Gibson Custom Shop 1957 Korina Futura Reissue Vintage Natural w/case

 In the late 50s, Gibson designed a trio of futuristic-looking “Modernist” models that were intended to bring fresh, modern-looking designs to the product lineup. These included the Korina Flying V, the Korina Moderne, and the Korina Futura, the precursor of the Explorer. First exhibited at the 1957 NAMM Show in Futura form, the Explorer would eventually be released in 1958, along with the Flying V. While similar in appearance to the Explorer in shape, the Futura’s body contours were somewhat different, with a narrower, more angular body and a “split” headstock shape, which only a very few of the earliest Explorers retained before switching to the scimitar headstock design that we’re all familiar with today. Gibson made less than ten Futura prototypes, some with mahogany and others with Korina, and only a handful escaped into the wild, making it one of the rarest Gibson guitars and a highly sought-after collectible among vintage guitar connoisseurs. Radically “space age” in appearance when it was first presented to the world in 1957, the Futura was way ahead of its time. While it resembles the modern Explorer that the world has come to love, the Futura still has its own unique style, with enduring appeal and a timeless design that continues to captivate the imagination of guitarists and collectors worldwide. Now, Gibson Custom is bringing a piece of history back to life and making this fabled guitar Now, Gibson Custom is bringing a piece of history back to life and making this fabled guitar available as a core model for the first time for today’s players and collectors to enjoy with the introduction of the 1957 Korina Futura Reissue. 

The features include all of the hallmarks of the originals, based on the records and the patent application drawing in the Gibson archives, including:

• A two-piece Korina body with clone-level reproduction of the original contours, profiles, and appointments 
• A Korina neck with a 50s Vintage profile 
• The original Futura “split” headstock design with a Gibson decal logo 
• A Korina neck with a 50s Vintage profile 
• The original Futura “split” headstock design with a Gibson decal logo 
• An unbound one-piece Indian rosewood fretboard with reissue fret wire and cellulose dot inlays 
• A Vintage Natural VOS finish and VOS-finished gold hardware 
• Kluson® reissue single-ring tuners • A Lifton™ historic reissue brown and pink hardshell case. 

Don’t miss your chance to own a reissue of one of the rarest and most unique guitar designs from Gibson’s first Golden Era. Very few players or collectors have experienced this guitar firsthand; now it’s your chance to have one to call your own.