2003 Gibson L-1 Robert Johnson Excellent, Original Hard, $1,995.00

Be just like Robert! Be Robert! For a while anyway, as you play your shiny new (well, thirteen years old anyway) Gibson L-1 Robert Johnson guitar. Surprisingly, this particular one is a really good guitar, has a presence and power that few of the originals do. Same body size and shape, same woods, same neck size, but way sturdier than the old ones. X-braced too, which many of the 1920s L-1s were not. And it costs abut 2/3 less. No one ever filled out the warranty card on this one, not even Robert. No extra charge for the gold star on the low-E tuner button. $1995 with ohsc