Vintage

Fender 50th Anniversary Stratocaster Sunburst, 2004

On July 3, 2019 /

Here we have a very well preserved Fender 50th Anniversary Stratocaster, built during 2004 at the Fender plant in Corona, California. This example features an Ash body and Maple neck, with a single-layer white pickguard. The finish is the early style two-tone sunburst. For this, Fender sprayed a yellow center coat and then a dark ring around the body edges.
This is not a slavish re-creation of the 1954 model. It also sports a modern two-point trem bridge with steel block saddles – this is one of our favourite bridges for the improved brightness, clarity and separation offered by the heavier bridge components.

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Gurian JM Jumbo Mahogany Steel String Guitar, 1979

On July 2, 2019 /

During the 1970s Michael Gurian built many guitars like this Gurian JM, or Jumbo Mahogany guitar, from his factory in Hinsdale, New Hampshire. However a devastating fire in 1979, and the rising tide of synthesizer music forced Gurian to fold in 1981 as far as building guitars was concerned. The Gurian JM or Jumbo Mahogany is a large body guitar, Gurian’s largest, but is more akin to an OM or Classical guitar than a traditional Jumbo steel string like the Gibson J-200. As the name suggests, the JM uses Mahogany for the back, sides and neck, with Sitka Spruce for the top.

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Santa Cruz OM-PW Pre War Style Guitar, 2004

On July 2, 2019 /

Following in the traditions of American guitar building, the Santa Cruz OM-PW – the PW stands for ‘Pre War’ – delivers vintage style tone and playability. The OM-PW design dates back to the end of the 1920’s when the Martin Guitar Company introduced the Orchestra Model or OM. Very similar to the ‘OOO’ model, the key difference is in the scale length. The OM scale is over 25 inches, usually the same as the Dreadnought models, while the ‘OOO’ scale length is typically around 24.9 inches. Otherwise the bodies are the same.

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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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Martin D41 Steel String Dreadnought Guitar 2008

On June 25, 2019 /

The Martin D41 appeared in 1969 as a midpoint between the standard D-28 and the top of the line D-45 dreadnought models. Here we have a very nice Martin D41 built during 2008 at the Martin plant in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. It has one one small ding in the top but otherwise is in good overall shape. The nitrocellulose lacquer finish is starting to sink, which is to be expected on a guitar now 11 years old.

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PRS SE Zach Myers Model Trampas Green, 2019

On June 24, 2019 /

The PRS SE Zach Myers model is a result of a decade-long association between PRS and Zach Myers of the band ‘Shinedown’. A chambered model, the Zach Myers uses the PRS single cut shape, built up of a chambered Mahogany back and carved flame Maple top. The neck is Mahogany and the fingerboard is Rosewood with acrylic PRS Bird inlays. The hardware is as found on the US-made PRS Core models.

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Vintage

Fender 50th Anniversary Stratocaster Sunburst, 2004

Gurian JM Jumbo Mahogany Steel String Guitar, 1979

Santa Cruz OM-PW Pre War Style Guitar, 2004

Gibson SJN Country Western Dreadnought Steel String Guitar, 1964

Martin D41 Steel String Dreadnought Guitar 2008

PRS SE Zach Myers Model Trampas Green, 2019

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