SOUND CHECK // Jerron "Blindboy" Paxton Plays Our 1938 Washburn Model 5246 Made By Gibson

And he sings, too! We are honored to present Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton playing wonderfully rare Washburn Model 5246 Solo Flat Top Acoustic... Made by Gibson in 1938!
This is a very rare and extremely interesting pre-war flat top showing a lot of old repairs but a spectacular instrument nonetheless. It was made by Gibson for Chicago-based jobber Tonk Bros. who owned and operated the Washburn brand name in the 1930s. In both size and shape it is unique among Gibson flat tops, mating a narrow waisted nearly 16" jumbo body made of rosewood to a multi-laminated maple neck. Gibson rarely built rosewood flat tops, and this model is the most unique of the bunch with no Gibson-branded equivalent. While most off-brand Gibson products (Recording Kings and Kalamazoos, for instance) were definitely built to a price, Washburns were priced and sold as premium instruments and the construction and materials were not compromised to save a few bucks at Kalamazoo.
These Gibson made Washburns were not budget brand instruments; they were sold at prices comparable to Gibson's own merchandise. They are all extremely rare, especially the pro-grade models like this one. The only available figures suggest approximately 35 of the model 5246 were ever made, and how many were rosewood is open to question. This is an extremely well-crafted, high-grade instrument made with the finest materials available to Gibson at the time.
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Spectacular...😎👏👏👏👏

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So great to see Jerron on YT again. One of my favorites!

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Lord I love that man!

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Paxton has such an awesome style

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J Dog! A little Robert Wilkins