AN ELECTRIC ARCH-TOP GUITAR, JOE PASS JP-20

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IBANEZ, JAPAN, CIRCA 1980
AN ELECTRIC ARCH-TOP GUITAR, JOE PASS JP-20
The logo Ibanez / JP inlaid at the headstock and JP-20 engraved on the truss rod cover, labeled, The / Original Issue / JOE PASS / MODEL NO. JP-20 SERIAL NO. J800062 / DESIGNED FOR AND BY / Joe Pass / Ibanez GUITAR / JAPAN, signed by Joe Pass on the back of the headstock, laminated maple body, spruce top, maple neck, ebony fingerboard, East Indian rosewood tailpiece and bridge, abalone pearl inlay, with original hard-shell case and guitar strap with NILE RODGERS applied
Length of back 19 5⁄8 in. (49.9 cm.)

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Lot Essay

After purchasing this Joe Pass model arch-top, Rodgers recalls that he brought the guitar with him to see the legendary jazz guitarist: "I went down to the Village Gate [nightclub] after I bought this. So, when I bought it, it was already signed by Joe Pass, but I asked him to play it for me. And he played it, he played a song at the Village Gate, it was great....Cause at this point I was known, you know, people knew me. So, you know, obviously, I had a lot of chutzpah to walk up to Joe Pass because I didn’t know if he knew me. But he was really gracious and he played it..."

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