The Gibson Moderne is an electric guitar model prototyped by Gibson in 1957. It was designed alongside the Flying V and Explorer-"Futura" as part of a stylistically advanced line of electric guitars. [1] However, unlike the Flying V and Explorer, the …

Dec 2, 2016 · In 1957, Ted McCarty (the head of Gibson guitars at the time) applied for design patents of three guitar shapes: the Flying V, the Explorer, and a third design without an official title. Later, the third design became known as the Moderne.

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Aug 15, 2019 · Epiphone's Limited Edition "1958" Korina Moderne revives the phantom classic patented in 1958 but never put into production. Featuring a light Korina body with an Antique Natural finish, Epiphone Alnico Classic Humbuckers, and Wilkinson Vintage machine heads with …

May 20, 2009 · In the vintage guitar world, the Gibson Moderne is the ultimate maddening mystery: the Holy Grail, El Dorado, the Unicorn, UFOs and Big Foot, if you will. It was designed along with the Flying V and Explorer as part of Gibson’s “Modernistic” series in 1957 (the era of pulp fiction and the space craze), in order to shake up Gibson’s ...

Few Gibson models are shrouded in greater mystery than the Moderne™. Designed by Ted McCarty in 1957 and patented the following year, the Moderne didn’t make it into production until 1982-83, when a limited number of models left the Gibson factory alongside the Flying V™ and Explorer™ as part of the Korina Heritage series.

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Look no further than the exotic Gibson Moderne solidbody electric guitar. Originally unveiled in the 1950s, the Moderne was never mass produced and became something of a legend in the guitar community. The mahogany body of the Moderne gives you great sustain and big tone. A slim-taper neck design is extremely comfortable and easy to play.