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 Gibson Custom instruments:    
 

 

 Here are some examples of custom instruments built during my period working for Gibson.  (These instruments are for general interest only.  As I no longer work for Gibson, I cannot build Gibson instruments.)  
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To the left is a "non cut-away" hollow body Les Paul built for Malcom Young of AC/DC around '91.


Immediately to the right, is a one-of-a-kind F5 Mandolin style hollow body guitar.   It was built in '90.


On the far right is a prototype Florentine Les Paul hollow body built in '92.

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On the far left is an ES335 with 3P90pickups.

 

In the middle is a Les Paul Junior bass,

 

....and the right picture shows a double cut-away Les Paul with silver sparkle finish and Gretsch overtones.

  
     

 

  

 

Left:  6 and 12-string doubleneck.  

 

The other two pictures are both Les Paul basses.

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Left:  345 stereo with an L5 neck. 

 

Center:   Prototype Bunny Brunel 5-string bass. 

 

Right:  ES335 with an L5 neck.  

 
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