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Gibson Moderne Heritage Limited Natural, 1982

On October 18, 2023 /

Here’s one of the rarest of all Gibson guitars – the Gibson Moderne, designed and registered in June 1957 but not put into production until 1982! At the end of the 1950’s, Gibson had to respond to the Fender juggernaut with flashy new designs, and Ted McCarty developed three in co-operation with prominent Detroit auto designer Ray Dietrich. These three designs, the Explorer, Flying V and Moderne were registered with the US Patent and Trade Mark Office during 1958.

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Guild F212 NT 12 String Acoustic Guitar Natural, 1970

On October 16, 2023 /

Built from 1964 to 1982, the Guild F212 came with a Natural Top (NT) and was based around a 16 inch wide Jumbo body of Spruce and Mahogany. Here we’re looking at a Guild F212 NT built during 1970 in Westerly, Rhode Island. This model is built with a Sitka Spruce top, Tropical Mahogany for the sides, back, body blocks and neck, and Indian Rosewood for the fingerboard and bridge. This guitar is in good working condition and has had a number of repairs over the years.

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Ramsey Woody Oak Tree 5-String Banjo 2001

On October 16, 2023 /

The Mike Ramsey Woody Oak Tree 5-string is an open back traditional style banjo with frailing scoop, wooden tone ring and rim and an Oak Tree themed engraved inlay set. Mike Ramsey began building banjos in 1986, and in 1990 shifted to full time banjo production in Lebanon, Ohio. In 1994 he moved to a new shop in Appomattox, Virginia, and again in 2005 to Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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Gibson Les Paul Standard Iced Tea Burst, 2001

On September 16, 2023 /

Seen here is a very Gibson Les Paul Standard in Iced Tea Burst finish built during 2001 in Nashville, TN. While its top is somewhat plain, it has everything else that’s made the Les Paul an enduring classic. While the Les Paul was introduced in 1952, the Les Paul Standard named as such didn’t appear until 1958 after Gibson’s new Humbucking pickups were installed to 1957 models.

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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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Gibson R8 Les Paul Standard Cherry Burst 2007

On September 12, 2023 /

The Gibson R8 Les Paul Standard is a faithful re-creation of the early, legendary Burst models that featured the then-newly invented humbucking pickups. Introduced in late 1957, these new ‘Standard’ models also replaced the original metallic gold top finish with a sunburst. The Les Paul Custom also carried the new hardware, but kept its black finish and gold hardware.

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Mother Of Pearl

Gibson Moderne Heritage Limited Natural, 1982

Guild F212 NT 12 String Acoustic Guitar Natural, 1970

Ramsey Woody Oak Tree 5-String Banjo 2001

Gibson Les Paul Standard Iced Tea Burst, 2001

Gibson ES-350T Thinline Short Scale Sunburst, 1962

Gibson R8 Les Paul Standard Cherry Burst 2007

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