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Gretsch 6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman, 1967

On August 14, 2019 /

Here we have an almost all original Gretsch 6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman. Its serial number is 37714, and that’s a date coded serial – the first two or three digits are Month and Year, though there’s no digit for ‘decade’. This serial could indicate a 1959 model, but at that point, the 6122 was a single-cutaway model. The number appears again for March, 1967, which corresponds with the construction, components and features of this example. This guitar is ‘almost’ all original – when shipped from Gretsch, it would have had a Rocking Bar Bridge.

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Yamaha SA 1200S Super Axe Sunburst, 1980

On August 8, 2019 /

Here we have an original condition Yamaha SA 1200S, built during 1980 at Yamaha’s shops in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture. The Super Axe line had been built for fourteen years, and over time came to have a body shape more like a Gibson ES 3xx model. The headstocks were unique to Yamaha, and there was no risk of infringing on Gibson’s models. These were high quality instruments, with varying levels of decoration. After 1984, SA production was moved to Taiwan.

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Hofner Gold Label 500/1 Violin Bass Natural, 2014

On July 25, 2019 /

The Hofner Gold Label series, introduced at NAMM in 2013, features the highest quality German components, with custom colours and pickup combinations. You can even get a 3-pickup violin bass! This example of the Hofner Gold Label Series 500/1 Violin Bass is one of two, built with this wood selection – a carved solid Spruce top with a five-piece back of Flame Maple, Sapele Pommele (the two large quilted sections) and Indian Rosewood.

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Hofner Cavern Bass LH 500/1 1961 Reissue Sunburst, 2015

On July 25, 2019 /

Here’s something a little different – a Hofner Cavern Bass LH, the left handed version of the classic 500/1 violin bass! The Hofner Cavern bass model 500/1 appeared in 1961, though that was not its name – from its first appearance at the 1956 Frankfurt Musikmesse, it was known simply as the Violin Bass. The bass earned its ‘Cavern’ moniker through frequent use in the Liverpool Cavern Club by a young bassist named Paul McCartney in The Beatles.

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Alhambra 7FS CT E2 Thinline Cutaway Flamenco Guitar Natural, 2010

On July 24, 2019 /

The Alhambra 7FS takes Flamenco into the future with a cutaway thin (CT) body and a Fishman Prefix Pro Blend (E2) dual pickup and microphone system. The 7FS model has been replaced by the 7FC, with updates to the bracing system and appointments. Alhambra guitars are built in Muro de Alcoy, Alicante, Spain, a smaller city at the foot of the Serra de Mariola mountain range – about 95 km south of Valencia. In operation since 1965, Alhambra has grown into one of the largest builders of classical and flamenco guitars.

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Hofner Cavern Bass 500/1 1961 Reissue Sunburst, 2004

On July 11, 2019 /

The Hofner Cavern bass model 500/1 appeared in 1961, though that was not its name – from its first appearance at the 1956 Frankfurt Musikmesse, it was known simply as the Violin Bass. The bass earned its ‘Cavern’ moniker through frequent use in the Liverpool Cavern Club by a young bassist named Paul McCartney in The Beatles.

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Gretsch 6122 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman, 1967

Yamaha SA 1200S Super Axe Sunburst, 1980

Hofner Gold Label 500/1 Violin Bass Natural, 2014

Hofner Cavern Bass LH 500/1 1961 Reissue Sunburst, 2015

Alhambra 7FS CT E2 Thinline Cutaway Flamenco Guitar Natural, 2010

Hofner Cavern Bass 500/1 1961 Reissue Sunburst, 2004

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