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Solidbody Guitars



Line 6 Spider Jam III 
Very popular acoustic modeling amp. Brand new in the box.
$325

1983  Fender Lead III (SQ446629) 
Seldom seen model from Fender. Very clean condition. With original case.
$495

1946 Gibson BR-3 lap steel (nsn) A clean and great sounding example. Mahogany body, Replacement Stew-Mac strip tuners, Black painted headstock front with gold script "Gibson" decal, Metal nut, Plastic fingerboard with gold stenciled fret markers and "inlay", Gold plastic control panel and pickup cover, non-adjustable polepiece pre P-90 style pickup. The tone pot had to be replaced because one of the legs was broken. The guitar is very clean and has a warm, jazzy tone. With the original light duty tweed covered hardshell case. $475


1967
Fender Precision Bass (213701)
One owner instrument that has been well cared for. Alder body, maple neck, Kidney button tuners, Original bone nut, Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with pearl dots, Three color sunburst body finish, Original pickguard, pickup, covers, One knob may be changed. Thumb rest was moved to the bass side of the strings. Badass bridge with original bridge in case. Little wear on the body, wear on rear of the neck. Great setup, fine tone. $4500


2002
MIM fretless Jazz Bass (MZ2175805)
An all-original, nice playing near mint fretless jazz bass. Alder body with Ice Blue Metallic finish, Maple neck, Rosewood neck with plastic fret lines, White pickguard. With SKB hardshell case. $495

Previous Offering



1964
Precision Bass (L40078)
A very clean example from September of 1964. Alder body with 3-color sunburst, Maple neck, Original tuners, Intact "Fender" decal, Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with clay dots, All-original hardware and parts. Very minor body wear. Professional setup. Clean replacement case.             


Recent Carvin
6 String Set Neck Bass (nsn)
A great playing 6 string bass with added low B and high C strings. 34" string scale, Ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays, Two Jazz Bass style pickups, Active electronics, Recent setup for very easy playing action. Solid, clear voice. With original hard case.


ca. 1940 Oahu Lap Steel
A nice playing prewar lap steel. All-original except for tuners and output jack plate. Poplar body and neck, Plastic nut, Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with cream or gold sparkle position dots, Blade type pickup in a brown crinkle finish housing, Brown radio type knobs, Cream body binding on top and back, Gold pinstripe design near pickup area. Very clean condition. With beautiful tweed covered chip case.


1977
Fender jazz Bass (S733414)
A clean and original example of the blonde finish Jazz Bass from this era. Ash body, Maple neck with pearloid blocks and binding, All original hardware, clear finish, hang tag, original case. Not played much at all, this bass shows little sign of wear exacept on the pickguard and around the jack. Solid, clean tone.


Ca. 1964
Premier scroll body electric (4779) 
Another fine example of the scroll body guitar shape, this one with amazingly detailed Italian faux walnut plastic covering. Premier was sourcing parts from several countries during the mid-1960s. Maple neck (from Hagstrom?), Original Waverly strip tuners, Black painted headstock front with white silkscreen "Premier" script logo, 1 11/16" nut width, Brazilian Rosewood slab fingerboard, 24 3/4" scale length. Original Italian and Japanese hardware parts. Kept in fine, clean condition. Easy playing action. P-90 tone from adjustable polepiece single coil pickups. With original hardshell case.  


1977
Les Paul Custom
A well kept one owner guitar with good setup and great tone. Mahogany-Maple body, Mahogany neck, Multiple body and neck bindings, Super 400 style Les Paul custom headstock inlay, Ebony fingerboard with pearl block inlays, All metal parts gold plated, Less commonly seen wine red top finish. Minor signs of play wear with pick scratches and plating wear. The only non-original part is a chrome plated jack plate. With the original Gibson hardshell case.


1960
Fender Jazz Bass (56631)          
Refinished antique Olympic White, Headstock face refinished, replacement Lindy Fralin pickups, replacement pots and knobs, replacement strap buttons. Slim neck profile, very easy to play. A good sounding stackpot Jazz Bass at a great price. With replacement case.                


1966
Fender Jazz Bass (189742)          
Sunburst, bound fingerboard, block inlays. Repolacement parts are the strap buttons and bridge pickup, a 1972-74 Fender pickup. Lots of honest finish wear on the body and the back of the neck. A great sounding Jazz bass with a comfortable feel. With replacement case.          


1967
Trini Lopez red (091058)
A clean example of the popular red finish version of the Trini Lopez. Maple ply body, Mahogany neck, Kluson strip tuners, Black painted headstock front with gold "Gibson" decal, 1 5/8" nut width, Bound Brazilian Rosewood fingerbaord with pearl triangles inlay, Slim neck profile, 24 1/2" string scale, Chrome plated humbucking pickups, tune-o-matic bridge, and tailpiece, Black hat knobs. With Original hardshell case.        

2008 Gibson ES-335 Lee Ritenour C583530 A fine example of Gibson's ""Inspired By"" series, this Custom Shop model is a recreation of Lee Ritenour's original guitar. Custom vintage specifications are: Antique faded cherry finish, Nickel aged hardware, '57 classic pickups. This guitar comes from the limited run of 125 instruments total production. The owner has retained all the case candy, including the certificate of authenticity. It was virtually never played, as electric jazz playing was just a passing fancy for him. The guitar remains in brand new condition. Original hardshell case.


1968
Gibson ES-335 (843086)
A good sounding cherry red example that has been maintined and played, played, played. Maple ply body with solid core, Mahogany neck, Original Kluson Deluxe tuners with double ring tulip buttons, Black headstock front with pearl "Gibson" logo and crown inlay, 1 1/2" nut width, Bound Rosewood fingerboard with pearloid block inlay, Single layer bound body, Added Bigsby tailpiece, Chrome bridge with added steel saddles (original plastic saddles are in the case), Two humbucking pickups, Standard four knob arrangement with pickup selector switch, Black hat knobs, Black-white-black-white elevated pickguard, Strap button. Some play wear to the back of the neck, belt buckle dents in the center of the rear body face, play wear to fingerboard surface. This one plays very easily. With used black TKL case.


1998
Gibson ES-335 reissue
(A 98192)
A spotlessly clean cherry red dot neck reissue. Maple ply body with solid core center, Mahogany neck, "Gibson Deluxe" Kluson style tuners with tulip buttons, Black headstock front with pearl "Gibson" and crown inlay, 1 11/16" nut width, Bound Rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dots, Cream body binding, Chrome stop tailpiece and bridge, Two chrome humbucking pickups, Standard 4 knob controls with pickup selector switch, Black bonnet knobs, Black-white-black-white elevated pickguard, Cream strap buttons just below neck heel and at butt. A new conditon 10 year old guitar that sounds as good as it looks. Original brown case with wine red lining.

2008 Paul Reed Smith SC 245 gold top
A short scale (24 1/2") Ted McCarty designed instrument in brand new condition. Mahogany, Gotoh tulip button Kluson deluxe style tunes, Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with abalone flying bids inlay, Gold top finish, Two humbucking pickups, 24 1/2" string scale, nickel stop tailpiece. An easy playing Les Paul type guitar with rich pickup tone and plenty of sustain. With rectangular hardshell case.      


1975
Telecaster (645772)
           
A very clean example in all-original condition except for bridge saddles upgrade.  Ash body, Maple neck with skunk strip, "F" series tuners, "Fender" decal, White 3-layer pickguard, All-original hardware and parts except for bridge saddles.  Some finish wear at right arm edge, some shallow nicks and scratches. Professional setup makes this guitar stage-ready. With original case on very good condition.    

1965 Jazzmaster (L67379)
A very clean all-original example from the beginning of Fender's great expansion into solidbody dominance in the mid-1960s. Alder body, Slab cut Maple neck, Kluson tuners, "Fender" decal intact except for the "n", Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with clay dots, 3 color sunburst, all original pickups and other hardware parts. Except for some nicks and scrapes, the guitar is in great condition with a fine setup. The original case is also in very clean condition.                


1957 Fender Stratocaster (-21148)        
All original and complete as independently verified recently by Rich Hoeg and the staff at Real Guitars. Slight fingernail wear in lower fret positions, a few nicks on the body, overspray on back of neck, and that's it. The case is in great shape, though the foil badge is a little crumpled.                      


1963
Fender Duosonic (14096)
A nice example of Fender's pre-CBS work before their descent into the "transiitonal" period of Mid-1964 to late 1965. Alder body, Maple neck with a little flame figure, Intact Fender decal, All original Kluson tuners, Brazilian Rosewood veneer fingerboard with clay dots, 22 1/2" string scale, Original bridge, All original electronics, Switches and knobs, Original brown plastic pickguard, Original white finish over the discontinued desert sand color, The only replaced parts are the two strap buttons. The frets are in great shape, the tone is basically that of a Stratocaster. The original case is a little rough, but the latches work.

1968(?) Framus Electric Mandola (79758 - 68D)
This model was prominently featured in the 1960s Framus catalogues, but it's the first one that I've ever seen! Maple body with 3-color Fender-style sunburst, Multi-laminate neck with no truss rod, japanese singel unit tuners, 2 pickups with separate volume and tone controls, Great Italian plastic stripey pickguard, 16 3/4" string scale. This kind of instrument can be strung and tuned in a variety of ways, standard mandola C-G-D-A, ocatve mandolin G-D-A-E, or any of the mulititude of middle eastern light-string tunigs popular with world music crossover players. Pick wear on metal pickup covers, otherwise pretty clean. This mandola was obviously played, but shows little fret wear. with soft cover.

1970's Roberts Tiny Moore 5 String Mandolin (1102)
Jay Roberts built these licensed 5 string electric mandolins in the 1970s as affordable versions of the 1952 Paul Bigsby instrument that Tiny used for the remainder of his career. Western Maple body and neck with single layer white binding, Rosewood fingerboard with Moserite-style serial nuymber stamp at last fret, Schaller chrome mini tuners. Two cream colored soapbar pickups with individual adjuster, Adjustable truss rod, Cast aluminum tailpiece, pickup surrounds, Nut, and strap attachment. Tiny Moore played fluid jazz and a pre-rock distored hot take-off solo style with Billy Jack Wills' band in Sacramento and later occasionally played western gigs with his wife and sister-in-law in the 1960s and 1970s. I remember seeing Tiny Moore in his role of Ranger Roy (with mascot monkey "Anna Banana") on a kiddie cartoon show in the 1960s. I still treasure and use my brown leather guitar strap that I bought from Tiny in his small teaching studio and Music store in Sacramento whre these electric mandolins were sold to his students and fans. Some finish crazing and oxidation from long-term storage, a few small nicks on the back of the neck from leaning against something rough. The guitar size frets are in great shape and the instrument plays beautifully. With orignal hardshell case.

December 1963 Ryder (Rickenbacker) 425 (CL 41)
Electro String Instrument Corp/ Radio-Tel orignally sold the Ryder brand name instruments to studios and guitar dealers not carrying the full line of Rickenbacker instruments. "Cresting Wave" style body features Maple neck-though construction with routed body wings and winged headstock, "Fireglo" red sunburst finish, Kluson Deluxe tuners wtih plastic buttons, Large "Ryder" logo on large white truss rod cover, Ebony nut, 1 5/8" nut width, Very slim round neck profile, Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with white plastic dots, Standard thick white pickguard, 1 "toaster" style pickup, Bridge with allen screw adjustable aluminum bridge saddle, Black volume and tone knobs, Toggle tone selector switch, 24 1/2" string scale. This guitar is in exceptionally clean condition, with only a few hints of wear from use. Photos of another one from the same month (CL 54)can be found at www.rickbeat.com/modelslibrary/425/425.htm With original brown tolex rectangular Fender-style case. Express your inner George Harrison!

1978 Fender Musicmaster (S 809697)

Alder body, Maple neck with Rosewood fingerbaord, 1 5/8" nut width, 24" string scale, Pearloid fingerboard dots, Black finish and pickguard, "F" neckplate, all original and stock. Typical of the black finish in this period, the body finish has crazed and discolored with patches of blue-grey on its own. Very clean condition. A great playing guitar. With orginal shaped hard case.


1967 Hofner 459 VTZ Super (51549) This is an extremely rare deluxe version of the six string guitar companion model to the wildly successful hollow body violin shaped Beatle basses . Only made from about 1967 through 1970, it is estimated that only a couple dozen of these fancy guitars with gold hardware and "root beer in ice cubes" plastic bindings, were ever built. Flame maple laminate back and sides, Spruce laminate top, 5-piece Maple and Mahogany neck with a nice round profile, 25 1/2" string scale, Gold single unit tuners, Gold plated hardware, Zero fret, with root beer-cream-root beer nut, Fancy 3-piece pearl in ebony fingerboard inlays, Root beer headstock, fingerboard, and body binding, Cream-root beer-cream purfling, Black pickup selector plate, control plate and pickup surrounds, Root beer raised finger rest, Gold bridge with individual lucite string saddles that slide for intonation, German Bigsby-style vibrato, Volume, Tone, Treble boost and Fuzz Boost aided with 9 volt battery, Cream endpin. One of the former owners had his initials engraved in the gold neck bolt plate on the back. Metal parts show oxidation from use. the frets are in excellent shape. An easy playing guitar that could be used for jazz country, or vintage rock playing. No need for an outboard pedal to play "I Can't Get No Satisfaction"! With an extremely well-made formfit hardshell case. Until I can get photos up, please see the twin sister to this one at www.vintagehofner.co.uk/hofner/archtops/arch47.html

1959 Rickenbacker 768 (T7104B) Triple neck 8-10-8 long scale steel guitar in birdseye Maple. Beautiful birdseye Maple, Kluson tuners with cover plates, Horseshoe magnet pickups, Chrome control plates with volume and tone knobs for each neck, Adjustable metal legs. The only custom feature is a well-made hand tooled leather facing proclaiming the name of former owner, Lorie Stark. The Rickenbacker badge was fit back into its original position. This guitar has a bright, solid tone as you would expect with the long 25" scale. With original grey and black rectangular case with red interior. Sub out on the gigs that Jeremy Wakefield can't make!

1980 G&L L-1000 bass (B000880) A more advanced Precision style bass from Leo Fender's great G&L company. Mahogany body with two-color sunburst, Maple neck with skunk stripe, Schaller tuners, Bullet style truss rod adjustment above nut, Ebony fingerboard with pearloid dots, Three bolt neck plate, G&L humbucking pickup with coil splitter, Volume, Treble, and Bass controls, G&L saddle-lock bridge. All completely stock, this bass has a very powerful pickup and is tonally much more versatile than a Precision bass. Dings in body here and there and somebody engraved the mysterious words "Mortancy polo yaya" on the neck plate and then scribbled over it with an engraving pen. This is a really great bass at the price. With original chip case.

 


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