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Gibson Les Paul Standard Pelham Blue, 2016

On September 8, 2020 /

Here’s an unusual find – a very good condition Gibson Les Paul Standard in Pelham Blue, built as a 2016 model and dating to the last day of 2015. The Gibson Les Paul Standard appeared as a 1958 model and introduced Gibson’s new humbucking pickups. Prior to this, the Les Paul had been available in several forms – the Les Paul, Les Paul Custom, Les Paul Special and Les Paul Junior. All of those used P90 pickups except the Custom, which carried an AlNiCo ‘Staple Top’ pickup in the neck position.

Used

Price: $2,699.99 CAD

PRS Custom 22 20th Anniversary Special Brownburst, 2005

On September 3, 2020 /

Here’s a PRS Custom 22 20th Anniversary Special from 2005 with Stop Tail bridge, Dragon II pickups and a Brown Burst finish! The PRS Custom 22 is based on the early Dragon series, with a distinctly elegant double cutaway, carved Figured Maple on Mahogany body. The set neck is Mahogany with a Rosewood fingerboard, and here there’s no separate head plate. For the year 2005, the PRS Custom 22 20th Anniversary added a new Abalone bird inlay that soars across the fingerboard, and a 20th Anniversary truss rod cover.

Used

Price: $2,150.00 CAD

Gibson Les Paul Deluxe GoldTop, 1970

On September 2, 2020 /

Built from 1969 to 1985, the Gibson Les Paul Deluxe GoldTop was a renaming of the Les Paul Standard, but used the original P-90 body route and a pair of mini-humbuckers mounted in modified P-90 covers. This allowed for a low cost refresh of the model, co-incidentally using up parts Gibson had on hand. Initially introduced in 1952, the Gibson Les Paul carried the GoldTop finish, a pair of P-90s, and a trapeze tailpiece.

Vintage

Price: $6,750.00 CAD

⚌Reduced‼ Carvin SH550 Thinline Electric Guitar, 2003

On September 2, 2020 /

The Carvin SH550 thinline archtop electric is still available from the successor to Carvin – Kiesel Guitars, run by descendants of Lowell Kiesel, founder of Carvin. Based on a carved Flame Maple top on a chambered Mahogany back with Mahogany neck and Indian Rosewood fingerboard, this is a very nice guitar aimed towards jazz players. This Carvin SH550 dates to around 2003 based on the owner’s recollection. Precise dating information is not available.

Used

Price: $1,750.00 CAD

PRS Tremonti HardTail Signature Model Black, 2015

On August 26, 2020 /

Here’s a PRS Tremonti HardTail Signature model, dating to 2015 and in exceptionally good, clean condition; the original pickups are in the case and PRS 59/09 models installed. Based on the classic PRS Single cut design, the PRS Tremonti HardTail Signature features a carved Maple cap on a solid Mahogany slab body, paired with a Mahogany neck and Indian Rosewood fingerboard. The characteristic PRS bird inlays are executed in Mother of Pearl and Abalone.

Used

Price: $3,499.99 CAD

⚌Reduced‼ Harrison 17 Inch Archtop Natural, 2000

On August 11, 2020 /

Here is a Douglas Harrison 17 inch Archtop cutaway guitar, built at Harrison’s shop in Toronto, Ontario during 2000. This model is now referred to as a ‘Classic Jazz’ or CJ. This excellent instrument is built in the traditional archtop model, pairing a hand carved, solid Spruce top with a hand carved Flame Maple back.

Used

Price: $6,599.99 CAD