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2000 Gretsch 6128 EE LEFTY
Serial #002128-2046. The no longer produced Elliot Easton 6128ee is a striking beauty, with its Cadillac Green finish, 24K gold plated parts, and Bigsby vibrato. Easton requested a few specific design elements be included into his signature Duo-Jet and Gretsch obliged; so the 6128ee features a 25” scale neck with 16 frets clear of the body, Sperzel locking tuners on a 1950’s shaped headstock, modified electronics and switch position, Tune-o-matic style bridge, carbon fiber nut, and of course that Bigsby tailpiece. Vintage voiced Alnico Filter’tron pickups do their magic quite appropriately and make this guitar a blast to play. 1-11/16” wide low-oval neck is fast and comfortable, and the guitar’s light weight and body resonance definitely add to the playing experience. In quite excellent condition, this guitar shows no finish wear and has virtually no fret wear. Set-up in shop, it plays as nicely as it looks.
With original hard case, hang tags, and certificate.
$1999 (US $1899)
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1960 National 1185 Club Combo
Serial # T35216. With its fat and bright single-coil pickups and full hollow 16” cut-away body this guitar is a great pick for blues and swing. It’s been around the block a few times, we’re not making excuses for that; but it does what it does well. Original pickups sound great, and the balance of the wire harness has been replaced with new dependable components (original goodies provided). That pickguard is an add-on and the tuners have been changed; nut, frets, bridge, and tailpiece are original. Some blemished and touched-up finish on the top’s upper bass bout. Light wear to the original frets, set up in-shop. Neck finish has some touch-up spots on it; there are also a pair of repaired cracks along the base of the neck typical of this style of neck-joint. 24.75” scale, round profile neck with a nut width of 1-19/32”. Despite the list of repairs, this is a neat guitar with cool vibe and great tone.
With newer hard shell case
$999 (US $949)
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2002 Fender USA Tele
Serial # Z2046881. Sunburst USA Std Telecaster in near-mint condition. Alder body, maple neck, standard hardware and electronics. Nicely set-up in shop.
With original hard shell case
On Consignment
$999 (US $949)
$1029 (US $975) with credit card
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2007 Music Man Albert Lee MM90
Serial # G37313. First designed in the late 1980’s by Ernie Ball, the Albert Lee model features a distinctively back-to- the-modern body outline, a killer neck, Music Man “Silent Circuit” hum cancelling electronics and three P-90 pickups. With dreamy playability, gun-stock oiled neck, compensated nut, locking tuners, and a very well designed tremolo system this guitar is a player’s dream. It’s in excellent nearly-new condition and has a perfect set up. Check out that bird’s eye figured neck, too!
With original hardshell case
On Consignment
$1299 (US $1249)
$1339 (US $ 1289) with credit card
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1958 Fender Esquire
Serial # 026780. Body date 6-58, neck date 5-58, pots 19th week of ’58. Bought new in Newfoundland, Canada by the father-in-law of the fellow who brought the guitar to Folkway, this Esquire spent its life in the company of the ’58 Deluxe we recently posted. The guitar had been sloppily refinished in its distant past, and now boasts an exquisite and spot-on Yanuziello body refinish and Folkway relic. The neck appears to have been over-finished a lifetime ago, but looks so good that we opted to leave it alone. Apart from the pickup, bridge saddles, low E tuning machine, and string tree (all early 1970’s issue) the instrument was factory stock upon its arrival here. The electronics, however, were partially non-functional thanks to a damaged capacitor. We’ve replaced the entire wire harness (new CTS pots, Sprague caps, CRL switch, Switchcraft jack, cloth wire) rather than mess with the original components, and installed a new Fender Custom Shop Texas Special just for good measure. All original parts will be furnished with the guitar. Frets are heavily worn and there are two small screw holes just barely visible under the low E tuner. The guitar is well set up, but would benefit from a refret in order to optimize playability. The original nut has never been out and the fretboard looks so good the way it is though… Your call. The neck has a late ’59 skinnier profile, bridge is string-through. A feathery light guitar at 6.5 pounds.
With original hardshell case
On Consignment
$7495 (US $7250)
$7719 (US $7495) with credit card
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1968 Fender Telecaster Bass
Serial # 249989. Neck dated May 1968. Introduced in 1968, the Telecaster Bass was essentially a reissue of the company’s first Precision models built in the early 1950’s. Apart from the Tele Bass’ white pickguard and tuner buttons the two models are nearly identical. This particular example even has a one-piece maple neck. It’s a great looking instrument, bettered only by its 50’s twangy tone. String-through Ash body, single coil pickup, deeply yellowed and beautifully worn finish. Changed pots and capacitor, new pickup cover (aged), and 70’s 4-saddle P-bass bridge. The balance is completely original, and the frets and setup are great. One original pot (dated 17th week of ’66) is still with the bass.
With original hard shell case
On Consignment
$3349 (US $3249)
$3450 (US $3350) with credit card
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2007 St Blues Mississippi Bluesmaster
The St. Blues brand was resurrected in 2006 after a nearly 20 year absence. The Bluesmaster was originally the company's mainstay, and the re-issue is really not terribly different. Made in Korea but assembled and set-up in Memphis, the St. Blues packs a lot of punch in a small price guitar. It is a cleanly built instrument made with quality materials and hardware. Frets and playability are excellent, and the tone of P-90's in a slab mahogany body is unmistakable. 24-3/4" scale bolt-on neck, St. Blues designed vintage-spec P-90 pickups, Strat-style hard tail bridge, and gloss finish.
With original St. Blues branded gigbag
$525 (US $489)
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2001 Bonisteel B-335
Toronto builder Bruce Bonisteel built this semi-hollow 335 style instrument in 2001 for his own personal use. It features a carve curly maple top, flat mahogany back and sides, ebony board and gotoh tuners. Duncan SH-55 Seth Lover humbuckers sound warm and creamy. Slinky neck with a soft V carve and 1-5/8” nut. Perfect frets and set-up. Minor finish chip-out at the neck joint, but the area seems quite solid.
With gigbag
On Consignment
$1499 (US $1439)
$1549 (US $1489) with credit card
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2001 Epiphone LP Std Plus LEFTY
The Korean built Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus is an affordable, fine sounding, well made, and good looking instrument. Flamed maple top, mahogany body and set-neck. Nickel tulip Kluson-style tuners, chrome hardware, cream plastic. 1960 neck carve, Korean-made pickups styled after Gibson’s venerable 490T and 498R. In nearly new condition and perfectly set-up in-shop, this one is a great buy.
With faux-alligator deluxe hard shell case.
$629 (US $599)
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NEW Daddy Mojo Cigar Box Guitars
The coolest thing to happen to guitars since… well… Cigar boxes! Each Daddy Mojo guitar is a one-of-a-kind creation; and 4, 5, and 6 string models are available. Made in Canada of real cigar boxes imported from the Domincan Republic, these instruments have a wonderfully aromatic cedar smell to them as well! Mini AlNiCo 5 humbuckers in electric models, piezo pickup on the standard models.
Have a peek at Daddy Mojo’s website to learn more… www.daddy-mojo.com
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2007 Gibson ES-335
Serial # 01027705. Think of a brand-new ES-335. Now think of a brand-new ES-335 that someone else owned for two years, that was never played, and then was brought to Folkway to be set-up and sold. There you go. Not much else to tell you here… It’s mint, plain and simple, and plays perfectly. Dot neck, cherry lacquer finish, nickel hardware, and original hard shell case and tags.
On Consignment
$2499 (US $2429)
$2579 (US $2499) with credit card
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2002 Fender Custom Shop Esquire
Serial # CN94624. This is a one-off Fender Custom Shop 1963 Esquire in Surf Green. Original pearloid pickguard and bridge pickup have been replaced with a single-ply white 5-hole Tele ‘guard and a pair of Lollar Vintage T pickups for a little more growl and sustain than a typical vintage tele set (original parts included). Alder body, nitrocellulose finish, slim 1960’s neck profile with quartersawn Brazilian rosewood fingerboard and vintage style frets and 7-1/4” radius; original intonation-corrected brass saddles, cloth wire throughout. Apart from a few minor dings on the body edges this guitar is in near-new shape. No relic treatment apart from a slightly aged hue to the Surf Green finish. Well set up. 7.6 pounds.
With original Fender tweed case
On Consignment
$2419 (US $2349)
$2489 (US $2419) with credit card
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1966 Fender Coronado II
Serial # 503181. The Coronado was one of the first new models introduced by CBS after their acquisition of Fender. Designed in answer to Gibson's successful ES-335 the Coronado models featured a full-hollow double cut thinline body with trapeze tailpiece and intonatable bridge. The model was quite expensive and didn't sell particularly well, and was dropped from the lineup by 1972. Today, the Coronado models offer some of the best value for your vintage guitar dollars. The DeArmond pickups Fender used for these models have a big voice, the necks feel great, and the guitars look cool - all for a fraction of the cost of most any other 1960's Fender 6 string. This example is pretty straight-up; apart from worn-away neck finish, missing pickguard and switch tip the instrument is original. Frets are starting to show their age, but the guitar still plays fine with normal action. There is an average amount of finish wear and age on the guitar, but no areas of significant damage. Set-up in shop and good to go.
With non-original hard shell case
$1029 (US $999)
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1937 (circa) Vega Electric Archtop
Serial #56197. With the introduction of Rickenbacker's first pick-up equipped guitars in 1932 the guitarist's world was forever changed - the electric guitar had arrived. 1935 saw the premiering of Gibson's ES-150, Epiphone's Electar models, National's Electric Spanish, and the first versions of this instrument - the Vega Electrovox. We're guessing this instrument dates from about 1937, but as we've not found any reliable serial number lists for Vega's guitars we can't offer a specific date of manufacture. Figured maple laminate body, very curvy and 16" wide, single-ply white binding, mahogany neck, bound rosewood fingerboard, ebonized bridge. Single coil pickup with "Dual-Tone" multi-capacitor tone circuit with bass, normal, and treble settings; volume control, white plastic radio knobs and plates. Original Black Bakelite pickguard, original tuning machines. Professionally replaced jumbo frets and a very nice in-shop set up. This is a great Jazz, Blues, or Rockabilly machine - and it's stage ready, too. Very comfortable C neck profile is similar to a 50's Gibson, but with a slightly narrower nut width of 1-5/8" and a 24.75" scale length. Vintage-chic and super cool.
With original hard shell case
$1649 (US $1599)
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1961-2 Gibson SG Special
Serial # 50302. We're calling this one a '61-'62 Special because the serial number dates to 1962, but all the components and design elements are 1961 specific; and it makes a big difference. The pot codes date to the 40th week of '61. The wrap around bridge is nickel-plated lightweight aluminum - without compensation ridges, and the neck joint transition is smoothly feathered - these are all features that differentiate the '61 models from those a year younger. Why this guitar has a 1962 serial number is a
mystery, as it is clearly a 1961 model. The instrument is a one-owner guitar, and in completely original condition. All solder joints are intact, as are the original tuning machines, truss-rod cover, nut, frets, pickguard, P-90 pickups, knobs, and finish. There is a spot of wear by the output jack
and a small chip in the headstock that was glued back on in 1962. The neck is in great shape - no cracks at the body or headstock, good angle, and original frets with not too much wear. The set up is excellent, and the guitar plays fast and smooth. The '61 neck carve was wide and thin (1-11/16" at the nut), and built for fast lead work. The P-90's are strong,
and measure 8.1 kOhms (neck), and 7.8 kOhms (bridge). The cherry finish has strong color, and is in great condition throughout; a few dings as scratches here and there, but nothing excessive, save for the aforementioned wear by the jack. It's a dream to play, and sounds incredible. Weighing in at a
svelte 5.9 pounds total, you'd be hard pressed to find a lighter and more resonant SG.
With non-original case (he threw out the chipboard case years ago!)
On consignment
$6499 (US $6295)
$6699 (US $6499) with credit card
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1959 Supro Ranchero
Serial # T12198. The late 50's would see some of the most garish industrial design of the decade. The car tail-fin and pompadour alike would both reach unforeseen heights. The Supro Ranchero was a guitar clearly designed in that milieu. Though this 16 inch laminate arch top has a western name, its tone is all Chicago. The single coil Valco pickup is warm and best suited for rhythm and blues; but, turn up the slap-back echo and you have an excellent Rockabilly rhythm guitar. The 1-5/8" nut width and short scale neck aren't going to slow anyone down. The fingerboard tongue has a slight rise to it, so there is a little fret buzz in the upper register. This Ranchero is all original and virtually unblemished.
With original chipboard case
$749 (US $719)
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1966 Gibson ES-330TD
Serial # 804387. This is a near-mint, all original '66 330. The 330 model has the same looks and styling as an ES-335, but is completely hollow and has P-90 pickups rather than humbuckers. This example is a one-owner under-the-bed guitar that has just surfaced here in Folkway-ville. Brilliant unfaded finish, almost no playwear, strong P-90's, and perfect frets. 1-9/16" nut, comfortable neck (it's small, but nice and round, fitting perfectly in your palm"), and nicely set-up in shop. When guitars are this clean, there's really not much to tell you about! The pictures should tell the story well.
With original hard shell case
On Consignment
$3550 (US $3450)
$3656 (US $3550) with credit card
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1966 Fender Coronado I Custom Color
Serial # 178917. Fender introduced the Coronado in '66 to gain some market
share in the thin-line hollowbody market that Gibson and Gretsch had had
cornered. But their efforts failed and the Coronado line was discontinued
in 1970. These instruments featured a fully hollow body, bolt-on neck, and
De Armond pickups; and were the first guitars for which Fender out-sourced
pickups. The model offered here is a first-year Coronado I, in a Metallic
Orange (or very faded Candy Apple Red) Custom Color finish. It's in
excellent and all-original condition and plays wonderfully thanks to an
in-shop set up. It sounds as cool as it looks, too!
With hard shell case
$1649 (US $1599)
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1977 Fender Deluxe Telecaster Lefty
Serial # S704505. Fender introduced the Telecaster Deluxe in the early 1970’s; the instrument was Fender’s first humbucker equipped guitar. It featured Fender's new "Wide Range" humbuckers, which were designed by Seth Lover – the inventor of Gibson’s first hubucking pickups. The pickups measure 10.4k ohms (neck) and 10.8k ohms (bridge), and offer a fat sound that retains some of the bright jangle typical of Fender single coils. They really sound nothing like Gibson PAF’s. The guitar's Telecaster shaped body incorporated the back contour of a Strat and the new micro tilt neck system, a wiring layout similar to a Les Paul, and a hard-tail Strat bridge. It was unlike anything Fender had offered before. This ' 77 lefty is an extra fine example; it’s in gorgeous condition and is 100% original. There's a bit of light play wear on the frets, and apart from cracked volume knobs and a few very small dings this guitar is in excellent shape. Complete with original hang tags and original hardshell case, it's a great package. 1-5/8ths at the nut, fast C shaped neck profile, with a nice shop setup.
SOLD
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1965 Fender Jazzmaster
Serial # 110163. Neck dated September 4th 1965; pot codes all mid 1965. Introduced in 1958 and marketed as a Jazz guitar, the Jazzmaster never caught fire with the audience it was designed to appeal to, but instead became to tool of choice of Surf guitarists the world over. This transitional model was built in late 1965, and features the distinct combination of pearloid dot inlays and fingerboard binding; F neck plate, and Kluson Deluxe tuners. Apart from a pro refret and bone nut this one is unmodified and factory original. Olympic White finish has aged just right and is beautifully worn. Electronics are perfect; pickups measure 6.9k and sound warm, clean, and clear. The trem is magical, as is the tone you’ll get on low single note runs. Set-up in shop, this guitar plays perfectly as well. 8.0 Lbs.
With original hardshell case
SOLD
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