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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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Sakurai No.8 Cedar Top Classical Guitar, 1977

On December 14, 2023 /

The M. Sakurai No.8 Cedar Top Classical guitars, indeed the entire line of Masaki Sakurai models, are under-appreciated gems. The set of guitars with labels reading ‘M. Sakurai Supervised by M. Kohno’ are from the period where Masaki Sakurai was still learning the craft from his uncle, Masaru Kohno.

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Gibson John Lennon J-160E Peace Model Natural, 2010

On November 5, 2023 /

Between 2002 and 2013 a total of 750 Gibson John Lennon J-160E Peace Model guitars were built, with this one being 493 from January 2010. The Gibson J-160e appeared in 1954 and was built until 1979. It was intended to provide a reasonable representation of an acoustic guitar at stage volumes, supported by amplifiers.

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Guild JF-30C Jumbo Flattop Cutaway Blonde, 1988

On September 25, 2023 /

The Guild JF-30C is a rare bird, built in small numbers during 1988 and 1989 in Westerly, Rhode Island as a cutaway version of the 17 inch jumbo JF-30. A quirk of this example is that the label identifies it as a JC-30. Some non-cutaway JF-30 models were also identified as J-30 on the label.

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Gibson ES-350T Thinline Short Scale Sunburst, 1962

On September 15, 2023 /

The Gibson ES-350T (or ES-350TD to the early 1960s) is a thin-bodied, single cutaway fully hollow archtop electric built from 1955 to 1963 with a 23.5 inch scale length, and from 1977 to 1993 with a 25.5 inch scale. It started as the full-bodied, single-cutaway, 25.5 inch scale length single P-90 ES-350 Premiere in 1947. These full bodied ES-350 models were used by a number of top artists in the 1950s, most notably Chuck Berry.

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Epiphone Emperor Regent Archtop Electric Natural Antique, 1997

On September 8, 2023 /

Built as a ‘reissue’ from 1995 to 2011, the Epiphone Emperor Regent is a full 17 inch wide archtop guitar with a single floating pickup and pickguard-mounted controls. The label reads ‘Epiphone Emperor NA’ (NA meaning Natural Antique), the Emperor model had two top-mounted pickups, the Regent has one floating pickup. From their 1939 introduction, the Epiphone Emperor Regent and upgraded Emperor were at the top of the Epiphone archtop line, with Gibson as their main competition.

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Laminate

Ibanez AM-70 Artist Compact Thinline Black, 1985

Sakurai No.8 Cedar Top Classical Guitar, 1977

Gibson John Lennon J-160E Peace Model Natural, 2010

Guild JF-30C Jumbo Flattop Cutaway Blonde, 1988

Gibson ES-350T Thinline Short Scale Sunburst, 1962

Epiphone Emperor Regent Archtop Electric Natural Antique, 1997

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