THINLINE AND SEMI-HOLLOW GUITARS
78-7332 Vernon Reid’s personal Gibson (used, 1960) ES-345TD semi-hollow, vintage sunburst, A-34730, with a stop tailpiece and newer hard shell case.
It doesn’t say this on the label, but this started out as a TDSV meaning it had Stereo Varitone. Although this guitar has been converted (as so many are) to mono it retains the Varitone control. This guitar has a three-way switch and an original Varitone potentiometer with replaced wiring. Inside the body the volume and tone pots and their associated wiring have been replaced; the tuners are newer large-back gold-plated Schallers while the footprints from the Klusons remain; the nut is replaced. Both pickups are the revered original “Patent Applied For” humbucking originals with their covers removed and lost. The choke coils are missing from the Varitone control electronics. The guitar shows chips around the headstock; the top of the white bordered “Stereo” legend truss rod cover is missing its plastic circle to hold the top screw. The Brazilian rosewood fingerboard is inlaid in 9 positions with pearloid split blocks. The white-black-white bordered elevated pickguard remains; there is wear on the bridge and tailpiece; a small area of worn-to-the-wood on the bass edge of the pickguard between the pickups; scratches, dings, mars, nicks chips and finish checking overall, finish wear on back of neck. The accompanying note, signed by Grammy ® award winning Mr. Reid, says: “I used this Gibson 1960 ES-345, #A34730, on the cut “Love Rears Its Ugly Head” on the second Living Color Album, Time’s Up. All of the clean rhythm and wah-wah parts were played on this instrument. It was originally acquired from Norm’s Rare Guitars in Los Angeles County in 1990.” When in solidly excellent condition with original case this year and model will sell in the range of $22,000 to $25,000; we would say that this instrument is in very good condition with some changes, and are offering it to you, with its illustrious provenance, for $19,585 at our discount price, or at our cash discount price, $18,995.
78-7389 (and 78-7388) Hofner (new) John Lennon (Authorized) Club 40 guitar, #HCG40J02223, with hard shell case.
Each of these close-to-exact replicas are one of a limited run of only 120 guitars, total. For each guitar, the Hofner List is $4800 and your cost is only $3959 or at our cash discount price $3840.
78-7104 Rickenbacker (used, 1995) Model 360MG, C8-8943, all blonde in near mint condition with original hard shell case.
Per the manufacturer’s Web site: “This guitar broke all the rules of traditional styling when it appeared amid the 'British' sound of the 1960's. Subtly updated through the years, this Deluxe hollow body with its special contour around the entire body perimeter, is still perhaps the most comfortable guitar of all. The bound body and Rosewood fingerboard, inlayed with triangular pearloid markers, provide an exceptionally attractive appearance. Stereo output is standard.” This is a semi-acoustic guitar bearing 24 frets, having a 24 ¾” scale length, a neck width at the nut of 1.63”, a neck width at the 12th fret of 1.931”, the fretboard is radiused. The body and neck are maple, the fingerboard be rosewood. The weight is approximately 8 pounds. The overall length is 39.75%, overall width is 15”, depth is a mere 1 ½”. It has crème colored neck binding, said neck being inlaid with pearloid triangles. The nickel-plated tailpiece displays the stylized “R,” the bridge is a six-saddle job with a nickel-plated cover plate; tuners are Hi-Gain single coils with nickel-plated surrounds (very industrial looking) and the output is either mono or stereo (but for stereo you’d need to buy an accessory called a Rik-O-Sound Box). Tuners are Schallers with metal buttons. The single soundhole is “shark’s tooth” and the pickguard is a bi-leveled white construction that houses the five rotary knobs and the black-capped three-way toggle. The truss rod cover is 6” long and pointed and bears the large, stylized “Rickenbacker” underlined black raised logo and a “Made in USA” caption. This style guitar is in huge demand, short supply (the waiting time for a new one is 18 to 24 months!) and sounds exactly the way you want your sound to be heard, playing either at home or in ensemble. $1,648 or, at our cash discount price, $1,599.
15-6087 Rickenbacker (new) Model 325C64JG “Miami” Reissue, #0707470, semi-hollow guitar, in the JetGlo finish, with rectangular hard shell case.
This model has a maple body, maple neck, East Indian rosewood fingerboard, 3 vintage style single coil Toaster Top™ pickups, and a white pickguard; it has a RIC Vibrato, and it is a 21 fret short-scale. The Rickenbacker List Price is $2999. We are allowed to say: “Please email or call for our price.”
15-5977 Rickenbacker (new) Model 325C58 MG (Maple Glo), #0703436, with hard shell case.
This is the replica of the 1958 Ric chambered electric with the smaller, pointy body and the three toaster top pickups (for making Melba toast). In its own diminutive yet grotesque way it is adorable. Each of the pickups is suspended by 6 rubber feet just like those aliens that came down in Westerleigh, Staten Island a few days ago had. It has a yellow pickguard bearing four totally retro radio knobs each bearing gold shiny diamond shaped inserts. The top, back, sides and neck are blonde maple and so is the slightly Gumby-shaped headstock. The headstock bears the long, spear-oint Rickenbacker logo, black letters on a gold background; tuners are six “Ric-Tite” logo open backs with butterbean buttons. I thought for a second it said “Ric-Tis” but no, it’s “Ric-Tite.” The neck shape is low-oval, the fretboard width is 1 5/8”, the scale length a teeny 21.1” The total length is 34.5”, the bridge is adjustable and “roller” style. This unusually shaped guitar whose only body contour is below the tailpiece is equipped with the Ric “Vib-Rola” tremolo arm which is affected by moving it left to right and not up and down. This is the model that John Lennon is famous for painting black and installing a Bigsby tremolo on. The List price is $3199 and we are able to say “Call or email for our discount and cash discount price.”
15-5916 Gretsch (new) G6122-1962 Chet Atkins Country Gentleman, #JT06095303, with hard shell case.
Guess What? Chet Atkins endorsement is back at Gretsch where it started out in the first place in the 1950s! That’s amazing. This is an homage to a guitar used by George Harrison, with the double (independent) mutes between the ebony and gold plated smooth, rounded two-piece adjustable bridge and the lower Filter’Tron gold plated pickup. The guitar is equipped with the Gretsch Bigsby tremolo tailpiece, three rotary knobs, three 3-way toggles (Lord knows what _they_ do), a gold pickguard, large-striped-back Grover brand deluxe tuners with gold-plated stair step metal buttons, the gold-plated “Chet Atkins Country Gentleman” plaque held in place by four small Phillips head screws on the white-bordered black peghead with the T-top Gretsch pearloid logo. Fingerboard is white bound ebony with 8 thumb-nail inlays along the bass edge starting from fret 1. It has Zero fret, two-ply top and back binding and a large leatherette pad that fastens onto the back with a morbidly wide 15 ¼” diameter to protect our back from our belt buckle and also to increase the coolness factor by at least 6 times. If you’re only going to own one semi-hollow body guitar and you are an inveterate Beatles fan, this would be the one to own. The Gretsch List is $3325 and the Gretsch MAP is $2660.
15-5918 Gretsch (new) Model G6120 Chet Atkins Hollowbody, JT-06073561, with hard shell plush lined case.
The Gretsch List is $3075 and the Gretsch MAP is $2460.
15-5965 Gretsch (new) Model G6120DC, Chet Atkins Hollowbody – JT-06116489, with hard shell case.
The Gretsch List is $3575 and the Gretsch MAP is $2324. You know what to do with that telephone. Thank you. That number is 718 981 8585.
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