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MODERNE
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- originally designed as one of three Gibson modernistic concept guitars (with the Explorer and Flying V), this instrument was blue-printed in 1958. A debate still rages over whether or not they were actually built, as a 1958 Moderne has not yet been seen. There is some vague mention on a shipping list (that could also apply to the Explorer model). Tom Wheeler, in his book American Guitars, suggests that some were built - and when the music retailers responded in a negative way, Gibson sold some at a cut rate price to employees and destroyed others. Ted McCarty, who was president of Gibson at the time (and part designer of the three models), has guessed that a handful were built as prototypes.
It´s hard to hang a price tag on something that hasn´t been seen. Until one actually shows up, and is authenticated, values cannot be determined.
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MODERNE HERITAGE
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- single cutaway sharkfin style korina body, black pickguard, korina neck, 22-fret rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlay, tune-o-matic bridge/stop tailpiece, tulip blackface peghead with pearl logo inlay, inked serial number on peghead, 3-per-side tuners with plastic single ring buttons, gold hardware, 2 humbucker pickups, 2 volume/1 tone controls, 3-position switch, available in Natural, Red, White, or Ebony finish, mfg. 1982-83.
Initially, there were 500 guitars to be produced, but only 143 were actually manufactured. This is a reissue of the 1958 Moderne, with specifications from the blueprint.
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MODERNE REISSUE (MODEL DSMD)
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- single cutaway sharkfin style mahogany body, set mahogany Slim fast profile neck, 22-fret Granadillo fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, forked headstock with black overlay and gold silkscreen Gibson logo, "MODERNE" on truss rod cover, three-per-side vintage-style tuners with tulip buttons, tune-o-matic bridge, stop tailpiece, five-ply black pickguard (Trans. Amber finish) or tortoise pickguard (Ebony finish), two covered humbucker pickups (neck: '57 Classic, bridge: '57 Classic), three black barrel knobs (two v, tone), three-way pickup switch, gold hardware, available in Ebony or Trans. Amber finish, 24.75 in. scale, hardshell case included, mfg. 2012-2013.
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