Michigan

Gibson Les Paul R9 ‘Real Feel’ 16 of 25, Burst 2003

On July 2, 2019 /

This Gibson Les Paul R9 ‘Real Feel’ very rare instrument is in very good condition, with light wear. As these replicate the original, relatively thin nitrocellulose lacquer finishes, there is an amount of natural, expected finish sinking into the pores of the Mahogany back and neck, and light belt buckle or jean-rivet marking in an expected area on the back.

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Gibson SJN Country Western Dreadnought Steel String Guitar, 1964

On June 29, 2019 /

Tags: 1964, acoustic, adjustable bridge, bozeman, country western, dreadnought, Gibson, guitar, Kalamazoo, made in USA, Michigan, Montana, Nashville, ontario, SJ-N, square shoulder, steel string, tennessee, The Twelfth Fret, toronto, Vintage

The Gibson SJN appeared in 1956 as a natural top version of the successful Southern Jumbo, and had the model name ‘Country Western’. In 1962, square shoulders arrived, and the name was lengthened to ‘SJN Country Western’. The model was discontinued in 1978. This example dates to 1964, with the square shoulders and three-point pickguard. The top is Spruce, with mahogany for the back, sides and fingerboard, with Rosewood for the fingerboard and adjustable bridge.

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Epiphone Zephyr Regent Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1953

On June 18, 2019 /

The Epiphone Zephyr Regent is a full body, 17.375 inches wide, built using Maple laminates for the top, back and sides for feedback resistance. The neck is Mahogany with Rosewood for the wooden bridge and bound fingerboard. The position markers are slotted Mother of Pearl blocks, perhaps looking forward to the markers found on the later Epiphone Howard Roberts model.

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Gibson SG Junior Cherry, 1964

On June 17, 2019 /

The Gibson SG Junior was built from 1963 to 1971, again from 1991 to 1994, and is back in the catalog. This model is the descendant of the 1954 Les Paul Junior. Designed to be an entry level yet high quality instrument, the Junior line featured a full scale length, Mahogany slab body, Mahogany neck, unbound Rosewood fingerboard, a single ‘dogear’ P-90 pickup with volume and tone controls. Kluson Deluxe strip tuners were installed, with a stop-bar style wraparound bridge at the body end.

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Gibson Les Paul Traditional Lemon Burst, 2016

On June 12, 2019 /

Appearing around 2008, the Gibson Les Paul Traditional delivers a 1980’s style Les Paul Standard often with some weight relief. Dating to 2012 and built at the Nashville plant, this Gibson Les Paul Traditional sports a Honey Burst finish on a relatively plain top – the finish code is LPTDZ16LMCH3 – and under the hood has the moderate Gibson ‘Traditional’ weight relief system.

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Gibson UB4 Banjo Ukulele Mahogany, 1932

On June 12, 2019 /

The Gibson UB4 Banjo Ukulele was built in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1927 to 1935, and again in 1938. Gibson was relatively slow to the Ukulele market, but had been building banjos since at least 1918. The UB-4 is a professional grade instrument, with full flange and resonator. Gibson also offered the UB-5, which was this same instrument but with gold plated metal parts. This trim level would put it in the Mastertone range, but these Ukuleles don’t have the Mastertone tone ring.

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Michigan

Gibson Les Paul R9 ‘Real Feel’ 16 of 25, Burst 2003

Gibson SJN Country Western Dreadnought Steel String Guitar, 1964

Epiphone Zephyr Regent Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1953

Gibson SG Junior Cherry, 1964

Gibson Les Paul Traditional Lemon Burst, 2016

Gibson UB4 Banjo Ukulele Mahogany, 1932

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