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1963 Gibson J-45 Sunburst (consignment) SOLD

1963 Gibson J-45 Sunburst (consignment)  SOLD

The Gibson J-45 is justifiably one of the most popular steel string guitars ever. The physical design of the slope-shoulder dreadnought is comfortable standing or sitting – not too large – and the tone is full, rich and warm without being boomy in the bottom or harsh in the high end. It fits perfectly into many musical genres.

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2000 Gibson Earl Scruggs Standard Mastertone Banjo SOLD

2000 Gibson Earl Scruggs Standard Mastertone Banjo  SOLD

Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs were two of the most recognisable names in the bluegrass pantheon, and were arguably responsible for its rise to mainstream popularity. Gibson banjos are legendary but now are very hard to find;

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2007 Gibson J-185 True Vintage (consignment) SOLD

2007 Gibson J-185 True Vintage (consignment)  SOLD

Gibson’s True Vintage concept is to reproduce the look, feel and sound of original production instruments, using materials that are as close as possible to the original.

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1967 Gibson J-160E SOLD

1967 Gibson J-160E  SOLD

From the dawn of the banjo orchestra around the turn of the 20th century, every guitar company had to deal with the increasing need for volume. But with the invention of electric amplification, microphones – no matter how good they were

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1957 Gibson J-45 (consignment) SOLD

1957 Gibson J-45 (consignment) SOLD

1957 Gibson J-45

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Cherryburst 1961 Gibson J-45 SOLD

Cherryburst 1961 Gibson J-45  SOLD

Here is a lovely Cherryburst 1961 Gibson J-45. The J-45 has been a standard guitar since its introduction in 1942 – now 71 years ago! – and the design works really well. More and more I hear people say they’ve chosen a particular guitar “because it has songs in it”, and the songs start falling out when the guitar is played. This might be one of those instruments.

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