Gibson

⚌Reduced‼ Gibson ES-335TD CRS Country Rock Stereo Sunburst, 1979

On January 10, 2024 /

Here we are treated to a real rarity! In 1979, the Gibson ES-335TD CRS – Country Rock Stereo – appeared in a limited run of 300 pieces. These were hot-rodded versions of the standard 335. A less elaborate version, the Country Rock Regular was also sold, with standard mono wiring and stop tailpiece. This example is in good condition with light fret and play wear, but a few marks to the back finish. It plays well, and the electronics setup offers a wide range of tonal options.

Vintage

Price: $4,500.00 CAD $4,999.99 CAD

❌SOLD❌ Epiphone Olympic Special Solidbody Sunburst, 1963

On January 7, 2024 /

Shown here is a fairly rare guitar – an Epiphone Olympic Special, built during 1963 at the Gibson Kalamazoo plant and looking almost exactly like a single-pickup Melody Maker. This version was offered from 1963 to 1969, with a production total of around 3,000 guitars.

Vintage

Price: $2,995.00 CAD $3,250.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

⚌Reduced‼ Gibson Les Paul Special TV Yellow, 1958

On January 6, 2024 /

The Gibson Les Paul Special TV model appeared in 1955, with the ‘TV’ referring to a special ‘limed’ finish intended to make the guitar more visible on black and white televisions and films. This finish had become available in 1954 on the Les Paul TV, a single-pickup Les Paul Junior. Both models used a slab Mahogany body with no Maple cap, and a Mahogany neck, with a bound Rosewood fingerboard, which into the mid 1960’s meant Brazilian Rosewood.

Vintage

Price: $23,500.00 CAD $28,500.00 CAD

Gibson Tal Farlow, 1967

On December 23, 2023 /

This Gibson Tal Farlow is a rare model. Named after the renowned jazz guitarist Tal Farlow, who played Gibson guitars throughout the ’50s where this model was designed to meet Farlow’s demands for a guitar that combined superb playability with a rich, resonant tone.

Vintage

Price: $12,999.99 CAD

❌SOLD❌ Gibson ES-325 TDW Thinline Electric Walnut, 1974

On December 8, 2023 /

Here’s a fairly rare guitar, a Gibson ES-325 TDW, where the ‘TDW’ stands for Two Pickup, Double Cutaway, Walnut finish. The TDW does not appear anywhere on the guitar or its label, bur does appear on marketing materials, to distinguish it from the ES-325 TDC with Cherry finish or the TD in Tobacco Sunburst. This guitar was built between 1972 and 1978 and is an original example of Gibson’s Norlin era production – Gibson’s corporate parent between 1969 and 1986.

Vintage

Price: $2,999.99 CAD

This instrument has sold

Gibson Satin 335 Dot Trans Ebony, 2006

On November 30, 2023 /

For 2006, the Memphis plant introduced the Gibson Satin 335, a somewhat stripped down version of the classic design. Most noticeably, the fingerboard was unbound and the finish is satin – sunburst, cherry or translucent black as seen here. Later versions seem to have restored the fingerboard binding. These models were discontinued with the Memphis plant itself in 2019.

Used

Price: $2,800.00 CAD

Gibson

⚌Reduced‼ Gibson ES-335TD CRS Country Rock Stereo Sunburst, 1979

❌SOLD❌ Epiphone Olympic Special Solidbody Sunburst, 1963

⚌Reduced‼ Gibson Les Paul Special TV Yellow, 1958

Gibson Tal Farlow, 1967

❌SOLD❌ Gibson ES-325 TDW Thinline Electric Walnut, 1974

Gibson Satin 335 Dot Trans Ebony, 2006

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