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Ibanez AM-70 Artist Compact Thinline Black, 1985

On April 13, 2024 /

Here’s a great condition Ibanez AM-70 Artist Compact Thinline Archtop in Black finish, dating to 1985, its first year. This model was only built until 1987. With proportions somewhat like the Gibson ES-339 models, the Ibanez AM-70 is a scaled down version of the classic ES-335 style models. The top, back and sides are laminate Birch with a Maple center block. The neck is 3-piece Maple with a bound Indian Rosewood fingerboard.

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Gibson Les Paul Deluxe GoldTop, 1975

On January 18, 2024 /

Making its debut appearance in 1969, the Gibson Les Paul Deluxe layout was based on the 1950’s pre-humbucker P-90 models. The Deluxe body construction uses the same Maple cap on a Mahogany back as the Standard humbucker version, but the pickup routes accept either P-90s or mini-humbuckers which are mounted in P-90 sized support rings.

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PRS Swamp Ash Special Trans Red, 2002

On December 13, 2023 /

Built from 1996 to 2009, the PRS Swamp Ash Special featured a solid Swamp Ash body with the trademark PRS contouring, a 22-fret bolt on neck and a center single coil pickup. Based on a built up, carved top block of Swamp Ash paired with a bolt on Maple neck, the PRS Swamp Ash Special is a straightforward model. A pair of humbuckers bracket a Seymour Duncan Vintage Rail single coil format pickup, with a pickup selector, master volume and push/pull master tone control providing coil tap options

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Gibson ES-325 TDW Thinline Electric Walnut, 1974

On December 8, 2023 /

Here’s a fairly rare guitar, a Gibson ES-325 TDW, where the ‘TDW’ stands for Two Pickup, Double Cutaway, Walnut finish. The TDW does not appear anywhere on the guitar or its label, bur does appear on marketing materials, to distinguish it from the ES-325 TDC with Cherry finish or the TD in Tobacco Sunburst. This guitar was built between 1972 and 1978 and is an original example of Gibson’s Norlin era production – Gibson’s corporate parent between 1969 and 1986.

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Gibson Les Paul Studio in Wine Red, 1996

On October 30, 2023 /

Here’s a Gibson Les Paul Studio with Gold plated hardware, in a gloss Wine Red finish from 1996. It’s been used as intended and is in nice playing condition. These are really great guitars. Built with a carved Maple cap on a non-weight relieved Mahogany back and dated to September 13 1996, this Gibson Les Paul Studio has a Mahogany neck with an unbound Indian Rosewood fingerboard.

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Ibanez GB-10 George Benson Archtop Sunburst, 1981

On October 22, 2023 /

The Ibanez GB-10 George Benson BS (for Brown Sunburst) is still in production as are other versions of the model, and they are as practical as when introduced. This model features two ‘floating’ mini-humbucking pickups, one attached to the fingerboard tag and the other to the pickguard. Neither contacts the top though the pickguard has a small support post. The Ibanez GB-10 George Benson has been in production since 1977 along with other versions of the model, and they are as practical as when introduced.

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Ibanez AM-70 Artist Compact Thinline Black, 1985

Gibson Les Paul Deluxe GoldTop, 1975

PRS Swamp Ash Special Trans Red, 2002

Gibson ES-325 TDW Thinline Electric Walnut, 1974

Gibson Les Paul Studio in Wine Red, 1996

Ibanez GB-10 George Benson Archtop Sunburst, 1981

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