And here is a 1955 Tweed Fender Deluxe Amplifier!
Leo Fender built these amplifiers based on the 5E3 push-pull circuit. and they have become a basic reference standard for guitar amplifier design. Many ’boutique’ and small-builder amplifiers are based closely on these 1950’s Fender amps.
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The return of the Half Stack – a 1979 Hiwatt Custom 100 head and 1975 Hiwatt SE4123 cabinet!
Hiwatt has always been known for high quality construction and clean amplification – with full attention to the ‘Loud’ part of amplification!
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Here’s a 2009 Kendrick Texas Crude Harp Amp in pristine condition. Kendrick hand builds amplifiers in Kempner, Texas. The Texas Crude Harp Amp was introduced in 1993 to provide harmonica players with a solid, reliable, great sounding and loud amp. The design and construction have been unchanged since then.
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Here’s something rare and special – a 1959 Gibson ES-330 TC Thinline Archtop Electric.
The ES-330 was introduced in 1959 and discontinued in 1972. Along the way, in 1968,an optional ‘longer’ neck – one that joins the body at the 19th fret but has the same scale length – became available and many of the later versions have this option.
Oddly, the 330’s biggest claim to fame isn’t as itself. Gibson sent a version to Epiphone to take advantage of that dealer base, where it became the Casino. It turned out to be a favourite guitar with one of those British bands that sold a few records in the mid 1960’s.
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Here is a lovely 1955 Gibson J-185 Sunburst. Introduced in 1951 as a smaller alternative to the big Super Jumbo models like the J-200, the J-185 offers similar aesthetics (though it’s nowhere near as decorated!) with a shorter scale length (24.75 inch, as with the J-35 and most Gibson electrics).
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Here’s a very cool 2003 Cole Clark Violap Horseshoe lap steel guitar.
This Violap features a horseshoe type pickup, so-called because the pickup magnet wraps around the coil (rather than being embedded in the coil). This unique pickup design dates back to early electric Rickenbacker instruments – from the 1930’s – but this history has presented opportuntities for potential infringement. Consequently, current Cole Clark instruments use humbucking and piezo pickups.
This example is in very good condition with a unique tone.
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