Guitars

1953/60 Gibson Les Paul Standard

This former Gold Top was converted to the specs of a 59 -60 Les Paul in the early 70's- the neck reset to the correct angle, tunematic bridge and PAF pick-ups installed. Same wood. If youv'e never played a 59 Burst this is what its like. A certain Tone and Feel which has never been replicated.

1952/59 Gibson Les Paul Standard

This '52 to '59 conversion was done by RS Guitar Works. An early '52 with no neck binding. Some people mistakenly call these Prototypes. Keith Urban plays the same model Goldtop live. Awesome Tone.

1954 Gibson Les Paul Standard Gold Top

2 stock P90's Quintessential Rock Sound. Think- Stone's, Exile and Sticky Fingers Era. or Neil Young's Black (as he calls it)

1955 Gibson Les Paul Standard 55/59

Natural finish, 2 PAF's and tunomatic bridge Unbridled rock machine. This one kicks ass.

1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior

All Original, Cherry Red, one P90- ready to rock.

1955 Gibson Les Paul Custom

Black Beauty-With One P90+ One Alnico V- P90. Photo is wrong guitar, to be updated soon.

1962 Gibson Les Paul Custom

SG Rare Factory Black. PAF's

1966 Gibson ES335

Sunburst, T-Tops. exact same model as Larry Carlton (Mr 335)

1959 Gibson ES355 Mono

Rare mono version with to PAF's Very Sweet Guitar, a luxury 335. Johnny Marr -Smiths era.

1965 Gibson SG Special

She's a cherry. 2 P90's. Who -Live at Leeds-Tommy-Quadrophenia.

1966 Gibson SG Melody Maker

Cardinal Red 2 Tom Holmes PAF's

1966 Gibson ES125CDT

Essentially a ES175 but 2 P90's instead of humbuckers.

1960 Gibson ES330-Bigsby

Cherry Red, Billy G customised the fret-board. Billy Gibbon's first Gibson? This model sounds incredible, the Beatles loved the Epi-Casino, which is exactly the same guitar.

1967 Gibson ES330

Very Rare Factory Custom Colour Tuxedo Black. Picture is 355 - to be updated

1959 Gibson Switchmaster ES5

3 Patent No's, photo to be updated

1966 Gibson ES395

Never heard of a 395? thats cause it didn't exist, this is a customised 335 with a stop-tail bridge and a pair of Gibson mini humbuckersSounds kinda like a Firebird V, its a tone monster, make no mistake.

1982 Gibson Explorer, Korina

Early Custom Shop, great sound. Korina was the original wood for these in the 50's and is much better on these models than mahogany

1981 Gibson Flying V Korina

Hand Made by a Gibson employee for himself after he found a stash of old 50's Korina.

1965 Gibson Firebird - Non Reverse

Awsome tone from 2 Tom Holme's PAF,s

1970 Gibson ES320

These models are under-rated. Same as Caleb's guitar(Kings of Leon) except single-coils.

1959 Re issue Gibson Custom Shop 'Don Felder'

The 'Hotel California' guitar re issued. Aged model. Same as 'Pearly Gates' which I compared this to. I also have a Yamano R9 a R7 Standard and a R7 Custom. Photo coming.

1993 Gibson Firebird V Reissue

Cardinal red, photos to come

1957 Fender Stratocaster

Ash Body, maple board- original pickups

1959 Fender Stratocaster

Alder body,maple board in beautiful shape, all original.Previously owned by top Nashville session guitarist. SRV had a soft spot for this model

1956 Fender Stratocaster

56 maple board neck, 57 alder body, 60 pickups. Great sounding guitar.

1964 Fender Stratocaster

Ash body rosewood board. This one is a beast, high output original pickups.

1995 Fender Stratocaster '60 Re-issue

Customshop Firemist Gold '60 re-issue with Van Zandt Pickups. Texas flavoured

1982 Fender JV Stratocaster

Early JV reissue with red-bobbin pick-ups.

1963 Fender Telecaster Custom

Great sounding 63 Tele

1969 Fender Telecaster

All original 'Miss Free Love 1969' tele. This one's got the Twang factor.

1955 Fender Telecaster

This one been around the block a couple times but sounds huge.

1971 Fender Telecaster Deluxe

Its a light one! from the first year of production. 2 original CuNiFe humbuckers.

1985 Levinson Blade Tele

Levinson of Switzerland introduced some awesome Fender replica's onto the market in the 80's. Mostly Strats, here is a rare Tele.

1956 Fender Telecaster

Blonde's have more fun.

1975 Fender Starcaster

The Venerable Starcaster. Another very under-rated guitar - as Radiohead and the killers have realised.

1959 Fender Jazzmaster

Gold pickguards look great on this model. Mastery Bridge.

1963/66 Fender Jagmaster

A custom job that I put together with a friend, 63 Jaguar body and a 66 Jazzmaster neck with Tele pickups and a Bigsby. Funky but affective!

1959 Epiphone Zephyr Regent

Same as the model played by John Lee Hooker 'cept his '61 had minihumbuckers and this has original New York Epiphone single coils. These were made by Gibson in 59.

1963 Epiphone Professional

This has been upgraded with to PAF's style humbuckers and a stop-tail tuneamatic bridge. These were also made by gibson and are essentially a ES335. They just look cooler!

1962 Epiphone Professional

This has been kept stock except for the addition of another pickup. The controls on the guitar control the effects on the amp-Reverb and Tremolo.

1959 Epiphone E422T

Rare 2 pickup model. Essentially the same as the Zephyr Regent but different!.

1959 Epiphone Zephyr Regent

Rare Gibson made with 2 NY Pickups

1966 Epiphone Rivoli Bass 2D

Same as the Gibson EB2D Bass. Cool 60's sounding. The bassist in QOTSA uses one a lot. Does Jack Bruce in a pinch but its all about the 2 pick-up model. 1 pick-up = Mud.

1960 Rickenbacker Capri

These early Ric's are a lot different to the newer ones, thicker, with alder backs. Extra Chunky, Extra Good!

1966 Rickenbacker 330

Nothing sounds quite like a 60's Ric.

1995 Rickenbacker 660 12 string ™ Petty

Tom Petty signature 12 string with a better bigger neck than all other Ric 12 strings.

2009 Crockenbacker 12 String

A 360 f-body replica like the one played by Tim Rogers 'cept this is a 12 str.

1965 Rickenbacker 330

1958 Gretsch Streamliner

Pre PAF filtertron. This model became the 6120. This thing is cool!

1963 Gretsch Chet Atkins

A Tenessean with Dynosonics, it rocks.

1964 Gretsch Sam Ash 6117

Rare model made specially for the Sam Ash music stores in the States. this one is in 'Monkees' Red. Like the Gretsch Monkees model. 2 Dynosonics have replaced the Hi-lo trons. Why? 'cause all Gretsch's should have Dynosonics,especially one that looks this cool!

2008 Gretsch G6129 Silver Jet

This is the Billy Zoom model, hand made by Stephen Stern in the Custom Shop. Very Cool.

1956 Fender Precision Bass

Like the guitar equivalents the Fender bass's of the 50's use the best Swamp Ash that ever existed, as a result they produce HUGE tone.

1971 Fender Precision Bass

You can tell a good bass because its usually been played a lot and this is a good one. Photo is of another similar 71, photos to come.

1987 Rickenbacker 4003

The Tuxedo/Whitestar Bass Limited Edition series came out at the same time as the Blackstar.

1963 Fender Precision Bass

Motown Machine

1969 Fender Jazz Bass

Quintessential Jazz Bass, Light, incredible player.

1967 Epiphone Rivoli 2D

Great, 2 pickup 60's bass.Same as the Gibson EB2D Bass.

1999 Greco Thunderbird

Black-Bird. Great sounding bass, looks very cool. These have a maple neck and mahogany body unlike the gibson's all mahogany. I think they sound better.

1975 Travis Bean - TB1000S

The legendary aluminium necked, sustain machines.

1962 National Newport 88 Res-O-Glass

Two pickups plus a piezo under the bridge. Dan Auerbach and Jack White dont play these Res O Glass models just 'cause they look cool, they play real nice and sound awesome! Just add Big Muff and stir for some Thickfreakness. 

1963 Airline-Supro- J B Hutto, Jack White Res O Glass

Another Res O Glass, this was the Pro model with 3 pickups and Bigsby standard. The model up from the one Jack White plays

1963 Silvertone

The Tiesco made Silvertone, all original pickups.

1990 Yamaha SG 1996

Limited Edition- Yamaha Custom Shop Model for the 20th Anneversary.

1985 Yamaha TSG

The Ultimate SG. A Limited Edition of 59 for the 20th Anniversary. Old Growth Wood Hand -carved by the Luthiers at Yamaha. Currently has Wolftone pickups.

1979 Ibanez Artist

Randy Scruggs model. 2 Super 80's pickups.

1979 Tokai Les Paul Reborn LS100

The Original replica. When Gibson started making re-issues they looked at an original 59 and these to figure out how to do it.

1983 Tokai Talbo Blazing Fire

Like the Travis Bean this utilises aluminium for a unique tone.

2008 Flaxwood Aija

I know it ain't vintage but this shit works, very cool.Made from a wood-based composite material called "flax" has the density and consistency of ebony (1,2 kg/cm³; 74906 lb/ft³) and is unaffected by humidity and temperature variations and rid of irregularities such as grain and knots which are normally found in traditional tonewoods.
The composite material is created by reducing the grain structure of natural wood, in this case northern spruce, great tone.

1999 Baker - Baritone

ade by Gene Baker (Gibson and Fender Custom Shop) for LA metal guitar session player and used on many metal releases. This guitar was nicknamed the 'Hammer of the Gods' Bubinga neck, maple cap, mahog body.

1978 ibanez Musician

One of the finest examples of Japanese guitar building

1984 Tokai Talbo 'Woody' Prototype

A prototype from when Tokai tried using wood instead of aluminium and a thing they called S.E.B. construction.

1982 Yamaha SA 2500

Not available outside of Japan, this was the best ever Semi-acoustic to ever to come out of this factory. Solid, carved spruce top.