Instruments

Martin D28 Marquis Dreadnought Natural, 2008

On July 12, 2023 /

Here we’re looking at a Martin D28 Marquis, built during 2008 at the Martin plant in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. This example pairs an Adirondack Spruce top with Indian Rosewood for the sides, back, and head plate. Typical of Martin guitars, the body blocks and neck are Tropical Mahogany, and as part of the Style 28 feature set, the fingerboard and bridge are Ebony.

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Epiphone FT45N Cortez Natural, 1964

On July 10, 2023 /

Built at the Gibson Kalamazoo plant, the natural-finish Epiphone FT45N Cortez was produced from 1962 to 1969, but it first appeared with a sunburst in 1958. The Epiphone FT45N Cortez was very similar to some Gibson models, particularly the LG-2 (sunburst top) and LG-3 (natural top), which in 1962 became the sunburst B25, and in 1963 the natural B25N. They were built in the same plant and likely on identical forms.

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Tokai Love Rock HLS-70 Violin Finish, 2002

On July 8, 2023 /

The Tokai Love Rock HLS-70 is a very good representation of a late 1950’s Les Paul Standard, with the H indicating it was a special run for Hibiki, the Japanese Tokai distributor. Tokai has been building the Love Rock models since the 1980’s, originally in Japan but since the mid 1990’s in Korea and China.

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Gibson Les Paul Junior Lite DC Cinnamon Red, 1999

On July 4, 2023 /

Built from 1999 to 2002, the Gibson Les Paul Junior Lite sports an LP Special Double Cut style body and a pair of hum-cancelling P-100 pickups, in a Red finish. This is a great little rock or country guitar. The Les Paul Special was introduced in 1955 as a single-cutaway guitar to provide a lower cost model in the Les Paul line, and it immediately took a place in the rock arsenal. In 1958, it received a major makeover with the double-cut (DC) body design, which provides unrestricted access to all the frets.

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Tokai ‘SG Standard’ Cherry Red, 2000

On July 4, 2023 /

Here we have a Tokai ‘SG Standard’ in a gloss Cherry Red finish, dating to around 2000. It was built in Korea and has no serial number, which places it between the mid 1990s and 2005. This particular example was purchased used by the current owner around 2002 in nearly new condition. It’s still in quite good shape and plays very well.

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Larrivee P09 Rosewood Custom Parlor Sunburst, 2023

On July 2, 2023 /

Seen here is a very good Larrivee P09 Rosewood Custom parlor guitar, built during mid 2023 at Oxnard, California. The ‘Custom’ refers to the tobacco sunburst top, diamond style mother of pearl position markers, and the abalone Vine logo headstock inlay with silver border. The top is Bearclaw figured Sitka Spruce, with Indian Rosewood for the Maple-bound sides and back.

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Martin D28 Marquis Dreadnought Natural, 2008

Epiphone FT45N Cortez Natural, 1964

Tokai Love Rock HLS-70 Violin Finish, 2002

Gibson Les Paul Junior Lite DC Cinnamon Red, 1999

Tokai ‘SG Standard’ Cherry Red, 2000

Larrivee P09 Rosewood Custom Parlor Sunburst, 2023

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