Vintage guitars for sale: Bradford

Eric Clapton interest - early 1960s Gibson Les Paul / SG electric guitar hard case, bearing blue tape inscribed 'Christie's #59' to the case side and bearing a partial white tape label to the top end of the case inscribed 'Cherry red - trem S G. Les Paul'

Thought to be the original guitar case for Eric Clapton's 1962 Gibson SG Les Paul Standard electric guitar, sold as lot number 17 at the Christie's Eric Clapton Guitars in Aid of the Crossroads ... more

In 1965 Vox Musical Instruments created the Vox Mando Guitar, sometimes known as the Octave Twelve
Here we have the earliest commercial example of this Mando Guitar from 1966 with the metal wrap-around pick guard and tail-piece, these were only manufactured in the UK. The later version was a slightly different design in this respect and Vox eventually moved production of these to the EKO factory in Italy. The guitar was seemingly only manufactured between 1965-1967 in the UK (the UK models ... more

A lovely old vintage Gibson case for an old jazz guitar perhaps a super 400 , L-5 or Byrdland ? It has a Johnny smith sticker on it but this is a 50??s case. It has some sort of light overspray but is solid , the handle is wooden. Has the Gibson badge and pink lining . Some text in the case which is hard to read . A rare case for your old Gibson .


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Length 111cm approx

Upper bout 35 / 36cm approx

Lower bout 46cm ... more

Takamine F400S 'Lawsuit' 12-String Dreadnought Circa 1977 with later Pickup and Hiscox Hardcase
A beautiful sounding instrument, from the era when Takamine were told to cease and disist by the Martin lawyers for copying their products outright.
At some point a pickup has been sympathetically added to this instrument and the jack output is situated within the stap button
The S suffix designates that the top is solid spruce, rather than laminate spuce used in the F400
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These were taken off my old ?63 335 which had other grovers fitted before so I put the grovers back on as it had the holes drilled already . Some are slightly bent but work great . Comes with bushings and screws .
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4 / 4 Hofner 378 Flamenco serial 3633 Acoustic Guitar 1955 / 6 model This was the first model of this series made in late 1955 early 1956 and can be identified by the Hofner mark on the front is stamped in rather than been a waterslide sticker. (My Uncle bought this new in 1956 he said) He also said they used far better woods in the early models up until 1959
The fretboad from fret 1 to 4 is pitted from use but does not affect the sound or playability. I could have this sanded down but i ... more

Mid 1970's tape echo unit in good condition. Recently tested, and all heads + selector switches working. Rotary controls verified OK. Some scuffs and light damage to the case as shown in the pictures, which could be refurbished with new covering You are welcome to test before buying 6 new tape loops included
As they left the factory there was no earth connection and only two core mains cable. Since there is a metal chassis, Copicats of this age should always be rewired to include an ... more

Bugera V22 Vintage Infinium
22 Watt guitar amp
Vintage 2-channel tube Combo with infinium tube life multiplier. All working well except for pilot light bulb needs replacing, easy cheap fix. Turbosound speaker and reverb. Excellent condition. Hardly used
*Supplied with Bugera footswitch
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SIMMS WATTS AP 100 HEAD
MADE IN ENGLAND 1970's
Rare vintage amplifier head suitable for electric guitar and bass. Fantastic clean sounds, and an awesome fuzz channel. Rated at 100 watts, this amp is loud enough for rehearsals, live performances or studio recordings
Very good condition for it's age
There is a loose screw or washer internally, that you can hear rattle when you shake the amp head. This doesn't affect the amps performance in any way whatsoever.
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