I think it's gonna be quite revolutionary,” Gueikian says. The company only shipped 643 Les Pauls in 1959, but these days, there are far more alleged ’59 Les Pauls in circulation. One of the greatest incentives for recovering Gibson’s missing shipping ledgers is to have ironclad proof of authenticity of its golden-era Les Pauls. Later that year Gibson Custom commemorated the '63 Corvette Sting Ray on an SG-style guitar, with the top of the guitar fashioned like the split rear window design of the car.Īdditional features of the 50th Anniversary Corvette guitar include: a modified Les Paul Double-Cutaway carved-top body style, special strings-through-body design, two P-90 single-coil pickups and a custom wall display cabinet.“I think it's gonna be quite revolutionary” Gibson guitars and Corvettes first came together on a Custom Shop model on the Les Paul '60 Corvette, which was introduced in 1995 and featured authentic colours from 1960 Corvettes. The guitar finish matches the automobile's metallic 50th Anniversary Red finish and its vinyl case matches the 50th Anniversary Shale interior colour. Additional features include the Corvette emblem inlaid in the fingerboard, the 50th Anniversary badge from the car's fender and VIN-style serial numbers. The top itself is rounded to match the automobile's shape. The top of Gibson's Les Paul 50th Anniversary Corvette is custom-carved to re-create the Corvette's familiar side body vent. The Gibson Les Paul 50th Anniversary Corvette, scheduled for a limited run of 50 instruments, incorporates key design features of the 2003 model, which the automotive press has called "The most magnetic Corvette ever." Gibson Guitar's Custom Division has brought together two American cultural icons - the Les Paul guitar and the Chevrolet Corvette - in a new guitar that commemorates the 50th Anniversary of the classic automobile. ![]()
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