Vintage guitars for sale: Seattle

Up for sale, a 1958 Gibson ES-335 TDN in excellent condition and perfect working order, complete with its original PAF pickup pair and Lifton hardshell case. This golden age Gibson ES-335 hails from late in the first year of production, boasting a highly coveted early feature set including the three-ply Thin Top construction, rounded "Mickey Mouse Ear" body horns, dot inlay on the bound rosewood fretboard, a one-piece Honduran mahogany neck with long tenon joint, and a pair of PAF humbuckers ... more

Up for sale, a 1961 Fender Stratocaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case, hangtag and Ace-branded strap. This golden age Fender features a slab rosewood fretboard on the figured flame maple neck, and the alder body has one of Fender's richer, darker "target burst" finishes, where the black and red of the three-tone finish extend further towards the center of the body
Unlike the very slender neck carves seen from 1959 and into '61 ... more

Up for sale, a 1956 Fender Stratocaster in excellent condition, retaining its original Blonde nitro lacquer finish and complete with the original tweed case. Produced early in '56, this Stratocaster embodies everything that makes Fender's Pre-CBS golden era a truly magical time for electric guitars, and specifically for a pioneering, space-age instrument like the Strat. Featuring original pickups, hardware and bakelite plastics, this Stratocaster boasts a particularly resonant one-piece ash ... more

Up for sale, a 1957 Fender Stratocaster in perfect working order, extremely original and complete with a tweed case. Produced in the 4th quarter of '57, this Stratocaster is as well-played, worn-in and lively as they come, with stock pickups, hardware, plastics and two-tone nitro lacquer Sunburst finish. Featuring Fender's short-lived and highly desirable V-shaped neck profile seen circa 1956-57, this neck is a quintessential Fender carve with deeply rolled fretboard edges and a nicely rounded ... more

Up for sale, a 1965 Fender Stratocaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, finished in original custom color Olympic White and complete with the original hardshell case
Weighing 7lbs 8oz and offering a very pronounced and bass-rich natural resonance and acoustic bark, this alder-bodied Strat needs no neck shim for optimal neck pitch, with full contact in the pocket between the body and neck
The gray bobbin pickups all retain their original windings, and via the original... more

Up for sale, a 1962 Gibson ES-335 TDC in excellent condition and perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This golden age Gibson ES-335 has many of the model's most coveted features, with rounded "Mickey Mouse Ear" body horns, small block inlay on the bound Brazilian rosewood fretboard, a one-piece Honduran mahogany neck with long tenon joint, and nickel-plated hardware
Weighing 8lbs on the dot, this guitar has a natural rich bark, with the articulation and glassy ... more

Up for sale, a 1959 Fender "High Power" Tweed Twin 5F8-A in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order. This Twin features a 100% original circuit, original tweed, and an immaculate control panel, loaded with a pair of era-correct Jensen P12N alnico magnet speakers
Occupying a very narrow window in Fender's golden age, the 5F8-A Twin was the pinnacle of Tweed era evolution and unmatched in power and headroom, first available in late 1957 and retired by January, 1960. This ... more

Up for sale, a 1962 Gibson ES-335 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a Lifton hardshell case. This golden age Gibson ES-335 features many of the model's most coveted features, with small block inlay on the bound rosewood fretboard, a one-piece Honduran mahogany neck with long tenon joint, early Patent # pickups, and nickel-plated hardware including a no-wire ABR-1, Kluson Deluxe single line / double ring tuners, and a factory-installed Bigsby B7 vibrato complete ... more

Up for sale, a 1953 Gibson Les Paul Standard, featuring an ??All Gold?? nitro lacquer refinish and complete with a vintage hardshell case. It??s not every day you find an early Les Paul Goldtop under a kitchen table in a haunted house in the Texas Hill Country, but on the off chance that one does, it??s a guitar worth restoring in all its glory. A largely original instrument in need of a proper finish and neck work, this Goldtop was a real passion project for us here at Mike & Mike??s Guitar ... more

Up for sale, a 1964 Fender Esquire in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hangtag, blonde hardshell case, coily cable and strap. Lightweight and balanced at 7lbs 3oz, this one-owner Esquire is extremely lively acoustically, with the midrange detail, note attack and resonance of the string through ash body. The pickup meters at 6 15k ohms, particularly throaty and fat on the wound strings and sparkling and harmonically dense in the treble register. ... more

Up for sale, a 1962 Fender Jazzmaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Produced in the second quarter of 1962, this Jazzmaster is an absolute showstopper with a Desert Sand basecoat, Olympic White color coat and no clear coat, a finish application only seen briefly circa 1961-63. With a rosewood slab fretboard and matching Olympic White headstock, the date range this feature set was available narrows considerably, as the combination ... more

Up for sale, a 1959 Fender Stratocaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a tweed hardshell case. Unique in its presentation, this Stratocaster hails from early in the 1959 model year, with a body-only refinish in Fender's custom color Matador Red (the progenitor of Fiesta Red). Executed by Riggio Custom Guitars, what sets this finish apart is the use of genuine New Old Stock nitro lacquer from the 1950s, still stable and viable after many decades and utilized ... more

Up for sale is an insanely cool and fairly rare 1971 Rickenbacker 331 Light Show in its original Jetglo finish. This guitar is a total show-stopper and is a current shop favorite. On top of being a wild looking guitar it sounds amazing and is safe to say it is a must have for any Rickenbacker collector. The light feature is fully functional and the original transformer is included and also fully functional. A period correct case is included that is a good fit, but does not appear original to the... more

Up for sale, a 1970 Fender Rosewood Telecaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order. The instrument is made entirely of rosewood, minimally chambered from the factory with a small central strip of maple bisecting the body, weighing 9lbs 2oz. Extremely original and well-kept, this Telecaster features stock electronics, hardware, plastics and its gloss finish, highlighting the grain of the rosewood
Ever since George Harrison slung a Fender prototype of this model over his ... more

Up for sale, a circa 1970 Gibson Super 400 CES in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Unique for its era, this Super 400 has a full traditional 1 11 / 16?? nut width, loaded with the original pair of Patent Sticker T Top humbuckers
The largest Gibson archtop ever produced with an impressive 18?? lower bout width, this Super 400 CES features a hand-carved and graduated fine grained Sitka spruce top, maple back and rims, and a ... more

Up for sale, a 1980 Gibson Super 400 CES in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtags. Finished in a particularly dark Antique Sunburst, this Super 400 is loaded with T Top humbuckers
The largest Gibson archtop ever produced with an impressive 18?? lower bout width, this Super 400 CES features a hand-carved and graduated fine grained Sitka spruce top, maple back and rims, and a three-piece flame maple neck topped with an ... more

Up for sale, a 1960s Wandré Rock Oval in excellent condition and in perfect working order. The Rock Oval, generally considered to be Wandre's most iconic model, is emblematic of Mid Century Italian guitar design, outlandish and surreal. Wandré guitars were the brainchild of self-described ??artist of life?? Antoni Vandré Pioli. The son of an Italian violin luthier, Pioli (also known himself as Wandré) produced his utterly unique instruments in Cavriago, Reggio Emilia, Italy, from roughly ... more

Up for sale, a 1963 Gibson J-200 in near-mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. Well-kept and crack-free, this Gibson Jumbo has been converted with a compensated bone saddle (the original ABR-1 bridge is included), closely mirroring the aesthetics and tonal properties of the J-200 used extensively by Jimmy Page on Led Zeppelin I
The model described by Gibson as "King of the Flat-tops" is truly an impressive instrument, and few acoustic instruments can ... more

Up for sale, a 1967 Fender Jazzmaster in excellent condition, finished in custom color Firemist Gold and complete with the original hardshell case. Stunningly rare and stunningly clean, this Jazzmaster features untouched electronics and one of Fender??s most elusive custom colors of the ?60s, Firemist Gold. While the body finish is 100% original, the matching peghead and neck profile have been reshot in nitro lacquer by Joe Riggio. An early example with pearloid blocks on the bound rosewood ... more

Up for sale, a 1958 / 1961 Fender employee Jazzmaster in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case, hangtag, and ??hootenanny?? strap. Without question one of the more unique and intriguing early Jazzmasters we??ve had in the shop in some time, this particular example was built by a Fender employee as their own personal instrument, combining a leftover ??Gold Guard?? body from late 1958 with a neck, electronics and hardware from ... more

Up for sale, a 1953 Fender Precision Bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. Leo Fender??s original Precision Bass revolutionized the music world when it was introduced in 1951, quickly becoming the first commercially successful and widely available electric bass guitar. This Precision Bass boasts a very faithful Butterscotch nitro lacquer refinish and light relic??ing by Carson Hess, retaining its original pencil dates on the neck heel and ... more

Up for sale, a 1977 Martin Special Edition SOM-45 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original molded hardshell case. This rare Martin is one of just 56 of these instruments crafted in 1977, the first ever reissue of Martin??s OM-45 model. Originally introduced in 1930 and only produced for a few short years, the OM-45 was Martin??s original highly ornate design (predating the D-45 by three years) and their most expensive model at that time, boasting premium ... more

Up for sale, a 1962 Gretsch Duo Jet 6129T in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. An exceedingly rare Gretsch, and one of only a handful of documented examples, this double cutaway Duo Jet features a Champagne Sparkle top and gold appointments, including a Burns vibrato tailpiece
Hailing from the first year when the Jet shifted to a double cutaway body, and far rarer than a typical Sparkle Jet, this Duo Jet has the traditional tonewood ... more

Up for sale, a 1969 Fender Stratocaster in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Produced very early in ?69 (January neck heel stamp), the feature set of this Strat aligns firmly with 1968 including gray bobbin pickups with push-back cloth-covered leads, 1966-dated pots with untouched solder joints on the gray bobbin pickups, and a single string tree on the headstock
The guitar has a very lively natural acoustic tone, with... more

Up for sale, a 1962 Gibson Les Paul SG Standard, complete with the original hardshell case. Ostensibly an employee-made guitar from Gibson??s Kalamazoo, MI factory, this Les Paul SG has two notable and unusual features, namely an SSN stamped into the mahogany in lieu of a traditional serial number, and factory-installed Grover Pat. Pending Rotomatic tuners (instead of Klusons)
Weighing 7lbs 5oz and balancing well on a strap, this SG features Honduran mahogany body and neck construction with ... more

Up for sale, a 1958 Martin 000-28 vintage auditorium body acoustic guitar in collector-grade condition, complete with a hardshell case. One of Martin's most popular body sizes, this 000 is a well-kept vintage example with a solid X-braced Sitka spruce top and bookmatched rosewood back and sides. Receiving all the maintenance due a Martin of this vintage, the guitar features a professional neck reset, with a carved bone nut and through saddle, retaining the original maple bridge plate
The ... more

Up for sale, a 1962 Gibson ES-330 TDC in 100% original, collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, finished in vibrant Cherry nitro lacquer and complete with the original hardshell case. This early example of the ES-330 is one of the very last to feature black plastic pickup covers, with nickel hardware and a rare transitional no-wire ABR-1 bridge with original nylon saddles
Highlighting both the clarity and note attack of maple and the airy quality of the fully hollow ... more

Up for sale, a 1967 Gibson ES-335 TDC in time capsule-clean, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. The most pristine '60s Gibson we've ever had the opportunity to offer here at Guitar Bar, this ES-335 is absolutely stunning and a true time warp
Traditional tonewoods include a semi-hollow maple body, one-piece mahogany neck and bound rosewood fingerboard. The Patent # humbuckers are the handwound direct descendents of the PAF, and ... more

Up for sale, a 1969 Gibson Super 400 CES in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a 1950s Lifton hardshell case. This well-kept Super 400 CES is 100% original save for a custom pickguard and a carved bone nut, featuring the original pair of patent sticker T-Top humbuckers and Kluson Sealfast tuners
The largest Gibson archtop ever produced with an impressive 18" lower bout width, this Super 400 CES has significant visual variety in its hand-picked tonewoods. The ... more

Up for sale, a 1954 Gibson Les Paul Junior in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. A first-year example of Gibson's classic "student model" platform, this Junior is ready to be played, featuring a refret with (late '50s spec) medium jumbo fretwire, a carved bone nut, and full depth 1" bridge inserts for maximum stability and resonance
Featuring a Honduran mahogany body and chunky C-shaped neck capped by a rosewood fretboard, this Les Paul Junior offers plenty of natural ... more

Up for sale, a 1969 Fender Stratocaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. 100% original save for a five-way pickup selector and bone nut, this alder-bodied Strat has all the hallmarks of a late ?60s example, including a four-bolt neck plate, large headstock with block logo, and gray bobbin pickups
The guitar has a very lively natural acoustic tone, with a smoothness and treble detail that translates well through the pickups. The ... more

Up for sale, a 1958 Fender "High Power" Tweed Twin 5F8-A in excellent condition and in perfect working order. This Twin features a very original circuit, rehoused in an replica speaker cabinet and loaded with a pair of era-correct Jensen P12N alnico magnet speakers
Occupying a very narrow window in Fender's golden age, the 5F8-A Twin was the pinnacle of Tweed era evolution and unmatched in power and headroom, first available in late 1957 and retired by January, 1960. This example was made in... more

Up for sale, a 1962 Gretsch PX 6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and ??Gretsch Guarantee ?? This extremely well-kept golden age Country Gentleman, the same year as George Harrison??s iconic original 6122, featuring the rarely seen ??dial-up?? pair of string mutes, a Bigsby B6G vibrato, and Grover Imperial tuning machines.
At a cost of $3000+, this Gretsch benefits from the maintenance that a... more

Up for sale, a 1978 B C. Rich Bich 8-string bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtag. This rare, early Bich Bass iteration features maple neck-through construction with figured koa body wings, active electronics, and a replacement pair of Bartolini P-Bass split coil pickups
The neck-through construction results in terrific natural sustain and sonic authority, and this Bich Bass weighs 9lbs 7oz. The Bartolini P-Bass ... more

Up for sale, a 1973 Gibson Les Paul Custom in excellent condition, featuring a suite of Randy Rhoads-centric mods and complete with the original hardshell case. A unique example that replicates all the finer points of Randy Rhoads?? Custom, this vintage Norlin-era Les Paul is otherwise extremely original with a naturally yellowed Alpine White nitro lacquer gloss
For about half the price of a Custom Shop reissue, this Les Paul is the genuine vintage article, presumably modified long ago ... more

Up for sale, a 1903 Martin 0-28 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. This turn-of-the-century Martin parlor dates to the Frank Henry Martin era of production, built at the very beginning of 1903 and emblematic of the elevated craftsmanship of that era. This 0-28 has been freshly serviced by Portland Fretworks, benefiting from a neck reset and fitted with a new compensated bone saddle and bone nut
Tonewoods include bookmatched rosewood back and ... more

Up for sale, a 1960 Gibson ES-175 in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. Featuring an untouched neck position PAF, tonewoods include a fully hollow maple body paired with a very fast-feeling Honduran mahogany "blade neck" and dark rosewood fingerboard. The natural acoustic properties of the instrument are ample, and the guitar weighs only 5lbs 11oz
The PAF meters at a robust 8 75k ohms with original windings and untouched solder on the pickup cover. The PAF is sweet and ... more

Up for sale a 2008 Marshall Limited Edition Randy Rhoads Signature 1959RR MK II Super Lead 100W head and 1960A 4x12?? angled speaker cabinet in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. Only 300 of these premium Marshall amps were ever produced (150 for the American market, 150 international), designed as an extremely faithful recreation of the legendary amp head used by the late, great Randy Rhoads during his initial stint with Ozzy Osbourne, seen extensively onstage and ... more

Up for sale, a 1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a vintage hardshell case. Featuring a Honuduran mahogany body and neck capped with a rosewood fingerboard, this Les Paul Junior has a lively, authoritative voice with great natural resonance, 100% original save for a replacement compensated wraparound tailpiece and minor overspray
The P-90 pickup meters at 8 15 ohms, yielding rich harmonic content and a touch-sensitive, ... more

Up for sale, a 1956 Gibson ES-175 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. This golden age Gibson ES-175 features a single neck position P-90 pickup, a Honduran mahogany neck with full ?50s neck carve, and a 100% original Sunburst nitro lacquer finish
The fully hollow 16" wide maple body yields tremendous natural detail, tonal complexity, and treble immediacy, characteristic of the note attack and clarity of maple, but also the smoothness and ... more

Up for sale, a 1961 Gibson Les Paul SG Junior in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original chipboard case. A first year example of the SG Junior model (still retaining the "Les Paul" text on the headstock), this body has the Honduran mahogany construction of its predecessor and a medium depth C-shaped neck carve that has more meat and shoulder than the "blade" necks often seen in 1960-61
Featherweight at 6lbs 10oz, the natural acoustic tone is smooth and ... more

Up for sale, a 1968 Fender Telecaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This soulful Telecaster is equipped with a Bigsby B5F vibrato, featuring the traditional tonewood complement of an alder body and a maple neck with a maple cap fretboard
Weighing 8lbs 8oz, this Tele has a resonant, jangling acoustic response, providing an ideal platform for the pickup pair. The original neck pickup is silky and woody, with a gutsy chop. The ... more

Up for sale, a 1961 Gibson Les Paul Special in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. This Les Paul Special retains its original pair of P-90 pickups and all of its plastics, refinished in custom color Silver Fox by Riggio Custom Guitars
A rare finish first used by Epiphone under Gibson ownership in the early 1960s (and later seen on the limited run Gibson Custom Shop Brian Ray SGs), Silver Fox is a deep gray / black with pore filler to accentuate ... more

Up for sale, a 1968 Fender Jazz Bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This Jazz Bass was produced in the fourth quarter of ?68, a transitional example featuring original winds on the gray bobbin pickups, cloth-covered pickup leads and untouched solder, and the combination of a fast-feeling nitro lacquer gloss on the neck profile and early thinly-applied poly finish on the body
With an alder body, maple neck and bound rosewood ... more

Up for sale, a 1969 Grammer G50 Johnny Cash signature model in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case, warranty card, and a vintage catalog. This exceedingly rare vintage dreadnought was one of only roughly 100 produced by Grammer under Ampeg??s brief ownership of the company
The Grammer brand found favor and widespread use within the country music community in the ?60s, and the Johnny Cash G50 model wasn??t just endorsed by the Man ... more

Up for sale, a 1950 Gibson ES-175 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. Introduced in 1949, this second year example of the ES-175 is clean and complete, and the fully hollow 16" wide maple body yields plenty of note clarity and sonic breadth. Sweet sounding, percussive and dynamic acoustically, the original P-90 pickup is a lower wind example consistent with early ?50s production at 7 1k ohms. Harmonically dense and highly responsive to player ... more

Up for sale is a stunning and somewhat rare 1964 Epiphone FT-110N Frontier in its original natural finish. This might just be my personal favorite acoustic in the shop right now and I must say it sounds glorious. What makes this one special? We typically see the mid 60s Frontiers in sunburst and this one being natural with a factory heel stinger gives it some serious swagger and cool factor. Nut width is 1 5 / 8 and the neck measures .85 @ 1st and .93 @ 9th
This example is entirely original... more

Up for sale, a 1958 Gibson ES-225TD in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original brown Lifton hardshell case. This well-kept ES-225 is 100% original save for a refret with vintage-spec medium jumbo fretwire
One of the cooler and oft overlooked Gibson models of the '50s, the ES-225TD was the florentine cutaway precursor to the ES-330 (the model which would replace it in Gibson's lineup in late '59). With its fully hollow thinline maple body, Honduran ... more

Up for sale, a 1962 Martin D-18 in excellent condition, complete with a hardshell case. This well-kept vintage Martin has received all the work due an instrument of its age, benefitting from a neck reset, pickguard reglue, and replacement bone saddle. Crafted at Martin's North Street factory, this D-18 boasts a bevy of desirable features including hot hide glue construction throughout, the original small maple bridge plate, tortoise binding and pickguard, rounded peghead, and Kluson Deluxe ... more

Up for sale, a 1980 Tokai Love Rock LS-200, complete with the original hardshell case. The Love Rock is Tokai??s enduringly popular take on the LP platform, and this instrument is one of the most coveted, exceedingly rare and faithful iterations of a late 50's Burst ever made. A 1958 Les Paul Standard was acquired by Tokai in the '70s and surgically reproduced to create this model, which is prized well beyond Tokai circles, with many a Gibson purist seeking out the LS-200
Tokai's LS-200 ... more

Up for sale, a 1967 Rickenbacker 4005 bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. A rare vintage Ric bass with small production totals, the semi-hollow 4005 was only offered from 1965-71, with very few examples produced in Mapleglo
Featuring a carved maple body and heavily figured bubble maple back framed by zipper binding, the 4005's body is essentially an elongated version of Ric's 300 series guitars, complete with a bound rosewood ... more

Up for sale, a circa 1972 Gibson ES-345 TDC in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. One of Gibson's premier semi-hollow models, the ES-345 TDC is an upscale version of the 335, with gold hardware and a six-position Varitone rotary switch, still factory wired for stereo operation
This ES-345 delivers a bold acoustic bark with plenty of chiming treble cut, qualities that translate well through the patent sticker T-Top humbuckers. The ... more

Up for sale, a 1928 National Triolian in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. The Triolian is a particularly notable instrument for several reasons: it was National??s first single-cone resonator, and was also the company??s first wood-body instrument. This well-kept example dates to early in the very first year of Triolian production, boasting an early feature set including a plywood body, screen coverplate holes, peaked headstock, V-shaped neck ... more

Up for sale, a 1987 Masaji Nobe Handmade classical guitar in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. While somewhat less prolific in his output than other Japanese classical luthiers due to being a true one-man operation, Nobe??s instruments are widely considered some of the finest to emerge from the Land of the Rising Sun, boasting top-notch construction and gorgeous, carefully selected tonewoods. Nobe came from a lineage of master luthiers (his son ... more

Up for sale, a 1974 Masaru Kohno No. 30 classical guitar in excellent, 100% original condition, complete with the original hardshell case. One of the most prominent and influential figures in the world of Japanese classical guitars, Masaru ??Ken?? Kohno began his tutelage in Madrid in 1959 at the workshop of revered Flamenco and classical luthier Arcangel Fernandez. After returning to Japan to refine his craft, Kohno received first prize at the Liege Concours National de Guitares a few short ... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Epiphone Sheraton E212T in excellent condition and in perfect working order, finished in Royal Tan. The Sheraton represented the highest tiered thinline semi-hollowbody model offered by Epiphone in this era, manufactured by parent company Gibson at their Kalamazoo, MI factory. Made in sparingly small quantities across its 1959-1970 run (production only crested 100 instruments in the '67 model year), the lighter shade of Sunburst seen here, christened Royal Tan by Epiphone, ... more

Up for sale, a 1954 Gibson ES-175 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original Lifton hardshell case. A collector-grade example, this ES is 100% original save for a carved bone nut and set of aged Kluson Deluxe tuning machines
The fully hollow 16" wide maple body yields tremendous natural detail, woody bark, and treble immediacy, characteristic of the note attack and clarity of maple, but also the smoothness and warmth attributable to the hollowbody ... more

Up for sale, a 1964 Fender Jazzmaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This Jazzmaster features a body-only refinish in Olympic White nitro lacquer, retaining the original electronics, hardware, and plastics
 
Weighing 7lbs 8oz, this Pre-CBS Fender has a clear, lively natural acoustic quality. The original gray bobbin single coils meter at 8 30k ohms in the bridge position and 7 82k at the neck, and the bridge pickup features... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Gibson Barney Kessel Regular model in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Introduced in 1961, the Kessel models endured in the Gibson catalog for an impressive 13 years, yet very few were actually produced year to year compared to most of Gibson's other models, with only 149 Kessels leaving the factory in '66
Tonewoods include a fully hollow maple body, one-piece mahogany neck, and a particularly chocolatey bound ... more

Up for sale, a circa 1970 Gibson ES-175D in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. A stunningly well-kept guitar with an equally pristine case, the presentation of this vintage ES-175 is head and shoulders above the vast majority of examples from the era.
Acoustically, the fully hollow maple body delivers a big, open sound with both the immediate attack and clarity of maple, and an airy, smooth quality befitting the hollowbody ... more

Up for sale, a 1960 Martin 000-18 in excellent condition, complete with a hardshell case. One of Martin??s most popular body sizes, this 000 makes the most of its solid tonewood construction with an X-braced Sitka spruce top, mahogany back and sides, and a rosewood fingerboard and bridge, retaining the original small maple bridge plate
The sound is exceedingly balanced, clear and sweet-sounding with equal presence afforded each string. Notes are crisp and immediate: projection is ample, and ... more

Up for sale is a stunning and wonderful sounding 1955 Gibson Country Western in its original natural finish. This example features a spruce top w / mahogany back and sides, bound neck with a chunky profile that measures .90 at the 1st and .99 at the 9th fret, 1 11 / 16th nut width, Braz rosewood fingerboard w / split parallelogram inlays and a large tort pickguard. Modifications include a set of repro tuners, Matt Umanov sticker on the back of the headstock, a filled strap button hole on the ... more

Up for sale, a 1967 Marshall JMP 1987T Tremolo 50 4x10?? combo amp in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original footswitch and a vintage Brimar-branded tube set. This Plexi-panel Marshall pairs a JMP 1987T Tremolo 50 chassis with a custom 4x10 enclosure loaded with vintage Celestion 7442 speakers. This amp was a mainstay in Paul Allen??s ??Cross Town?? studio for years, purportedly used by many of Allen's notable friends including Tom Petty, George Harrison, ... more

Up for sale, a 1967 Fender Super Reverb in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original two-button footswitch and a padded slip cover. A unique Super Reverb with a story to tell, this amp was owned by Robin Pecknold and featured heavily on the first Fleet Foxes album before being acquired by Phil Ek (who produced Fleet Foxes' eponymous debut). Since 2008, Ek has used this Super Reverb on (by his accounting and loosely speaking) "100 records " One of a select few ... more

Up for sale, a 1969 Fender Jazz Bass in 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This soulful Jazz Bass, clearly well-loved over the years, has Fender??s infamous ??faux burst, ?? with an Olympic White base and sealer coat obscuring the actual wood grain, and simulated grain added below the Sunburst gloss. The aging of this faux burst is common for this particular finish application, presenting with an authenticity that??ll make any heavy ... more

Up for sale, a 1972 Fender Competition Mustang in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and all hangtags and case candy. This exceedingly well-kept Mustang is finished in Competition Burgundy, essentially Lake Placid Blue with a racing stripe and a subtle purple burst on the body edges (this one presents with more purple at the edges than most)
Smooth and clear-sounding acoustically, this Mustang offers plenty of sparkling snap and ... more

Up for sale is a 1963 Pre CBS Fender Jazzmaster in sunburst. The body has been refinished, quite well and convincingly I might in add, in sunburst. This instrument features an L serial plate, Kluson single line tuners, rosewood fingerboard w / clay dots and original black bobbin pickups. Neck is stamped 4OCT63B, visible pot codes read 3046336, original body routes and hardware are in tact. The pickguard has shielding tape on the bottom of it and the neck has a recent pro refret and new bone ... more

Up for sale is an insanely cool and rare 1985 Hamer Sunburst Special Order in its original sunburst finish. This particular guitar was ordered with a single pickup, stadium logo, block inlays and sustain block, single volume control and 3 way switch (hum, coil tap, kill). This example is in fantastic shape showing some signs of finish wear, play wear, scattered dings and dents. No breaks or repairs. Collector owned and first time being on the market in decades. Pro setup in house and comes ... more

Up for sale is a squeaky clean 1963 Epiphone Coronet in its original cherry finish. I absolutely love this era of Coronets and this one is flat out awesome. Entirely original with a hot original dogear P90, chunky neck profile that measures .88 @ 1st and 1 02 @ 12th. Very clean less some faint play wear and a small area of missing finish on the bass side of the neck near the neck pocket. The bridge has been changed on this one and replaced with a Mojoaxe tailpiece however the original is still ... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Rickenbacker 330 / 12 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. An ideal blend of originality and modern practicality, this 330 / 12 has recently received extensive work by Rickenbacker guru Larry Davis of Davis Guitar Works, with service including a neck reset to optimal angle, neck tenon reconstruction, and full refret.
The 330 / 12??s semi-hollow maple construction and X bracing delivers a smooth, authoritative ... more

Up for sale, a 1982 Fender American Vintage '52 Telecaster in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with COA, manual, and tweed case. Ever seen a custom color '52 Blackguard Telecaster from the original 1982-84 Fullerton run? Us neither. This factory Black-finished custom color example is a true rarity, and while custom colors were available for this Fullerton run (largely seen on Stratocasters and a few Jazz Basses), a custom color Tele is virtually ... more

Up for sale, a 1972 Gibson ES-335 TDC in exceptional condition and in perfect working order, retaining the original pair of patent # T Top humbuckers and hangtag. Visually striking with a bold and glossy Cherry nitro lacquer finish, small block inlay, and rare Gibson-embossed pickup covers only offered from 1971-72, this ES-335 is a well-kept example, 100% original save for a modern set of nylon saddles
This Gibson delivers the goods, with the big barking acoustic voice, yielding the ... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Rickenbacker 330 / 12 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, finished in its original Mapleglo gloss and complete with a silver Ric hardshell case. A well-kept vintage Rickenbacker with a great neck angle, modern 12 saddle bridge for optimal intonation (original included) and a refret with medium / tall fretwire, this 330 / 12 is the perfect balance of originality and practical functionality. The guitar delivers plenty of treble articulation and cut, but also a ... more

Up for sale, a 1976 Greco MD900 in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Exceedingly rare and easily among the more unique ??lawsuit?? era Japanese guitars, the MD900 is Greco??s take on the Gibson Moderne, the infamous (albeit lesser-known) sibling of the Explorer and Flying V models. The original Moderne was just a prototype, designed in 1958, never going into official production until later reissues. Most interesting of ... more

Up for sale, a 1981 Gibson Heritage Series Standard-80 Les Paul in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. The Heritage instruments were Gibson??s first attempt at faithful recreations of a late ?50s Les Paul, with significant attention to detail and premium components, only produced from 1980-82. While the vast majority of examples featured ??burst?? finishes, this Standard-80 has an extremely rare factory Wine Red nitro lacquer gloss. ... more

Up for sale, a 1957 Fender Princeton in time capsule-clean condition and in perfect working order, featuring a 100% original circuit. Previously owned by Ray LaMontagne, this Princeton comes complete with a COA confirming its provenance
This narrow panel Tweed amp has absolutely stunning and virtually un-ambered original tweed, and this Princeton one of the more impressive golden-age Fender amps to come through our shop in years. With its narrow panel configuration, this Princeton is ... more

Up for sale is a 2022 Gibson Custom 1959 Les Paul Murphy Lab Light Aged in Cherry Tea Burst. This example is in excellent as new relic'd condition and plays / sounds fantastic! No mods or changes and was collector owned. Pro setup in house and comes complete with its original hard case, COA and paperwork. Weight: 8lbs. 9oz
NOTE TO OUR VALUED CUSTOMERS:
We want you to be happy with your purchase and we try to represent the condition of all used and vintage guitars as accurately as ... more

Up for sale, a 1949 Epiphone Broadway in excellent condition and in perfect working order, outfitted with a DeArmond Rhythm Chief 1000 floating pickup assembly. Emblematic of the elevated quality of Epiphone??s New York-era output, the Broadway stood toe to toe with Gibson??s upscale archtops of the era. Featuring carved tonewoods throughout, a full 17 3 / 8?? lower bout width, premium block and vine inlay, and gold-plated hardware, this Broadway is a jazzbox capable of dishing out an exquisite ... more

Up for sale, a 1959 Fender Bassman featuring the 5F6-A circuit, re-tweeded and loaded with a vintage quartet of Jensen P10P alnico magnet speakers. A professionally serviced example with a very original circuit, this Bassman boasts 45 all tube watts driven by a pair of Tung Sol 5881 (6L6GC) power tubes. And while the 5F6-A circuit was originally engineered for bass as the name would suggest, guitar players quickly gravitated to it for its muscle, headroom, and rich overdriven grit. It's a pure, ... more

Up for sale, a circa 1977 Gibson Les Paul Custom in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Traditional ?70s Gibson construction includes a ??sandwich?? mahogany body, three-piece carved maple top, maple neck, and a bound ebony fretboard, weighing 9lbs 15oz
The pair of T Top humbuckers offer a distinct sound at each position on the three-way pickup selector switch, with plenty of note attack, bite and midrange aggression at the bridge, ... more

Up for sale, a 1974 Gibson SG Custom in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. A great example of the ?70s iteration of the Custom platform, this SG features a trio of Tarback humbuckers and a gloss Walnut nitro lacquer finish.
This SG Custom has plenty of natural warmth and midrange growl on tap, and the original trio of "Tarback" humbuckers have a different magnet structure and fewer winds than the T Tops produced in the same era. ... more

Up for sale, a 1973 Gibson Les Paul Custom ??Black Beauty?? in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a vintage hardshell case. A quintessential early ?70s Custom, this Les Paul features a pair of T Top patent # sticker pickups, a ??sandwich?? mahogany body with a carved maple top and a 100% original Ebony gloss nitro lacquer finish
Offering rich sustain at 9lbs 8oz, the tonewood combination delivers a classic Les Paul tonal profile, with the warmth and fullness of ... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Fender Jaguar in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This Jaguar is 100% original save for a single potentiometer, sporting an early ?66 feature set including a bound fingerboard with pearloid dot inlay. Featuring a unique neck carve only briefly seen on the Jaguar model circa 1965-66, this neck is particularly chunky, offering a depth in-line with the most robust ?50s Teles, with flame figuring extending along the ... more

Up for sale, a 1955 Gibson J-160E in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a vintage Gibson chipboard case. This J-160E hails from the model's second year of production and has all of the J-160E's introductory features, with a 19 fret neck and a solid spruce top and mahogany back (by mid-1955 this model had transitioned to a laminate top and back)
Visually an electrified version of the enduringly popular J-45 slope shoulder dreadnought, the J-160E is tonally and ... more

Up for sale, a 1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original two-button footswitch and loaded with a bevy of vintage tubes. Freshly serviced and widely considered to be one of the greatest tube amps of all time, this Deluxe Reverb was produced very early in '65, retaining all of this model's introductory Pre-CBS features including a "Fender Elect. Inst. Co " faceplate, no logo grill, flat metal cap on the speaker harness, and no-logo ... more

Up for sale, a 1970 Fender Competition Mustang in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Finished in Competition Burgundy (Lake Placid Blue with racing stripe), this Mustang has been sparingly played over the past half century. This rare example also features the shorter of the two scale lengths offered on the Mustang, measuring 22 1 / 2"
Smooth and clear-sounding acoustically, this Mustang is authoritative and snappy via the pair ... more

Up for sale, a 1951 Gibson CF-100 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a molded hardshell case. An uncommon Gibson acoustic only available from 1950-59, the CF-100 is essentially an LG-2 with the same X-braced construction and 14 1 / 8" wide lower bout, featuring a Florentine cutaway. This well-loved CF-100 benefits from service due an acoustic of its vintage, including a professional neck reset, refret, and a carved bone saddle
Tonewoods include a spruce top, ... more

Up for sale, a 1976 Greco EX800 Explorer in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. 100% original save for a swapped pickguard, the EX800 is one of the more unique and rare "lawsuit era" instruments produced at the beginning of one of Japan's most storied periods of guitar production. The guitar faithfully replicates Gibson's original Explorer design with superb build quality, boasting a glued-in long tenon neck joint and a pair of Maxon-made ... more

Up for sale, a 1973 Fender Competition Mustang Bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order, 100% original save for a replacement nut. Featuring a Competition Burgundy finish, this particular color is essentially Lake Placid Blue with a Sonic Blue racing stripe, originally having a very faint purple-ish burst on the body edges. This is a notably late example, crafted in the final year of Competition Mustang Bass production, sporting a three-ply white pickguard (supplanting the white ... more

Up for sale, a 1997 Orville ES-335 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This Orville is an official Gibson-licensed guitar and a result of a partnership between Gibson USA and their Japanese distributor Yamano Gakki. Named after Gibson's founder, Orville Gibson, this discontinued Orville model was crafted at the Terada factory
The semi-hollow maple construction ensures this ES-335 has great natural resonance and treble chime, weighing 8lbs 3oz. Outfitted with a... more

Up for sale,  a 1963 Gibson J-50 ADJ in excellent condition,  complete with a hardshell case  An early example of the ADJ model (adjustable saddle),  this J-50 features a ceramic saddle and full 1 11 / 16?? nut width   This Gibson benefits from work due an instrument of its vintage including a bridge plate repair / reglue and refret with medium jumbo fretwire
Tonewoods include a spruce top, ... more

Up for sale in the shop is a 2023 Gibson Custom '59 Les Paul Murphy Lab in Sunrise Tea Burst with Ultra Light Aging. This guitar comes to you with a stunning maple top and a whole lot of vibe. Cosmetically this one is very clean and it plays like a dream showing only minor signs of playwear. This one comes to you with its original hardshell case and all of its paperwork. This will also come to you with a fully professional setup from our in house tech. Weight: 8lbs. 9oz
NOTE TO OUR VALUED ... more

Up for sale, a 1979 Gibson Les Paul 25 / 50 Anniversary in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This rare model was produced from 1978-80 to commemorate 25 years of Les Paul (the guitar) production and 50 years of Les Paul??s (the man??s) career. In actuality, 1977 was actually the 25th year of Les Paul production, but Gibson subscribed to a ??better late than never?? approach and produced limited quantities of this unique Les Paul Custom ... more

Up for sale, a 1979 Gibson ES-335 TDW in collector-grade, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Boasting an uncommon feature set for a late '70s ES model, this 335 has a full 1 11 / 16" nut width, T Top humbuckers (as opposed to Tarbacks), and a traditional control layout eschewing the coil tap seen on most 335s of the era
The semi-hollow maple body features a particularly dark Walnut gloss nitro lacquer finish, with light flame ... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Rickenbacker 335 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This vintage Rickenbacker boasts a gloss Jetglo finish, Toaster Top pickups, and an Ac??cent Vibrato
The guitar delivers plenty of treble articulation and cut, but also a natural warmth and sonic breadth indicative of a guitar that's had decades to open up and resonate maximally. The Toaster Top alnico magnet pickups deliver sparkling cut and chime with sweet ... more

Up for sale, a 1962 Fender Deluxe 1x12 tube amp in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, freshly serviced and loaded with a complete vintage tube set. Manufactured in the brief Brown Panel Pre-CBS era, this amp features the 6G3 circuit, providing a perfect middle ground between the warmth and dynamic range of the Tweed amps that preceded it and the clarity and chime of the Black Panel amps that would be introduced a couple years later. This Deluxe offers everything from rich ... more

Up for sale, a 1972 Gibson ES335 TD in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Retaining the original hardware and electronics, including a set of T Tops with the short-lived Gibson-embossed pickup covers, this ES-335 has been refinished in gloss Ebony nitro lacquer by Gord Miller of GM Vintage Restorations
This Gibson delivers the goods, with the big barking acoustic voice, yielding the immediacy and snap of maple, and the open, airy ... more

Up for sale, a 1976 Gibson ES-175D in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This ES-175 is loaded with its patent number T Top humbucker pair, delivering a detailed and dynamic range of tones. The fully hollow maple body gives the guitar both the immediate attack and clarity of maple, with an airy quality and smoothness befitting the hollowbody construction. Authoritative and clear with a sweet-sounding bridge pickup and notable bell-like ... more

Up for sale, a 1973 Martin D-41 in near-mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. The D-41 can trace its upscale dreadnought lineage back to Martin's Pre-War D-45, with the same tonewood recipe and premium appointments including abalone marquetry on the perimeter of the top and soundhole, hexagonal abalone fretboard inlay, and vertical C F. Martin inlay on the bound headstock veneer. This Martin benefits from a professional neck reset and a new ... more

Up for sale, a 1958 Fender-made White ??Higher Fidelity?? Model 80 tube amp and matching console lap steel in collector-grade condition, complete with the original hardshell case and telescoping legs. Produced by Fender at the Fullerton, California factory, the White steel / amp combo is a decidedly unique (and short-lived) piece of Fender history; looking for ways to sell Fender gear to non-Fender accounts, specifically teaching studios, Leo Fender devised the White brand name in 1956, which he... more

Up for sale, a 1968 Rickenbacker 360 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. An quintessential example of the "new style" 360 body with rounded edges on top and checkerboard binding framing the back, first introduced in the mid-60s, this Rickenbacker features a gloss Fireglo finish and a pair of Toaster Top pickups.
The 360's semi-hollow construction delivers a natural warmth and breadth, balanced by the articulation and treble detail ... more

Up for sale, a 1978 Greco EX800 Explorer in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a molded hardshell case. One of the more unique and rare "lawsuit era" instruments produced at the beginning of one of Japan's most storied periods of guitar production, the EX800 faithfully replicates Gibson's original Explorer design with superb build quality, boasting premium features including a glued-in long tenon neck joint and a pair of Maxon-made U-2000 humbuckers ... more

Up for sale, a 1969 Fender Custom in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with a vintage hardshell case. One of Fender's shortest lived and most storied models of the late '60s, the Custom (first christened the "Maverick " ) was produced in particularly small quantities, with only 600-800 guitars crafted between 1969-71
At the behest of parent company CBS, Fender stringed instruments product manager Virgilio "Babe" Simoni was tasked with finding a use for... more

Up for sale, a 1973 Fender Stratocaster in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. 100% original save for a professional refret and upgraded five-way pickup selector, this exceedingly well-kept Strat features a gloss Natural finish over an ash body, loaded with the original trio of staggered pole alnico magnet gray bobbin single coils
Weighing 8lbs 4oz, the ash body and one-piece maple neck yields plenty of treble detail, complex ... more

Up for sale,  a 1985 Greco Mint Collection model EG59-240 in excellent,  100% original condition and in perfect working order,  complete with the original hardshell case  Crafted at the Fujigen factory,  this non-catalog Greco is an extremely rare,  top-tier model only available via custom order,  designed as a unique spin on a classic ?Burst with premium features including a carved two-piece flame maple top, ... more

Up for sale, a 1965 Hofner 500 / 1 Violin ??Beatle Bass?? in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a vintage hardshell case. Indelibly linked with Paul McCartney and the Beatles, this genuine vintage 500 / 1 captures the round, pillowy thump and definition of the iconic Beatles sound, with a fully hollow body and ??staple?? pickups
There's a distinctive pluck, percussive cut, and hollow thud that this bass delivers even unplugged, with a broad sonic range between ... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Hofner 500 / 1 Violin ??Beatle Bass?? in 100% original, collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Indelibly linked with Paul McCartney and the Beatles, this genuine vintage 500 / 1 captures the round, pillowy thump and definition of the iconic Beatles sound, with a fully hollow body and ??staple?? pickups.
There's a distinctive pluck, percussive cut, and hollow thud that this bass delivers even unplugged, with a ... more

Up for sale is an absolutely killer 1984 Charvel USA San Dimas in Cobalt Blue. This guitar was picked up at the Philly guitar show this past weekend from the original owner who has had it since new. This is a real deal early production 4 digit serial USA San Dimas and absolutely shreds! Dual Duncans, gold Kahler tremolo, somewhat chunky neck profile that measures .83 @ 1st and .87 @ 12th. Neck pocked is marked 4 84 NL in black sharpie. The neck itself is glossy and finish wise looks much more ... more

Up for sale, a 1962 Gretsch Jet Firebird double cut model 6131, outfitted with a vintage Bigsby palm pedal G / B bender. This 6131 has been augmented with a streamlined control configuration and a pair of vintage DeArmond DynaSonic pickups, retaining the original Firebird Red gloss nitro lacquer finish
The tonewood complement comprises an arched maple top, chambered mahogany body, mahogany neck, and bound ebony fingerboard. The DynaSonics place this 6131 sonically more in-line with mid-50s ... more

Up for sale, a 1983 Fender ??Fullerton?? American Vintage ?62 Stratocaster, honestly played and in perfect working order, complete with the original tweed hardshell case. This Stratocaster was crafted during the brief window of American Vintage production at Fender??s original Fullerton, CA factory (sporting a V0-prefix serial) loaded with its original trio of black bobbin single coils and sporting a gloss custom color Candy Apple Red finish. This Strat is 100% original save for a professional ... more

Up for sale, a 1972 Fender Stratocaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a vintage hardshell case. 1972 was the first year that Fender offered a gloss Natural finish as a factory option on the Stratocaster, and this Strat has been professionally serviced and upgraded to play and sound its best, kitted out with a set of Suhr V63+ boutique black bobbin single coils, refretted with flawless slender fretwire and fitted with a bone nut
Naturally resonant at 9lbs ... more

Up for sale, a 1969 Martin D-18 in excellent condition, complete with the original hardshell case. This well-kept vintage Martin has received all the work due an instrument of its age, benefitting from a neck reset, refret, replacement pickguard and bone saddle. This ?69 was among the last wave of production Martin instruments to feature a rosewood fingerboard and bridge (and original rosewood bridge plate), with this prized tonewood phased out of production within a year of this instrument??s ... more

Up for sale, a 1971 Fender Coronado II in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, finished in custom color Sonic Blue nitro lacquer and complete with the original Victoria Luggage hardshell case. Hailing from the very end of the Coronado's production run, this rare custom color example has some of the model's most desirable features, with a Dynamic Vibrato tailpiece and Mustang-style bridge with barrel saddles
This Coronado is featherweight at 6lbs 7oz with a fully ... more

Up for sale, a 1950 Gibson ES-150 in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original Lifton hardshell case, 100% original save for a new set of tuner buttons. It??s hard to overstate just how important the archtop ES-150 is to the history of the electric guitar, widely recognized as the first commercially successful electric Spanish-style (ES) guitar. This exceedingly clean, well-kept later iteration is the second version of ES-150 produced, with features ... more

Up for sale, a 1982 Yamaha SG3000 Custom in exceptional, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original black tolex hardshell case. The top-tier model in Yamaha??s SG family, the SG3000 features ornate abalone top binding / fretboard inlay and premium components including Spinex humbuckers. This particular one-of-a-kind example (likely a prototype of some sort) is loaded with an HSH pickup complement and has a unique control array
An incredibly well-crafted ... more

Up for sale, a 1968 Epiphone Frontier FT-110N in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This rare, upscale Ephiphone was crafted at Gibson??s Kalamazoo, MI factory; as the Texan was analogous to the J-45 in Gibson??s lineup, the Frontier was Epiphone??s spin on the top tier Dove platform, featuring a square-shouldered dreadnought design
Tonewoods include an X-braced Sitka spruce top, solid maple back and sides, mahogany neck, and bound rosewood fingerboard. Tonally,... more

Up for sale, a 1963 Fender Deluxe in perfect working order, outfitted with a complete vintage tube set, boasting Amperex, RCA and Tung Sol valves. One of the very first Black Panel Deluxe amps to roll off Fender's assembly line, the complete suite of source date codes on the components range from early to mid-1963. Benefiting from a thorough checkup by our techs here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar to ensure optimal performance, this amp is stage and studio ready, boasting the model's earliest ... more

Up for sale, a 1967 Fender Twin Reverb in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original Victoria Luggage cover, Fender catalog, and two-button footswitch. A nearly dead stock and minimally serviced example with a full vintage tube set, this Twin's condition is all the more uncommon given its size. While Fender's smaller combos of the era can occasionally be found in pristine shape, it's significantly rarer to find Fender's gig-worthy large combos (which ... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Hofner 500 / 1 Violin ??Beatle Bass?? in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a vintage hardshell case. Indelibly linked with Paul McCartney and the Beatles, this genuine vintage 500 / 1 captures the round, pillowy thump and definition inherent to the iconic Beatles sound, with a fully hollow body and notably early blade pickups, which became standard for the model in ?67
There's a distinctive pluck, percussive cut, and hollow thud that this ... more

Up for sale, a 1980s Fernandes FV-105RR Randy Rhoads Flying V in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. This Japanese-made guitar is a faithful recreation of Randy Rhoads?? iconic V, which was custom-built for him in 1979 by Los Angeles luthier / guitarist Karl Sandoval. This V features a number of very accurate touches including the polka dot finish, pickup complement, jagged headstock, ??bowtie?? fretboard inlay, Fender-style tremolo, and control configuration
The... more

Up for sale, a 1981 Aria Pro II Super Twin ST-1504 double-neck in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This extremely rare Aria model is a double-neck guitar / bass hybrid, only produced on a made-to-order basis, boasting top-of-the-line craftsmanship and componentry. Extremely versatile, the ST-1504 offers optional stereo output and a bevy of tonal sculpting options.
This bass features maple / walnut neck-through ... more

Up for sale, a 1965 Fender Twin Reverb in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original two-button footswitch and a modern Fender-branded slip cover. A very original and professionally serviced example, this Twin's condition is all the more uncommon given its size. While Fender's smaller combos of the era can occasionally be found in pristine shape, it's significantly rarer to find Fender's gig-worthy large combos (which generally saw much rougher usage) as ... more

Up for sale, a 1988 Guild D-60 in near-mint condition, complete with the original hardshell case. The premiere Guild dreadnought model during its short production window (1987-90) at the Westerly, RI factory, the D-60 was also manufactured in limited quantities, with just over 300 made across its production run. Most prominently associated with Johnny Cash, a Sunburst-finished D-60 was used extensively by Cash towards the end of his career. The D-60 is also notable for being one of the last ... more

Up for sale, a 1975 Fender Stratocaster Hardtail in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. A remarkably well-kept vintage Strat and an uncommon iteration with string-through body construction, this guitar delivers a unique resonance and punch with an array of traditional ?70s Strat tones
Lightweight at 7lbs 3oz, tonewoods include an alder body and a one-piece maple neck. The trio of flat-pole gray bobbin single coil pickups excel at ... more

Up for sale, a 1983 Fender American Vintage ?52 Telecaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original tweed hardshell case and catalog. Produced in the highly collectable and brief "Fullerton" era of production, this Tele represents Fender's first ever attempt to recreate the magic of the original '52 Telecaster, when "vintage reissue" was a brand new concept in electric guitars. This initial iteration of the '52 Telecaster was only available from 1982-84, as... more

Up for sale, a 1973 Fender Precision Bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. A rare example with an "A" nut width (1 1 / 2 " ), this Precision Bass boasts the same slender and easily navigable nut width of a Jazz Bass
Tonewoods include an alder body and maple neck, and acoustically the bass has a very balanced, smooth response with enhanced note attack and treble detail via the maple fingerboard. Via the gray bobbin split-coil ... more

Up for sale, a 1972 Martin D-28 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. Freshly serviced, this Martin benefits from the maintenance due an instrument of this vintage, with a professional neck reset, new pickguard, carved bone nut, and a reseated ebony bridge with new saddle / bridge pin placement for ideal intonation
Featuring East Indian rosewood back and sides and a Sitka spruce top, this instrument has a classic Martin dreadnought tonal ... more

Up for sale, a 1982 Greco Super Real model SA59-120 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. Hailing from the most collectable (and brief) era of Greco production and the pinnacle of Fujigen design, the Super Real SA59-120 was one of the highest tiered models in the Super Real line, with a sticker price of 120, 000 yen. This instrument does an exquisite job of capturing the finer points of the original 1959 ES-335, featuring a long pickguard, dot inlay on the bound ... more

Up for sale, a 1975 Fender Stratocaster in excellent cognition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. A great medium weight vintage Stratocaster with a clear acoustic voice, this Fender is 100% original save for a fresh refret with medium fretwire and a couple newer knobs
The trio of flat-pole gray bobbin single coil pickups excel at delivering a sparkling, snappy range of tonalities: the bridge pickup offers bite and upper midrange presence, the middle pickup has a ... more

Up for sale, a 1961 Fender Princeton in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order. This stunningly well-kept Brown Panel Princeton features the 6G2-A circuit and is one of the very first off Fender's production line after the switch from the earlier Tweed amps, with a full suite of source date codes on the components from 1961. It's also one of the only Brown Panel Princetons factory fitted with an alnico magnet Oxford 10" speaker (the shift to ceramic magnet drivers happened ... more

Up for sale, a 1981 Alembic Distillate in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This early Distillate iteration, produced for export to the Japanese domestic market, features Alembic??s traditional five-piece neck-through construction, active electronics, and premium tonewoods
The neck is crafted from maple / purpleheart, flanked by mahogany body wings with a zebrawood tops, capped by a 24-fret-ebony fingerboard. This ... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Epiphone Sorrento E452TD in collector-grade condition, complete with hangtags and the original hardshell case. Finished in Royal Olive, this Sorrento is simply stunning in its presentation, produced alongside Gibson's ES-125TD (which shares the same dimensions / construction) at Gibson's Kalamazoo, MI factory
The Sorrento's fully hollow thinline 16" wide body yields a barking, lively natural acoustic tone, and the pair of Patent # mini humbuckers are an ideal pairing. ... more

Up for sale, a 1979 Gibson ES-335 TDW in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. This vintage ES-335 has been hot-rodded with a ?70s DiMarzio Super Distortion in the bridge position, a brass nut, and a set of Grover Rotomatic tuners. This particular ES-335 is also notable for featuring a full 1 11 / 16?? nut width, an uncommon feature on most other concurrently-produced ES examples
The semi-hollow maple body features a particularly dark Walnut gloss ... more

Up for sale, a 1966 Fender Mustang in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This Mustang is an extremely clean example with a virtually unaged Olympic White gloss nitro lacquer finish and a slab rosewood fretboard. While a slab rosewood board was something typically reserved for Pre-CBS Fender instruments (in contrast with the thinner veneer boards which were the norm at the time), it was also implemented on Fender's 24" scale... more

Up for sale, a 1965 Mosrite Ventures Model in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a flight case. While a flight case for touring purposes is in itself rare for a Mosrite, this one is considerably more interesting, with Japanese stickers from air travel and "Terry" written on the case exterior. In the world of Japanese surf guitar there is only one Terry, Takeshi Terauchi, and while this Mosrite doesn't come with any supporting documentation, there's a high degree of ... more

Up for sale, a 1963 Fender Duo Sonic in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and bridge cover. A rare variant featuring a mahogany body and distinctive transparent Cherry gloss nitro lacquer finish, this Duo Sonic has a natural midrange warmth and growl that sets it apart
The guitar has a bold natural acoustic tone, qualities which translate well via the original pair of black bobbin alnico magnet single coil pickups. ... more

Vintage electric acoustic
Hand built by a luthier approx
6-9 decades ago

- inlaid MOTHER OF PEARL
- solid steel firm holding tuners
- tight original neck set
- amazing binding
- vanilla swirl pickguard like a martin
- FREE SET OF NEW strings
INCLUDED Free. see pics
- Great Tone
- Hand made by a great luthier
- Great nevk angles
- very nice frets
- Vintage guitar case
- input jackal is on rear strap button
- vintage string ... more

Up for sale, a 1992 Gibson J-200 Junior in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original softshell case. Only produced for a handful of years in the ?90s, this rare Bozeman-made Gibson acoustic pairs the premium marquetry and tonewoods of Gibson??s top-of-the-line J-200 with the slightly scaled-down body of a J-185 for a ??best of both worlds?? jumbo.
Tonewoods include a spruce top, curly maple back and sides, maple neck, and rosewood fingerboard. Tonally, this... more

Up for sale, a 1962 Fender Princeton in collector-grade condition and in perfect working order, freshly serviced and complete with the original Victoria Luggage slip cover and one-button molded footswitch. This genuine vintage Brown Panel era Princeton features a very original 6G2-A circuit, loaded with a matched pair of vintage 6V6 power tubes. The Princeton has a tone that is very dynamic and warm, with crystalline clean tones giving way to rich, saturated overdrive when turning up the Volume ... more

Up for sale, a 1960 Martin 5-18 in excellent condition and in perfect working order. The smallest Martin guitar, with a lower bout width of just 11 1 / 4??, Martin??s size 5 was initially conceived as a Germanic-style ??terz?? guitar, which were shorter scale instruments traditionally pitched a minor third (??terz?? is German for ??third??) higher than standard E to E tuning. C F. Martin Sr. was heavily influenced by Germanic luthiers like Johan Stauffer, who was known for his terz guitars, and ... more

Up for sale is a super cool and quite rare 1982 Fender "The Strat" Stratoburst in Red to Gold. I absolutely love the look of this one and surprisingly it is a little lighter in the weight department than this model typically is. Overall very clean showing little signs of play wear or finish wear less a few minor dings on the back of the body. This example is entirely original less the 2nd position tone switch which normally is a rotary and has been changed to a TBX control. Pro setup in house ... more

Up for sale is a super cool 1969 Gibson ES-150 DC in its original walnut finish. This model is similar to the ES-335 from the same era but with a thicker body. Features include an original set of patent sticker humbuckers, Kluson double line / double ring tuners, wide / flat fretless wonder frets, trapeze tailpiece and an orange label inside the body. Overall this example is fairly clean showing little signs of play wear or finish wear. That said, there is some finish wear and shrinking on ... more

Up for sale, a 1981 Fender ??The Strat?? Walnut in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtags. A short-lived, upscale iteration of the Stratocaster platform, this Strat was essentially a premium version of the Dan Smith Stratocaster model, with features including a small Pre-CBS-style headstock, X-1 bridge pickup, a ??Mode Variation?? rotary switch (the progenitor of the S-1 system), and a gloss Walnut finish (over a solid walnut body... more

Up for sale, a 1973 Fender Stratocaster Hardtail in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. Lightweight at 7lbs 6oz, this Stratocaster is an uncommon iteration with string-through body construction and a gloss Mocha finish, produced during the first year this particular finish was available
Tonewoods include an alder body and a maple neck with a rosewood fretboard, delivering a unique resonance and punch with an array of traditional ?70s Strat tones.... more

Up for sale, a 1965 Fender Mustang in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case and 100% original save for an upgraded bone nut. This Mustang boasts numerous early features including a rosewood fretboard, L-prefix neck plate, a wide bevel nitrate tortoise pickguard, and single-line Kluson tuners
Featherweight at 6lbs 12oz, this Mustang has a smooth, defined acoustic sound that translates well through the gray bobbin pickups. There's a bold spank in the bridge position, and smooth... more

Up for sale, a 1963 Gibson Melody Maker D in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original chipboard case. This exceedingly well-kept Melody Maker D is notable for its particularly vibrant Sunburst gloss nitro lacquer finish and early short-frame Maestro Vibrola
Featuring solid Honduran mahogany body construction with a one-piece mahogany neck capped with a rosewood fingerboard, this Melody Maker D is rich and resonant. The pair of ... more

Up for sale, a 1968 Gibson ES-125 DC in near-mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. An uncommon vintage Gibson archtop, the ES-125 DC is the cutaway / two pickup iteration of the ES-125 platform (as the DC - Double Pickup, Cutaway - suffix would suggest). What sets this model apart is its full depth body, measuring 3 3 / 8 " , much rarer than Gibson's thinline archtops of the era, and essentially making this guitar akin to a mid-1950s ES-175 with more ... more

Up for sale is an incredibly cool 1956 Danelectro U1 in its original and quite rare Grained Ivory Leatherette. This example features a single lipstick pickup, black side body tape, black Danelectro branded neck with Brazilian rosewood fingerboard. Super cool and a great addition to a proper vintage Danelectro collection. Pro setup in house and comes complete with its original tweed "coffin" case. Weight: 6lbs. 13oz.... more

Up for sale is a 1979 Gibson ES-175D in its original natural blonde finish. This example is in amazing condition and is bone stock! It does have a "second" stamp on the back of the headstock and although this guitar is stamped factory second, it is in remarkable condition for its age, showing little signs of finish wear and play-wear. Historically Gibson would mark guitars factory second that had some sort of ding or finish flaw when it left the factory. Being this guitar is now 45 years old it ... more

Up for sale, a 1971 Martin D-28 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a molded hardshell case. Freshly serviced, this Martin benefits from the maintenance due an instrument of this vintage, with a professional neck reset, new pickguard, carved bone nut and tall saddle, and a replacement ebony bridge (original included)
Tonewoods include East Indian rosewood back and sides and a Sitka spruce top, delivering a classic Martin dreadnought tonal profile. Offering ... more

Up for sale, a 1981 Gibson Les Paul Standard in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original ??chainsaw?? case and loaded with Tim Shaw PAFs. Tonewoods include a carved three-piece maple top, mahogany body, three-piece maple neck, and bound rosewood fingerboard, weighing 10lbs 13oz
There??s plenty of natural resonance, muscle, and treble sweetness on tap, providing an ideal platform for the pair of Tim Shaw PAF humbuckers. These pickups represent Gibson's ... more

Up for sale, a 1985 Gibson Les Paul Standard in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. The ?80s represented a return to form for the Les Paul Standard model in terms of top-notch construction and tonal intent, and the traditional tonewood complement comprises a carved two-piece maple top, mahogany body, and one-piece mahogany neck capped by a bound rosewood fretboard
At the heart of this Standard is the pair of original Tim Shaw PAF humbuckers, ... more

Up for sale, a 1981 Tokai Love Rock LS120 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Originally introduced in 1977, the Love Rock is Tokai??s enduringly-popular take on the LP platform. This is an upper-tiered model, featuring a bookmatched two-piece tiger maple top highlighted by a gloss nitro lacquer finish, loaded with a pair of DiMarzio PAF humbuckers
Medium weight at 9lbs 4oz with tonewoods in-line with a ?50s Les Paul ... more

Up for sale, a circa 1930 Gibson L-4 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. A true if-you-know-you-know model typically in the shadow of its fancier big siblings the Style O and the L-5, the L-4 boasts a full 16?? lower bout width and solid carved top and back. This particular L-4 dates to the period between 1928-35 when specs included a 14th fret joint, cantilevered fretboard extension, and large soundhole (phased out in favor of F holes in ?35) ... more

Up for sale, a 1983 Tokai Love Rock LS120 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Originally introduced in 1977, the Love Rock is Tokai??s enduringly-popular take on the LP platform. This is an upper-tiered model, featuring a bookmatched two-piece tiger maple top highlighted by a gloss nitro lacquer finish, loaded with a pair of DiMarzio PAF humbuckers
Lightweight for an LP at 8lbs 10oz with tonewoods in-line with a ?50s ... more

Up for sale, a circa 1965 Martin GT-75 in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Crafted as part of the GT series, this unique Martin was one of a handful of attempts Martin made to break into the exploding electric guitar market in the ?60s. Features include a hollow thinline maple body, Bigsby GT-75B vibrato, a pair of DeArmond Dynasonic pickups, and a gloss Burgundy nitro lacquer finish, implying this guitar was produced ... more

Up for sale, a 1980 Fender Stratocaster Hardtail in near-mint condition, finished in Antigua and complete with the original molded hardshell case. With an ash body and maple neck with a deep U-shaped profile carve, this Strat offers great natural midrange punch, tight low end cut and great treble sparkle via the trio of flat pole alnico magnet pickups. These gray bobbin pickups are notably jangly, qualities accentuated by the hardtail bridge, particularly snappy at the bridge and the ... more

Up for sale, a circa 1970 Orange Matamp SL-100 Slave Amplifier in excellent condition and in perfect working order, loaded with a quad of vintage UK-made GEC KT88s. Orange famously began as a London used gear shop (the first of its kind) until, in 1968, founder Cliff Cooper decided to begin producing his own proprietary line of amplifiers, largely due to difficulties in acquiring stock and a deal he had cut with Fleetwood Mac to provide the band with equipment for an upcoming tour. He turned to ... more

Up for sale, a 1982 Fender JV Stratocaster ?57 vintage reissue model ST57-85 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a tweed hardshell case. Produced early in the very first year of Fender Japan instrument production, this "Japanese Vintage" (JV) series guitar is an uncommon higher-tiered model, boasting the same pickups and steel vibrato block used on the Fender USA Fullerton factory reissues from the same year
Extremely accurate to vintage spec and sold only ... more

Up for sale, a 1969 Gibson J-50 in excellent condition, complete with the original hardshell case. Structurally identical to a J-45 and marketed by Gibson as an upgrade from that venerable dreadnought with a Natural-finished X-braced spruce top, this particular J-50 features the traditional Gibson tonewood pairing of solid mahogany back and sides and a solid spruce top
Originally an "ADJ" model with an adjustable saddle, this Gibson has been retrofitted with a proper belly-up carved rosewood... more

Up for sale, a 1967 Fender Super Reverb in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with two-button footswitch. The amp pushes 40 watts of pure Fender Black Panel clean tone via a pair of Tung Sol small bottle 5881 (6L6GC) power tubes. Perfect for gigging situations and an ideal recording amplifier, the amp provides pristine, muscly Fender cleans until the 4-5 range on the volume dial, where a bit of tube and speaker breakup sends the amp into smooth overdrive. The tube-driven ... more

Up for sale, a 1962 Fender Tremolux piggyback head and matching 2x10?? speaker cabinet in excellent condition and in perfect working order. An early example of Fender??s Blonde / Oxblood Tremolux head dating to January of ?62 on the tube chart, this amp is one of the first to feature the 2x10?? speaker configuration (transitioning from the Tone Ring cabs seen in ?61), offering better wattage handling for the amp??s 35 watt circuit. The cabinet is loaded with a pair of Altec Lansing 425-8A Alnico... more

Up for sale, a 1982 Hamer Sunburst in near-mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This custom-ordered iteration of the Sunburst platform is notable for featuring a pair of P-90s, a non-catalog alteration (à la the Special model). This Hamer has been augmented with a modern pair of Lollar P-90s, and the original P-90s are also included. Premium features include a bound curly maple top highlighted by a Transparent Cherry nitro lacquer finish, a ... more

Up for sale is a 1984 Gibson Flying V in Pearl White. This is one of my favorite finishes Gibson offered in the '80s and this one has aged to a killer yellow hue. Please see our photos! This one comes to us in good condition. There are lots of dings and dents and some splotches in the finish where the color did not darken evenly either age. There is finish checking present across most of the finish. The guitar does have a bit of nicotine scent as well. The original Tim Shaw neck pickup is ... more

Up for sale is a 1956 Silvertone Danelectro U2 Peanut in its original and hard to find Coral finish. This variation is branded Silvertone and features the peanut body size, coke-bottle headstock, dual original lipstick pickups, stacked volume and tone knobs. This example is in very good condition showing a decent amount of play wear and finish wear. The neck is straight and this one plays very well! Original nut has been replaced, otherwise this one is stock. Pro setup in house and comes ... more

Up for sale, a 1982 Fender Stratocaster ?62 vintage reissue model ST62-85 in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order. Produced in the first few months of Fender Japan production, this "Japanese Vintage" (JV) series guitar is an uncommon higher-tiered model, boasting the same gray bobbin pickups and steel vibrato block used on the Fender USA Fullerton factory reissues from the same year. This JV series Strat is also notable for having a very faithful and fast-feeling ... more

Up for sale, a 1968 Fender Mustang in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. 100% original save for a modern carved bone nut, this Mustang is one of the very last slab-bodied examples before the introduction of the ??Competition?? series, featuring a greened-out Daphne Blue nitro lacquer finish, black bobbin pickups, and a flame maple neck
Smooth and clear-sounding acoustically, this Mustang offers jangle and sparkle in the bridge ... more

Up for sale, a 1954 Fender Super, retaining the original tweed and boasting a fully restored circuit outfitted with a complete vintage tube set. A "Wide Panel" Tweed amp, this particular iteration of the Super is one of the earliest examples of the 5D4 circuit, only available from 1954-55. The Tweed Super is the baby brother of the Bassman in many respects, offering the same harmonically rich, dynamic tones in a more studio friendly and portable enclosure. The low end is wooly and thick, the ... more

Up for sale, a 1972 Gibson SG Pro in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original case. This uncommon SG iteration was only produced in 1971 and ?72, introduced as part of Gibson??s early ?70s SG lineup overhaul and temporarily replacing the SG Special. Essentially a P-90 equipped version of the SG Deluxe, this SG Pro is the more desirable iteration produced near the end of the short production run, with traditional (rear-mounted) pots, eschewing the earlier large... more

Up for sale, a 1979 Gibson ES-335 Pro in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Only produced from 1979-81, the Pro was a Norlin-era updated take on the 335, described by Gibson as the ??guitar that 335 lovers have been desiring for years ??
Tonewoods include a maple body (maple centerblock) and maple neck with a bound rosewood fingerboard, ensuring terrific natural treble detail and articulation. The pickups are a later pair of Gibson??s ... more

Up for sale, a 1978 Hofner 500 / 1 Violin ??Beatle Bass?? in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Unique among the standard production 500 / 1s in the late ?70s, this Hofner model faithfully replicates circa 1964 spec, with non-standard (and vintage-accurate) features including staple pickups, teacup knobs, a raised headstock logo, and white switches.
The bass indelibly linked with Paul McCartney and the Beatles, this ... more

Up for sale, a 1982 Rickenbacker 4003 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Boasting neck-through maple body construction, this Rickenbacker offers exceptional sustain, yielding a distinctive midrange-forward growl and broad thump via the Hi-Gain pickup pair. Weighing 9lbs 2oz, this 4003 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 45-100 roundwound strings, easy-playing action and accurate intonation
Neck ... more

Up for sale, a 1985 Yamaha Broad Bass five-string model BB5000 in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and owner??s manual. Crafted in Japan, the Broad Bass BB5000 model features five-ply maple / mahogany neck-through construction with alder body wings and a slab ebony fretboard, loaded with a versatile PJ pickup complement
The tonewoods yield a particularly resonant and deep response, with the glassy, immediate ... more

Up for sale, a 1977 Fender Telecaster in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. This quintessential ?70s Telecaster features the classic pairing of an ash body and a one-piece maple neck, loaded with a pair of gray bobbin single coil pickups.
Weighing 8lbs 10oz, this Telecaster has a lively and dynamically responsive natural acoustic tone, balancing well on a strap with plenty of midrange heft and treble articulation. The gray bobbin single coil ... more

Up for sale is a killer 1965 Epiphone Coronet in its original and vibrant cherry finish. This example is in great shape and plays wonderfully. This one features a bat-wing headstock, 1 9 / 16th nut width, nickel hardware, Kluson double line tuners and a screaming single dog-ear P90. There is a very small and stable stress crack on the treble side of the neck pocket which is reflected in our asking price. The bridge has been changed to Mojo Axe and the guitar has a recent pro refret and bone nut.... more

Up for sale, a 1987 Yamaha SG3000 Custom in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original flight case. The top-tier model in Yamaha??s SG family, the SG3000 features ornate abalone fretboard inlay and top binding framing the gloss Metallic Black finish, loaded with a pair of Spinex humbuckers
An incredibly well-crafted, soulful, and powerful-sounding instrument boasting neck-through construction, the SG3000 lives up its reputation of being a "Les... more

Up for sale, a 1972 Gibson Les Paul Triumph bass in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. A first-year example of the bass sibling of the Les Paul Recording, the Triumph is easily one of Gibson??s most versatile, feature-rich basses ever produced, boasting a pair of Gibson??s Low Impedance humbuckers with a wide array of controls.
Tonewoods include a ??sandwich?? mahogany body, three-piece mahogany neck, and bound rosewood... more

Up for sale, a 1983 Fender American Vintage ?62 Jazz Bass in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtags. One of the famed "Fullerton" reissues produced from 1982-84, this bass was one of the very first vintage reissues offered by Fender, made on the same machines at the Fullerton, CA factory that carved the Pre-CBS originals. When the Fender company changed ownership and production switched to the new Corona factory for the 1985 model... more

Up for sale, a 1976 Fender Mustang Bass in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This ash-bodied Mustang Bass is strung with roundwound 45-100 strings that accentuate the clear note attack and midrange punch of ash as a tonewood. Channeled through the original split coil pickup, this Mustang Bass' sound is warm and thick, with classic low end thump with the Tone knob rolled back and clarity in the treble frequencies. Weighing ... more

Up for sale, a 1963 Gibson EB-0 in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Introduced in 1959 in response to declining sales of the EB-1, the EB-0 originally came with a Les Paul Junior style body, quickly superseded by the SG style body in 1961, boasting a shorter 30 1 / 2?? scale length
Featuring solid Honduran mahogany construction and a rosewood fretboard, this EB-0 weighs 7lbs 13oz. The famous ??Mudbucker?? pickup ... more

Up for sale, a 1973 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe in perfect working order, complete with a vintage molded hardshell ??chainsaw?? case. This eye-catching Les Paul Deluxe features a gloss Purple Metallic refinish on top with a thin satin finish on the mahogany body and neck profile
A quintessential early ?70s example of the Deluxe platform, this Les Paul features ??sandwich?? mahogany body construction and weighs 9lbs 12oz. The guitar is loaded with a pair of modern Gibson ??Original Mini ... more

Up for sale, a 1982 Rickenbacker 4001 in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. This 4001 boasts a Burgundyglo gloss finish, a rare custom color which hasn??t been offered by Rickenbacker in decades. Featuring neck through maple body construction, this Rickenbacker offers distinctive midrange-forward growl and broad thump via the Hi-Gain pickup pair. Weighing 9lbs 12oz, this 4001 has been professionally setup here at Mike & Mike's Guitar Bar with 45-100 roundwound strings, ... more

Up for sale, a 1979 Kawai F-1 double-neck in exceptional, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtags. Taking it??s design cues from Alembic, this finely-crafted Kawai double-neck features dual neck-through construction with five-piece maple / mahogany necks, body wings comprised of a mahogany core sandwiched between maple on top and back, 24-fret rosewood fretboards, and a vast array of electronics for exceptional tonal sculpting ... more

Up for sale, a 1950 Oahu Iolana double neck steel and 403K bandstamp amplifier in collector-grade condition, complete with the original hardshell case, pedal, slip cover. Produced by Valco in Chicago, this exceptionally well-kept double neck lap steel and corresponding amplifier were the premiere Hawaiian-style pairing offered by Oahu at the time of production; the guitar was described in the catalog as the ??Queen of the Double Fretboards, ?? and the amplifier is accented by an illuminated ... more

Up for sale, a 1982 Guild D-50 ??Bluegrass Special?? in excellent condition and in perfect working order, outfitted with a Sunrise S-2 pickup and complete with the original hardshell case and owner??s manual. This premier Guild flattop was introduced in 1963, and the D-50 model has a broad appeal for open tunings, fingerpicking, DADGAD, and a variety of other applications
Made in the USA at Guild's Westerly, Rhode Island factory, tonewoods include a Sitka spruce top, bookmatched Indian ... more

Up for sale, a 1981 Kawai F-1 double-neck in near-mint, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case and hangtags. Taking it??s design cues from Alembic, this finely-crafted Kawai double-neck features dual neck-through construction with five-piece maple / mahogany necks, body wings comprised of a mahogany core sandwiched between maple on top and back, 24-fret rosewood fretboards, and a vast array of electronics for exceptional tonal sculpting ... more

I moved 10 years ago and this amp has been in a box for the entire time. Before I moved it was my regular gigging amp and worked perfectly. I do not want to risk blowing it up so I??m selling this as is. I??m not a technical expert but I??ve read that leaving an amp unused for any length of time can dry out the capacitors, so power needs to be restored slowly using a Variac. Hence my reluctance to turn it on.

This is a 1954-56 Fender Deluxe Tweed amp #2397
As far as specs go, the... more

Up for sale, a 1970s Hofner 500 / 1 left-handed Violin ??Beatle Bass?? in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This Hofner model replicates circa 1964 spec, with non-standard (and vintage-accurate) features including staple pickups, teacup knobs, and white switches
The bass indelibly linked with Paul McCartney and the Beatles, this genuine vintage 500 / 1 captures the round, pillowy thump and definition of the Beatles sound, strung with... more

Up for sale, a 1982 Fender Stratocaster in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original molded hardshell case. With an ash body and maple neck with a U-shaped profile carve, this Strat offers great natural midrange punch, tight low end cut and great treble sparkle via the trio of flat pole alnico magnet pickups. The pickups are notably jangly and sparkling, particularly at the bridge and the ??in-between?? settings on the five-way switch, which ... more

Up for sale, a 1979 Fender 25th Anniversary Stratocaster in near-mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original molded hardshell case. Produced in limited quantities to commemorate the 25th year of Stratocaster production, this was Fender??s first-ever anniversary model instrument, boasting a gloss Porsche Silver finish and a trio of gray bobbin pickups
Featuring an ash body and one-piece maple neck, this guitar also saw a return to the four-bolt neck plate and ... more

Up for sale, a 1974 Hofner 500 / 1 Violin ??Beatle Bass?? in excellent, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Indelibly linked with Paul McCartney and the Beatles, this genuine vintage 500 / 1 captures the round, pillowy thump and definition inherent to the iconic Beatles sound, with a fully hollow body and blade pickups
There??s a distinctive pluck, percussive cut, and hollow thud that this bass delivers even while unplugged, with a... more

Up for sale, a 1970s Hofner 500 / 1 Violin ??Beatle Bass?? in near-mint condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Indelibly linked with Paul McCartney and the Beatles, this genuine vintage 500 / 1 captures the round, pillowy thump and definition inherent to the iconic Beatles sound, with a fully hollow body and blade pickups
There??s a distinctive pluck, percussive cut, and hollow thud that this bass delivers even while unplugged, with a broad sonic ... more

Up for sale, a 1980 Fender Stratocaster Hardtail, upgraded with a full suite of Schecter Dream Machine electronics, including a trio of F500T pickups. The Schecter F500T pickups are associated with David Gilmour and Mark Knopfler, heard extensively on Dire Straits?? Making Movies album
The tonewood complement comprises an ash body, maple neck, and rosewood fretboard, and this Strat weighs 9lbs 1oz. The complete Schecter Van Nuys Era pickguard assembly includes a trio of on / off / coil split... more

Up for sale, a 1974 Hofner 500 / 1 Violin ??Beatle Bass?? in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Indelibly linked with Paul McCartney and the Beatles, this genuine vintage 500 / 1 captures the round, pillowy thump and definition inherent to the iconic Beatles sound, with a fully hollow body and blade pickups
There??s a distinctive pluck, percussive cut, and hollow thud that this bass delivers even while unplugged, with a broad sonic ... more

Up for sale, a 1989 Takamine No. 8 in showroom clean, 100% original condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. Takamine??s elevated status in the classical guitar world is directly tied to master luthier Masaru ??Ken?? Kohno, widely considered the preeminent figure in the world of Japanese classical guitar luthiery, who oversaw Takamine??s guitar production from 1968 until the late ?70s. Although this particular handmade instrument was crafted after the ... more

Up for sale, a 1951 Gibson L-50 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a hardshell case. A model that enjoyed a particularly long production run (1932-71), the L-50 holds the distinction of being the most popular Gibson acoustic archtop ever produced
 
A premium archtop with a 16" lower bout and the same general dimensions as the upscale L-4, the L-50 boasts a hand-carved spruce top, maple back and rims, and a one-piece Honduran mahogany neck capped with a ... more

Up for sale, a 1993 Gibson Limited Edition Les Paul Standard in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This rare Les Paul is one of just 200 produced, featuring all-mahogany construction and a pair of P-90 pickups
With a 1956-spec Les Paul pickup and hardware layout, the all-mahogany construction (mahogany body, two-piece mahogany top) results in an acoustic platform with tons of midrange warmth and growl. Wound to vintage spec, the P-90 pickups deliver plenty of ... more

Up for sale, a circa 1978 Mosrite Ventures Model in excellent condition, complete with a hardshell case. This Mosrite was produced in an era of particularly small production totals, when Semie Moseley had briefly taken up residence in Yuba City, CA
The most popular and enduring instrument produced by the Mosrite company, the Ventures model was a joint venture between Mosrite founder Semie Moseley and the band The Ventures. While there have been a fair share of reissues and copies over the ... more

1965 Fender Dou Sonic II. I've owned this guitar since 1983. I used it to take lessons that year then put it away until now. After closer inspection Im guessing it was professionally refinished some odd years before I aquired it? I was told when I got it that it had new pickups. It also appears to have a 60s grover strip tuner? It still plays fine just like it did fourty three years ago when I got it
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Up for sale, a 1982 Epiphone Casino in near-mint condition and in perfect working order. Produced in Japan at the Matsumoku factory and featuring a full 1 11 / 16" wide nut (a feature not offered across all Matsumoku Casino production), this is one of the first Epiphone Casinos ever offered with a Natural gloss finish from the factory, replicating the iconic appearance of John Lennon's "Revolution" Casino
Via the hollowbody construction, this Casino has a smooth and lively acoustic tone, ... more