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| Solid Body Guitars For Sale | Vintage Guitar Catalogs For Sale |
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 | Kawai unknown model ca. 1967 This unknown model Kawai is remarkably clean, no chips, no dings, no buckle rash, only light surface scratches in the clearcoat. The neck is mahogany and has good intonation although a few strings go a cent or two sharp by the time you get to the 12th fret. The hardware and electronics are all original and the chrome has no pitting. I love the pick guard on this guitar, it is deep, rich and remarkably beautiful. Overall, this is a very nice example of this Kawai model. I have a 60's Vox hardshell case that fits this guitar perfectly for an additional $75
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| $189 | Steve |
 | Kay Vanguard II Model K326, ca. 1967 Although you see a lot of Kay Vanguards for sale, these Vanguard II’s were only produced for 2 years (66-67) when guitar sales were slumping in the U.S. Vanguard II’s featured the bush whacker headstock and 6 on side tuners. This guitar is in great shape with very few surface scratches on the front and no buckle rash on the back. It does have a few chips around the sides. The single coil "capped" DeArmond pickups produce great tone, both for slide and lead playing, as well as chording. The intonation is pretty good with several strings going 1 cent sharp at the 12th fret. The single ply pick guard has shrunk which is typical for these guitars and the plastic has pulled away from the screws in several places. There is also a crack in the guard that runs from the volume knob to between the two tone knobs. This one is branded “Penncrest” so it was sold through J.C. Penny. It is a load of fun to play. For a full discussion of the role Kay guitars played in the history of American guitar making see the Kay chapter in Michael Wright's book, Guitar Stories: Vol. II. In fact, this actual guitar is pictured on page 166 if you happen to already own the book. No Case.
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| $285 | Steve |
 | Teisco ET-210 ca. 1965 A nice example of this classic Teisco model in a beautifully aged blue finish. The paint on the front is clean with just a couple of whiskey dents. There are a couple of stress cracks in the clear coat on the upper horn but the paint is fine. There is buckle rash on the back and some light-moderate moderate paint chipping on the back edge of the lower butt end. The back of the neck has a few impact dings but the paint is intact. All hardware is intact, original and works fine. The controls and switches are quiet, and the pickups are strong. There is light speckle pitting on the tremolo unit but the rest of the chrome is clean. The neck is straight and the frets are generally evenly worn with no fret-out anywhere on the neck. The intonation is quite good for a Teisco and it is very playable as is, however, it does go about 1 cent sharp on several strings at the 12th fret. It’s missing the headstock logo and the whammy bar. Finding a replacement whammy bar isn’t a major problem, in fact there is a company reproducing these old clamshell trem units so you can get a reproduction bar easily. This guitar is a tone machine, and looks as cool as it sounds. No Case.
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| $370 | Steve |
| Hollow Body Electric Guitars For Sale | Vintage Guitar Catalogs For Sale |
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 | Conqueror Bruno 1202T ca. 1967 Throughout their history, Bruno musical instruments were manufactured by other companies and then distributed by C. Bruno & Son. In the late 1960’s, C. Bruno & Son imported their instruments from Matsumoku, a large Japanese manufacturer and exporter. Matsumoku also built guitars branded Aria, Ventura, Lyle, etc. and produced guitars that are generally well regarded today. This Gibson ES-335 copy guitar is a very well crafted three-tone sunburst hollow body containing two single coil pickups controlled by two volume and two tone controls via a 3-way pickup selector switch. The body, f holes, neck and headstock are completely bound. There are a few tight stress cracks in the clearcoat of this instrument that is typical for these hollowbodies. The selector switch and headstock are covered with the same red tortoiseshell plastic used for the pickguard. All electronics function perfectly. The neck is made from 2 pieces of wood joined at the truss rod channel and attaches to the body with four bolts. It appears to have been shimmed at some point, making the action low and even up the neck. The fretboard is rosewood. The top and back of the body are each made from a single slab of wood (birch ply?). The chrome on all the hardware is bright and clean. It is missing the whammy bar (typical). The roller bridge is fully adjustable. No Case.
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| $320 | Steve |
| Bass Guitars For Sale | Vintage Guitar Catalogs For Sale |
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 | Fender American Deluxe Fretless Jazz Bass ca. 1998 I am the original owner and the instrument has less than 2 hours of total use. This fretless bass is in perfect condition and both looks and plays flawlessly. There is no wear on the fretboard what so ever. I own close to a dozen other Basses, and can say with all honesty that this bass is as well made as any I have ever owned or played.
Here are the specifications: Select Alder Body finished in Montego Black. The neck is maple with a modern "C" shape and supported by Posiflex™ Graphite neck support rods and a 4-bolt neck plate. The fretboard is rosewood with 22 inlaid white fretline markers. Electronics consist of 2 Samaruim Colbalt Noiseless Jazz Bass Pickups controlled by a master volume, pan pot, 3-Band active EQ with: treble boost/cut: +/- 10 db @ 8kHz, a shift in the cut frequency, and about a 2dB slope per octave. There is also a mid boost/cut: +10dB, -15dB @ 500Hz, with a wide band slope along with a bass boost/cut: +/- 12 db @ 40 Hz, with a 4dB slope per octave. For hardware we have a deluxe chrome plated steel bridge plate (Strings-Thru-Body), nickel plated brass saddles and Fender®/Schaller® Deluxe Lite-Bass tuning machines. Additional quality features include a contoured heel for easier access to upper frets, rolled fingerboard edges and highly detailed nut work. Overall immaculate condition and plays like butter. If you want a Fender Fretless Jazz Bass, you can't do better than this one. Comes with original hard shell case.
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| Sold | Thomas |
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