I-CC

Charlie Christian is widely considered one of the founding fathers of Bebop music. The **Charlie Christian "Solo Flight"** model was built by Samick in collaboration with D'Leco guitars. It was designed by Maurice Johnson of D'Leco and licensed from the estate of Charlie Christian, whom a portion of the proceeds went to. Production ended in 1998, as D'Leco negotiated a new Charlie Christian guitar deal with Gibson in 1999. Maurice is commonly seen playing CC models to this day.

In July 2000, Samick released a new version without the name and endorsement attached, called the CCTS-450.

## I-CCTT-650

* 1996-1998

**Body:**

* Solid Maple arched top & back
* Laminated Maple sides
* Nato center block
* Venetian cutaway

**Neck:**

* Set-in Maple neck
* Rosewood fingerboard with Pearloid split block inlays
* D'Leco headstock
* Mother of Pearl headstock inlays
* Volute
* 22 frets
* 24.75" scale

**Binding:**

* Single-ply body (including f-holes), neck and headstock

**Electronics:**

* Two ceramic humbuckers
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone (Push/Pull)

**Hardware:**

* Gold hardware
* 16:1 ratio lubricated, die-cast tuning machines
* Three-ply raised pickguard
* White speed knobs
* Tune-O-Matic bridge with Trapeze tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* White (WH)

## I-CCTS-650

Same as CCTT but with stopbar tailpiece.

* 1996-1998

**Body:**

* Solid Maple arched top & back
* Laminated Maple sides
* Nato center block
* Venetian cutaway

**Neck:**

* Set-in Maple neck
* Rosewood fingerboard with Pearloid split block inlays
* D'Leco headstock
* Mother of Pearl headstock inlays
* Volute
* 22 frets
* 24.75" scale

**Binding:**

* Single-ply body (including f-holes), neck and headstock

**Electronics:**

* Two ceramic humbuckers
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone (Push/Pull)

**Hardware:**

* Gold hardware
* 16:1 ratio lubricated, die-cast tuning machines
* Three-ply raised pickguard
* Black bell knobs
* Tune-O-Matic bridge with stopbar tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Black (BK)

## I-CCFT-650

Same as CCTT but with Rosewood bridge.

* 1996-1998
* ~$500 Street (1998)

**Body:**

* Solid Maple arched top & back
* Laminated Maple sides
* Nato center block
* Venetian cutaway

**Neck:**

* Set-in Maple neck
* Rosewood fingerboard with Pearloid split block inlays
* D'Leco headstock
* Mother of Pearl headstock inlays
* Volute
* 22 frets
* 24.75" scale

**Binding:**

* Single-ply body (including f-holes), neck and headstock

**Electronics:**

* Two ceramic humbuckers
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone (Push/Pull)

**Hardware:**

* Gold hardware
* 16:1 ratio lubricated, die-cast tuning machines
* Three-ply raised pickguard
* Black "notched" speed knobs
* Rosewood bridge with Trapeze tailpiece

**Finishes:**

* Golden Sunburst (GS)

## CCTS-450

* 2000

**Body:**

* Laminated Maple arched top, back &sides
* Nato center block
* Venetian cutaway

**Neck:**

* Set-in Nato neck
* Rosewood fingerboard with Pearloid split block inlays
* Deluxe headstock
* Silk-screened Artist logo
* Volute
* 22 frets
* 24.75" scale

**Binding:**

* Single-ply body (including f-holes) and neck

**Electronics:**

* Two ceramic humbuckers
* 3-way switch
* 2 Vol, 2 Tone (Push/Pull)

**Hardware:**

* Chrome hardware
* 16:1 ratio lubricated, die-cast tuning machines
* Three-ply raised pickguard
* Knurled metal barrel knobs
* Tune-O-Matic bridge on Rosewood base
* Bigsby-style vibrola

**Finishes:**

* White (WH)
* Red (R)