This is a pretty rare, 1959 Martin 00-18E steel string acoustic.
The 00-18E was built from 1959 to 1964, in response to the quest for volume, and this is one of the first. It uses the 00 style body, with the 18 construction – spruce top, mahogany back and sides – but the top is thicker and uses heavier bracing.
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Here’s a 1973 Fender Twin Reverb Amplifier! Fender started producing the Twin Amplifier in 1952, and with a variety of changes, produced it until 1963, when it was replaced by the quite different Twin Reverb Amp – the differences are much more than the addition of a reverb tank.
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This is a very clean 2009 Gibson Custom Shop ES-330. Gibson started producing the ES-330 in 1959, but not, as you might think, as a ‘cheaper’ version of the new, popular ES-335. Instead, it was to replace the discontinued ES-225,
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Here’s a great-condition 2010 Eastman Dawg mandolin. There aren’t a lot of successful, innovative mandolin designs, with the traditional — though in their day, radical, innovative and groundbreaking — A and F styles being the most common.
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Presenting the Epiphone ES-355 Ebony! The ES-355 was introduced by Gibson in 1958 and was an instant hit. The combination of arcthop tone and class, and solidbody sustain, brightness and feedback rejection at volume makes the design extremely verstatile.
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This Koa Grand concert steel string from Goodall has a lovely blend of silky smooth midrange bloom and crisp treble cut. The body size and neck profile make for a very comfortable playing experience and this example is in near mint condition!
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