Live Auction 21929The Mark Knopfler Guitar Collection
GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1977
Lot 44

GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1977

A SEMI-HOLLOWBODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, LES PAUL SIGNATURE

Closed31 January 2024

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GIBSON INCORPORATED, KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN, 1977
A SEMI-HOLLOWBODY ELECTRIC GUITAR, LES PAUL SIGNATURE
Bearing the logo Gibson inlaid at the headstock and silkscreened Les Paul / Signature, stamped on the reverse and 72777085, labelled internally UNION MADE / Gibson / inc. / MODEL Les Paul Signature / GIBSON, INC., KALAMAZOO, MICHIGAN U.S.A., together with an original hard-shell case and accompanied by a facsimile copy of the original invoice, dated 9 December 2003
Length of back 18 3/8 in. (46.2 cm.)
GIBSON

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Mark Knopfler purchased this guitar in December 2003 from Phil’s Guitars in Seattle, Washington. Knopfler’s guitar tech Glenn Saggers told us that, once purchased, every guitar would spend time in Mark’s hands so he could get an idea of the sound and where a particular guitar might fit in a particular song. The Les Paul Signature was purchased with a particular guitar sound in mind and tried during the recording process, yet never made it on to a record. From time to time, Knopfler kept this guitar in his study for home use.