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Gibson Les Paul Custom Sunburst, 1979

On September 4, 2019 /

Here we’re looking at a Gibson Les Paul Custom Sunburst, dating to March 27 1979 and still built at the historic Kalamazoo plant. It has all the characteristics of the Norlin ownership era, from 1970 to 1983. These include a Maple neck rather than Mahogany, a decreased pitch for the headstock, and a volute behind the truss rod adjuster cavity. These changes were intended to reduce the number of broken headstocks.

Vintage

This instrument has sold

Ernie Ball MusicMan Axis SuperSport LTD Rosewood Hardtail, 2008

On September 4, 2019 /

Based on a Rosewood-capped Basswood body paired with an asymmetrical, oil-finish birds-eye Maple neck, the Ernie Ball MusicMan Axis SuperSport LTD hard tail delivers straight ahead performance. Here we’re looking at a 2008 model Erie Ball MusicMan Axis Super Sport, built in San Luis Opispo, California. This is an LTD or Limited Edition model featuring an Indian Rosewood cap on a comfort contoured Basswood body, a pair of humbuckers and the optional hard tail bridge

Used

This instrument has sold

Gibson Herb Ellis Plus ES-165 Sunburst, 2004

On August 31, 2019 /

Signature models are sometimes unusual, as is the case with the Gibson Herb Ellis Plus – the two pickup version of the Herb Ellis ES-165, built from 1991 to 2013. The late Herb Ellis was one of the more prominent American Jazz guitarists, and his 1943 spot in Glen Gray’s Casa Loma Orchestra (that name is meaningful to those in Toronto, but it seems the band is not related to the Gothic Casa Loma mansion) brought him to the attention of the jazz world.

Used

This instrument has sold

C. A. Potter Criterion Guitar, Circa 1905

On August 28, 2019 /

Tags: acoustic, C. A. Potter, Canada, cleveland, criterion, guitar, ladder brace, made in USA, mahogany, Martin acoustic, ohio, OOO-28, rosewood, spruce, stauffer, steel string, The Twelfth Fret, toronto, Vintage

There isn’t a lot of information about C. A. Potter Criterion guitars but these were built around 1905 in Cleveland, Ohio. This was a higher-end instrument with features taken from other makers. Notably, the neck and head joints show significant influence from the Martin-Stauffer instruments built around the 1830s. It’s interesting how some of the features found on these early instruments have come back in improved form. On the Potter Criterion, there is a bolt through the heel to secure the neck joint – an arrangement used in a slightly different way by many modern builders including Taylor.

Vintage

This instrument has sold

Scheerhorn L Body Squareneck Resophonic Guitar Koa, 2008

On August 28, 2019 /

Here we’re looking at a Tim Scheerhorn L Body Koa square neck resophonic guitar, signed and dated – in two places! – by Tim Scheerhorn himself. The label, visible through the bass sound hole, lists a build date of 11/22/08, or November 22 2008, and bears Tim Scheerhorn’s signature. Those same pieces of information – the date and the signature – are also hand written on the inside of the back.

Used

This instrument has sold

Weber Big Sky F Style Mandolin with Tone-Gard, Sunburst 2000

On August 27, 2019 /

The Weber Big Sky F Style mandolin is no longer in production having been replaced by the Fern model – clear references to classic early American Mandolins made by Gibson and other companies. Intended as a working player’s mandolin, the Weber Big Sky features an X-braced, carved Spruce top paired with sides and a carved back of vividly Flamed Maple, a Maple neck and Ebony for the head plate and bound fingerboard.

Used

This instrument has sold

Made In USA

Gibson Les Paul Custom Sunburst, 1979

Ernie Ball MusicMan Axis SuperSport LTD Rosewood Hardtail, 2008

Gibson Herb Ellis Plus ES-165 Sunburst, 2004

C. A. Potter Criterion Guitar, Circa 1905

Scheerhorn L Body Squareneck Resophonic Guitar Koa, 2008

Weber Big Sky F Style Mandolin with Tone-Gard, Sunburst 2000

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