Here a rare guitar from the Gibson custom shop, a great looking and rare Custom Shop Historic Collection 1959 Les Paul Standard Reissue Quilt Top. Great guitar with a super red/black flame type top on it. This guitar has seen some use at all and has some marks to body. The headstock displays some feeling off of the lacquer, which appears common in 1990s Gibson’s. The pick-guard was not fitted and no drill holes are present on the body. The overall playability is superb and the guitar has a cool look about it. The construction is solid mahogany back and neck, maple cap (AA grade) and rosewood fingerboard. There’s no weight relief to the body, so this is a hefty beast; averaging around 4.6 kg. Set-up nice and low it plays like butter. The sound comes from 2 Pickups, a Burst bucker #1 in the neck and a DiMarzio DP151 in the bridge position. Lives in its black with purple lining case.
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Here a cool guitar from the Gibson stable, a great looking Slash signature model in Vermillion. Great guitar with a super reddish flame type top on it. This guitar has seen some minor use at all and has nearly no marks to body, other than some indentations on the front and is therefore in great condition. The pick-guard was never fitted and no drill holes are present on the body. The overall playability is superb and the guitar has a cool look about it. The construction is solid mahogany back and neck, maple cap (AAA grade) and very dark rosewood fingerboard. There’s some weight relief to the bodies, despite this these are hefty beasts; averaging around 4.1kgs The face of the headstock has a silkscreen print of Slash’s signature on it. Set up nice and low it plays like butter. Lives in its black Slash motif adorned hard case.
Here we have an uncommon Fender Standard Stratocaster introduced during 1981-83 within the so-called Dan Smith Era in Fender. The guitar is finished in an aged cream with a white pick guard or blonde on blonde finish. This guitar has a common vol and tone arrangement for the 3 pickups with the jack socket flush and as part of the scratch plate on the front. While sharing many elements with a traditional Stratocaster, this model used a different style tremolo bridge and tremolo arm system. As for the sound the guitar has no major differences in sound from the more common 3-knob Stratocaster guitars. The 2-knob Stratocaster was only produced for two years from 1981-3. Another point from the DS era is the reverting back to 4-bolt neck joints and the original smaller headstock whilst retaining the larger decal transfer we know from ‘70s fender designs.
The 1981 Standard Stratocaster was produced until 1983, when it was significantly revised by placing the jack plug on the pickguard flush with the body and offering only one tone control instead of two. The CBS 70s style headstock decal was also changed to a smaller, silver logo style that would be subsequently used in the 1987 American Standard. These 1981-83 first version of the Standard Stratocaster have become known on the street (and in third party literature) as the “Dan Smith Stratocaster”. Smith’s name is not placed on the headstock, or anywhere else on the instrument, but it’s only fair that Stratocaster enthusiasts have dubbed this model the “Smith Strat” in homage to the man who brought the Stratocaster back closer to the original 1950s design. This guitar is quite a bonny looking machine with the aged cream finish. Guitar lives in its case.
Here an interesting guitar from the Gibson stable, an Mellow Green Burst Gibson Les Paul Peace model, made as part of the 120-year anniversary of Gibson’s guitar building. Great guitar with a mahogany body and neck and a fine figured maple top on it. This guitar was made in USA in 2014, and comes originally with robot mini E-tune system automatic battery operated tuners. The Gibson Les Paul Peace model references the Flower Power era of the ’60s with some fittings including Peace symbols in the volume and tone knobs as well as the PEACE lettering on the tailpiece. The guitar lives in a hemp-covered case, with its peace sign and tie-dye interior in spirit to the look of the 60s. The powerhouse of this guitar are 2 Gibson 61 humbuckers arranged in the usual 2 Vol/2 Tone array The guitar has a slim Taper profile on the neck making playing quite easy. This guitar has seen little or no use use and has only polishing marks to body and is in great overall condition. Set up nice and low, it plays like butter.
Here a 2014 Gibson Explorer Lzzy Hale signature model, in an limited edition Alpine White finish. It’s a limited edition with a dark rosewood fingerboard kitted out with block-shaped acrylic ‘pearloid’ inlays and with a flat body with a great finish and triple binding around the front of the body. The guitar weighs about 3 .7 kgs which is quite light for an explorer model. Despite the angular look it balances well and plays well too. The guitar sports 2 ’57 Humbuckers (1 Classic ’57 Plus in bridge, 1 Classic ’57 in the neck position) Explorers were first designed and produced in the late 1950s by Gibson as part of their ” modernist” drive that also yielded the Moderne and the Flying V. Explorers helped define the sound of many bands including the Halestorm band and previously the now well known sound of U-2. Originally designed in 1957, Explorers, Flying Vs and the rare Modernes have become collectible guitars in their own right. This example lives in its rectangular hard-case.
Here a quality guitar from the Gibson stable, a great looking Slash signature model in Vermillion Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Standard model. Great guitar with a super red/black flame type top on it. This guitar has seen hardly any use at all and has nearly no marks to body and is therefore in great condition. Even the pick-guard was not fitted and no drill holes are present on the body. The overall playability is superb and the guitar has a cool look about it. The construction is solid mahogany back and neck, maple cap (AAA grade) and very dark rosewood fingerboard. There’s no weight relief to the bodies, so these are hefty beasts; averaging around 4.3kg. Set up nice and low it plays like butter. Lives in its tan coloured case.
Here we have a different type Gibson Les Paul, a Classic, 2015 with a Seafoam Green top. Cool looking guitar with a typical classic slim 60s neck profile and 2 Humbuckers pickups. The neck and back as the headstock are simply varnished and the top is the only finished part. The electrics are non-standard for a Les Paul and comprise some 2015 Les Paul Classic features and a number of innovations Gibson added to that year’s guitars, including GForce robot tuners, an adjustable Zero Fret, and the 3 knob/mini toggle control setup. The 2015 Classic also features ‘57 Classic/Super ’57 humbuckers. A deviation of the standard 2-Vol/2-Tone arrangement. The guitar has a good playing feel and plays easy with its smooth neck. Guitar lives in its rectangular aluminium hard-case.
Here another guitar from the Gibson stable, a Cherry Sunburst Gibson Les Paul Traditional model, Made in 2015 as part of the 100-year Gibson issues. Great guitar with a fine top on it. This guitar was made in USA in 2015, and came originally with G-force robot tuners which have since been replaced. This guitar has seen little or no use use and has only polishing marks to body and is in great overall condition. The overall playability is superb and the guitar has a nice feel about it, aided by the fact that it has a chambered body and an asymmetrical fat C-shaped 50s neck. Set up nice and low, it plays like butter. The guitar lives in its aluminium rectangular hard case.
Here a an uncommon Fender Telecaster Custom in Three-tone Sunburst made in USA 1966. Great vintage with all the trimmings and including a factory Fender ashtray still on it. The guitar is in great condition. Great looker with double binding on the front and back of the body topped off with a maple neck with a rose fingerboard. The guitar sounds great and although it’s the CBS year it is well put together and a good player, as you would expect from a classic Telecaster. Collectible machine to the max and great player alike You can find Tele’s in many colours, however, the three tone sunburst seems to be a hard to find specimen. As said the guitar is in great nick and the finish has developed some checking, whereas there are some but minor wear marks on the pick-guard from actual playing. Guitar lives in a period correct case.
New to collection, a Gibson LP Supreme from 2012. Since the arrival of a sunburst finish on its carved maple top in 1958, the Gibson Les Paul Standard has been considered one of the most sought after electric guitars. Occasionally examples of these guitars from 1958-60 turn up showing off figured wood under ‘burst finishes, setting a standard for aficionados. This Gibson Les Paul Supreme in a fiery orange flame finish emulates that a bit. Unlike other Les Paul models, there are no back plates for access to electrics etc, and neither is there a pick guard. The electrics have been applied via the enlarged jack socket cavity and via the pick up routes. The headstock also has an decorative globe motif. All in all a cool guitar. Guitars lives in its fitted and lined case.
Here a great looking Teal/Blue burst Gibson Les Paul Standard model made in 2020. This model is also known as the Goryo Yuto Les Paul Standard Gibson, a musical part of the Japanese Anime film series. Great guitar with a seemingly colour changing flame type top on it. It’s an average weight body (4.1 Kgs) and made to a high standard and with good materials. This guitar has hardly seen any use and has no marks to body. The overall playability is superb. Set up nice and low so it plays like butter. Lives in its tan coloured Gibson case.
Here another guitar from the Gibson stable, an Ocean Burst Gibson Les Paul Traditional model, Made in 2015 as part of the 100-year Gibson issues. Great guitar with a fine top on it. This guitar was made in USA in 2015, and came originally with G-force robot tuners which have since been replaced by Jimmy Egypt and who also added the string Butler to guide the strings over the zero-fret. This guitar has seen little or no use use and has only polishing marks to body and is in great overall condition. A small mark is found on the on the back of the body where a drop od solder must have landed. The overall playability is superb and the guitar has a nice feel about it, aided by the fact that it has a chambered body and an asymmetrical C-shaped 50s neck. Set up nice and low, it plays like butter. The guitar lives in its aluminium rectangular hard case.