Bernie Marsden- stage used Whitesnake era 1977 Gibson RD Art...

Hammer

£2,600

Bernie Marsden- stage used Whitesnake era 1977 Gibson RD Artist electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 7287169; Body: natural finish, light wear to body including light finish loss to back contour edge, further minor dings; Neck: good; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: minor tarnishing to gold plating including gold plate loss to pickup covers; Case: original hard case bearing 'Bernie Whitesnake' stencil to the case lid; Weight: 4.12kg; Overall condition: good


*Received from Gibson when Bernie had his first endorsement agreement, this model model was top of the RD range in 1977. The guitar can be seen sat on the stage behind Bernie Marsden with Whitesnake on the Old Grey Whistle Test. Featured on page 71 of Bernie Marsden's book 'Tales of Tone and Volume'