Guitarman custom electric 12-string

Background
Only three Guitarman custom-made electric 12-string guitars have been made - one is owned by Andy Summers and another is owned by The Who's Pete Townsend. These were made between 1980 and 1981 by Chuck Matthews and Tucker Barrett for their company "Guitarman" Instruments, which started on 48th Street in New York.

Andy Summers bought the 12-string from Guitarman in late April 1981 alongside a 1958 Gibson ES-335. He took it along with him for the Ghost In The Machine sessions, as well as those for Synchronicity. Live, he played the Guitarman 12-string on "Synchronicity I" throughout the Synchronicity tour from 1983 to 1984.

The guitar is a solid body with Bartolini pickups installed.