thumb|upright|Lightning Bolt Soon after, Garcia requested that Cripe build a backup of the guitar. Cripe, who had not measured or photographed the original, was told simply to "wing it." Cripe later delivered the backup, which was known by the name "Top Hat", in April 1995. Garcia bought it from him for $6,500, making it the first guitar that Cripe had ever sold. Still infatuated with Lightning Bolt, Garcia rarely used the backup.
thumb|upright|Lightning Bolt Soon after, Garcia requested that Cripe build a backup of the guitar. Cripe, who had not measured or photographed the original was told simply to "wing it." Cripe later delivered the backup which was known by the name "Top Hat" in April 1995. Garcia bought it from him for $6,500, making it the first guitar that Cripe had ever sold. Still infatuated with Lightning Bolt, Garcia rarely used the backup.