9 Mar 2011
13:00 EST
New York
The Eric Clapton sale of Guitars and Amps in aid of the Crossroads Centre
Back to auction 19226
The Eric Clapton sale of Guitars and Amps in aid of the Crossroads Centre
Back to auction 19226
A 2003 Gibson Les Paul R4 Single Pickup Model,
Serial No. 4 3307,
in gold finish, mahogany body with single cutaway, maple top, mahogany neck, twenty-two fret bound rosewood fingerboard with crown inlays, headstock facing with Les Paul MODEL, single humbucking pickup, two Speed Knob style rotary controls, combination metal bridge/stud tailpiece; and black Gibson hardshell contour case with claret plush lining and handwritten label; with Gibson Certificate of Authenticity
in gold finish, mahogany body with single cutaway, maple top, mahogany neck, twenty-two fret bound rosewood fingerboard with crown inlays, headstock facing with Les Paul MODEL, single humbucking pickup, two Speed Knob style rotary controls, combination metal bridge/stud tailpiece; and black Gibson hardshell contour case with claret plush lining and handwritten label; with Gibson Certificate of Authenticity
Sold for
US$ 20,740
inc. premium
Footnotes
- This guitar, although part of Gibson's Historic Collection, is very unusual as a single pickup curved maple top Les Paul. No such model existed among the original Les Paul guitars in the 1950s. This guitar was one of a limited run that Dave's Guitar Shop in Wisconsin co-designed with Gibson. Clapton purchased this guitar himself from their stand at the first Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, August 2004.
Category: Collectibles / Entertainment Memorabilia
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