Used & Vintage

SN. 9028

Weight: 7.2 Pounds

Condition: Excellent (still has protective plastic on rear control plates. Zero fretwear. Zero scratches)

Year of Production: 2009

Street Price New: $2610.00

Savings: 811.00

The Bad Boy of the Collings lineup. The 360 is a bit less "polite" than you average Collings with a nicely aggressive tone and while it does beautiful cleans, the rock-n-roll tones are outstanding. Like a more comfortable, lighter and flawleslly built LP Deluxe.

Specifications

• Solid, carved mahogany body
• Tobacco Sunburst nitrocellulose laquer (NC) finish.
• Mahogany neck with East Indian Rosewood fingerboard
• 1 11/16ths nut width
• 24.9" Scale Length
• Long Tenon neck joint
• Lollar Mini Humbucker pickups.
• Includes Collings/Ameritage deluxe hardshell case.

SN. R88891

Weight: 7.4 pounds 

Production Date: November 2006

Master Builder: Dennis Galuszka (master Builder since 1999. Chosen to build guitars for Robben Ford)

Condition: Excellent

Street Price New: $3800.00

Savings: $900.00

Specifications:

• Model: Master Built ’60 stratocaster®
• Aging: Closet Classic Aging includes finish checking and mild wear on body
• Color: Ocean Tuquoise
• Body wood: alder
• Finish type: nitro-cellulose lacquer
• Neck wood: Unfigured Maple
• Fretboard wood: Dark Rosewood slab board
• Neck shape: medium 60's "C"
• Fingerboard radius: 9.5”
• Fretwire: Dunlop 6100
• Fingerboard Markers: Clay dots
• Nut width: 1.65”
• Neck finish: nitro-cellulose lacquer
• Neck aging: Closet Classic with light tint
• Hardware color: Chrome/nickel
• Nut: Bone
• Tuning keys: Vintage nickel
• Bridge: Vintage sync trem strat
• Pickup setup: s/s/s
• Pickup switching: 5-way
• Pickguard: Parchment 3-ply
• Plastic parts: aged / parchment
• Pickups: 60’s Stratocaster®
• String gauge: 10-46
• Includes Original Hardshell, Brown Tolex, Custom Shop case, Certificate of Authenticity and all "Case Candy"

SN. R41064

Weight: 6.8 Pounds

Condition: Excellent

Production Date: 3-31-2008

Original msrp $5,000

Original Street Price $3250.00

Savings: $551.00

Specifications

• Model: team built '58 Super Relic Telecaster
• Color: two-tone sunburst in thin skin nitro-lacquer
• Body wood: lightweight ash
• Finish type: thin skin nitro-cellulose lacquer
• Neck wood: unfigured, straight grain maple
• Fretboard wood: unfigured, straight grain maple
• Neck shape: '58 Tele Soft "V" - .850" at first fret and .099" at twelfth fret
• Radius: 9.5"
• Nut width: 1.65”
• Fretwire: dunlop 6105
• Hardware color: chrome / nickel
• Nut: bone
• Tuning keys: vintage nickel
• Bridge: vintage, 3 brass saddle style
• Pickup setup: s/s
• Pickup switching: 3-way
• Pickguard: Single-Ply Aged White
• Pickups: Nocaster Bridge, Seymour Twisted Tele Neck (stock)
• String gauge: 10-46

Includes Original Hardshell case and Certificate of Authenticity.

SN. CZ507512

Weight: 7.4 Pounds

Condition: Excellent

Year of Production: 2007

Limited Edition Fender Custom Shop '56 Super Relic Stratocaster in Two Tone Sunburst thin-skin nitro-lacquer.

2007 NAMM Limited Edition neck plate.

Specifications

• Model: team built '56 Super Relic Stratocaster
• Color: two-tone sunburst in thin skin nitro-lacquer
• Body wood: lightweight ash
• Finish type: thin skin nitro-cellulose lacquer
• Neck wood: unfigured, straight grain maple
• Fretboard wood: unfigured, straight grain maple
• Neck shape: '57 Soft V with finish removed from back of neck
• Radius: 9.5"
• Nut width: 1.65”
• Fretwire: dunlop 6105
• Hardware color: chrome / nickel
• Nut: bone
• Tuning keys: vintage nickel
• Bridge: vintage syncromatic tremolo
• Pickup setup: s/s/s
• Pickup switching: 5-way
• Pickguard: aged single ply
• Pickups: '60 NOS neck pickup, Fat 50's Middle, Texas Special bridge
• String gauge: 10-46

Includes Original Hardshell case

SN. 514121 (1974)

Weight: 9.6 Pounds

Condition: Very Good

Keith Richards Special!

This is a nearly all original 1974 Fender Telecaster Custom. Only the potentiometers appear to have been changed, but all are from the '73/'74 era:

Pot Codes

• 137 7651 (CTS branded DiMarzio '76)
• 137 7324 (CTS '73)
• 137 7315 (CTS '73)
• 304 7305 (Stackpole '73)

Stao Buttons also appear to have possibly been replaced as their lack of patina does not match the overall look of the rest of the guitar.

Neck Code is 13 03 325 3 which dates the neck as an early 1975 production meaning that this is a "year end transition" guitar started in 1974, dated as a '74, but delivered to the original dealer in early 1975.

Features

• 3 Bolt Neck
• Ash Body
• One Piece Maple neck
• 1-5/8" nut width
• 25-1/2" scale
• Hum-single pickup configuration
• b-w-b pickguard
• Original, 3 saddle bridge with ashtray cover
• "Bullet" style truss rod adjuster

Includes original, black tolex hardshell case with raised Fender logo and orange lining.

SN. 030660533

Condition: Excellent

Year of Production: 2006

Street price New $1399.00

Savings $300.00

The classic Explorer shape that never goes out of style. It simply exudes rock-n-roll and is extremely comfortable to play as well as super thick sounding.

Features:

• Classic White finish over solid Mahogany body
• Pickups: 496-R neck and 500-T bridge
• Scale Length: 24.75"
• Nut Width 1.695"
• Mahogany neck with Ebony fingerboard
• Bridge: Tune-o-Matic
• Tuners - Grover
• Made in USA
• Includes original hardshell case

SN. 03 10483

Weight:

Condition: Very Good

Year of Production: 2003

Specifications

• Offset double cutaway
• Teal Green finish
• Carved quilted maple top with natural edging
• Mahogany body
• Set mahogany neck
• 22-fret ebony fingerboard with fancy abalone inlays
• 1-3/4" nut width
• 24-3/4" scale length
• TonePros bridge
• Hardtail tailpiece
• Two Seymour Duncan humbucking pickups
• Dual volume controls
• Dual tone controls
• 3-way switch
• Crome hardware
• Grover Rotomatic tuners
• Abalone headstock inlays
• Made in the U.S.A.
• Includes original, brown tolex, hardshell case

SN. 1 52371

Upgraded with PRS 57/08 pickups with original pickups in case

2001 Winter NAMM show guitar.

McCarty with gorgeous tiger stripe flame maple in Ruby Red. The quality of this particular "10" Top is what we have seen more recently on Artist Grade tops.

Bird Inlays

Gold Hardware

Wide-Fat neck profile

This is a simply outstanding example of the PRS Custom 22 model as would be expected from a piece built specifically for the PRS booth at NAMM.

Excellent, all original condition with original hardshell case.

This guitar is a steal! A great sounding guitar with NAMM show provenance and a gorgeous top 

SN. G31730

Weight:

Condition: Excellent

Street Price New: $1732.00

Savings: $333.00

Specifications:

• Model: Axis Super Sport
• Size: 12-5/8" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 36-1/4" long (32.1 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 92.0 cm long)
• Body Wood: Basswood with bookmatched figured maple top
• Body Finish: High gloss polyester
• Body Color: Cherry Burst
• Back and Sides: Opaque Black
• Body Bindings: Binding - Cream
• Bridge: Standard - Music Man® strings-thru-the-body bridge of chrome plated, hardened steel with solid steel saddles
• Scale Length: 25-1/2" (64.8 cm)
• Neck Radius: 10" (25.4 cm)
• Headstock Size: Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long
• Frets: 22 - High profile, medium width
• Neck Width: 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-3/16" (55.6 mm) at last fret
• Neck Wood: Select maple neck
• Fingerboard: Select maple
• Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
• Neck Colors: Matching painted headstock option
• Tuning Machines: Schaller M6-IND locking with pearl buttons
• Truss Rod: Adjustable - no component or string removal
• Neck Attachment: 5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting; Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets
• Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined control cover
• Controls: 500kohm volume and tone - .022µF tone capacitor
• Switching: 5-way lever pickup selector
• Pickups: HH - 2 DiMarzio custom humbucking

Includes original hardshell case

 SN. 174021

Weight: 8 Pounds

Production Year: 1964

Condition: Very Good

This is an all original 1964 Gibson Firebird III reverse headstock in very good and completely unmolested condition....from a 45 year old vintage standpoint it's actually in excellent condition.

Includes original hardshell case, adjustable trem bar and hangtag.

This is one of the all time greats and while an excellent investment it's also a great guitar to play. The sound is truly amazing proving that old wood really does sound better!

100% original and truly amazing sounding! 

Highly Recommended!!™

SN. 6094

Weight 8 Pounds, 0 Ounces

Year of Production: Late 2006

Condition: Good. Minimal fretwear, but a few small dings here and there (mostly on the guitar's back and some minor jean rivet rash)

Street Price New: $4635.00

Savings: $800.00

City Limits Deluxe in Crimson over Tiger Flame Maple with Dot inlays and Grained Ivoroid binding.

When you first pull one of these out of the case the lightweight strikes you immediately. It's almost hard to imagine. The resonance, sing and sustain is absolutely stunning. Everything....knobs, pickup selector, bridge....is right where it should be.

It's truly the Perfect LP style guitar.

Features

• LP style guitar with deluxe woods and appointments
• Highly figured maple tops over select weight/tone mahogany bodies
• Mahogany setnecks with Brazilian Rosewood fingerboards and Brazilian headstock overlay
• Bound necks, headstock and bodies
• 24 7/8ths scale length
• Long tenon neck joint
• Gorgeous, grained ivoroid pickup rings, truss rod cover and tuner buttons.
• Dot fretboard inlays.
• Lollar Humbuckers: 8.3K Bridge and 7.5K Neck
• And that difficult to quantify feature.....TONE!!!! You will be stunned!

 Also features optional Double Bound, Grained Ivoroid body and neck

Original Hardshell case

SN. 01343663

Weight: 7 Pounds

Year of Production: 2003

Condition: Very Good to Excellent

General Information

The Classic DC combines outstanding features from two popular Gibson models - the timeless goldtop finish, bound body and bound fingerboard of the Les Paul Classic, and the lightweight, chambered mahogany body of the Les Paul Standard Double Cutaway.

Specifications

• 24 frets with a slim '60s taper neck
  
• Scale length: 24 3/4"
  
• Mahogany back and neck with a carved maple top
  
• Tuners: Green Key Kluson style.
  
• Pickups: Gibson 490R & 498T Alcino magnetic humbuckers
• Electronics: One volume knob, one tone knob, and a three way Switch.
  
• Tune-o-matic bridge and stop bar tailpiece.
  
• Gold finish and beautiful yellow trapezoid fret inlays
  
• Original hardshell case
  

"Sadly, Vince called to speak with me in mid-February and told me to not take any more orders for his Artifact guitars. He's taking a "4 to 5 month creative Hiatus" and it is unclear what he will be building when he resumes operations. I got the impression that he was ready to move on from the "T" and "S" style guitars and begin a more unique and individual approach to the guitars that bear his name. I also got the sense that the aging process that he is famous for, having done the original "Cunetto Era" Relics for Fender in the mid-90's....guitars with iconic status in the marketplace....., is something with which he has become bored. There is still a high-demand for this type f guitar, but honestly, after 15 years of doing this who can blame him. No artist wants to, essentially, paint the same landscape over and over again; and Vince is a true artist.

This quite possibly means the end of the availability of some of the greatest "S" and "T" style guitar of our generation. Yes, there are many guys doing this type of guitar now, but very few have it down to the art form that Vince does and many are simply assembling parts guitars and calling them hand-made. Fortunately LsL Instruments is well positioned to pick up the baton, but the originator of the genre may be out of this part of the game"

-Stu Carter, owner Fat Sound Guitars

This is an exceptional example with potential for appreciation.

SN. 0021

Weight: 7.2 pounds

2006 Dual Cut '60 Artifact in beautifully aged Olympic White, period correct, nitro-lacquer over Alder. Perfect checking and wear by the master of this style of finish.

Specifications

• Aging: Artifact, but tastefully done. This guitar does not look like a puppy has been chewing on it!
• Pickups: Lollar Blond Single coils Neck and Middle (reverse wound) with Lollar Special single Coil in bridge position
• Controls: 5-Way pickup selector, Master Volume, Neck/Middle pickup tone, Bridge tone
• Neck Carve: Medium large 60's roundback C shape neck
• Neck Wood: Quarter Sawn Maple
• Fingerboard: Dark rosewood slab fretboard with authentic style clay dots
• Fingerboard Radius 9.5'
• Fretwire: German Jescar in Dunlop  6105 size
• Nut Material: Bone
• Tremolo: Vintage style Glendale tremolo with Callaham steel block.

Highly Recommended!
Fat Fave Certified!

SN. 02586727

Weight: 6.6 Pounds

Year of Production: 2006

Condition: Excellent

Specifications

• Body size at lower bout: 16"
• Scale length: 24 3/4"
• Nut Width: 1 11/16"
• Medium C profile neck
• Materials: Solid mahogany neck; solid rosewood fingerboard; arched slab-cut figured maple top, sides and back; dual-parallelogram mother of pearl fingerboard inlay and thistle peghead inlay; triple bound top, bound back.
• Hardware: 100% original hardware includes nickel zig-zag trapeze tailpiece, Rosewood bridge; Gibson '57 Classic humbucking pickup, beveled 5-ply pickguard, black bell knobs, nickel Kluson single ring tuners, truss rod cover
• Case: Original black Gibson hardshell case with plush lining.

ES-175 Notes

Since its introduction in 1949, the Gibson ES-175 has been the most popular jazz guitar in the world. The 175 was Gibson's first model to be fitted with the humbucking pickup in 1957, and this single pickup version, highly prized by jazzers, was withdrawn in 1971. Since its inception over half a century ago, the classic ES-175 has remained in the Gibson catalog continuously to this day.

Responding to demand from traditional players, Gibson in 2006 released a small number of faithful reissues of the single pickup 175. Designated ES-175SP, the model has '57 Classic humbucking pickup, wriggle tailpiece and single ring tulip key tuners of the late 50's early-'60s guitars. This example is in immaculate 100% original condition, free of cracks, pick wear, thumb or fingerboard wear, with gleaming original sunburst finish. The fingerboard is the full 1 11/16" width, with a gentle medium 'C' neck profile that sits easily in the hand. The top and back show fine slab cut figure in the arched maple, and with excellent medium jumbo frets under bright nickel roundwound strings, the fingerboard is utterly effortless to play.

A rare and attractive example of the jazz player's most favored version of this classic model.

Setup

This instrument is strung with medium gauge nickel roundwound strings (.012-.054). The guitar will accommodate lighter or heavier gauge strings, according to preference. String action is set at 5/64" to 6/64" at the 12th fret, with moderate relief for acoustic playing with medium strings. The action may be lowered or raised to your requirements with the adjustable bridge.

Highly Recommended!!™

• Carved spruce top in Deep Red Translucent finish
• Dual-chambered, Honduras mahogany body
• Lollar 50's Wind P-90 pickups
• Pre-stressed Mahogany neck
• 25.5" scale length 
• Schaller tuning machines
• Bigsby tremolo (Tuned by Hamer for excellent tuning stability)
• Original Hardshell case

SN. SE 911445

Weight: 7.9 Pounds

Year of Production: 1989

Condition: Very Good (no dings, minor swirl marks in finish, minimal fretwear)

Street Price New: $1769.00

Savings: $470.00

Specifications

• Body: Alder
• Neck: 1-Piece Maple, Soft V Shape, (Satin Urethane Finish)
• Fingerboard: Maple, 9.5 Radius
• No. of Frets: 22 Vintage Style Frets
• Pickups: 3 Lace Sensor Noisless (Neck, Middle, Bridge)
• Controls: Master Volume, Tone 1. Master TBX Tone Control, Tone 2. Master Active Mid Boost (0-25dB)
• Pickup Switching: 5-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Middle Pickup, Position 3. Middle Pickup, Position 4. Middle and Neck Pickup, Position 5. Neck Pickup
• Bridge: Blocked American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
• Machine Heads: Fender/Gotoh Vintage Style Tuning Machines
• Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
• Pickguard: 1-Ply White, (8-Hole)
• Scale Length: 25.5"
• Width at Nut: 1.650"

Includes original hardshell case

SN. 929462

This is a steal!

All original, very clean 1959 Les Paul Junior. One of the all time greatest sounding guitars ever built.

Mild patina on all hardware, mild checking on finish. Couple of nicks and dings here and there, but easily the cleanest I have seen in 15 years or more.

Many more, detailed photo's available via email upon request.

Includes recent appraisal by George Gruhn. 

Strike now while the vintage market has softened a bit and you get an amazing sounding guitar that is sure to double in value over the next 15 years.

SN. 07 022

Weight: 7.8 Pounds

Year of Production: 2007

Condition: As New

Street Price New: $2349.00

Savings: $360.00 plus a 6-8 month wait!

General Description

This instrument definitely has some Jazzmaster qualities due to the mildly underwound Fralin P-90's and body shape (yes, body shapes affect tone), but without the unuseable JM style tremolo and complicated switching/tone circuitry. Shimmery, open and complex with fantastic bloom and sustain that mirror the Jazzmaster's style tonally while an added low end girth nicely balances the frequency range. Fantastic playability due to a perfect neck profile, worn in feel and flawless fretwork. The first contemporary guitar I have played that literally has a 45 year old feel to it.

If your idea of a perfect guitar is one with meatier Jazzmaster qualities to the tone, the neck feel of a vintage Strat, but with a more modern radius and fretwire combined with the right hand palm rest position and logical, 3-way pickup selector of a Les Paul then this will be your dream guitar. It's a fantastic concept and one that is extremely well executed!

Specifications

• Body - Swamp Ash with front and back contours
• Finish - Honey Blond nitrocellulose lacquer
• Aging - Artifact
• Neck - Maple
• Fingerboard - East Indian Rosewood
• Radius - 7.25" - 9.5" Compound
• Nut Width - 1 5/8th"
• Fretwire - Dunlop 6105
• Profile - 60's "C" Shape
• Tuners - Gotoh Klusons
• Bridge - Tone Pros Tune-O-Matic & Stoptail
• Hardware Finish - Gold
• Pickups - Custom Wound Fralin P-90's
• Controls - 3-Way pickup toggle, Master Volume, Master Tone
• Case - Levy's Gig Bag

SN. CLF12116

Weight: 6.2 Pounds

Condition: Excellent

Street Price New: $1949.00

Savings: $600.00

Features

• Pickups: Seymour Duncan 59 humbucker (neck); Seymour Duncan JB humbucker (bridge)
• Body: Wood Bound Premium Flamed Maple Top on Mahogany body
• Neck: #1 Hard Rock Maple neck with Rosewood or Maple fingerboard
• Neck Option: Birdseye Mple ($400.00msrp)
• Tuners: Non-locking tuners
• Bridge: G&L patented “Saddle Lock” fixed bridge
• Controls: 3-way pickup selector, mini-toggle splits both pickups, volume, tone
• Finish: Premier Clear Orange
• Other: rear-mounted controls, chrome hardware
• Twin “Voice Chambers” on the left and right sides of the body. “Voice Chambers” are tuned to complement each other for maximum acoustic qualities.
• F-Hole option

SN. 107199

Condition: Good Condition, All Original

The Bigsby has obviously been tweaked by a luthier who knows what he's doing. You can go nuts on this thing and the guitar remains in tune. Another rarity on this style guitar is excellent intonation yet this guitar has got it. This is a special piece!

Features:

• 1 7/8" thick body
• 16" wide, laminated maple body
• Single cutaway
• Dual HiLoTron pickups
• Bigsby Tailpiece
• G Arrow knobs
• Gretsch's best seller through the '60s, and found some fame through George Harrison, who used one occasionally.
• Original, Silver Hardshell case

SN. 7 2121

Weight: 8 Pounds, 3 Ounces

Condition: Exceptional - Given the age of this instrument it would be rare to find one in as good a condition as this piece. It is 100% original, shows minimal finish checking with mild and minor dings here and there. Frets are a bit worn; especially in the first few positions.

What we have here is an extremely clean example of an all time great rock-n-roll machine from the heyday of Gibson.

This 1957 Les Paul Special is the most desirable singlecut variety in the most desirable color.........."TV Yellow" so named as it was designed to offer great contrast and "pop" when used during performances on black and white Television.

Every aspect of this guitar is original from the nitrocellulose TV Yellow finish down to the Bumble Bee tone capacitors, wraparound tailpiece and tuners.

Original pickups measure strong:

Bridge P-90: 8K
Neck P-90: 7.75K

Mark Kane in our repair and setup shop has given this guitar a clean bill of health and has just completed one of his famous setup jobs so that the guitar currently plays its absolute best.

The guitar would benefit from a refret from a playability standpoint, but since the current frets are original and the guitar is still playable with the current frets we will leave this up to the buyer. if you will be using this guitar as a player piece  we will be happy to quote you on a refret with the wire of your choice.

The case is the original "Built Like A Fortress" Lifton case (which ironically has some duct tape here and there to help hold it together) and the original strap is also included.

The last one of these we had sold for about $6800.00 5 years ago (with non original tuners and more finish checking) so obviously there is some great investment potential here.

Specifications

• Slab Honduran Mahogany body
• Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard - bound
• 24.625" scale length
• 1.680" nut width
• 22 frets
• Dot inlays
• Dual P-90 pickups
• Wraparound tailpiece
   

Highly Recommended!!™

SN. R37326

Weight: 7.6 Pounds

Condition: As New

Street Price New: $3049.00

Savings: $550.00

Specifications

• Model: ’60 Relic Strat
• Color: 3-Tone Sunburst
• Wood: alder
• Finish type: nitorcellulose, thin skin laquer
• Construction options: Sort for lightweight wood
• Neck wood: Unfigured maple
• Fretboard wood: Dark East Indian Rosewood
• Neck shape: '54 Large C
• Radius: 9.5"
• Fretwire: Dunlop 6100
• Neck finish: removed / relic’d lacquer
• Hardware color: chrome
• Nut: bone
• Tuning keys: vintage nickel
• Bridge: vintage sync trem strat
• Pickup setup: s/s/s
• Pickup switching: 5-way
• Pickups: Fat 50's
• Special instructions: Finish removed from back of neck, no forearm wear

SN. 016580315

Weight: 6 pounds, 13 ounces

Year of Production: 2008

Condition: Excellent (pickguard shows some pick scratches)

Street Price New $1999.00

Savings: $450.00

One of the most iconic guitars in all of rock-n-roll presented here in classic Heritage Cherry.

Features:

• Mahogany body and neck
• Rosewood fretboard
• NItrocellulose finish
• Gibson Classic '57 humbuckers at the neck and bridge
• Tune-O-Matic bridge and stopbar tailpiece
• Corian nut
• 1.695" nut width ±.050"
• 22 frets
• 24-3/4" scale
• Grover Kluson-style green tuning keys
• Chrome-plated hardware
• 2 volume, 2 tone control, 3-way pickup switch
• Black top hat knobs with silver inserts
• Mother-of-pearl Gibson logo and holly headstock inlay
• Figured acrylic trapezoid fingerboard inlays
• Antique cream fingerboard binding
• Gibson hardshell case

SN. 07 0637

Weight: 8.9 Pounds

Year of Production: 2000

Condition: Excellent

"The hardest part about this job is letting go of the pieces I'd really rather keep. I learned years ago that to keep all of the best pieces would mean a killer guitar collection and a shop out of business. If I hadn't learned that lesson, this one would go home with me

In 2000, Gibson took my favorite Les Paul model, The 1957 Historic Reissue Goldtop model or "R7" and had ex-Gibson Custom Shop finish master Tom Murphy age a limited run of guitars.

There are a couple of companies around today that do some mighty nice Les Paul aging, but Tom Murphy is the most highly revered and the only one actually associated with Gibson. A Murphy Historic is the only way to own a factory original, aged Gibson.

Over the years we've had a few "Murphy" Historics come through and I am always impressed with the degree of attention he gives to each of his master pieces.

This is a fantastic guitar with a few meaningful upgrades (see below)."

-Stu Carter, owner Fat Sound Guitars

Specifications

• Tom Murphy aged nitrocellulose lacquer Goldtop finish
• Solid Mahogany body with no weight relief.
• Maple body cap
• Mahogany neck with East Indian Rosewood fingerboard
• Aged, pearloid Trapezoid inlays
• Tune-o-Matic, Stopbar tailpiece
• Kluson Deluxe tuners
• Original pickups included (see below)
• Original, black hardshell case

Additional Features

• RS Guitarworks Les Paul wiring kit installed
• RS Guitarworks tru 60's Humbuckers with aged nickel covers built to RS spec's by Lindy Fralin and based on an original PAF set.

HIghly Recommended!!™

SN. 6 3344

Weight: 8.6 Pounds

Year of Production: 1996

Condition: Excellent

A very nice flame top that has tremendous movement and 3-D qualities that I haven't quite managed to capture with my photography.

Specifications

• All original
• Amber finish over Plus grade, flame maple top
• Mahogany body and neck
• Rosewood fingerboard
• 60's Slim Taper neck (One of the thicker slim taper carves I'e felt......great shape)
• Fingerboard/Inlay: Rosewood 22 frets/Pearl trapezoid
• Scale/Nut Width: 24-3/4 in. 1-11/16 in.
• Binding: Single-ply top and fingerboard
• Bridge/Tailpiece: ABR/Stop bar
• Hardware: Nickel
• Pickups: 496R ceramic magnet humbucker, 500T ceramic magnet humbucker
• Controls: 2 volume, 2 tone, 3-way switch
• Original hardshell case

S/N G33584

Flawless condition in Graphite Pearl with original hardshell case:

Features:

• Size: 12-1/2" wide, 1-3/4" thick, 36-7/8" long (31.8 cm wide, 4.5 cm thick, 93.7 cm long)
• Body Wood: Poplar
• Body Finish: High gloss polyester
• Bridge: Tuneomatic bridge with thumbwheel height adjustment & individual saddles with Music Man® chrome plated, solid brass tail block
• Pickguard: Black 
• Scale Length: 25-1/2" (64.8 cm)
• Neck Radius: 12" (30.5 cm)
• Headstock Size: Only 5-7/8" (14.9 cm) long
• Frets: 22 - High profile, wide
• Neck Width: 1-5/8" (41.3 mm) at nut, 2-1/4" (56.9 mm) at last fret
• Neck Wood: Select maple neck
• Fingerboard: Rosewood
• Neck Finish: Gunstock oil and hand-rubbed special wax blend
• Tuning Machines: Schaller M6-IND 
• Truss Rod: Adjustable - no component or string removal
• Neck Attachment: 5 bolts - perfect alignment with no shifting; Sculpted neck joint allows smooth access to higher frets
• Electronic Shielding: Graphite acrylic resin coated body cavity and aluminum lined pickguard
• Controls: 250k ohm volume and tone - .047µF tone capacitor
• Switching: 2-way toggle, 3-way toggle pickup selector; 5-way lever pickup selector
• Pickups: HSSH - DiMarzio (neck to bridge); Humbucking - DP-205 Morse Signature; Single coil - DP-108 Vintage; Single coil - Proprietary custom wound; Humbucking - DP-200 Morse Signature 

SN. 370105 (2)

100% original guitar.

Shows some age as you would expect, but certainly one of the cleaner guitars from this era that I have seen in a very long time.

Nicely checked cherry finish over solid mahogany.

A great player, but also a worthwhile investment with great appreciation potential.

Neck size: .835" at first fret. 1.101" at 12th fret

Weight: 7.65 pounds

The (2) in the serial number denotes this guitar as a "second". This was most likely due to some finish blem that has long ago been made irrelevant due to the natural aging of the guitar's finish. It has zero impact on the guitar's desirability, value or appreciation potential.

If I was buying this guitar to play I'd probably replace the frets, but the frets are original and in fair condition so if you are considering purchasing this guitar primarily as an investment I'd say just leave it as is and enjoy playing it on an occasional basis.

original hardshell case.

SN. 29

Weight: 7 pounds, 3 ounces

Condition: Very Good (see photos above for three dings on butt end of guitar. The photo of the one on the corner shows that ding in the worst possible light due to the high-resolution of the camera used and macro lens)

Street Price New: $2950.00

Savings: $400.00 and a year and a half wait versus a new order.

This is a relatively early Lemans, #29 actually. The latest versions of this guitar are slightly thicker and have more pronounced contours and carves, but this guitar is a monster of a player with immense tone.

Check out the photo (#2) below that shows the extremely long neck tenon. This has a lot to do with the incredible tone of these guitars.

We have taken and posted photo's of the guitar both with the aluminum pickguard as well as the off white guard (which we prefer on the natural Korina). Both guards are included

There are three dings at the butt end of the guitar. Two are almost not worth mentioning while the one on the edge is a bit more noticeable, but not nearly as bad as the photo above might lead you to believe. This photo was taken with a very high-rez Nikon DSLR with a top-of-the-line Macro lens which actually amplifies the ding.

A fantastic, highly sought after guitar. We have so many of these pre-sold that the lead time is about a year and a half for a new reservation. Here's your chance to get one right now!

SN. 48

Weight: 6.4 pounds

Le Mans single humbucker model in Korina. An amazing sonic combination of the most girth I have ever heard with perfect clarity and definition

Specifications:

• Solid Korina, Carved body
• Korina neck
• Natural nitro-cellulose finish
• '59 neck profile
• Long Tenon, Set Neck
• Wolftone Modified Marshallhead humbucker
• TonePros wraparound, intonatable tailpiece
• Quartersawn mahogany neck, scarf-jointed for strength and increased stability.
• Hot hide glue used for all wood to wood joints.
• Rosewood 12” radius fingerboard with real clay dot inlays.
• Width at nut is 1.680”, 2.190” at end of fingerboard.
• 24.625” scale length, 22 frets
• Tapered, straight mortise neck joint extends 4” into the body
• Medium fretwire .100” wide and .050” tall. “painted in” bone nut (other fretwire available by request)
• Custom cut, hand-made aluminum pickguard. White pickguard also included
• Custom aluminum control plate
• Kluson tuners
• CTS volume pot & Switchcraft jack.

SN. 755622

Weight: 8 Pounds

Condition: Excellent

Street Price New: $2799.00

Savings: $599.00

Hamer's incredible recreation of the classic 1959 Korina Flying V. Period correct right down to the anti-skid strip on the treble side and the top mounted output jack.

Top

• Configuration: Flat
• Thickness: Flat

Body:

• Material: African Limba (Korina)
• L, W, T: 19.5" x 17" x 1.75"
• Binding: N/A

NECK:

• Material: African Limba (Korina)
• Shape:
• Thickness: Vintage carve: .900" - .960"
• Binding: N/A

FINGERBOARD:

• Material: Rosewood
• Radius: 14 1/2"
• Inlays: Dot
• Fret Dimensions: Hamer Wide Oval: .100" x .050"
• Nut Type/Width: Bone, 1.650"
• Scale Length: 24 3/4

PICKUPS:

• Neck Pickup: S. Duncan 59
• Middle Pickup: N/A
• Bridge Pickup: S. Duncan 59

ELECTRONICS:

• Controls: 2-Vol, 1-Tone
• Switch: 3-Way Toggle

HARDWARE:

• Bridge: Tone Pros TOM
• Tuners: Gold Tone Pros

A very cool piece that commands attention both visually and sonically.

Includes V-shaped hardshell Case

SN. 08 130099

Weight: 8 Pounds

Year of Production: 2008

Condition: 100% As New

New, 2009 Street Price: $2779.00

Savings: $830.00

Like New, 2008 PRS SC245 in Custom Black finish

A new model for PRS in 2008, the SC245 is regarded by many as one of the finest PRS models ever offered.

Here we have a great deal on an exceptional piece!

The 24.5" scale length creates a slightly thicker tone than the 25" scale length of the Single Cut model.....personally I prefer this scale length and feel it takes this model to a whole new level.

The new SC245 pickup set is specifically designed for this guitar. They are perfectly matched to the new scale length and help create a wonderfully vintage tone that is dripping with thick harmonic richness. The covers on this new set are brushed chrome which looks fantastic.

Features:

• 24.5" Scale Length
• SC245 Pickups
• Lightweight, aluminum, wraparound tailpiece
• Translucent Black Lampshade knobs
• Custom Black Finish (black with scraped binding)
  
• Bird inlays
  
• Wide-fat neck
  
• Original hardshell case and all paperwork and tools are included.
  

An outstanding example of this model and a fantastic value!

SN. 941039

Weight: 9 lbs, 3 oz.

Condition: Excellent (no scratches, dings or scuffs of any kind to be found)

I have sold a ton of new and used Historic Les Pauls over the past 15 or so years, but this is easily one of the finest I have ever played. The tone is quite simply phenomenal. Girthy, creamy, thick........perfect. The neck shape is in the medium large camp and fits my hand like a glove. Historic necks come in a wide range of carves, but this is the best I have ever felt. This is, of course, a highly subjective area, but if you don't care for the extremes of the the slim taper necks or the small taper super large roundbacks this one may be as right for your hand as it is for mine.

Features:

• Washed Ice Tea - one of seven in this color from 2004.
• HIghly figured, tiger stripe with no "dead spots"
• Includes all case candy, hang tags and Certificate of Authenticity
• Custom Shop/Historic Hardshell case in Black Tolex
• RS Guitarworks upgraded pots and capacitors for Historic Les Paul
• Original electronics are included.

The last R9 I played that sounded this good was a Brazilian Board Murphy that sold for nearly twice as much.

Highly Recommended!!™ 

SN. CLF49072

Condition: Excellent

Year of Production: 2008

Street price new: $1249.00

Savings $263.01

Features:

• Alder body
• White finish
• Gun Oil Tint neck option
• Mint pickguard option
• #1V neck optiom
• Maple neck and fingerboard
• Includes original hardshell case

SN. 08 141980

Weight: 8 pounds, 3 ounces

Year of Production: 2008

Condition: Excellent 

Average Street Price new: $2729.00

Savings $580.00

David Grissom model in Tobacco Sunburst finish over nicely figured top with New style Bird inlays. I really like the spec's on this guitar. The DGT neck carve is very comfortable and feels super familiar to my hand every time I pick up the instrument. Dunlop 6100 is a long time favorite wire of mine and I'm very happy to see PRS using it in this model.

Specifications:

• Mahogany Back
• Maple Top
• Mahogany Neck
• Rosewood Fingerboard
• Moon Inlays
• PRS Phase II 14:1 Low Mass Tuners with faux bone buttons
• PRS Tremolo
• Dunlop 6105 Fretwire
• Special DGT Neck Carve

Electronics:

• Special wound DGT pickups have a great growl with perfect clarity.
• Master Tone control with dual Volumes.
• Push/Pull coil tap on tone control.

Comes standard with 11 gauge strings, but we are always more than happy to restring with the gauge of your choice and do a complete setup to PRS spec's to accommodate the new gauge. Personally.....I like the 11's! ;-)

Includs original hardshell case.

SN. 07147

Weight: 7.8 pounds

Date of Production: 1/20/2008

Condition: As New

Original MSRP: $4397.00

Original Street: $3517.60

Savings $768.60

•Beautiful Seafoam Green on Cream finish with Cream Roses pickguard.

•Holey back option

•Distressed finish

•Fat'52 Neck Carve in figured and tinted lacquer maple

•9.5" fingerboard radius

•Dunlop 6105 fretwire

•Seymour Duncan Antiquity pickup set

•Deluxe, G&G case with tooled leather look

•Signed COA included.

We love these guitars. They sound fantastic and are a classic example of very functional art. The steel bodies are not only the perfect medium for James' artwork, but provide his instruments with excellent articulation and clarity without ever sounding hard or harsh.

This Trussart model has found it’s way into the hands of many guitarists including Billy Gibbons, Robert Cray, Tom Morello (Rage against the Machine, Audioslave), Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins), Pearl Jam, Marc Ribot, Metallica and Joe Perry, to name only a few!

Highly Recommended!!™

SN. EJ 122208

Weight: 7.4 pounds

Condition: Excellent

Production Date: late 2008

Original Street Price: $1699.00

Savings: $300.00

Don's amazing Electrajet, one of our all time favorite guitars, in a slightly lower-priced "Standard" version.

The Standard features Don's new, proprietary P-90 pickups which are as good as any P-90 pickup I have ever heard with just the right balance of thick growl and detail and shimmer.

The finish is an ultra thin, "suede" nitro-lacquer.....offered here in Suede Cream over Alder

Standard Roundback neck profile which I would classify as somewhere between a Medium Roundback and Medium-Large Roundback shape.

6150 fretwire, 12" fingerboard radius, 1 5/8th nut width

Non-Locking Kluson Tuners

Wilkinson Vintage Tremolo with push-in trem bar.

Includes Grosh Hardshell case

Highly Recommended!!!

SN. 9474

Weight: 6.8 pounds

Production Date: March 16, 2009

Condition: 100% As New

Original MSRP: $4,370.00

Street Price $3269.00

Savings $670.00

This used, 2009 Suhr is in 100% flawless condition

•Weight: 6.8 Pounds

•Swamp Ash Body

•Highly Quilted Maple Top

•Bengal Burst top with Natural back with scraped binding

•3 saddle Vintage T bridge

•1 piece Birdseye Maple neck 60's C Vintage Standard (.810"-.930")

•10"-14" fingerboard radius

•Jumbo fretwire

•Tortoise Shell Shorty pickguard

•Chrome Neck T pickup, Classic T Bridge

•Factory Plek Job

•Factory Feiten intonation system

•Includes original hardshell case and all paperwork

SN. 092690

Weight: 8.4 pounds

Date of Production: September 1990

Condition: Played, but better than a Relic. Some minor fretwear on newer frets

Street Price New: $1599.00

Savings: $649.00

Refretted by Mark Kane (Fret King, Inc.) in 2005, this guitar has excellent playability, but is beginning to show some fairly minor fretwear.

It's been played enough by the original owner, who is a working musician, to have an almost  Relic'd appearance to it with finish removed from the edge of the fingerboard as well as some wear spots on the top of the fingerboard.

We also have some rust on the bridge and a subtle patina to the hardware in general.

Fender included, optional. 6 saddle bridge has been professionally installed and setup.

A great playing, excellent sounding guitar that has a great vibe due to the natural player wear. Don't let the higher weight of this guitar put you off; it sounds fantastic and at this price is an excellent bargain.

Includes Molded Fender Hardshell case and has been wired for modern neck Telecaster® tone with the factory original re-wire kit.

Original 3 brass saddle bridge and tweed case are not included.

SN. 856235

Weight: 7.2 pounds

Production date: 2008

Condition: 100% as new

Original MSRP: $4900.00

Typical Street Price $3179.00

Savings: $729.00

Talladega Pro in Washed Ice Tea Burst

Body- Ivoroid Bound Mahogany

Top- Hand Carved Figured Maple

Top Configuration - Arched Chambered

Neck - Ivoroid Bound 3 Piece Stressed Mahogany

Fingerboard - Rosewood

Bridge - TonePros Aluminum Wrap-Around

Scale Length - 25 1/2"

Fingerboard Radius - 14 1/2"

Fret Material & Dimensions - Hamer Wide Oval: .100" x .050"

Body Lgth/Wdth/Thckness - 16.6" x 13.4" x 2.250"

Neck Shape / Thickness - '56 V Shape, 1.680" at Nut

Inlays - 9 Victory 

Neck Joint - Dovetail 

Neck Pickup - Custom Wound S. Duncan Humbucking 

Bridge Pickup - Custom Wound S. Duncan Humbucking 

Electronics - 2 Vol, 2 Tone, 3-Way Selector 

Tuners - TonePros Keystone 

Headstock Overlay - Ebony