Gulfcoast Guitars
ARCHTOP
GALLERY
Following you will
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sale at this time; no prices are shown. They are simply some very cool guitars that
we have bought and sold over the years.
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James D'Aquisto
D'Aquisto Archtop... 1979, A one owner guitar on the D'Aquisto master list. This is a 16" Maple body archtop in an iced tea Sunburst finish. It's a great playing and sounding guitar with a single neck pickup with a volume and tone control. Fully bound with pearl block inlays in the Ebony fingerboard. Grover Imperial tuners, pearl inlaid scroll headstock, Ebony tailpiece, carved bridge and bound pickguard. This is the guitar design that Fender made under license from James D'Aquisto, but this is the real deal. Magnificent player, great sounding guitar in excellent ++ condition. Original Gigbag.
D'Angelico
D'Angelico Exel ... From 1933-34, a very
early Excel Model with “Exel” engraved on the headstock. This has a 16 ½ “ wide flamed maple body that
is 3” deep. It is a non-cutaway archtop in a light “Ice-Tea Sunburst”
finish. The body is multi-bound, and
the neck has the cutout headstock design with finial, inlaid with Exel Shield,
with original open tuners. Trapeze tailpiece, pearl block inlays in the bound 5
piece Maple neck. Stabilized top crack. Bound and engraved stairstep pickguard,
carved ebony bridge.
One of John D'Angelico's masterpieces, the famed New Yorker model. This example from the late 1930's is finished in a reddish sunburst.
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A pair of early D'Angelico archtops, photos courtesy of the late Andy Nelson, master guitarist and session player from the big band era. The blond Style A bears serial number 1001. Andy always tried to play his best and pass on his knowledge and skills to anyone who would listen. We surely miss him.
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D'Angelico Style A ... From the late 1930's, a 17" Non-Cutaway Archtop in a Natural Blond Finish. Older style headstock inlaid with Style A banner, currently fitted with replaced Grover Imperial stairstep tuners. Grover DeLuxe Tailpiece, Pearl Block Inlays in the bound 5 Piece Maple Neck. Stabilized Top Crack, Refinished Spruce Top. DeArmond Neck Mount Pickup with controls suspended beneath the pickguard. OHSC
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Bozo
Bozo Podunavac - 40th Anniversary ...A Highly flamed cutaway Maple body acoustic made with a 25 year old German Spruce top. Enlarged, deeply carved Bell shaped body with S shaped soundholes bound in Abalone. Elaborately inlaid over all edges of the body with Abalone inside Herringbone trim and wood bindings. Maple neck with a Mahogany core, Ebony fingerboard with herringbone trim, deluxe inlays. Gold plated metal parts. Grover Imperial stairstep tuning gears and an engraved tailpiece inlaid with Ebony and Abalone designs. This is #2 of 3 made in 1996. Truly a playable work of art. Original Hard Shell Case.
Epiphone Guitars
EPIPHONE Triumph …1940.
A 17 3/8” sunburst finish acoustic archtop. It has a birdseye maple body with a multi
bound spruce top, It has the Frequensator tailpiece, an elevated bound tortoise
style pickguard, and a carved rosewood bridge.
Script headstock logo, notched diamond shaped inlays in the bound
rosewood fingerboard on the 5 piece neck.
Open Grover gears. Nice neck
angle. Guitar sounds great and sets up
for any style of play.
EPIPHONE Triumph - 1946 model. This is an amber blond finish, deep maple body archtop with a carved 17 3/8" spruce top. The back is a beautiful birdseye figured maple, and the sides are quite curly. It has 3 ply binding on the top with the back and neck single bound. The neck is a 5 piece maple and mahogany laminate with a script logo headstock and notched diamond fingerboard inlays. It has the Frequensator tailpiece and the original tulip button "e" tuners. The replaced pickguard is single bound tortoise finish material.
EPIPHONE Triumph Cutaway - 1950 model. Precursor to the Triumph Regent. This unusual brown sunburst model features some appointments unique for a very limited time in 1950. It is a single round cutaway acoustic archtop. It has a deep maple body with a carved 17 3/8" spruce top. The top has 3 ply binding and the back and neck are single bound. It has a 5 piece maple and mahogany laminated neck with a script logo headstock and notched diamond fingerboard inlays. It has the Frequensator tailpiece and the original tulip button "e" tuners. The headstock has a holly veneer with a crested shield inlay. The pickguard is single bound tortoise finish material.
EPIPHONE
EPIPHONE Broadway …1945. A 17 3/8” wide body sunburst finish acoustic archtop. It has a birdseye maple body with a multi bound spruce top with unbound F holes. It has a gold plated patent pending Frequensator tailpiece, an elevated bound tortoise style pickguard, and a carved rosewood bridge. Script pearl logo headstock inlay in the holly veneer, with the last of the leaf and vine inlays, It has large pearl block inlays in the bound rosewood fingerboard on the 5 piece neck. Beautiful gold plated E tuning gears with the light green tulip buttons.
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EPIPHPONE Broadway ... 1958, the 1st
year of issue. Single rounded cutaway deep body archtop. Bound Maple body in a
medium Sunburst finish. The Mahogany neck is unbound with a Rosewood fingerboard
with pearl block inlays. Unbound headstock with thick pearl logo inlay with
green button Kluson gears. It features the "
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Epiphone Zephyr ... 1960. Single rounded cutaway archtop with a thin body. Bound Maple body in a dark Walnut finish with a Sunburst top. 3 Piece Mahogany neck is bound with a Rosewood fingerboard, notched block pearl inlays. Unbound headstock with metal plate logo, white button Kluson gears. It has 2 New York pickups with the usual dual controls with a 3 way switch. Floating tortoise pickguard, white octagonal controls knobs with pointers, carved bridge and a trapeze tailpiece. Gorgeous condition, sounds great!
EPIPHPONE Zephyr ... 1958. And another single cutaway archtop with a thin body. Bound Maple body in a dark Walnut finish with a Sunburst top. Mahogany neck is bound with a Rosewood fingerboard, notched block pearl inlays. Unbound headstock with metal plate logo, white button Kluson gears. It one has 2 non-original Epiphone Mini Humbuckers with the usual dual controls with a 3 way switch. Floating tortoise "E" pickguard, black bakelite controls knobs, carved bridge and a trapeze tailpiece. Excellent condition.
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EPIPHONE EMPEROR ... 1946. This is a magnificent natural finish 19" acoustic archtop. It's a classic. This Big Blond has the Frequensator Tailpiece, Pearl Vine headstock inlay with tulip button tuners. Laminated 7 piece neck with a multibound Ebony fingerboard with Pearl block inlays that have triangle Abalone inlays in them. Multibound carved Spruce top with highly quilted Maple back that is now a Golden Amber color, and the sound is just as warm and inviting. Replaced bound pickguard. Excellent Condition. OHSC
EPIPHONE EMPEROR, 1946. The Big One, Arguably one of the finest orchestra style archtops of the Great Jazz Era. A huge 19” non cutaway natural blond finished flamed maple masterpiece. Multibound Spruce top, 7 piece Maple neck with engraved tuners with mint green tulip buttons, and the original gold plated Patent Pending Frequensator engraved tailpiece. Correct bound pickguard replacement coming and to be included. No cracks and very minor checking. A huge sounding easy player. One of the worlds great archtops.
EPIPHONE EB-232 RIVOLI BASS... 1968, Symmetrical double cutaway thinline semi-hollow body 4 string bass. Sunburst finish bound body, black finish neck with a rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays. Script headstock logo with open right angle tuners, stop tailpiece. 2 Pickups, a large chrome covered neck pickup and an alnico bass pickup at the bridge. Master volume added. A great sounding bass. Original Gigbag.
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No Name Guitar
No Name Archtop - Gibson / Epiphone, This is a 17” wide archtop of uncertain provenance, most likely an Epiphone Century model. It appears to have a Gibson style neck and body, but has no identifying name of manufacturer. It has a sunburst finish mahogany body and a maple top with unbound “F” holes. The top and back are single bound. The neck is 1 piece mahogany with a rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays. The headstock has the classic Gibson shape but has no logo. It has a black plastic bell shaped truss rod cover, a trapeze tailpiece, open Waverly gears, a carved rosewood bridge and a single ply tortoise pickguard. It features a single neck pickup with volume and tone controls on the lower bout. This guitar may have been completed by someone working at Gibson or Epiphone prior to the Gibson take over. It has the feel and parts of guitars from the 1950’s.
Gibson Archtops
GIBSON STYLE 0 Artist ... 1912 Model. Gibson's top of the line archtop guitar from the turn of the century. Distinctive scroll shaped upper bass bout with a Florentine cutaway. It has an oval soundhole with diamond pattern rosette. Carved Ebony bridge and extension fingerboard with Pearl dot inlays. Deep V shaped neck is fully bound, the headstock has a Pearl inlaid fleur de lis. Engraved 3 on a strip tuning gears. Trapeze tailpiece with celluloid block to retain strings. Mahogany finish with an Ebony top.
GIBSON
STYLE 0 Artist ... 1918 Model.
Gibson's top of the line 16” Red Mahogany sunburst finish archtop guitar from
the early part of the last century. It features the distinctive scroll shaped
upper bass bout with a pointed cutaway on the treble side. It has an oval soundhole with diamond pattern
rosette surrounded by rope marquetry. It
has a carved Ebony bridge and the bound asymmetrical extension fingerboard with
Pearl dot inlays. Deep V shaped Mahogany neck with no truss rod. The headstock has a pearl inlaid Fleur de Lis
in the center with the script The Gibson inlaid at the top. Engraved 3 on a strip right angle tuning
gears. Trapeze tailpiece with celluloid block to retain strings with pearl
inlaid ebony pins. Original black hardshell
case all in exceptionally fine original condition.
GIBSON L-4... Pre Lloyd Loar design, but based on the serial number, it was completed in 1927. This is a non cutaway 16" Maple body archtop with a carved Spruce top finished in a Red Mahogany Sunburst. It has a fully bound body, an oval soundhole with diamond marquetry inlays surrounding it and a deep V neck with "The Gibson" script logo. It has the original Tortoise pickguard, trapeze tailpiece and a carved Ebony bridge. 3 on a Strip tuning gears. Exc. OHSC
GIBSON L-4... Pre Lloyd Loar design, but based on the serial number, it was completed in 1928, the last year this model had the oval soundhole. This is a non cutaway 16" Maple body archtop with a carved Spruce top finished in a Red Mahogany Sunburst. It has a fully bound body, an oval soundhole with diamond marquetry inlays surrounding it and a deep V neck with "The Gibson" script logo. It has the original tortoise style pickguard, trapeze tailpiece and a carved Ebony bridge. 3 on a Strip tuning gears. No cracks, minor lacquer checking. Beautifully set up with great action and sound. Exc.
GIBSON L-4... Early 1928 version of the L-4 as it made the transition to F holes in the following year. It has a round soundhole with 7 ply black/white rosette. Dark Vintage Sunburst finish, non-cutaway, 16" Maple body archtop with a carved Spruce top. Fully bound body and neck, soft deep V neck with Gibson horizontal script logo. It has a 14 fret neck with a Rosewood fingerboard, dark tortoise pickguard, diamond trapeze tailpiece, individual Waverly gears.
GIBSON L-4, 1936. This is a transitional model L-4 from the time when a round soundhole was available. It’s a sunburst finish 16” archtop with a bound spruce top, and a fully bound maple body in a dark brown finish. It has a black finish deep V neck with varied pearl inlays starting on the 1st fret with a truss rod. The bound headstock features a horizontal pearl script logo, a pearl fleur-de-lis inlay and open back Grover tuners. Trapeze tailpiece with no raised diamond, unbound suspended tortoise guard, carved rosewood compensated bridge.
GIBSON BLACK SPECIAL, Pre-War model, no serial number. This black finish 16” archtop has a bound spruce top, a maple body with an unbound flat back, deep V neck with pearl dot inlays with a truss rod, trapeze tailpiece, suspended tortoise guard, adjustable ebony bridge. The headstock has a white script headstock logo and 3 on a strip tuning gears with white pearloid buttons.
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GIBSON L-7, 1942 Wartime model. A big 17” deep body acoustic archtop. The carved maple back and sides are dark
walnut finished and the spruce top has a dark vintage sunburst finish. Single bound body and neck also dark finished
feature a rosewood fingerboard with split parallelogram inlays. The headstock has a horizontal pearl inlay
script logo and crown inlay. Original
ES-175 style tailpiece, carved bridge and single ply translucent tortoise style
floating pickguard.
GIBSON L-48, 1954. This is one of the good ones with all solid woods and in marvelous original condition. It’s a dark vintage sunburst finish 16” archtop with a bound spruce top, bound maple back and mahogany sides and neck. It has a natural finish comfortable rounded neck with pearl dot inlays in the rosewood neck with a truss rod. The headstock features a Pentographed headstock logo, and open 3-on-a-plate Kluson Deluxe tuners. Trapeze tailpiece with 3 parallel lines stop, unbound suspended black pickguard, carved rosewood compensated bridge.
Electric Spanish Guitars
GIBSON ES-120 T … 1965 Model.
This is a thin archtop hollowbody that is 16 ¼” wide at the lower
bout. It has maple top and back with
mahogany sides, the top and back are single bound. The top is finished in a red to yellow
sunburst while the back and sides are brown.
It features a large black plastic pickguard that has a neck postion
Melody Maker pickup mounted on it along with the volume and tone controls and
the jack. It has a rosewood carved
floating bridge, diamond bar trapeze tailpiece and 1 open “f” hole that is unbound.
The neck is mahogany with white dot inlays and a black unbound headstock
with gold pentograph decal logo. It
features 3 on a strip white button tuning gears.
GIBSON
ES-125 TC … A 1968 model with a
beautifully faded copper top that started out in a cherry finish like the rest
of the guitar. This is a single cutaway
16” semi-hollow body thinline archtop. It
has a bound maple body with an unbound neck that joins on the cutaway body on
the 14th fret. It has the traditional headstock with 3 on a side
tuners. Rosewood fingerboard with pearl
dot inlays. Trapeze tailpiece with a tune-a-matic bridge mounted directly to
the top.
GIBSON ES-135...
1996. This is a rocking semi-hollow body with a sharp single cutaway. The Maple
body is finished in a bright Cherry Red and is fully bound. The neck features a
rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. Pentographed headstock logo, green button
gears. It has 2 stack coil P-90's with black covers, with black speed knobs and
a floating pickguard. Trapeze tailpiece and tune-a-matic bridge. Lightweight,
great sounding. OHSC Near Mint
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1994 Gibson Chet Atkins * 1974 Gibson Byrdland * 1992
Gibson ES-775
GIBSON ES-150 W… A 1967 model. A very unusual guitar, not found in company literature or the Gruhn guide. Very possibly a prototype. This is a 3” deep body with a dark walnut finish on the maple body and mahogany neck. This is a double cutaway 16” hollow body archtop with 2 humbucking pickups. It has 3-ply binding on the top, a single bound back with a bound neck. It has a crown inlay in the headstock with 3 on a side double ring Kluson tuners. Rosewood fingerboard with pearl block inlays. Trapeze tailpiece with a tune-a-matic set bridge. High hat volume and tone controls, 4-ply black pickguard. Rounded, comfortable, fast action medium profile neck. Orange label, not Union Made, no volute no “Made in USA” stamp. Excellent ++ condition.
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Gibson ES-165 Herb
Ellis... This is a sharp cutaway deep body archtop in a Vintage Sunburst
finish. It has a single Gold plated humbucking pickup in the neck position with
a volume and tone control knob on the lower treble bout. Flamed Maple body with
a clear Maple top. Bound Mahogany neck with Rosewood fingerboard with
parallelogram inlays. Gold gears, floating pickguard, trapeze tailpiece. Great
playing and sounding. 1992
GIBSON Howard Roberts Custom, 1979, A vintage sunburst deep
body archtop with a Maple body. This
Custom predated the Fusion model with a sharp cutaway and an oval soundhole, 1
neck mounted humbucking pickup with 2 tone controls and 1 volume that sounds
great. It has a trapeze tailpiece with
engraved insert and a floating bound tortoise pickguard. It also has the “Leaf and Vine” inlay on the
headstock and a pearl script logo.
Immaculate guitar with original Gibson hard case with a rain cover.
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A 1963 Gibson ES-335 TD * 1990 Howard Roberts Fusion
GIBSON ES-175...
1961. It's a wine red sunburst??? Mild lacquer checking consistent with the age
of the guitar. Refinished??? Serious player, sounds and feels great, just like
a deep body archtop with a comfortable rounded neck should. Humbuckers with
dual controls, trapeze tailpiece, floating 3 ply guard and a carved bridge.
GIBSON ES-175 D… A 1970 model with a light sunburst finish on the quilted maple top, dark mahogany sides and a sunburst maple back. This is a single Florentine cutaway 16” hollow body archtop with 2 humbucking pickups. It has 3-ply bound body with a bound mahogany neck. It has a crown inlay in the headstock with 3 on a side Grover tuners. Rosewood fingerboard with split parallelogram inlays. Trapeze tailpiece with a tune-a-matic bridge with an ebony base. High hat volume and tone controls, 4-ply black pickguard. Rounded, comfortable, fast action medium profile neck
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GIBSON ES-175… 1995. A natural blond finish on a clear maple body, with a figured maple back. This is a single Florentine cutaway 16” hollow body archtop with 2 nickel covered humbucking pickups. It has 3-ply bound body with a bound mahogany neck. It has a crown inlay in the headstock with 3 on a side green button tuners. Rosewood fingerboard with split parallelogram inlays. Trapeze tailpiece with a tune-a-matic bridge with an ebony base. Amber high hat volume and tone controls, 4-ply black pickguard.
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GIBSON ES-335TD This
is a great guitar. It's now 30 years old and truly a classic. A double cutaway
thinline semi-hollow electric archtop in a see through Cherry Red finish. All
original with a trapeze tailpiece, black bonnet knobs, a black3 ply floating
pickguard. The body and neck are bound, the 'F' holes and headstock are not.
Kluson double line green button tuners. It has patent number humbuckers with
the usual dual controls and a 3 way switch. Block inlays in the Rosewood neck.
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GIBSON ES-335 TD... 1969, This is an absolutely gorgeous example in superb condition. 1 minor ding. It is a Vintage Sunburst thinline double cutaway with a bound Mahogany neck with a Rosewood fingerboard. It has Pearl block inlays on the board and the crown inlay in the headstock. Trapeze tailpiece with a tune-o-matic bridge, 5 ply pickguard, amber tophat knobs, green button Gibson tuners. Superb neck and action.
GIBSON ES-335... 1981. This is one of the very early dot neck reissues. A perfect cherry red double cutaway Maple semi-hollowbody. The neck features a rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays. Pearl crown headstock logo, chrome button gears. It has 2 chrome covered humbuckers, with dual controls and a 3 way switch. Black 3-ply floating pickguard. Stop tailpiece with a tune-a-matic bridge. Great sounding.
GIBSON ES-335 Dot... A natural blond finish semi-hollow body thinline archtop. This is the classic double cutaway bound Maple body with a Mahogany neck. It has a bound Rosewood fingerboard with pearl dot inlays. This model features nickel hardware, humbucking pickups with dual controls and a 3 way switch. It has a black 3 ply pickguard, a stop tailpiece and a tune-a-matic bridge. 1995
GIBSON ES-335 - Centennial... A Cherry finish double cutaway semi-hollow body thinline archtop. Bound Maple body with a Mahogany neck. Ebony fingerboard with Pearl dot inlays. All Gold hardware, 2 '57 Classic humbuckers, dual controls, mono. Engraved Centennial pickguard and fingerboard inlay. Gold headstock medallion. Diamond inlaid tailpiece & headstock. #1904
GIBSON ES-355 – Left Handed 2005, Custom Shop. Flamey blond Maple body double cutaway in a semi-hollow thinline design. This was a special order with Mono Varitone in a left handed model. Designed to look like Gil Southworth’s 1962 ES-355 with gold hardware, full binding on full neck and body, pearl block inlays in the ebony fingerboard and a stop tailpiece. Usual dual tone and volume controls with the addition of the Varitone selector with mono output. The only one made by Gibson.
GIBSON ES-347 … 1990, A tobacco
sunburst finish double cutaway thinline archtop. The semi-hollow maple body is fully bound as
is the neck and headstock. It features and
ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays starting on the 1st
fret. It features the usual dual
controls with an added mini-toggle to operate the split coil function. This model is like a deluxe 335
having gold hardware and split coil pickups. The tuners have built in crank
handles for speed winding, the tailpiece features fine tuning knobs.
GIBSON Trini Lopez Standard, A 1968 – 1969 model in a cherry finish. This is a double cutaway 16” semi-hollow body thinline archtop with the distinctive diamond shaped bound soundholes. It has a bound maple body with a mahogany neck that joins on the 19th fret. It has the firebird style headstock with 6 on a side tuners. Bound rosewood fingerboard with pearl slashed diamond inlays. Original trapeze tailpiece with Trini Lopez shield inset. 2 humbucking pickups with the usual dual controls, and a tune-a-matic bridge. 5 Ply black pickguard with Gibson logo. Fast, comfortable 1 9/16” width neck.
GIBSON Trini Lopez Deluxe… A 1967 Deluxe model in a bright cherry sunburst finish on the quilted maple top, back and sides. It is a double Florentine cutaway 17” hollow body archtop with diamond shape bound soundholes. 2 humbucking pickups, high hat dual volume and tone controls. It has bound body and neck, ebony fingerboard with split diamond inlays and a batwing headstock with 6 in-line tuners. Trapeze tailpiece with Trini Lopez wood insert, tune-a-matic bridge with a rosewood base. Fast action medium profile neck.
GIBSON Barney Kessel Standard … A 1963 model in a faded cherry sunburst finish on the spruce top, back and sides. It is a double Florentine cutaway 17” hollow body archtop with unbound F soundholes. It has 2 nickel covered humbucking pickups, high hat dual volume and tone controls and a 3 way switch on the upper treble bout. It has a bound mahogany neck with a black painted back of the headstock, a rosewood fingerboard with split parallelogram inlays and a large headstock with replaced Grover Imperial tuners. Trapeze tailpiece with engraved nameplate, and a carved rosewood bridge and base. It has a 3 point 3 ply black floating pickguard.
GIBSON Barney Kessel Standard … A 1969 model in a bright cherry sunburst
finish on the body and neck with a maple top, back and sides.
It is a double Florentine cutaway 17” hollow body archtop with unbound F
soundholes. It has 2 nickel covered
humbucking pickups, high hat dual volume and tone controls and a 3 way switch
on the upper treble bout. It has a bound
mahogany neck with a black painted back of the headstock, a rosewood
fingerboard with split parallelogram inlays and a large headstock with green
button Kluson tuners. Trapeze tailpiece
with raised diamond end piece, and a carved
rosewood bridge and base. It has
a 3 point 3 ply black floating pickguard.
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GIBSON ES-336 - Custom Shop ... A 3 Tone Sunburst finish double cutaway thinline semi-hollowbody. The body is smaller than a 335 and considerably lighter. The body is carved Mahogany with a bound Maple top. It has a 22 fret bound Mahogany neck with a Rosewood fingerboard with dot inlays. It features a new tapered headstock shape that gives the strings a very straight, even pull for exact tuning. Humbucking pickups with the usual dual controls. Gorgeous, great player. Black Custom Shop Case.
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GIBSON BYRDLAND... 1969, A beautiful example of this single cutaway short scale carved archtop. Deep Vintage Sunburst finish is bright and vibrant on the back and sides with a darker finish in the carved Spruce top. 5 Piece Maple neck with a bound Ebony fingerboard with Pearl block inlays, the big Kluson Sealfast gears, 2 humbucking pickups with dual controls, engraved trapeze tailpiece, tophat knobs, bound pickguard.
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1992 Gibson Super V * 1958 Gibson ES-125 * 1982
Gibson ES-175
GIBSON ES-355 - Centennial... A double cutaway semi-hollow body thinline archtop. Vintage Sunburst multi-bound Maple body with a Mahogany neck. Ebony fingerboard with Pearl block inlays. All Gold hardware, 2 57 Classic humbuckers, dual controls, varitone, stereo. Engraved Centennial pickguard and fingerboard inlay. Gold headstock medallion. Diamond inlays on tailpiece and headstock.
GIBSON Chet Atkins, 1991, Custom Shop model in a Cobalt Blue sparkle finish. A 17" thinline semi-hollow body with a single cutaway, gold hardware, Gibson gears, a Pearloid pickguard, Bigsby tailpiece. 2 Humbucking Pickups with Atkins style tone controls with a master volume. Great sounding and in excellent condition.
GIBSON Chet Atkins, 1993, A 17" thinline semi-hollow
body with a single cutaway finished in Country Gentleman Brown. All gold hardware, Gibson gears with folding
winders, a black 3 ply pickguard, Bigsby tailpiece. 2 Humbucking Pickups with
Atkins style tone controls with a master volume on the upper treble bout. This one features the raised armrest on the
lower bass bought. Great sounding and
playing and in excellent condition.
GIBSON
Custom Shop ES-346 …
A 1997 Custom Shop model in a tobacco sunburst finish. This is a double cutaway semi-hollow body
guitar with a highly flamed maple top and a single piece mahogany body. The neck is also mahogany and features a
bound rosewood fingerboard with split paralellogram pearl inlays. The headstock is unbound and has an ebony
finish and features a narrowing shape that allows for straight string path over
the nut. Gold hardware including the 2
humbucking pickups, tune-a-matic bridge and stop tailpiece and Gibson
mini-tuners. It has a floating 3 ply
black pickguard. The sound and tone is
superb. Very playable, light weight at
only 7.02 pounds, set up with nice low action.
GIBSON Pat Martino Custom, 1999, Custom Shop model with a flamed
maple top in a cherry sunburst finish.
This is a small body thinline semi-hollow archtop with a single cutaway
design. It has a slab mahogany body with
unbound “F” holes and a 1 piece neck with bound ebony fingerboard with no
inlays. It has all gold hardware, Gibson
gears, a Pearloid pickguard, stop tailpiece, 2 Humbucking pickups with dual
tone controls.
1976 Gibson ES-350 ... A wonderful, full depth single cutaway archtop.
GIBSON ES-350 T...
A faded Viceroy Sunburst finish single cutaway archtop. The 2" deep flamed
Maple body is 17" across the lower bout. 3 Piece Maple neck with split
trapezoid inlays. Gold hardware with scroll tailpiece, 2 humbuckers and a
floating pickguard. A great player. 1998
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Those Fabulous L-5's
GIBSON L-5... A 1946 non-cutaway deep body archtop. This one is special. Not only is the condition great, it sounds and plays wonderful. It has a vintage sunburst finish, and the carved Maple back has that wide, deep flame. The sides and neck are also flamey. Script headstock logo with flowerpot, Kluson Sealfast gold plated gears, pearl block inlays in the bound Ebony fingerboard. Original compensated Rosewood bridge and Varitone tailpiece. Excellent condition. Original Geib brown case.
GIBSON L-5 CES... 1968. An Vintage Sunburst finish single cutaway archtop. The top of the line for most people thinking in terms of a classic jazz guitar. It has a flamed Maple body with a carved Spruce top, Gold hardware, Gold and Silver Varitone tailpiece, tune-a-matic bridge with an Ebony base and 2 Gold humbucking pickups. Bound neck with Flowerpot headstock inlay. Ebony fingerboard with Pearl block inlays. Black top hat knobs and bound tortoise pickguard. Wonderful condition, just a bit of wear on the Gold Hardware.
GIBSON L-5, 1947, post war model. This is a magnificent example of an acoustic non cutaway archtop. This is an all original model with no discernable changes or alterations. The ice-tea sunburst finish body is birdseye maple back with flamed maple sides and 5 piece neck. Kluson sealfast gears with green button tuners, pearl script headstock inlay with flowerpot, bound tortoise pickguard. This is a great sounding guitar, the tone is rich and vibrant and well balanced. Original alligator hard shell case. Excellent condition.
GIBSON L-5 ... 1976, from the Bi-Centennial year. A vintage sunburst finish L-5 with a 2 humbucking pickups with the usual dual controls. It has a clear maple body and a straight grained carved spruce top. 5-Piece maple neck and headstock are fully bound. Engraved gold and silver tailpiece, inlaid base with a tune-a-matic bridge, gold plated hardware with original chrome Kluson Sealfast gears. It has a bound pickguard and pearl block inlays. A wonderful playing and sounding guitar. Near Mint.
GIBSON L-5 Wes Montgomery ... 1997, from the Gibson Historic Collection. A vintage sunburst finish L-5 with a single '57 classic humbucking pickup in the neck position. It has a highly flamed maple body and a carved spruce top. Wes Montgomery engraved gold and silver tailpiece, inlaid base with ABR-1 tune-a-matic bridge, gold plated hardware, a bound pickguard and pearl block inlays. A wonderful playing and sounding guitar.
GIBSON L-5 Studio ... 1999, from the Gibson Custom Shop. A sunburst finish single cutaway archtop made to be played. Nothing fancy here, just a deep body 17” wide with a rounded single cutaway. The maple body has a lot of flame and the carved spruce top is close grained and clear. Nickel hardware including the trapeze tailpiece, double humbucking pickups, and the Grover gears. Ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, bound pickguard and tune-a-matic bridge. Mint. OHSC
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GIBSON L-5 CES ... 1997, A tobacco sunburst finish single cutaway archtop, the world standard Jazz box. It has a full depth highly flamed maple body, 17” wide at the lower bout with a rounded single cutaway. The maple body is highly flamed on the back and the carved Englemann spruce top is close grained and clear. All gold hardware including the plated engraved tailpiece, 2 humbucking pickups, and the Gibson folding winder gears. Ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays, multi-bound black pickguard and tune-a-matic bridge with inlaid ebony base.
GIBSON L-5 Centennial... An Ebony finish single cutaway deep body archtop. Maple body with a carved Spruce top, Gold hardware, Gold tailpiece, tune-a-matic bridge with inlaid Ebony base and 2 Gold humbuckers. Bound neck with Flowerpot headstock inlay, & Gold Medallion. Ebony fingerboard with Pearl block inlays. Sterling Silver control knobs are Gold plated with diamond pointers. Black Leather Case, rain cover. 1994
GIBSON L-5 Studio ... 1997, One of the 1st series of this model from the Gibson Custom Shop. A cherry red burst finish single cutaway archtop that was made to be played. It has a full depth body, 17” wide at the lower bout with a rounded single cutaway. The maple body has moderate flame on the back and the carved Englemann spruce top is close grained and clear. Nickel hardware including the trapeze tailpiece, double humbucking pickups, and the Grover gears. Ebony fingerboard with pearl dot inlays, multi-bound red and black pearloid pickguard and tune-a-matic bridge with inlaid ebony base. Near Mint.
GIBSON L-5 Centennial... An Ebony finish single cutaway
deep body archtop. Maple body with a carved Spruce top, Gold hardware, Gold
tailpiece, tune-a-matic bridge with inlaid Ebony base and 2 Gold humbuckers.
Bound neck with Flowerpot headstock inlay, & Gold Medallion. Ebony fingerboard
with Pearl block inlays. The Sterling Silver control knobs are Gold plated and
have diamond pointers. It comes in a black leather case, with a separate rain
cover. 1994
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1972 Gibson Super 400 * 1993 Gibson Citation
GIBSON
Super 400, 1949, Vintage
Sunburst non-cutaway 18" acoustic archtop with the brown streaked
pickguard. Big and Beautiful with a strong
voice the instrument plays beautifully.
It features the gold Varitone tailpiece, a carved Rosewood bridge, and
split block inlays in the bound Ebony fingerboard.
Gibson Super 400-C ... Big, bad and beautiful. An 18' single cutaway acoustic archtop. This example was made in 1982, when they were making less than 10 of these a year. One of the most impressive acoustic archtops ever made.
GIBSON Super 400 – Rick Derringer’s, This one is really special, a blond 1958 Gibson Super 400 C. Rick bought this guitar in 1965 shortly after the release of “Hang on Sloopy” with the McCoys. He has written many songs on this guitar over the years and has been one of his most prized instruments. It is a spectacular blond Gibson Super 400 C acoustic cutaway archtop that is in beautiful condition. The flamed maple body absolutely rings, it has a clear, loud voice that is well balanced with no dead spots. Great action and setup, the neck and frets are perfect. Original brown case.
GIBSON Super 400 CES, 1981, A custom made model finished in a Vintage Sunburst. From the Tsumura Collection. A single Venetian cutaway model with custom headstock design Gibson Special inlay in pear with a unique engraved truss rod cover. It has a wonderful 3 piece maple neck with an ebony fingerboard that is a joy to play. The 1 point pickguard points to the pickup selector in the upper treble bout. It has gold hardware throughout including the engraved tailpiece. 2 Humbucking Pickups with the usual dual controls.
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GIBSON Tal Farlow ... A Wine Red 17" single cutaway deep body archtop with scroll inlay in the cutaway bout. Flamed Maple body and top, Chrome hardware, trapeze tailpiece with engraved Rosewood and Pearl insert, tune-a-matic bridge and 2 humbuckers with usual dual controls. Bound neck with double crown headstock inlay. Ebony fingerboard with inverted crown pearl inlays. Near Mint 1996 OHSC
GIBSON Le Grand... 1998, This is an incredible guitar. The modern day Johnny Smith with a solid carved Spruce Top and highly flamed Maple Body and Neck. It has a floating pickup in the neck position, but is suspended from the pickguard with no cutout in the top of the guitar. It is a 17", medium depth archtop with a single rounded cutaway. The headstock has inlaid diamond pattern on the front and back. Gold hardware includes the upgraded Gibson gears, the pickup cover and 6 finger fine-tuning trapeze tailpiece.
GIBSON Le Grand... 1998, Here's another, in a sunburst finish. These are really great.
GIBSON Le Grand... 1998, This is an incredible guitar. The modern day Johnny Smith with a solid carved Spruce Top and highly flamed Maple Body and Neck. It has a floating pickup in the neck position, but is suspended from the pickguard with no cutout in the top of the guitar. It is a 17", medium depth archtop with a single rounded cutaway. The headstock has inlaid diamond pattern on the front and back. Gold hardware includes the upgraded Gibson gears, the pickup cover and 6 finger fine-tuning trapeze tailpiece. The best of the best. Original black leather deluxe case.
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Gretsch Guitars
GRETSCH Synchromatic 400 ... Very early reissue from the new Gretsch Guitar Co. Originally sold by us in 1989, it is the 20th on built for the US. A classic acoustic archtop with cat's eye soundholes, large bound tortoise pickguard, gold stairstep tailpiece and script inlaid paddle headstock. The flamed maple body is finished in a Vintage Sunburst as is the solid Spruce top. Fully bound with split hump block inlays. A classic! Great looking and sounding.
GRETSCH Synchromatic 100 ... 1945, This is a non cutaway 16” wide archtop in an auburn sunburst finish. The quilted maple body and neck are single bound, with thin unbound “F” holes in the carved spruce top. The 3 piece neck has the offset profile and a rosewood fingerboard and large block inlays. Synchromatic headstock with script logo, and replaced open tuning gears. No truss rod, but the neck is nice and straight. Bound black replacement pickguard, carved rosewood bridge and trapeze tailpiece.
GRETSCH Corsair... 1955, Model 6014. A 1st year of issue for the Corsair which evolved from the Synchromatic 100. It is a non-cutaway Sunburst finish acoustic archtop with a 16” wide body that is 3 ½” deep. It has large open “F” holes, the open “G” tailpiece, a carved rosewood bridge and a large gray floating pickguard. The body, neck and headstock are fully bound and the rosewood fingerboard has block pearloid inlays. “T” top headstock logo. Very clean, plays and sounds great.
Gretsch Synchromatic 400,
2004, The classic catseye soundhole design of a deep body, 17” acoustic archtop
in a brown sunburst finish. It has a
fully bound body flamed maple body with a bound 3 piece neck with an ebony
fingerboard with slashed humpblock pearl inlays. Bound cateye soundholes in the
spruce top, curved stairstep bridge, Grover Imperial tuners and an elongated
tortoise pickguard.
GRETSCH Country Club... Blond Beauty! 1957, Model 6193. A natural finish single cutaway full depth archtop. The 17" body is fully bound and features all of the transitional Gretsch components; it has the hump block inlays, 2 creamy smooth DeArmond pickups with a master volume control and that wonderful Melita bridge and the Grover Imperial stairstep tuning gears. This model has the cut-out "G" tailpiece and the thick black engraved pickguard.
GRETSCH Double Anniversary, 1959, Model 6118. This is far and away the cleanest early Double Anniversary model we’ve ever seen in this two-tone smoke green finish. The finish is nearly perfect, almost no lacquer checking, and very little playing wear at all. Gretsch celebrated their 75th Anniversary starting in 1958 and continued the model in various forms for over 10 years. This is a very early model; it has never had the Anniversary plaque on the headstock installed. It even has the original Filtertron pickups that by 1960 were replaced with the more economical Hi-Lo Tron pickups that replaced them. The pickguard is perfect, no cracks. The tuners are original as is the early version roller bridge. G tailpiece, thumbnail inlays, the whole package in the original hard shell case.
GRETSCH Anniversary Model 6124 ... 1959, The second year of production of this model that celebrated 75 years of the Gretsch Musical Instruments Company. This is a sunburst finish model with a single cutaway. It has a 16" body, 21/2" inches deep, with a single PAF Filtertron pickup in the neck position. Master volume control and a 3-way switch. "G" tailpiece with a roller bridge, Unbound neck with a Rosewood fingerboard with thumbnail inlays. Anniversary plaque on the headstock.
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GRETSCH 6120 Nashville... 1967, A double cutaway thinline hollowbody finished in a bright Gretsch Orange. Typical of the model at this time it features closed painted "F" holes, a black backpad, a single mute, and thumbnail inlays. It has a gold Bigsby tailpiece with bar bridge, 2 Filtertron pickups, 2 3-way switches, master volume and standby switch. 3 Piece Mahogany neck, headstock plaque, floating pickguard.
GRETSCH Chet Atkins Tennessean … 1967, Model 6119. This is a 16” semi-hollow body single cutaway archtop. It has a reddish see through finish on the maple body and 3 piece maple neck. The body is closed with painted “F” holes, the top has single ply binding and the rosewood fingerboard with neo-classical inlays is also bound. It has a Bigsby flat arm tailpiece, a bar bridge, open tuners and a signature silver pickguard. It has 2 Hi-Lo Tron humbucking pickups with dual volume controls, 2 3-way selector switches, an off/on switch and a master volume control. Headstock nameplate, and a bullet truss rod cover.
GRETSCH Chet Atkins TENNESSEAN, 1967, Model 6119 A single cutaway 16" thinline body with closed "F" holes. Faded Walnut finish top with slightly darker mahogany body and neck. 2 Ply bound top, and neo-classic thumbnail inlays in the bound ebony fingerboard with zero fret. The headstock has the model plaque and inlaid horizontal Gretsch logo, and features 2 very good sounding HiLo-Tron pickups. I has nickel finish open back tuners and the original thick silver engraved pickguard. The Bigsby tremelo and roller bridge.
GRETSCH Chet Atkins NASHVILLE, 1971, Model 6120. This guitar is in really spectacular condition. It’s a bright orange finish double cutaway 16" body with closed "F" holes. It features the neo-classic thumbnail inlays in the bound ebony fingerboard with zero fret. It has a bound headstock with the model plaque and inlaid horizontal Gretsch logo. Gold hardware includes the 2 Filter-Tron pickups, the tuners control knobs and plaque and raised gold pickguard. The Bigsby tremelo and bridge are chromed. It has an intact black backpad with gold trim.
GRETSCH Chet Atkins COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, 1973, Model 7670.
This is a Mahogany finish 17" double cutaway body with open bound
"F" holes. The body is fully bound and perfectly intact. It has 2 open Filter-Tron pickups with dual
volume controls, 2 tone control switches, a master volume control on the upper
treble bout and an off/on switch next to the volume controls on the lower
bout. It has a flat arm Bigsby
tailpiece, Gretsch tune-a-matic style bridge with an ebony base and Grover
kidney button tuners. Neo-Classic
thumbnail inlays, zero fret and an engraved gold pickguard. It has the original hardshell case. Excellent original condition with some wear
on the gold plating.
GRETSCH Chet Atkins COUNTRY GENTLEMAN, 1979, Model 7670.
This is a dark Mahogany finish
17" double cutaway body with open bound "F" holes. The body is
fully bound and perfectly intact. It has
2 open Filter-Tron pickups with dual volume controls, 2 tone control switches
and a master volume control on the upper treble bout. It has a curved tubular arm Bigsby tailpiece,
Gretsch tune-a-matic style bridge with an ebony base and Grover kidney button
tuners. Neo-Classic thumbnail inlays,
zero fret and an engraved gold pickguard.
It has the original hardshell case.
Excellent original condition with excellent condition gold plating
GRETSCH Brian Setzer
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GRETSCH White Falcon... The One! 1975, Model 7953. Single cutaway model with a deep 17" body. This excellent example features an open body with small "F" holes, a white backpad and pale gold metalflake binding all around. Great setup with low action, the neck has pearl block inlays in the bound Ebony fingerboard. It has open Filter-Tron pickups with single volume control knobs on the lower bout, 2 of the 3-way tone switches on the upper treble bout and a master volume at the cutaway. Gretsch tune-a-matic style bridge, gold Schaller gears and tubular curved arm Bigsby tailpiece. Original floating pickguard. OHSC
GRETSCH RAMBLER... 1958 Small thinline body, sharp cutaway archtop in a Black finish with an Ivory Top. Single DeArmond pickup, carved Ebony bridge, floating Black 3-ply guard. Rosewood fingerboard with small Pearl dots. Red Bullet truss rod cover, open gears with White buttons, "G" tailpiece. Expert headstock repair. Exc.-
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GRETSCH Electromatic Streamliner ... 1956, A 16" deep body non cutaway archtop in a Sunburst Finish. 1 DeArmond Neck Pickup with arrow knob volume and tone controls. Symmetrical headstock with engraved Electromatic headstock. Carved Rosewood bridge with a "G" extension tailpiece. Gold Pickguard. Spectacular Condition, Sounds Great. Original Chipboard Case
GRETSCH Super Chet... 1972, Model 7691-B. An early one in a Walnut finish with gold trim around the pickguard. This single cutaway model has a deep 17" body with small bound "F" holes. Great setup with low action, wide neck and 251 scale. The neck has Abalone floral inlays in the bound Ebony fingerboard. It has open Filter-Tron pickups with the dual volume and tone controls on the edge of the pickguard, 3-way tone switch on the upper treble bout and a master volume at the cutaway. All Gold hardware including Gretsch tune-a-matic style bridge, gears and the Gretsch Bigsby tailpiece. OHSC
GRETSCH Super Chet... 1972, Model 7691. An early model with the gold trim on the outside of the pickguard. This single cutaway cherry finish model has a deep 17" body with small bound "F" holes. Multiple ply inlays on every edge including middle binding in the sides. Great setup with low action, wide neck and 25.5” scale. The neck has Abalone floral inlays in the bound Ebony fingerboard. It has open Filter-Tron pickups with the dual volume and tone controls on the edge of the pickguard, 3-way tone switch on the upper treble bout and a master volume on the pickguard at the cutaway. All Gold hardware including Gretsch tune-a-matic style bridge, gears and the inlaid extension tailpiece.
GRETSCH Super Chet... 1973, Model 7691. This second year model still has the gold trim on the outside of the pickguard. A Walnut finish masterpiece. This single cutaway model has a deep 17" body with small bound "F" holes. Multiple ply inlays on every edge including middle binding in the sides. Great setup with low action, wide neck and 251 scale. The neck has Abalone floral inlays in the bound Ebony fingerboard. It has open Filter-Tron pickups with the dual volume and tone controls on the edge of the pickguard, 3-way tone switch on the upper treble bout and a master volume on the pickguard at the cutaway. All Gold hardware including Gretsch tune-a-matic style bridge, gears and the inlaid extension tailpiece.
GRETSCH Super Chet, 1974, The
deluxe deep body Gretsch archtop in a cherry finish. Multiple bindings on the body and neck and
midway around the sides. Beautiful
abalone neck and headstock inlays, pickguard mounted volume and tone controls
on a thick black pickguard with gold engraved model name, 2 open Filtertron pickups,
inlaid trapeze tailpiece. Great playing
and sounding guitar.
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Guild Guitars
GUILD
Duane Eddy Standard DE-400 … 1966, a 17” wide, 2” deep, rounded cutaway,
laminated maple back and sides with a laminated spruce top in a dark sunburst
finish. It features s signed black
pickguard, and has a Guild labeled Bigsby tailpiece and matching aluminum
bridge. It has 2 humbucking pickups with
dual volume and tone controls and a master volume switch on the upper treble
bout. Chesterfield peghead inlay, pearl
block inlays in the 3 piece mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard.
GUILD Artist Award ... 1976, from the Bi-Centennial year. A natural finish single cutaway archtop with a single neck suspended DeArmond pickup. It has a highly flamed maple body and a carved spruce top. It features an engraved gold tailpiece, a stairstep pickguard with the volume control mounted. The ebony fingerboard has pearl block inlays with abalone triangle inserts. A wonderful playing and sounding guitar. Near Mint.
GUILD Duane Eddy Standard DE-400 … 1965, a 17” wide, 2” deep, rounded cutaway, laminated maple back and sides with a laminated spruce top in a natural blonde finish. It features s signed black pickguard, and has a Bigsby tailpiece and matching aluminum bridge. It has 2 humbucking pickups with dual volume and tone controls and a master volume switch on the upper treble bout. Chesterfield peghead inlay.
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Hagstrom Guitars
HAGSTROM D'AQUISTO ... A bright Cherry Sunburst finish 16" archtop made in Sweden in the late 1960's. The body and neck are clear Maple. The medium depth body is fully bound and is of medium depth. Oval sound hole with humbucking pickup at the base of the Ebony fingerboard. Offset headstock with original Schaller Hagstrom gears. Trapeze tailpiece, carved Ebony bridge, floating black single ply pickguard. Top mounted volume and tone control. NM OHSC
Heritage Guitars
Heritage Roy Clark ... A 17" thinline semi-hollow single cutaway guitar with a highly flamed Maple body. 2 Humbuckers with dual controls. Gorgeous guitar, great player.
HERITAGE H-575, A dark tobacco sunburst finish 16” flamed maple body archtop. It has a sharp Florentine single cutaway design and the body is bound. It has 2 humbucking pickups with dual controls for volume and tone, the Heritage H tailpiece, dot inlays in the ebony fingerboard and chrome Grover kidney button tuning gears. 24 ¾” scale length, mahogany neck is 1 11/16” at the nut. Plays and sounds great. OHSC NM
HERITAGE H-575 Custom, Vintage sunburst finish, fully bound 16” flamed maple body with a Florentine single cutaway. It has all gold hardware including the 2 humbucking pickups, the Heritage H tailpiece, and the Grovers kidney button tuning gears. It has a mahogany neck with a bound rosewood fingerboard and carved bridge. Pearl block inlays, suspended wood pickguard. 24 ¾” scale length, mahogany neck is 1 ¾” at the nut. Great fingerstyle player.
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HERITAGE “The Rose” Johnny Smith, Arguably the Top of the Line at Heritage since it was introduced in 1989, this is the very last of the models produced at the Kalamazoo guitar plant. Label signed by Johnny Smith, Documented. This is a highly flamed blond 17” maple body guitar with a single cutaway. The sides are 3” deep, but the top and back are deeply carved to produce real volume when played acoustically. The body and 5 piece maple neck are multi-bound with white/black bindings including the soundholes and headstock. Abalone inlaid Rose headstock with engraved truss rod cover, 2 pickguards including the bound flamed maple one and the plain ebony guard shown above. Black anodized 6 finger tailpiece, carved ebony bridge, Bartolini pickup with side mount jack. A marvelous guitar at a great price. Near Mint condition.
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Hofner
Guitars
HOFNER Committee 1963, A Spectacular blond birdseye maple 18” deep body acoustic archtop. This was one of the most elaborate guitars made by Hofner during the late 1950’s and early 60’s. It is a single cutaway design with multiple bindings of alternating black and white with a pearloid outer layer. The top is spruce and the single piece back and the sides are beautifully figured birdseye maple. It features the delicate wood marquetry inlays on the back. It has the original gold plated lyre tailpiece, the clear engraved pickguard, Hofner sealed gears with pearloid buttons and the adjustable compensated bridge. Later version tulip shaped headstock with pearl inlaid floral design with Hofner banner. Engraved and inlaid truss rod cover, bound floral fingerboard inlays in the ebony fingerboard, 5 piece maple neck with pearloid binding.
HOFNER 462 / S ARCHTOP The model was introduced 1953, and this would appear to be a very early one of the series with no truss rod. It is a natural finish single cutaway design, 16" at the lower bout, 2 15/16" deep at the edge of this deeply carved spruce top, with a bookmatched flamed maple back, flamed maple sides: Five piece maple/mahogany/maple neck with a rosewood fingerboard with 7 contrasting pearloid block inlays. The headstock face is white pearloid with a wedge of rosewood in the center, no inlays. 25.5" Scale Length, jumbo frets, open strip tuners with white plastic buttons. Bound cat’s eye soundholes, Hofner adjustable bridge and original nickel frequensator style tailpiece. Hofner Logo gold decal on upper bass bout of the body. It has a single pickup mounted into the end of the fingerboard, a very unusual feature. It has single volume and tone controls and a non original replacement bound pickguard. HSC
Hopf Guitars
HOPF Saturn 63 … 1963, German made semi-hollow body archtop. Inspired by the dawning of the space age this was a stellar achievement in the guitar world. It has a carved spruce top that merges seamlessly with the maple back. It features 2 teardrop soundholes located on the bass side of the body that have chrome binding. It has 2 chrome covered single coil pickups controlled by 2 volume pots and a 3 way tone control located on a chrome mounting plate on the lower treble bout. The guitar features a tremelo tailpiece that is silky smooth combined with the rocker mounted adjustable bridge. It has a suspended clear plexiglass pickguard engraved with Hopf in gold letters. The neck is constructed out of vertical slats of maple about 1mm thick for high tensile strength and capped with a rosewood fingerboard. 24 ¾” scale length with a zero fret The neck is perfectly straight now after 40 years without the need of s truss rod; it has a hockey stick style headstock with 6 on a side tuning gears with crowned pearloid buttons. It is in excellent condition and has a hard shell case
Oahu Guitars
OAHU Archtop, Valco serial number, from 1951. Like a National Club Combo but with a single pickup. Solid wood deep Maple body with 3-ply binding in a natural Blond finish. The top has lots of flame. It has a floating Black pickguard with the volume and tone controls mounted on it and the jack built into the side pickguard mount, very unique. The single pickup is mounted to the fingerboard base. Bolt on neck with symmetrical headstock. Great Playing and Sounding. Chipboard case. Exc++
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Master Guitars
MASTER GUITARS - Elite … An original design by Master Luthier George Gorodnitski. Made in California this is one of a new line of guitars we will be carrying. They are incredible. This is a semi-hollow double cut archtop in a cherry sunburst finish. The flamed maple top is deeply carved and ribbed with unique soundholes over a mahogany body and set neck. It has a trapeze tailpiece that is ebony inlaid with blue/green abalone as is the fingerboard. It has 2 humbucking pickups with a single volume control and 3 way switch, with Sperzel locking gears. Extremely light weight with a unique neck / body joint angle. A superb instrument. Mint 1999
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National Guitars
NATIONAL New Yorker, 1947. A natural blond finish 15 ½” maple body archtop with flamed sides and
beautifully quilted single piece top and back.
It has a small rectangular neck humbucker with dual controls mounted on
the thick black scalloped pickguard.
Amplifier jack connects on pickguard support and is the older style
screw on connector. Mahogany neck is
black finished and has pearl dot inlays in the rosewood fingerboard. Carved rosewood bridge, trapeze tailpiece,
bound body and “F” holes. Shield
headstock plate with National logo.
Recording King Guitars
RECORDING KING M5 ... A pre-war Gibson made non cutaway acoustic. Originally distributed by Montgomery Ward mail order, this was one of the high end pieces, a 17" full depth archtop. It has a blond flamed Maple body with a spruce top, 5 ply binding on top, 3 ply on the back. It has a 5 piece neck, with no truss rod, the fingerboard is bound Rosewood with large diamond inlays. It features a bound floating pickguard, diamond inlaid bridge and a double wire trapeze tailpiece. 1 repaired top crack, oversprayed. 1936.
Ribbecke Guitars
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RIBBECKE... This is an extraordinary guitar. We have not had the pleasure of one of these California beauties from Tom Ribbecke before, and it's a great guitar. It has that feel. It's a deeply carved and massively flamed maple body in a blond finish with a great solid spruce top. The pickguard mounted Bartolini pickup is floating with a single volume control. The bound pickguard and carved tailpiece have deep birdseye figure in the maple. It's a 17" single cutaway archtop with a superb neck. Ebony fingerboard with side markers only. 1996 Model with a Custom Case.
Schultz
Guitars
SCHULTZ Apollo Archtop
… A natural blond finish single cutaway archtop, one of the prototypes for this
series. It has a medium depth flamed
maple body, 17” wide at the lower bout with a rounded single cutaway. The maple body has tight ribbon flame on the
back and the carved Englemann spruce top is close grained and very clear. Gold hardware including the trapeze
tailpiece, single J. Smith style pickup with pickguard mounted volume and tone
controls, and the old style Grover Imperial stairstep gears. Ebony fingerboard with split pearl block
inlays, multi-bound black pickguard and carved and compensated ebony
bridge. Made in 2000
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Teigen
Guitars
Ross Teigen of Naples, Florida
Shown here from Left to Right
- A flamed maple body archtop
with a carved spruce top
- A 6 & 10 string harp
guitar in a maple body
- An acoustic, fretless 4
string bass
- A 6 string maple body
acoustic guitar with a spruce top
Ross is one of the finest luthiers in the southeastern United States. Long an authorized Gibson, Martin, etc., warranty technician he originally made his mark repairing the work of others. Now he emerges as a skilled luthier with a vision… and the vision is an asymmetrical one. We are pleased to introduce several of Ross Teigens' original creations.
Teigen Baritone Guitar… This is a mahogany body asymmetrical baritone guitar that tunes to a low B. It has a bound flamed maple top with open "F" holes in a single cutaway design. 1 piece bound mahogany neck with a carved volute and banner headstock inlay in a 29 3/4" scale. Signature egg shaped headstock cutout with an ebony fingerboard with no inlays. It has a neck position Armstrong pickup. Stop tailpiece and a tune-a-matic bridge. Schaller gears with pearloid buttons. All gold hardware. 1995
Teigen Superfly Guitar… This is a mahogany body asymmetrical solidbody guitar that is light as a feather. It has open "F" holes in a single cutaway design. 1 piece mahogany neck with a carved volute and banner headstock inlay. Signature egg shaped headstock cutout with an ebony fingerboard with no inlays. It has 2 humbucking pickups. Plate tailpiece and an adjustable bridge. Schaller gears with pearloid buttons. All chrome hardware. 1998
Teigen Jazz Special … This is an asymmetrical flamed maple hollow body. Single cutaway design with a fully bound 3 piece maple neck and body. It has a carved Sitka spruce top. Signature egg shaped headstock cutout with an ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays. 25 1/2" scale length, with a Johnny Smith style humbucker in the neck position with pickguard mounted volume and tone controls. Carved ebony tailpiece and bridge. Schaller gears with ebony buttons. All gold hardware. 1992 OSC Excellent + condition.
Teigen Thinline Deluxe … This is an asymmetrical maple semi-hollow body. Single cutaway thinline construction with a fully bound body and neck. 3 piece maple neck with a carved volute and banner headstock inlay and an ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays. 25 1/2" scale length. It has 2 humbuckers and a single coil pickup with interesting coil tap controls. Stop tailpiece and a tune-a-matic bridge. Schaller gears with ebony buttons. All gold hardware. 1992 OSC Excellent + condition.
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J. Triggs Guitars
TRIGGS Carved Archtop … This is a very early model from 1992 at the very beginning of Jim Triggs independent career. It is a 16" wide single cutaway acoustic with a deep, flamed maple body in a natural finish. It has a carved spruce top with bound "F" holes and multiple top and back binding. 1 piece mahogany neck with an ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays. Very early signature headstock logo. Bound tortoise pickguard, carved ebony bridge and a gold powder finish suspended tailpiece. Green button Deluxe Grover gears. Featured in Jim's 1992 introductory videotape. Production model 00012.
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TRIGGS Model 2160... A prototype guitar,
the first of these 17" single cutaway archtops in an orange finish. This
is a Maple body, full depth archtop with a gold plated Bigsby tailpiece with
matching Bigsby bridge. It features a 251/2" scale neck with a bound Ebony
fingerboard with pearl block inlays. Longhorn headstock inlay with empire state
truss rod cover and Grover Deluxe green button tuners. Floating cream
pickguard, 2 humbucking pickups with dual volume and single tone control. 1999
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TRIGGS Jazz Master Custom ... This is an Amber Blond special order in a 17" single cutaway archtop with a highly flamed Maple body with a clear Maple top, and a specially cut low profile neck. It features a 251/2" scale on the bound Ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays. Deluxe headstock inlay with black empire state truss rod cover and imperial stairstep tuners. Double Gibson '57 reissue humbucking pickups with dual controls and a 3-way switch. Carved bridge, floating bound pickguard and custom trapeze tailpiece. A great guitar! 1997
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TRIGGS Jazz Master ... This is a beautiful Blond, a 17" single cutaway archtop with a highly flamed Maple body and top, We can only get 1 or 2 of these superlative guitars a year, and I think this is the best one we've ever had. The body and finish are perfect, and the sound and playability is great. It features a 251/2" scale on the bound Ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays. Deluxe headstock inlay with empire state truss rod cover and imperial stairstep tuners. Single Holmes humbucking pickup and carved bridge. Floating bound pickguard and custom trapeze tailpiece.
TRIGGS Jazz Master … This is a beautiful Blond, a 17" single cutaway archtop with a highly flamed Maple body and top, We can only get 1 or 2 of these superlative guitars a year, and this is one of the best we've ever had. The body and finish are perfect, and the sound and playability is great. It features a 25 1/2" scale on the bound rosewood fingerboard with heart abalone block inlays. Lightning bolt headstock inlay with empire state truss rod cover and imperial stairstep tuners. Single humbucking pickup and carved ebony bridge. Floating white pearloid pickguard and Frequensator tailpiece. 2001
TRIGGS Excel... A 17" single cutaway archtop in a Cherry Red Sunburst. Jim Triggs’ personal guitar he made for himself. The back and sides of this hand carved Maple body are moderately flamed and it has a carved Spruce top that sounds full and resonant. This is an acoustic archtop with a 251/2" scale on the bound Ebony fingerboard with pearl split block inlays. Excel headstock inlay with empire state truss rod cover and imperial stairstep tuners. Gold engraved stairstep tailpiece with a carved bridge. Floating bound stairstep pickguard. 1999
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TRIGGS New Yorker... A 17" single cutaway archtop in a Cremona Sunburst. The back and sides of this hand carved Maple body are extremely flamed and carved Spruce top sounds full and resonant. This is an acoustic archtop with a 251/2" scale on the bound Ebony fingerboard with pearl split block inlays. New Yorker headstock inlay with empire state truss rod cover and imperial stairstep tuners. Gold engraved stairstep tailpiece with a carved bridge. Floating bound pickguard. 1998
TRIGGS New Yorker... A 17" single cutaway archtop in a natural blond finish. The back and sides of this hand carved Maple body are extremely flamed and carved Spruce top sounds full and resonant. This is an acoustic archtop with a 251/2" scale on the bound Ebony fingerboard with pearl split block inlays. New Yorker headstock inlay with empire state truss rod cover and imperial stairstep tuners. Gold engraved stairstep tailpiece with a carved bridge. Floating stairstep pearloid pickguard made from 75 year old material.
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New Yorker, 2005. Natural Blond finish. Classic “D’Angelico” New Yorker design. This
is a hand carved 17" single cutaway archtop with a highly flamed maple
body and carved Engelman spruce top that is multi-bound on all edges. It has a single “J.Smith” style pickup
mounted on the multi-bound colored pickguard.
It features the classic, engraved gold stairstep tailpiece, Grover
Imperial gears on the oversize headstock with center finial. This magnificent neck with oversize headstock
is carved from a single piece of highly flamed rock maple, the back of the
headstock is black finished and has an abalone diamond inlay between the
tuners. A fabulous archtop guitar
TRIGGS New Yorker Solidbody... 2000, Millenium Model. Here’s something really special, a solidbody from Jim Triggs. It is a single cutaway design made with a mahogany body and neck, with a flamed maple top. This is a very elaborate guitar that is bound with abalone around the top of the body. The bound neck features a “Tree of Life” fingerboard inlay and the oversize New Yorker headstock with cutout and finial. It has all gold hardware including the Grover Imperial stairstep tuners, a single humbucking pickup mounted at the neck, the fine tuning tailpiece and tune-a-matic style bridge. Bound floating pickguard, top mount jack. The guitar sounds and plays as good as it looks. A work of art.
Triggs New Yorker Solidbody, 2006. Amber Blond finish. This is a mahogany body single cutaway solidbody with a highly flamed maple top that is multi-bound. It has a single gold plated humbucking pickup with single volume and tone controls on the lower treble bout. It has a multi-bound colored pickguard. It features a stop tailpiece with tune-a-matic tailpiece, Grover Imperial gears on the oversize headstock with center finial. The mahogany neck has a soft V shape with an ebony fingerboard with split block inlays. The oversize “New Yorker” headstock has a gold finial piece and engraved pearl inlay. A killer guitar.
TRIGGS San Salvador … A new model for 2003, this is one of the prototype models made in 2002. This is a spectacular sunburst finish 17" single cutaway carved archtop. It has a highly flamed Maple body and a fine grained spruce top. Voted the best new archtop of the year here at Gulfcoast Guitars by everyone who has heard or played it. It features a 25 1/2" scale on the bound ebony fingerboard with heart abalone split block inlays. Lightning bolt headstock inlay and imperial stairstep tuners. Single J.Smith style pickup is mounted on the bound pickguard. Convertible model with a second pickguard with no pickup. It’s acoustic or electric. 6 Finger gold plated tailpiece, carved ebony bridge.
TRIGGS San Salvador … 2003. This is the blond finish 17" single cutaway carved archtop. The body and neck are massively flamed maple, some of the best woods ever to grace a guitar. It also has a fine grained spruce top. It features a 25 1/2" scale on the bound ebony fingerboard with heart abalone split block inlays. Lightning bolt headstock inlay and imperial stairstep tuners. Single J.Smith style pickup is mounted on the bound pickguard. Convertible model with a second pickguard with no pickup. It’s acoustic or electric. 6 Finger gold plated tailpiece, carved ebony bridge
TRIGGS San Salvador … 2004. This is the blond finish 17" single
cutaway carved archtop. The body and
neck are massively flamed maple, some of the best woods ever to grace a
guitar. It also has a very fine grained
Engelman spruce top. It features a 25
1/2" scale on the bound ebony fingerboard with heart abalone split block
inlays. Lightning bolt headstock inlay and imperial stairstep tuners. Single
EMG pickup is mounted on the bound pickguard.
Custom carved ebony tailpiece, carved ebony bridge.
Triggs St. Croix … 2006. Natural Blond finish. This is a brand new model in a classic L-5 style design, and this is one of the prototypes of this hand carved 17" single cutaway archtop. It has a highly flamed maple body and carved Engelman spruce top that is multi-bound on all edges. It has a “J.Smith” style pickup mounted with a single volume control on the multi-bound colored pickguard. It features a new design gold plated tailpiece, Grover gears on the bound headstock with a flower pot inlay. This neck is carved from a single piece of highly flamed rock maple. A fabulous archtop.
TRIGGS Diamond
… 2004. A special order for Gulfcoast
Guitars A fully carved 17” maple body
archtop with the single cutaway San Salvador body design with diamond shaped
soundholes and finished in a gorgeous turquoise color. This is another acoustic or electric
convertible model. It has a gorgeous all
abalone pickguard for the acoustic version and a second bound ebony pickguard
with a J. Smith style pickup attached.
It features a 25 1/2" scale on the bound ebony fingerboard with
heart abalone split block inlays. Lightning bolt headstock inlay and imperial
stairstep tuners.. It has a 6 finger gold plated tailpiece and a carved ebony
bridge.
TRIGGS Tourquoise Diamond … 2005 The 2nd model we have had of this
custom 17" maple body, single cutaway carved archtop with diamond shaped
soundholes. The guitar is finished in a
deep tourquoise finish with all gold plated hardware. It has tremendous sound acoustically it has a
hand carved fine grained spruce top. It
features a 25 1/2" scale on the bound ebony fingerboard with heart abalone
split block inlays. Lightning bolt headstock inlay and imperial stairstep tuners.
Single J.Smith style pickup is mounted on the bound pearl pickguard. Convertible model with a second pearl
pickguard with no pickup. It’s acoustic
or electric. 6 Finger gold plated tailpiece, carved ebony bridge.
TRIGGS
Model 2160 … A custom
order, in a bright orange finish. This
is a 17" single cutaway archtop with a highly flamed maple body and
top. It features a 25 1/2" scale on
the bound ebony fingerboard with heart abalone block inlays. It features a steers head headstock inlay
with empire state truss rod cover and imperial stairstep tuners. 2 humbucking pickups with dual volume
controls and a single tone control on the lower bout, with a master volume
control. It features a Bigsby tremelo
tailpiece, with a tune-a-matic style bridge with ebony base. The body and finish are excellent, and the
sound and playability are great. 2000
model.
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TRIGGS San Francisco … 2002. A very innovative guitar. It’s a single cutaway thinline maple hollow body finished in a metallic plum color. It has a satin finish mahogany neck with a bound rosewood fingerboard with block inlays and a very smooth neckheel / body joint. It is very comfortable to play. It’s a high tech archtop with straight string pull locking tuners, graphite nut, very smooth medium frets, tune-a-matic bridge with a stop tailpiece. It has some very hot custom wound Gibson pickups with coil taps in the tone controls. Bound sharkfin soundholes in the 17” body. Very Cool!
TRIGGS Rio
… 2000. This is one from Jim’s private
stock. Only 3 of them were made in 2000,
and has never been offered for sale before.
This is a killer semi-hollow body 17” thinline archtop finished in a
light pastel blue. It has a single
sharkfin soundhole on the bass side of the fully bound body and a mahogany
neck. It has a rosewood fingerboard with
pearl dot inlays. The pickups are
soapbars controlled with 2 volume and 1 tone control.with a mini-toggle
selector switch. It features a 25
1/2" scale. The headstock features
pearl inlaid Triggs logo and lightning bolt inlay with imperial stairstep
tuners. All gold plated hardware
including the stop tailpiece and tune-a-matic style bridge. This is a really great sounding and playing
guitar.
TRIGGS "Key Largo"... A "One of a Kind" Art Guitar from Master luthier Jim Triggs. A 16" flamed Maple, deep body carved archtop finished in a Blue Green Sunburst. Carved Pink flamingos on the neck heel, "Key Largo" inlaid in Pearl in the bound Ebony fingerboard. Gold plated engraved stairstep tailpiece, Imperial timers. Flamingos on the headstock. Bound tortoise pickguard. 1992 OHSC
