Gibson LP/SG Custom ‘61 reissue (Racing Green, 2010s)

Posted by Elite Vintage Guitars - Gearpage on 03/06/2018
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Here a great guitar from the Gibson stable, the Gibson Les Paul 61 reissue basically the then new SG shape. This guitar remained in production ever since but lost the LesPaul affiliation and name in 1963 upon Les Pauls insistence. Thebody and neck are made from mahogany, the guitar has the usual double-cutaway style with bevelled edges. Great playing axe with a lighter weight than the Les Paul, still great resonance and sustain. Dark rosewood fingerboard with a cool look and feel, two PAF-style ’57 Classic humbucking pickups, and historically recreated and period accurate plastics.

Guitar is finished in racing green finish nitrocellulose, giving this guitar a great vintage feel, despite it being a re-issue .

Humbucker Pickups Classics, both neck and bridge positions. Alnico II magnets, wound with enamel-coated wire. Additionally , the coils have been wax potted to reduce micro phonic feedback and resulting squeal. Controls are the classic set of volume and tone control for each pickup and a three-way toggle switch. Tune-o-matic bridge and vintage-style tuners with pearloid buttons, and a period correct Pull Vibrato system with Gibson harp motif embossed. Cream binding, black top hat with silver volume and tone inserts, an early ’60s style five-ply black plastic pickguard, and traditional “bell” truss rod cover stamped with “Les Paul”

 

Gibson Les Paul Supreme (Wine Flame, 2004)

Posted by Elite Vintage Guitars - Gearpage on 10/05/2018
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Here a “good wood” Gibson LP Supreme from 2004. Since the arrival of a sunburst Les Paul 1958, the Gibson Les Paul Standard has been considered one of the the nicest looking solid electric guitars and occasionally vintage examples of these guitars from 1958-60 turn up. The Gibson USA Les Paul Supreme is a bit of that in a more recent setting a figured top and classic Les Paul design, for a guitar of great beauty. Here we have a flame maple top in red with a great finish with mahogany and ebony. Great guitar in the collection. Lives in its fitted case With gorgeous flamed maple on both sides of a chambered mahogany body core, the Les Paul Supreme is nothing short of stunning.

 

 

 

Gibson SG-3 Limited Edition (2007, Red)

Posted by Elite Vintage Guitars - Gearpage on 09/05/2018
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Here we have a Gibson SG-3 Limited edition with 3 pick ups with a 6-way blender switch. This is a 3-pup upscale SG from Gibson USA. The SG-3 has three hum-bucking pickups, Gold hardware, bound headstock, and bound 24-fret rosewood fingerboard with split diamond inlays, along with locking Grover tuners. A great finish in high-gloss red nitrocellulose

The SG-3 is built from solid mahogany, with top of range gold hardware. The body is the standard thin asymmetrical dual-cutaway style, with pointed “horns” and bevelled edges. The mahogany neck is glued into the body and has a slim ’60s profile. The rosewood fret board is bound with jumbo frets and trapezoid inlays, and finished in a bound headstock with motif inlay. The sound comes from 3 ’57 Classic Alnico II humbucking pickups, based on vintage PAF humbuckers. Kluson type tuners. Guitar lives in its shaped case.

Yamaha SG-1000 (Cherry Sunburst, 1979)

Posted by Elite Vintage Guitars - Gearpage on 07/05/2018
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Here a Yamaha SG-1000 in Cherry Sunburst. The SG-1000 is the more rocky little brother of the acclaimed Yamaha SG-2000 that was developed in the 1970s. This guitar is a dream to play and handles and balances well and plays light and fluid. The guitar is a solid and quality build instrument with a set neck and ebony fret-board with mother of pearl, split wing position markers. Weight of guitar approx. 4.2 Kgs, neck width at nut approx. 4.4 cm.

Gibson Les Paul Recording (1970/2, Natural Wood)

Posted by Elite Vintage Guitars - Gearpage on 03/05/2018
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Here we another Gibson Les Paul Recording guitar sporting a vast array of tone options, the collectible Gibson Les Paul Recording, built 1970-2. With the discontinuation of the Les Paul Personal in 1969, Gibson saved some of Les Paul’s innovations for the guitar that eventually became his favourite guitar model, the Les Paul Recording Model. This guitar was designed to used mainly as a tool in the recording studio, the Recording featured a dual set of diagonal, low impedance pickups that could send sounds directly to a recording console or as Les Paul did as he used this model for live shows, a flip of a switch activated the high end of the custom low/high impedance circuitry for use with a standard amp. This model has a tailpiece with micro tuners. Guitar lives in its hard-case.

 

Yamaha SG-2000 (2009, Cream White)

Posted by Elite Vintage Guitars - Gearpage on 30/04/2018
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Here a near mint condition, Yamaha SG-2000 Custom Shop issue 2009 in glossy vintage cream finish. Of all the Yamaha SGs, this is no doubt one of the most desirable Yamaha SG-2000s. Like all other SG-2000 models, these have their origins in the SG-175, after involvement of Carlos Santana. The SG-2000 would go on to become one of the heaviest guitars around due to the choice of woods and tome woods and application of a brass block under the bridge. This development took place in the early 1970s. This is a pretty guitar, and despite the weight, the guitar plays like a dream, light and fluid, and has a super straight neck, allowing a set up with very low action. This model is fitted with coil taps, as that give it a massive tonal range.

Gibson RD Artist (1978, Natural Wood)

Posted by Elite Vintage Guitars - Gearpage on 19/04/2018
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Here a flagship guitar of Gibson’s 1970s Guitar development, the 1978 Gibson RD Artist – Rare model Gibson guitar and in the top of the range of the 1970s Gibson electric guitar building with its built-in Moog electronics circuit. The RD range comprised an RD Standard, RD Custom and the RD Artist which was the only model in the range with the Moog electronics. This is the 1978 version of one of the most ambitious Gibson electric guitars, designed by Gibson’s R& D team, hence the prefix RD Artist. The guitar is a Pandora’s box with all the sound options. In addition to simple tone volume, it has a ” Bright” switch and “Expander / compression” circuits. The bridge is a standard and the Stop Tail is a fine-tuning factory fitted P-6 unit. Plays great and keeps very well in tune. Lives in its rectangular hard case.

Yamaha SG-2000 (1990s, Flame Tobacco Sunburst)

Posted by Elite Vintage Guitars - Gearpage on 30/03/2018
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No guitar collection is complete without a Tobacco Sunburst SG-2000; Here we have it a Yamaha SG-2000 in glossy flame tobacco sunburst finish, great condition. The Yamaha SG-2000 is no doubt one of the most versatile guitars ever made, the older versions were not kitted out with coil tapping but this great guitar does and the tonal variety is enormous. The tobacco sunburst colour also makes it one of the most liked versions of this axe. The SG-2000’s renowned history and Carlos Santana’s involvement in the development of this super guitar way back in the 1970’s, make the proud owner of one of these part of rock’s rich history; this guitar plays like a dream, light and fluid, and has been set up with very low action. The guitar is heavy, fitted with a thru body neck, brass sustain plate under the bridge and an ebony fret-board with real mother of pearl inlaid fret position markers. All in all, this is a very pretty guitar, and in completely unblemished condition. Guitar lives in a super strong Hiscox case. Weight of guitar approx. 4.5 Kgs, neck width at nut approx. 4.4 cm.

 

 

Yamaha SG-3000s (1985, Goldtop)

Posted by Elite Vintage Guitars - Gearpage on 21/03/2018
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Here a Yamaha SG-3000s in metallic gold, finish made in 1985. The Yamaha SG-3000s, alike the SG-3000 is the top of the Yamaha SG line up and an upgrade from the SG-2000 model and built from maple and mahogany with a mahogany thru body neck in a so-called “T-cross construction” mode. The fretboard is bound ebony  with mother of pearl/abalone split wing style inlays. Typical weight of these models was around the 4.4 kgs. Hardware was gold plated with a gold stop bar. Unlike the SG-2000, the SG-3000 does not have a brass sustain block under the bridge and the bridge is a narrower type than the SG-2000 models. The sound of this model is strong, coming  from 2 open humbuckers. The electronics are controlled with 2 Amber Speedial 2V/2T Push/Push Coil Tap on tone pots and a 3 way toggler switch.  The guitar stands out with the finish topped off with elaborate binding in abalone. It once more demonstrates the Yamaha luthiers’ craftsmanship. The Yamaha SG-3000 is considered by many to be the ultimate SG.

Yamaha SG-2000 Custom (1991, Flametop)

Posted by Elite Vintage Guitars - Gearpage on 20/03/2018
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Yamaha SG-2000 Custom in Flame Tobacco Sunburst finish, in excellent condition. Early 1991, Yamaha Corp celebrated 25 years of electric guitar making. In addition to the commemorative SG-25s, which was the anniversary version, Yamaha issued a limited custom run of guitars with highly decorative tops and finishes. This is a great looking SG-2000, and withiut doubt one of the most wanted versions of the Yamaha SG-2000. The guitar is heavy as all the SG ps, but it plays remarkably light and fluid, and is set up with nice low action. The guitar is quite well balanced and with a thru body neck, brass sustain plate under the bridge it keeps sustaining. Furthermore the Guitars has an ebony fret-board. It is a very pretty guitar with the flame coming out in certain light conditions.

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Yamaha SG-2000 (1990s)

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Guild BHM-01, Signature Pro (Red, 1993/4)

Posted by Elite Vintage Guitars - Gearpage on 19/03/2018
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Fans of Queen or Brian May will know the famous Guild replicas of the red special. Here is a Signature Model. Below a bit about how it all started.

Spring of 1964, Brian May, then a student at Hampton, Middlesex, and his father, an electronics engineer, worked on a project to make an electric guitar. After two years the “Red Special” . This guitar, Brian’s main instrument, would become “Queen’s” sound. In 1994, the USA based Guild Guitar Co. and Brian worked closely together to produce 316 close replicas of the “Red Special”, which had to match the special features of the custom-made original guitar. The body is made out of mahogany, fingerboard out of ebony and neck is wider than most electrics (1-13/16 at the nut) allowing plenty string bending. Furthermore is has 24th frets. The head of the guitar is arrow shaped and flat in line with the neck, giving it minimum bending at the nut. The graphite nut positions the strings horizontally, with an added zero fret.

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Yamaha SG-800s (Indigo Blue, 1982)

Posted by Elite Vintage Guitars - Gearpage on 01/03/2018
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Yamaha SG-800s Standard in absolute mint condition, lovely deep indigo blue. The Yamaha SG-800s was the work horse as well as flagship SG that would compete with the Gibson Standard, hence the denomination SG-800 Standard. Kitted out with 2 powerful Alnico V pick ups and a coil tapping as factory standard this is a rocky little brother of the acclaimed Yamaha SG-2000 and SG-1000 that was developed back in the 1970’s, the guitar plays like a dream, light and fluid, with nice low action. The guitar is quite a bit less heavy than the SG-2000 series with a set neck and rosewood fret-board. It is a very pretty guitar as the metallic particles light up in direct light. The guitar has no tarnishing of any of the pristine chrome and there are no scratches of any significance, no dents either, the guitar appears to have been a case queen.

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