Thinline

Rob Allen MB2 Fretless Bass Walnut on Ash, 2017

On January 24, 2023 /

Here we have a Rob Allen MB2 Fretless Bass, built with a Figured Walnut topped Ash body around 2017 at Allen’s shop in Fillmore, California.Rob Allen designs and builds to his own preferences combining acoustic and electric tonalities. The Allen MB-2 bodies are semi-hollow, and use acoustic style bridges rather than massive metal units.

Used

Price: $3,650.00 CAD

⚌Reduced‼ Rickenbacker Roger McGuinn Limited Edition 370/12 Mapleglo, 1989

On January 20, 2023 /

The Rickenbacker Roger McGuinn Limited Edition 370/12 is based on the classic model used on a number of influential recordings.

Used

Price: $7,950.00 CAD $9,950.00 CAD

Airline H78 Thinline (Harmony) Cherry, 1965

On January 19, 2023 /

The Airline H78 Thinline was built for the Montgomery-Ward company by Harmony from 1965 to 1972, as a re-branded version of the Harmony H78. Indeed, it seems that the only difference is the head plate and logo!
Harmony, purchased by Sears-Roebuck in 1916 and owned by them until 1940, was at one point by volume the largest guitar maker in the USA, which also meant in the world.

Vintage

Price: $1,999.99 CAD

Gretsch White Penguin 58 Reissue G6134, 2016

On January 3, 2023 /

The Gretsch White Penguin 58 Reissue, officially model G6134, re-creates the 1958 Bigsby-equipped version of the Jet-based Penguin. The White Penguin was created in response to the Gretsch White Falcon, itself created as a showpiece for the 1954 NAMM show and not intended for production.

Used

Price: $4,500.00 CAD

Ron Kirn Signature Jag Eucalyptus and Maple, 2016

On December 1, 2022 /

Here we have a beautiful Ron Kirn Signature Jag style custom thinline from 2016, featuring a quilted Maple cap on a Eucalyptus back. In 1958, the ‘Offset’ body debuted with the Fender Jazzmaster, which also featured Fender’s first Rosewood fingerboard.

Used

Price: $2,999.99 CAD

Gretsch Atkins Super Axe 7680 Orange, 1977

On November 30, 2022 /

Designed by Duke Kramer and Chet Atkins in 1976 and launched in 1977, the Gretsch Atkins Super Axe model 7680 was built under Baldwin ownership in DeQueen Arkansas, and available with and without built-in effects. These models went out of production in 1980.

Vintage

Price: $3,250.00 CAD

Gibson ES-335 TD Cherry Sunburst, 1966

On November 29, 2022 /

This Gibson ES-335 TD dates to 1966, and was originally purchased at Manny’s Music in New York City, and the Bigsby B7 added in 1969. From 1974 it was used by the Canadian Creative Music Collective and is a part of Canadian music history. When introduced in the spring of 1958, the Gibson ES-335 TD was revolutionary.

Vintage

Price: $6,999.99 CAD

Rickenbacker 360 JetGlo, 2004

On November 23, 2022 /

The Rickenbacker 360 is an iconic instrument originally designed by Roger Rossmeisl in 1958 as a flat-topped, thin hollow body model with top and back binding. Halfway through 1964, the Rickenbacker 360 gained a New Style body to further differentiate the 360 from the 330. The New Style body is Maple, but has a chambered top with very rounded edges and integrated sides.

Used

Price: $3,250.00 CAD

⚌Reduced‼ Gibson Les Paul Signature Thinline Gold Top, 1973

On November 1, 2022 /

Introduced during 1973 and built until 1979 – the Norlin era – the Gibson Les Paul Signature Thinline Gold Top, is a rarity, and as a guitar has never been re-issued in any form. We have seen in-person one other example, during the 1980s, in The Twelfth Fret repair shop. Approximately 1,400 Gold Top models were built, and under 100 in Sunburst. It was also available as a bass. This model uses the construction of an ES-335, but its asymmetrical body has approximately the top half of a 335 and the bottom half of a Les Paul.

Vintage

Price: $4,750.00 CAD $6,000.00 CAD

⚌Reduced‼ Epiphone Supernova Manchester Blue, 2005

On October 25, 2022 /

Influenced heavily by the Sheraton used by Noel Gallagher in Oasis, the Epiphone Supernova was built from 1997 to 2005, with a signature pickguard and features making it the Noel Gallagher Supernova. It was available in a variety of finishes including the Manchester Blue seen here, and a custom Union Jack graphic.

Used

Price: $1,350.00 CAD $1,650.00 CAD

Gretsch Malcolm Young Signature Jet G6131-MY Natural

On October 18, 2022 /

The Gretsch Malcolm Young Signature Jet is really something special, based on a 1963 G6131 Jet Firebird with the modifications the late Young made over the years. That guitar can be heard in Malcolm’s hands on almost all of AC/DC’s albums delivering an unmistakable sound.

New

Price: $4,099.99 CAD

⚌Reduced‼ Gibson Memphis ESDT-335 Figured Natural, 2012

On October 13, 2022 /

Here’s a very nicely figured and very good condition Gibson Memphis ESDT-335 in gloss natural finish, dated to Jul 11 2012 at the now-closed Gibson Memphis plant. The Gibson Memphis ESDT-335 is a slight variation on the standard ES-335, with the ‘ES’ standing as always for ‘Electric Spanish’. ‘Spanish’ refers to how the guitar is held and played, with one of the few other primary designations being ‘EH’ for ‘Electric Hawaiian’.

Used

Price: $3,850.00 CAD $4,299.99 CAD

Gibson Memphis ES-335 Limited Edition Indigo Blue, 2015

On September 29, 2022 /

Here is another rarity! This is a Gibson Memphis ES-335 Limited Edition in Indigo Blue, one of 200 built during 2015 at the now-closed Gibson Memphis plant. This example dates to January 07 2015, and is in very good, clean condition with only light wear.

Used

Price: $4,000.00 CAD

Kay K5920 Single Pickup Thinline Bass Sunburst, 1962

On September 15, 2022 /

The Kay K5920 Speed Demon hollowbody electric bass was one of the Kay company’s many instruments aimed at beginner to semi-pro players. In the late 1950’s when these basses appeared, advertising campaigns were still focused on convincing upright bass players to switch to electric. Kay guitars and basses were frequently found in the hands of Blues artists.

Vintage

Price: $1,850.00 CAD

Fender American Acoustasonic Stratocaster Natural, 2020

On August 10, 2022 /

The Fender American Acoustasonic Stratocaster blends magnetic and piezo pickup technologies into a semi-acoustic package designed to be extremely versatile at stage volumes. Here we’re looking at a lightly used Acoustasonic Stratocaster, built during 2020 in Corona, CA and sporting the natural finish option.

Used

Price: $1,999.99 CAD

Gibson Johnny A Signature Custom Shop Sunburst, 2012

On August 3, 2022 /

The Gibson Johnny A Signature model was built from 2004 to 2013, using a heavily routed one piece Mahogany Back / Side unit and Maple top, similar in construction and size to the CS-336. It’s not completely hollow, but has supports under the bridge and Bigsby B7. Johnny A has been a highly respected guitarist since the 1970s and has played and led many prominent bands – some his own, others not, like the J. Geils Band and in 2015, joined the Yardbirds.

Used

Price: $6,000.00 CAD

Godin A6 Ultra Cognac Burst HG 2020

On August 1, 2022 /

This is a very nice Godin A6 Ultra in a high-gloss Cognac Burst, built during April 2020 in Quebec and featuring both a humbucker and piezo pickups. The Godin A6 Ultra, like the very versatile and successful Multiac series, draws from the 1981 – 1995 Gibson Chet Atkins CEC (Cutaway Electric Classical) and 1987 – 2006 SST (Solidbody Steel String) designs.

Used

Price: $1,200.00 CAD

Gretsch G6122TG Country Gentleman Player’s Edition Walnut, 2016

On July 20, 2022 /

The Gretsch G6122TG Country Gentleman Player’s Edition is the latest version of this classic updated with locking tuners, pinned bridge and string-through Bigsby. But there’s more to the updates – the neck joint was re-engineered to reduce the size of the neck block and comfortably increase upper fret access. This change alone is a huge improvement in playability, making an already great design even better!

Used

Price: $3,200.00 CAD

❌SOLD❌ Fender Thinline Telecaster Olympic White, 1998

On May 25, 2022 /

The Fender Thinline Telecaster was introduced in 1969 as a design by Roger Rossmeisl, who had done major work for Rickenbacker. There have been a few versions of this model, and this particular 1998 example seems to me one of the best ever.

Used

Price: $1,500.00 CAD $2,100.00 CAD

Harrison GB Custom Sapele Pomelle, 2013

On March 7, 2022 /

Here we have a very nice Harrison GB Custom with Sapele Pomelle top, built at Douglas Harrison’s shop in Toronto Canada during 2013. Originally the outgrowth of a guitar custom built for the late Gary Benson, a well known Toronto jazz guitarist and educator, the Harrison GB has proven itself popular with an increasing number of players – including Harrison himself at his own gigs!

Used

Price: $4,250.00 CAD

Harmony Comet Electric Guitar, Trans Red

On February 22, 2022 /

The Harmony Comet Semi-Hollowbody in Trans Red represents the very first semi-hollow electric guitar in our lineup of cherished musical instruments, inspired by the original Harmony H72 of the ’60s. This double cutaway guitar has an immaculately carved genuine mahogany top and back for warm, well-rounded and acoustic-like tone. The addition of a center block minimizes feedback, and the long-tenon set neck construction increases sustain.

New

Price: $1,999.00 CAD

Eastman T59 V Thinline Archtop Electric Antique Varnish

On February 8, 2022 /

The Eastman T59 V is a take on one of the most successful and influential of Ted McCarty’s innovations, the thinline, semi-hollow archtop electric guitar. Around 1957, Gibson was looking to update its product line to address a number of issues, one of which was the rise in amplified stage volumes causing feedback. While the engineering team is credited with most of the design, it was apparently president Ted McCarty’s idea to put a solid Maple block through the center of the guitar.

New

Price: $0.00 CAD

Hofner Gold Label Club Bass NOS Red, 2015

On January 25, 2022 /

Here’ s a new, old stock 2015 Hofner Gold Label Club Bass in solid red! The Club Bass is also known as the 500/2 – the 500/1 is the iconic violin shaped ‘Beatle Bass’. This is a ‘Gold Label’ model, one of a limited edition in custom colour. These models are built at the primary Hofner plant in Hagenau, Bavaria and are not always easy to find available for sale.

New

Price: $4,200.00 CAD

Gibson ES-350T Thinline Archtop Electric Wine Red, 1978

On December 22, 2021 /

The Gibson ES-350T (or ES-350TD to the early 1960s) is a thin-bodied, single cutaway fully hollow archtop electric built from 1955 to 1963 with a 23.5 inch scale length, and from 1977 to 1993 with a 25.5 inch scale. It started as the full-bodied, single-cutaway, 25.5 inch scale length single P-90 ES-350 Premiere in 1947. The ES-350 models were used by a number of top artists in the 1950s, most notably Chuck Berry. At introduction in 1955, the Gibson ES-350T shared several things with the also-new Byrdland, particularly the 23.5 inch scale length.

Vintage

Price: $4,500.00 CAD

Alhambra 5PCT E2 Thinline Crossover Classical Guitar

On May 8, 2020 /

Part of the Conservatory line intended for serious students, the Alhambra 5PCT cutaway classical guitar verges into the area of ‘Crossover’ models, meant to make nylon string tone and responsiveness available to players in non-classical musical contexts. This model is based on the popular Alhambra 5P Conservatory Series Concert Classical guitar. Several factors help define the ‘Crossover’ models. Typically, the body has a cutaway and is thinner, and there’s a recognition that the guitar will be amplified. The thinner body reduced feedback, and the pickup and preamp help restore fullness.

New

Price: $1,849.00 CAD