Here a lovely Gibson Les Paul Special DC, Faded Red 2005 model. A classic of the 2002-2007 DC line up in Gibson Les Paul DC Special series, Made in USA. Great looking finish on nicely shaped DC guitar. Slim profile set Mahogany neck, topped with a bound 22-fret Rosewood board. Tone supplied by a pair of powerful P-90s with 3-way switch and master volume and tone. Chrome hardware, including chrome tuners. No mods, breaks, or repairs. Guitar is in good condition with some play wear as can be expected of a 15-year old classic. Guitar lives in hard case.
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Here a 1979 Fender Stratocaster hardtail electric guitar in Antigua Burst finish. The finish has aged in parts and the result is stunning. The guitar plays very well, all the hardware operates as it should, the electrics work flawlessly. The guitar has minimal play wear and shows signs of developing patina. You won’t find many in such a great nick. Great looker and a killer player, as you would expect from a classic fender guitar. The wood on the neck has also beautifully aged to a rich colour resulting in a satin finish. So, here we have a very playable and functional guitar with ounces of mojo and a great vintage feel to it.
Here a cool Gibson Firebird 2013 Elliott Easton model, aka the “Tiki Bird” in a Grey Mist finish. This is one of a limited production run from 2013. Kitted out with two full sized Humbuckers, and a vast array of switchable tone options it is a cool looking tone machine. These options are in phase, out phase, coil tapping etc, operated via the 4 mini switches on the pick guard. The condition is great, as it is only an 8 year old guitar. The guitar is in mint condition. The case is enormous and is in good nick.
Here a cool Gibson Firebird 2018 in Pelham Blue. This is one of a production run from 2018. Kitted out with two Humbuckers, it is a cool looking tone machine. The condition is great, as it is only a 2 year old guitar. Not quite mint but not vastly different. The case is in good nick.
Here a near mint Gibson Les Paul Custom in faded Cream. It’s a 1989 issue model and is a superb example of a Les Paul Custom. The guitar is in excellent condition with only a hint bit of tarnishing giving it patina and bit of rock mojo. With its fantastic feel and killer looks, and awesome sound it is a real winner. The fretboard is dark ebony and the mahogany neck plays light and fluid. Guitar lives in its original chainsaw hard-case.
A twin-humbucker 2000 Fender in a light blue metallic finish with factory fitted Seymour Duncan Pearly Gates, high-output pick ups. One of my better guitars and supercharged, all original, factory fitted.
Defo one of my best dual Humbucker guitars. It’s a responsive guitar and easy to play. They guitar is fairly light weight, ash body with rosewood fretboard. Very good condition, no obvious marks or dents. Lives in its Fender hard case.
Here a traditional Gibson Les Paul Custom in Tobacco Sunburst with a brown back and neck. It’s a 1988 model and is a superb and cool looking guitar. The guitar is in great overall condition with only minor tarnishing on the pick up covers giving it patina and bit of rock mojo. With its fantastic feel and killer looks, and awesome sound it is a real winner. The fretboard is dark ebony and the mahogany neck plays light and fluid. Guitar lives in its hard-case.
The ES-175 is a single- or dual-pickup archtop electric guitar made by Gibson. Unlike Gibson’s L5 and Super 400 guitars, the ES-175 typically was made of an all-laminate construction, which was a cheaper alternative than the existing L-5. In additional to the lesser cost, the materials selection was useful in keeping feedback at higher volumes manageable. The ES-175 has a rosewood fingerboard with parallelogram inlays, a 3″ deep body, a floating bridge, and the sound comes from a set of Gibson’s ‘59/60 PAF pickups. The fingerboard has 19 frets and tone is varied with independent volume and tone controls for each of the 2 pickups. Hardware is nickel plated. Guitar lives in its original hard case.
Here we have a limited edition Gibson Les Paul DC Pro Custom in flame red. Based on the classic Les Paul DC Model, Made in USA in 1997/8 but with a narrow headstock and 24-fret fingerboard. This model was only made in limited numbers during 1997/8. Great looking finish on nicely shaped DC guitar. Slim profile set Mahogany neck, topped with a bound ebony board. Tone supplied by a pair of powerful PAFs with 3-way switch and master volume and tone. Chrome hardware, including chrome tuners. No mods, breaks, or repairs. Guitar is in very good condition with some but minor play wear as can be expected. Guitar lives in plush lined hard custom hard case.
The Yamaha Studio Lord SL-700 in Cherry Sunburst, or SL-700 is an example of a Japanese version of the Les Paul style model. Produced by Yamaha in Japan from the mid 1970s till about 1982. These guitars were produced together with the well known Yamaha SG, SA range. Yamaha LP’s Style models were high quality, easy to play and solid-build guitars with lots of mojo and a noticeable vintage vibe. This particular model is awesome and has 2 powerful covered Alnico V pickups giving it a wide tonal capability. Lives in vintage case.
Here a reissue of the famous ’59 Les Paul Sunburst models that were made by Gibson in the late 1950s. Made to Vintage Old Spec (VOS) this guitar is called R9, and is made with materials similar to those from 1959-1960. Oddly, despite the current collectability and popularity and the price tag of these ’59 models, the Les Paul was actually discontinued by Gibson and replaced by the SG shape that initially was called Les Paul Model too. New to my guitars collection, this is a pretty Gibson Les Paul Guitar with killer looks due to its AA flame maple top and a killer sound to boot; for those who know the Gibson Les Paul Custom range, you will have seen some great examples of Gibson’s Custom Shop. Guitar lives in with Gibson Custom Case.
Here a Gibson Flying V2, an 1980 model of experimental design V design with boomerang shaped Tim Shaw inspired humbucking pick ups.
When Tim Shaw arrived at Gibson in 1978, one of his first assignments was to help with designing a companion Guitar to the newly designed E2 Explorer Guitar. This companion guitar would be the new Gibson V2. The V2 looked on the face of it like a V, but the new V2 sported a new 5-layered sculptured walnut and maple body. Initially, these guitars came in a natural finish to accentuate the layered effect, with either Maple or Walnut for the top and bottom layer. This layering was known at Gibson as the “Sandwich” and the sculpted body gave the layering a 3D effect.
Knobs were moved off the pickguard, and a Pearl Gibson logo was inlaid into the black headstock, along with gold Gibson Tuners. Two solid brass 5/8 studs known as the “Sustain Sisters” were fitted into the body to anchor the “Tune-o-matic” Bridge along with a brass nut and brass V-shaped tailpiece. It was thought this would aid sustain and tone of the V2.
The 1979 through 1981 models used the “boomerang” humbucker pickups, designed to sound like single coils with lower noise. Beginning in 1982, the pickups were changed to the “Dirty finger” pickups that were available on only a few models in the early 1980s, including the Explorer, ES-347, ES-335S and the Flying V. The V2 with case retailed for US$1,199 in 1979 (equivalent to $5,033 in 2023), Gibson’s 3rd most expensive guitar. Only 157 V2’s were shipped in 1979. Besides the high price, some players complained about the non-traditional sounding humbucker pickups and the weight of the guitar. Sales were poor for the first 2 years of the V2’s availability, and Gibson was scrambling to find ways to increase demand for these guitars from the dealers.
It became apparent by the early 1980s that the maple top version wasn’t selling as well as the walnut top guitars. To move the maple-top inventory, Gibson began to offer various colour finishes to supplement the initial offering of natural finishes. Custom colours included Pearl white, Blue sparkle, Blue sparkle metallic, Candy Apple Red, Sunburst, Goldburst, Silverburst, Black, and Black Sparkle. The majority of these finishes were applied to maple-top inventory between September 1980 and April 1981.
Generally, the V2 model has the general shape of previous Flying V’s but the V2 sported a 5-layered sculptured walnut and maple body. Initially these guitars came in either Maple or Walnut for the top & bottom layer known at Gibson as the “Sandwich”. This model is less pronounced “Walnut” than the other V2 in the collection but nevertheless a great guitar.
Also here Vol/Tone Knobs were placed off the pick guard, and with a Pearl Gibson logo. Two solid brass 5/8 studs known as the “Sustain Sisters” and an ebony fret board with low and fast frets.
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