The EB Music Man StingRay5 HH was the five-string, two pickup version introduced in 2005 as an extension of the classic StingRay bass, itself first appearing in 1976. These solid, well built and versatile 5-string basses became very popular and have been relied on by professional basses.
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The Epiphone Masterbilt Melody Tenor guitar was built from 1931 to 1937 in New York, largely supporting the great banjoist migration of the period. In the late 1920’s banjo players, for a variety of reasons, began to move to guitar-based instruments and the Tenor guitar mapped almost directly to tenor banjos.
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MORE →Built from 2002 to 2008, the Epiphone Elitist Sheraton was one of a line of top-quality instruments showing off how good these guitars can be. All the materials, hardware, fit and finish are top notch and are unquestionably professional grade. Assembled in Japan, they use US-made pickups, electronics and other components. This Epiphone Elitist Sheraton is in excellent shape with vanishingly small amounts of wear. It plays very well, has a great feel and a very classy appearance.
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MORE →Here is a beautiful rarity, a real treat – a Gibson Les Paul GoldTop from 1954, and not just with a gold top but fully gold finished! This was known as the ‘Double Gold’ finish. This beautiful piece has clearly been used as intended over nearly seven decades, and the gold finish has worn where the player’s hands and clothing contacted it.
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MORE →The Stratocaster burst on the scene in 1954, and the Fender John English ’54 Strat 50th Anniversary model very closely replicates one of the originals. The late John English was for many years the senior Master Builder at Fender’s Custom Shop, until his death in 2007. These few ’54 Strats are a testament to his skill.
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MORE →One of the iconic rock basses, the Rickenbacker 4001 bass was built as a two-pickup version of the 4000 bass, adding a neck pickup to the distinctive Cresting Wave body design by German luthier and designer Roger Rossmeisl. Built from 1961 to somewhere between 1983 and 1985 when it was replaced by the 4003 bass, the Rickenbacker 4001 bass features a Maple body and through-body Maple neck, with a bound and finished Indian Rosewood fingerboard.
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