EPIPHONE, KOREA, 2006

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NANCY WILSON: EPIPHONE LES PAUL KNOWN AS 'THE 'CUDA '
EPIPHONE, KOREA, 2006
The semi-solid-body electric guitar with logo Epiphone inlaid at the headstock, with Les Paul / MODEL, I06060575 applied to the reverse, the truss rod cover faintly marked ULTRA, the chambered mahogany body with quilted maple top, the mahogany neck with bound East Indian rosewood fingerboard with faux-peal inlay, with United States Marine Corps sticker to the reverse, with original Epiphone hardshell case, letter of provenance and copy of Vintage Guitar Magazine featuring Nancy Wilson and this instrument on the cover
Length of body: 17 ¼ in. (43.8 cm.)
Overall length: 38 ¾ in. (98.4 cm.)

Provenance

Julien's 11 November 2022, lot 1335.

Literature

Vintage Guitar Magazine, October 2011, cover.

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Lot Essay

This guitar was stage-played by Nancy Wilson, guitarist/co-vocalist for the band Heart, during live onstage performances of the group's classic song "Barracuda." Wilson used this instrument heavily during her 2011 tour with Def Leppard, purportedly smashing the neck on stage. It has since been repaired. Wilson was featured on the cover of the October, 2011 issue of Vintage Guitar magazine holding this very guitar (a copy is included in the lot). The lower back of the instrument is covered by a U.S. Marine Corps. sticker as a tribute to Wilson's father's service in the military.

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