Here we a Gibson Midtown Standard, a smaller and flatter brother of the Gibson ES-335. This is an amazing guitar, made in Gibson’s Memphis plant in 2015, as part of a Standard, and Custom line up. The custom versions were a limited issue with diamond style inlaid headstock motif, further featuring “Ebony” style phenolic resin based Richlite fret board. The standard has a written transfer “Midtown Model” on the face of the headstock with pearloid dot markings and cream binding around the fretboard and body. It’s a great sounding guitar too, with a set of ’57 Style Humbuckers. It has a slim 60’s profile neck contour makes it very playable. Guitar lives in its original hard case with furry lining.
Here a Gibson Les Paul Classic T Green Ocean Burst, made in USA 2017. This Gibson model features a maple top, a mahogany back and neck, a rosewood fretboard, and a green ocean burst finish. This range of Les Paul guitars represents classic ‘60s and ‘70s LP style models, enhanced with modern characteristics.
The guitar is built with a mahogany back, topped with grade-A plain maple top on a mahogany back, and some 9-hole weight relief has been applied that combines slight weight relief with an enhanced level of resonance and comfortable playing. This body is connected to a solid mahogany neck that has a slim-taper profile. The rosewood fingerboard contains 22 frets, which is standard for most LP models. Furthermore the guitar has a nylon nut
The pick ups are Zebra ’57 Classic humbucker pickups with orange drop tone capacitors, which emulate a PAF style sound. The hardware is a nickel-wired ABR bridge and aluminium stop bar tailpiece for good sustain. This guitar is typical old school design, and a thing of beauty with its simple translucent green top. Guitar is a great player and lives in its brown hard-case.
Gibson Les Paul Classic, 2002 with a Sunburst top is indeed a classic. Cool looking guitar with a typical classic slim 60s neck profile. Pick-guard has 1960 stamped on it, as this was intended to mimic the 1960 style Les Paul. This guitar is typical old school design, and a thing of beauty with its simple top. The instrument has a comfortable feel to it sound wise it is awesome too as it is kitted out with stock ceramic pickups. Guitar is a great player and lives in its hard-case.
Here a cool Fender Telecaster in aged white made in USA 1994. Cool looking guitar with the white nicely aged to a yellow custard-like colour. The guitar is in very clean condition, a great looker and a killer player. Ash body with a maple neck and rose fingerboard. Collectible machine and great players gear with ounces of mojo and a great feel to it. You can find Tele’s in many colours, however, the blonde on blonde colour stands out. This one has only minor wear mark on the pick-guard from actual playing.
Here a Fender Stratocaster in a custom colour Purple Mist finish, made in USA 1998. This is a rare model Fender Stratocaster given its unusual colour. Very versatile instrument and great guitar to play. The guitar consists of an ash body, with maple neck and rose fingerboard. The machine heads are typical Fender tuners. Rare finish contrasting nicely with the white pick guard. The guitar lives in its Fender hard-case.
Fender Stratocaster Plus, blue/green sunburst 1996 with a Fender Tremolo system and a Pearloid pick guard. This is a Fender Stratocaster with Lace Sensors pick ups for reduced hum and guitar feedback. Very versatile instrument and great guitar to play. The guitar consists of an ash body, with maple neck and rose fingerboard. The machine heads are Fenders “Sperzel” type locking tuners which keep in tune very well. Furthermore, the nut has been kitted out with rollers. Rare blue/green sunburst finish contrasting with the white pick guard. The guitar lives in its Fender hard-case.
Here an Alembic Persuader made in 1988 in USA. Alembic has producing high-end basses since 1971 and stands as one of the original custom bass makers. Alembic basses like this Persuader from the 80’s are highly customizable, giving a variety of woods and electronic sound combinations.
This bass is near mint and does not appear to show any wear, and everything works beautifully. This bass has a beefy front pickup with a pounding sound. It mimics a fat sounding P-bass with quite a bit more definition and detail. The bridge pickup complements the sound by adding more bite and detail. Alembic’s trademark High Pass Filter proves that a lot of sonic variation is possible using just one single knob. Comes with Case.
Here we have a 1991 Alembic Mark King Signature Deluxe Bass. Another cool looking bass. Neck through body, 3-piece maple neck with Cocobolo wood laminates, high quality Walnut top and back, Gold Hardware, Alembic Active Electronics, 34 inch Scale Length and Ebony Fretboard. Cool example of Alembics top of the line craftsmanship. A fine playing and sounding bass. The bass is in clean condition. There is just some minimal play-wear on the bass, notably the cavity backplate. The bass lives in its original hardshell case. This is a third year example of a very hard to find Alembic model.
Here a “good wood” Gibson LP Supreme from 2004. Since the initial sunburst finished Les Pauls arrived in 1958, the Gibson Les Paul Standard has been considered one of the the nicest looking solid electric guitars. The Gibson USA Les Paul Supreme has a bit of that in a more recent setting; a figured top and classic Les Paul design, for a guitar of understated beauty. Here we have a flame maple top in root beer finish with mahogany and ebony. With gorgeous flamed maple on both sides of a chambered mahogany body core, the Les Paul Supreme is nothing short of stunning. Lives in its fitted case .
Here an odd Fender guitar model, a Fender Ultra FM Custom Shop Robben Ford model from 1996, one of the uncommon Fenders with a set neck instead of a bolt-on. This model is from the Fender Flame and Fender Elite series and unlike the flame and elite, the Robben model was made in the Custom Shop in the Fullerton Factory in the USA from 1994-2002. This chronology of these odd set-neck built Fender models comprises its initial production by Fender (Japan) initially in 1984 back to USA culminating in the Ultra FM series, like the Robben Ford which production lasted till 2004.
The original solid body Esprit models were made in the early 80’s by Fender Japan exclusively. The Fender Flame was based on the same design, but was offered in a slightly larger size and body shape (flame series has slightly offset cutaways), and also comprised a chambered body. The Flame was offered as the Standard, Elite, and Ultra model. It was made only in 1984. The Fender Robben Ford model was based on the Flame models, but used different pickups and a spruce top instead of maple, and mahogany body instead of alder. Fender Esprit models were typically built with an Alder Body, chambered or solid depending on your the information source. Fender Elite models were built with a maple top. 1984 till 1986, but with differences. Fender Flame built with Mahogany body, chambered, maple top. 1984. Fender Esprit Ultra (1st issue, 1984-1986 made with a Spruce top, chambered, Alder. Fender Robben Ford Model (1st issue, 1988-1993 comprised a chambered alder body, carved spruce top. Later in the 1990s, the production moves from Japan to the USA where meanwhile Robben Ford USA Custom Shop model aka Robben Ford Ultra FM were planned and made from1994-2002 with a Mahogany body, chambered, Spruce top, Duncan pickups. No more models were issued after 2002.
Here we a Gibson Midtown Custom, a smaller and flatter brother of the Gibson ES-335. This is an amazing guitar, made in Gibson’s Memphis plant in 2011, as part of a Standard, and Custom line up. The custom versions were a limited issue with diamond style inlaid headstock motif, further featuring “Ebony” style phenolic resin based Richlite fret board with pearloid markings and binding around the fretboard and body. It’s a great sounding guitar too, with a set of Burst Buckers. It has a slim 60’s profile neck contour makes it very playable. Guitar lives in the original hard case with furry lining.
Here a Taylor 654ce 12-string Grand Auditorium acoustic-electric guitar kitted out with Taylor’s Expression System, electronics. Laced with abalone inlays and rosettes as well as having a handy Venetian cutaway it’s easy to play. As for the guitar build, the 654ce has a maple back and sides and a sitka spruce top. Due to its body type, the 654ce is a bit sleeker and a bit slimmer than a typical grand auditorium guitar, whilst retaining a classic dreadnought shape. Guitar lives in its case
My Pile of Guitars & Basses 