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Gibson CS Les Paul Florentine Vintage Sunburst, 1997

On June 20, 2023 /

Built from 1995 to 1999 and eventually becoming the ES Les Paul, the Gibson CS Les Paul Florentine blends features from the Les Paul custom into a heavily chambered, dual F-hole model. From a distance, the Gibson CS Les Paul Florentine looks like a nicely appointed Les Paul Custom. Closer examination shows the two F-holes – though some few variants, like the Korina Florentine had solid tops – indicating that the construction is based on a heavily routed Mahogany back with a Maple top.

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Epiphone Masterbilt Melody Tenor Guitar Sunburst, 1933

On June 17, 2023 /

The Epiphone Masterbilt Melody Tenor guitar was built from 1931 to 1937 in New York, largely supporting the great banjoist migration of the period. In the late 1920’s banjo players, for a variety of reasons, began to move to guitar-based instruments and the Tenor guitar mapped almost directly to tenor banjos.

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Gibson Les Paul GoldTop, 1954

On June 15, 2023 /

Here is a beautiful rarity, a real treat – a Gibson Les Paul GoldTop from 1954, and not just with a gold top but fully gold finished! This was known as the ‘Double Gold’ finish. This beautiful piece has clearly been used as intended over nearly seven decades, and the gold finish has worn where the player’s hands and clothing contacted it.

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Fender John English ’54 Strat 50th Anniversary Sunburst, 2004

On June 11, 2023 /

The Stratocaster burst on the scene in 1954, and the Fender John English ’54 Strat 50th Anniversary model very closely replicates one of the originals. The late John English was for many years the senior Master Builder at Fender’s Custom Shop, until his death in 2007. These few ’54 Strats are a testament to his skill.

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Rickenbacker 4001 Bass Fireglo, 1975

On June 10, 2023 /

One of the iconic rock basses, the Rickenbacker 4001 bass was built as a two-pickup version of the 4000 bass, adding a neck pickup to the distinctive Cresting Wave body design by German luthier and designer Roger Rossmeisl. Built from 1961 to somewhere between 1983 and 1985 when it was replaced by the 4003 bass, the Rickenbacker 4001 bass features a Maple body and through-body Maple neck, with a bound and finished Indian Rosewood fingerboard.

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Gibson Les Paul Classic P90 Pelham Blue, 2018

On June 9, 2023 /

The Gibson Les Paul Classic P90 hearkens back to the 1954 models when the tune-o-matic and stop tailpiece combination were introduced. A big difference is the Pelham Blue finish instead of a gold top! Built during 2018 at Gibson Nashville, this Gibson Les Paul Classic is excellent, clean and all original condition, with virtually no wear. It appears nearly unplayed.

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Made In USA

Gibson CS Les Paul Florentine Vintage Sunburst, 1997

Epiphone Masterbilt Melody Tenor Guitar Sunburst, 1933

Gibson Les Paul GoldTop, 1954

Fender John English ’54 Strat 50th Anniversary Sunburst, 2004

Rickenbacker 4001 Bass Fireglo, 1975

Gibson Les Paul Classic P90 Pelham Blue, 2018

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