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Matt Parker

“The only headless guitar Gibson has ever produced” actually has a headstock – the 1981 Futura Prototype must be the most intriguing design in the firm’s history

Gibson 1981 headless Futura prototype - headstock

Gibson’s recent Certified Vintage batch contained a real rarity from the firm’s past in the form of a 1981 Futura prototype – supposedly, the only headless guitar the brand ever made.

If you’re not familiar with it, Gibson’s Certified Vintage program is essentially the firm’s way of clearing out the store cupboards – selling off instruments its collected for documentation/reissue purposes, prototypes and anything that’s been hanging around the building for a long time.

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