Gibson / Roger Giffin Custom Shop Handmade 3 Piece Piano Guitar Collection / 1990's / Guitar For Sale
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Roger Giffin's Gibson Custom Shop hand-built three-piece "Piano Guitar" Collection created for Maestro Alex Gregory
Detailed Description:
Something like this doesn't come around very often. A real opportunity for the SERIOUS collector or someone who needs to expand their ability as a guitar player. These three guitars were hand-built by renowned Luthier Roger Giffin in the 90s when he worked for the Gibson Custom Shop. Roger now runs and owns his own company "Giffin Guitars". He has made guitars for a great many celebrity guitarists. He has the most prestigious client list in the business and includes artists such as Eric Clapton, Kieth Richards George Harrison and Jimmy Page, but to name a few as the list is endless.
The concept of these Piano guitars was the brain child of Maestro Alex Gregory. The black one can be seen being played by him on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPRajRWO7aM) and can be viewed on his website (http://www.maestroalexgregory.net/id2.html).
Just to add, the electrics and pickups on all these guitars are stunning and befitting of instruments of this build quality.
So, these guitars are not rare Limited Editions, they are unique ONE-OF-A-KINDS, so rarity value is off the scale in a collector's world.
Something like this doesn't come around very often. A real opportunity for the SERIOUS collector or someone who needs to expand their ability as a guitar player. These three guitars were hand-built by renowned Luthier Roger Giffin in the 90s when he worked for the Gibson Custom Shop. Roger now runs and owns his own company "Giffin Guitars". He has made guitars for a great many celebrity guitarists. He has the most prestigious client list in the business and includes artists such as Eric Clapton, Kieth Richards George Harrison and Jimmy Page, but to name a few as the list is endless.
The concept of these Piano guitars was the brain child of Maestro Alex Gregory. The black one can be seen being played by him on Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RPRajRWO7aM) and can be viewed on his website (http://www.maestroalexgregory.net/id2.html).
Just to add, the electrics and pickups on all these guitars are stunning and befitting of instruments of this build quality.
So, these guitars are not rare Limited Editions, they are unique ONE-OF-A-KINDS, so rarity value is off the scale in a collector's world.
Info on the 8 string natural guitar:
8 string steel strung semi-acoustic guitar
Abalone block inlays
Brazilian Rosewood neck
Mahogany Body
Patented 'Compound Headstock'
Info on the 7 string baritone
Info on the 7 String Steel Semi-Acoustic guitar
Brazilian rosewood fretboard
Flame Maple cap
Mahogany body (they all are)
Patented 'Compound' headstock has been designed by Alex Gregory and Roger Giffin to facilitate the pressure from the heavy-gauged strings on the bass side of the guitar,
8 string Nylon Semi-Acoustic guitar
Ebony fretboard
Checkerboard binding
Acoustic Pickup under high-end piezoelectric
