Ibanez of Japan made a copy in the 1970’s. So far the history of this guitar, in the over fifty-six year search for at least one original example, has only yielded myth, mystery, stories & rumors. Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top is purported to have one. , not a single Moderne has ever been verified as original by anyone, although there have been forgeries, copies, and many false sightings/ fish stories of “the one that got away”. The Flying V, Futura and Explorer made it into very limited production ( some had Split headstocks), but the Moderne seemingly never was released or produced, until Gibson finally issued a limited run in 1982. ![]() It was designed along with the Flying V, Futura and Explorer as part of Gibson’s “Modernistic” series in 1957 (the era of Sputnik & the space craze), to compete with Fender and show Gibson’s modern versus conservative image. To collectors and aficionados in the vintage guitar realm, the Gibson Moderne is thee ultimate mystery: the Lochness Monster, Maltese Falcon, Holy Grail, Flying Saucer, Martians and Sashquatch.
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