Made by: Gibson
Model: Art Deco 

Gibson Custom's General Manager Rick Gembar stated, "We wanted to make sure to capture the last Les Paul made here in 1999 and the first one made in 2000. When we discussed this, the idea came out to include a tribute guitar as a centerpiece of these two milestone guitars. Bruce Kunkel, our resident artist and one of our Master Luthiers, suggested he create a tribute to the 1900s, similar to those he has done with famous guitarists as the central figure."

Kunkel and Gembar poured over countless books, websites and any source of information that would help define the Deco era and help conceptualize it for recreation on the guitars. The Jazz Moderne celebrates the simple geometry and infatuation with emerging materials that dominated in the period between the Roaring Twenties and the end of the Great Depression. This period was one of the most influential eras of design that touched an unprecedented range of interests including Hollywood films, everyday products as well as art.