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Gibson Goldtop Les Paul Classic Limited Edition with Bigsby, 2017

On January 24, 2022 /

This Gibson GoldTop Les Paul Classic Limited Edition is from 2017, with a Bigsby B7 unit added, apparently at the factory using Vibramate adapters, and with locking Grover RotoMatic tuners. Vibramate makes a number of adapters that allow reversible installation of US-made Bigsby products onto a wide range of guitar models, without permanent modifications to the instrument.

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Martin D-76 No. 1443 Bicentennial Limited Edition Natural, 1976

On January 24, 2022 /

This Martin D-76 Bicentennial No.1443, is a Limited Edition guitar built during 1975 and 1976 in commemoration of the two hundredth anniversary of the United States of America. The first 200 Martin D-76 Bicentennial models appeared during 1975, with another 1,976 completing the run during 1976.

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Larrivee Long Scale Classical Natural Finish, 1975

On January 23, 2022 /

This Larrivee Long Scale Classical guitar is in natural finish and built while Jean Larrivee’s shop was still in Toronto; his helpers at this point included William ‘Grit’ Laskin, David Wren, Linda Manzer and George Gray. The Larrivee shops have been training grounds for many now-prominent builders.

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Guild X-500 Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1979

On January 22, 2022 /

The Guild X-500 archtop electric was a single-cutaway, fully hollow 17 inch wide archtop electric model built from 1953 to 1995, and again for a year or two until being discontinued in 2015. This example dates to 1979 and comes from the Westerly, Rhode Island plant. The Guild X-500 archtop is intended as an electric model, and Guild followed the proven pattern of using laminate woods for the body to reduce feedback.

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Martin OMCPA1 LH Left Handed Natural, 2012

On January 21, 2022 /

The Martin OMCPA1 LH is a left-handed version of a cutaway, OM body design in the now-discontinued Performing Artist line. The designation breaks down as Orchestra Model, Cutaway Performing Artist 1 (the 1 refers to the wood and trim selection), and Left Handed. The OM or Orchestra Model body design dates to the closing days of 1929 when the great banjoist migration was taking shape as many players shifted to guitar.

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Gibson BFG Les Paul Model Black, 2007

On January 21, 2022 /

The unusual Gibson BFG Les Paul Model was built from 2007 to 2011 and BFG stands for ‘Barely Finished Guitar’. This model was meant as a straight-ahead rock machine with few frills, and extremely light finish, CNC-textured ‘faux gator’ Maple top, an uncovered P-90 pickup and an uncovered Zebra Burst Bucker 3 humbucker. The wiring is also stripped down, with two volumes, master tone, 3-way switch among the controls and a 2-way kill-switch placed on the upper bout where the pickup selector normally goes.

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Ontario

Gibson Goldtop Les Paul Classic Limited Edition with Bigsby, 2017

Martin D-76 No. 1443 Bicentennial Limited Edition Natural, 1976

Larrivee Long Scale Classical Natural Finish, 1975

Guild X-500 Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1979

Martin OMCPA1 LH Left Handed Natural, 2012

Gibson BFG Les Paul Model Black, 2007

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