Description: 1996 George St. Pierre Tie-Dyed Gibson Les Paul Guitar. The Gibson” Custom Art & Historic” Shop produced 103 of these rare tie dyed Guitars in 1996. 103 guitars were hand crafted in the Custom Shop by artist/craftsman, George St Pierre. He developed a technique in applying tie-dyed cloth finish over the entire body of a guitar.George St. Pierre worked at Gibson USA for over 5 years. He and his wife, had a small business making and printing tie-dyed apparel. While at Gibson George experimented with tie-dyed fabric and its application to the surface of a scrapped guitar body.George completed a prototype in October 1995 and presented it to Gibson USA CEO Henry Juszkiewicz . The following February Henry gave George the project of Designing and building 103 tie-dyed Les Paul guitars for introduction at the NAMM show. The response was resoundingly positive and all 103 guitars quickly found homes. This offering remains a fascinating testament to the creative spark and vision of both George St. Pierre and Gibson USA.The Tie-Dye Les Paul Series is a collection of individually-numbered and signed works of art Country: USA Color: Tie-Dye Neck Type: Set Neck Body Wood: MahogonyWeight : 9lbs 12oz Tail: Stoptail Top Wood: Maple Neck Wood: Maple Fretboard Wood: Rosewood Inlays: Traps Bound Neck: Yes Hardware: Nickel Pickups: 2 Humbucker Electronics(Controls): 2 Volume, 2 Tone, 3 Way Case: Original Hard shell Case$150 Flat shipping and insurance in the USA only via UPS Ground.Guitar will be packed, padded and shipped in a sturdy shipping box.
Price: 7000 USD
Location: Fall River, Massachusetts
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Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Brand: Gibson
Series: Special Edition
Type: Electric Guitar
Model Year: 1996
String Configuration: 6 String
