This acoustic guitar has one of the rarest Les Paul signatures in the world. It is a vital part of music history as it demonstrates the influence one artist can have on another.

Les Paul, upon first hearing of Prince, already very famous at the time, asked the consigner of this guitar - "Is he any good?" Our consignor had a laugh and equated Prince in the same category as Clapton, McCartney and Hendrix. Upon learning more about him, Les was very impressed by Prince and loved that he was making entire albums on his own. Les found commonality with Prince as he would often play all of the instruments on his own albums.

Les lightheartedly drew a symbol on this acoustic guitar. He made a face in the "P" of his name, in reference to Prince changing his name to a symbol. His inscription reads, "To The Artist - / This is to [sic] good for me / Play it well."

Lester William Polsfuss was an inventor and musician. A talented musician as well as pioneer, Les Paul is credited with various recording innovations and his skilled guitar playing, however he is probably best known for helping to design the Gibson Les Paul.The consigner of this item worked directly with Les Paul.

The consigner of these items, Ron Lovely, worked directly with Les Paul and was the one to bring various guitars that Les had signed to the artists they were meant for. The two men, who were friends for 20 years, began their "guitars to stars" tradition over a beer one night. This started off a tradition of artists giving guitars to each other _ something Les did frequently _ as well as artists signing and giving guitars to Ron Lovely, as he was a part of the network of friendly artists.