Editing Charlie Christian (section)

==Instruments==
* [[Epiphone]] Deluxe guitar (an acoustic archtop guitar), 1934–1937<ref>Broadbent,
Peter, Charlie Christian: Solo Flight, {{ISBN|1872639569}}, Ashley Mark, 2003, p.48</ref>
* [[Gibson ES-150]] guitar (sunburst finish, with dot inlays on the fingerboard), and EH-150 amplifier, 1937 or 1939 – April 1940<ref>{{cite web |date=22 January 2015 |title=Charlie's Gear|website=Gypsy Jazz UK |url=https://gypsyjazzuk.wordpress.com/gypsy-jazz-uk-home/djangos-birth-and-early-childhood/django-stimer-pickup/charlie-christian/charlies-gear/}}</ref>
* [[Gibson ES-250]] guitar (custom built by Gibson with a natural finish, a [[Gibson Super 400|Super 400]] tailpiece, and bowtie inlays on the fingerboard), April 1940 – February 1941. This instrument was re-discovered in 2002.<ref>{{cite web |date=2 June 2010 |title=Rare Charlie Christian guitar to be exhibited during Charlie Christian International Music Festival |url=https://eu.oklahoman.com/story/entertainment/music/2010/06/02/rare-charlie-christian-guitar-to-be-exhibited-during-charlie-christian-international-music-festival/61240212007/|website=The Olahoman}}</ref>
* Gibson ES-250 guitar (custom built by Gibson with a natural finish, an [[Gibson L-7C|L-7 style neck]], and custom inlays on the fingerboard), February 1941 – March 1942
* [[Gibson L-5]] guitar (custom built by Gibson with a "[[Charlie Christian pickup]]" instead of a [[P-90]]). This guitar was delivered to Christian just prior to his death in March 1942. It was later owned by [[Tony Mottola]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Finding Charlie Christian's Guitar: Lynn Wheelwright Interview – Jas Obrecht Music Archive |url=http://jasobrecht.com/finding-charlie-christians-guitar-interview-lynn-wheelwright/ |website=jasobrecht.com}}</ref>

The bar-style pickup used on the ES-150 and ES-250 became known as the "Charlie Christian pickup."