Archtop

Gibson Les Paul Studio Wine Red, 1996

On December 26, 2022 /

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. Built with a carved Maple cap on a non-weight relieved Mahogany back, this model has a Mahogany neck with an unbound Indian Rosewood fingerboard.

Used

This instrument has sold

Gibson Les Paul Signature Thinline Gold Top, 1973

On December 18, 2022 /

Introduced during 1973 and built until 1979 – the Norlin era – the Gibson Les Paul Signature Thinline Gold Top, is a rarity, and as a guitar has never been re-issued in any form. We have seen in-person one other example, during the 1980s, in The Twelfth Fret repair shop. Approximately 1,400 Gold Top models were built, and under 100 in Sunburst. It was also available as a bass. This model uses the construction of an ES-335, but its asymmetrical body has approximately the top half of a 335 and the bottom half of a Les Paul.

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Gretsch 7655 Chet Atkins Tennessean Shaded Cherry, 1974

On December 9, 2022 /

This Gretsch 7655, a Chet Atkins Tennessean in a shaded cherry finish, dates to October of 1974 and appears to be in very good, clean and original condition. This guitar is from the Baldwin era and was built in Booneville, Arkansas. In 1958, Gretsch launched the original Tennessean as model 6119, placing it below their very popular 6120 Chet Atkins model. The ElectroTone (sealed) single-cutaway body was thinner, and at first it had one Filter ‘Tron in the bridge position.

Vintage

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Gibson Kalamazoo Award Archtop Guitar Natural, 1980

On November 24, 2022 /

The Gibson Kalamazoo Award was originally designed and built by Gibson craftsman Wilbur Fuller as a completely hand-tuned archtop using the finest materials available. It is a spectacular demonstration of the skills involved in building a top-rank archtop guitar. This example dates to October 3rd, 1980 and was built in Kalamazoo, Michigan. It is in exceptional condition with wear limited to light fret wear in the lower positions.

Vintage

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Gibson Les Paul Standard Honeyburst, 2020

On November 14, 2022 /

Seen here is an attractive Gibson Les Paul Standard in Honeyburst, in very good, clean condition and dated to January 2020 at Nashville. Built in the manner of a 1960 model, this Gibson Les Paul Standard uses an AA grade, bookmatched and carved Flame Maple top on a Mahogany back, with no weight relief. The 60’s Slim Taper neck is Mahogany with an Indian Rosewood fingerboard and acrylic trapezoidal position markers.

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Ratliff R5 F-Style Mandolin Sunburst, 2005

On November 5, 2022 /

The Ratliff R5 mandolin is built by hand in Church Hill, Tennessee, part of a small lineup of F style and A style mandolins. The company was originally started to produce left-handed F-Style instruments, but has grown to produce right hand models, and offers both F hole and oval hole versions. This Ratliff R5 seems to be a discontinued model, superseded by the slightly more elaborate R5 ‘Master Model’.

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Archtop

Gibson Les Paul Studio Wine Red, 1996

Gibson Les Paul Signature Thinline Gold Top, 1973

Gretsch 7655 Chet Atkins Tennessean Shaded Cherry, 1974

Gibson Kalamazoo Award Archtop Guitar Natural, 1980

Gibson Les Paul Standard Honeyburst, 2020

Ratliff R5 F-Style Mandolin Sunburst, 2005

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