2003 Heritage “Sweet 16” Natural. #R17401The story goes, that in the late 80s, Gibson had decided to move their Century old manufacturing facility from Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Nashville and Memphis Tennessee. Not everyone wanted to move and a handful of Gibson Employees, got together and decided to buy the famous old factory and continue making fine guitars, maybe even better quality. This is one from 2003 and the quality is indicative of what those new owners had in mind. Based on a

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Australian made

All hinges and latches work fine

They offered these in 3 colours

Waverly-Sloane 3-on-plate tuners with ivoroid knobs

three 6” Continental aluminium cones

with appropriate hard case of the era

Chet Atkins

with a bakelite saddle mounted directly in front of it

The BEST sounding Steel going around

A terrific and rare guitar

*Tremolo option available  + $300