A custom replica of Sam Bush's '38 F5.
The Gibson Sam Bush Signature Model Mandolin features the most select figured maple back, sides, and neck. The top is select spruce with an accurate '20s dovetail neck joint. The neck is unfinished on its back, and has the chunky profile of the late '30s. Its ebony fingerboard has mother-of-pearl block inlays, and string spacing is set to Bush's specs. Finished in hand-rubbed nitrocellulose lacquer and sand-blasted gold-plated hardware. The tailpiece sports Sam's signature.
