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Collings I35 LC Deluxe Thinline Archtop Guitar Sunburst 2015

On January 6, 2020 /

This is a treat – a Collings I35 LC Deluxe thinline archtop electric in a traditional sunburst, one of the best renderings of this concept available. This model draws from the iconic and once revolutionary Gibson ES-335 series, with a Maple laminate body around a Maple center block, and Mahogany neck with Indian Rosewood fingerboard. It’s wired using a 1950’s style layout, with a pair of Lollar Imperial Low-Wind humbuckers. This Collings I35 LC Deluxe example was built during 2015 at the Collings shop in Austin, Texas. It is in all original, very good condition. While it’s been played, wear is light.

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Gibson J45 ADJ Slope Shoulder Dreadnought Sunburst, 1966

On January 6, 2020 /

The Gibson J45 ADJ uses the same classic wood choices – a Spruce top paired with Mahogany for the sides, back, body blocks, linings and neck. The fingerboard is Brazilian Rosewood, as was ordinary for another few years. The replacement bridge is Indian Rosewood. The pickguard is a relatively large and thick styrene with an engraved and painted Gibson logo. Typical of the period, the neck is quite narrow at the nut – 40mm or 1.58 inches.

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Epiphone BB King Lucille Thinline Archtop Electric, 2015

On January 5, 2020 /

Based closely on the currently-discontinued Gibson signature model, the Epiphone BB King Lucille is an affordable and rather good entry into the world of thinline archtop electrics. The late, great B B King continues to have an outsized influence on blues stylings. His use of tasteful restraint combined with a wicked vibrato and an outstanding voice provide many points of emulation for countless players. For many years, BB King used top of the line Gibson thinline electric guitars, primarily the ES-355 and ES-345. Because he was the frontman and band leader, his amps would be set to maximum with stage volume controlled from the guitar; this kept his attention to the audience.

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Gibson 57 Les Paul Custom Reissue 3 Pickup Bigsby Ebony, 2011

On January 5, 2020 /

Here’s a very classy and fairly rare guitar – a Gibson 57 Les Paul Custom Reissue 3 Pickup with Bigsby, in Ebony Black with gold plated hardware! This model was marketed as the Black Beauty, and in its original form was configured with ‘Fretless Wonder’ low frets. The Les Paul Model debuted in 1952 with a Maple cap carrying a metallic gold finish, on a natural finish Mahogany back. In 1953, the ‘upmarket’ Les Paul Custom appeared, with a number of significant differences.

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William Laskin Custom Steel String for Bill Collings, 1992

On January 4, 2020 /

This William Laskin Custom is very unusual – built to order during 1992 by one of Canada’s finest luthiers for one of the USA’s best – the late Bill Collings. William Laskin began building guitars during 1971 with an apprenticeship to Jean Larrivee. He is well known for the very high quality of his guitar construction, and also for the inventiveness and complexity of his engraved inlay work, much of which is spectacular.

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Collings MTO GT A Style Mandolin Sunburst, 2011 *Discontinued

On January 4, 2020 /

Here is a very nice Collings MTO GT A Style mandolin from 2011. The GT simply means ‘Gloss Top’, with the rest of the instrument in a non-gloss satin finish. The Collings MTO is based on the classic Orville Gibson A Style ‘teardrop’ design dating back to the end of the 19th century. The A and F styles were radical departures from traditional mandolins and merged violin family construction concepts with the mandolin.

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Collings I35 LC Deluxe Thinline Archtop Guitar Sunburst 2015

Gibson J45 ADJ Slope Shoulder Dreadnought Sunburst, 1966

Epiphone BB King Lucille Thinline Archtop Electric, 2015

Gibson 57 Les Paul Custom Reissue 3 Pickup Bigsby Ebony, 2011

William Laskin Custom Steel String for Bill Collings, 1992

Collings MTO GT A Style Mandolin Sunburst, 2011 *Discontinued

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