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Gibson L-4C Archtop with DeArmond Rhythm Chief Pickup, 1959

On March 7, 2024 /

Seen here is a Gibson L-4C cutaway archtop acoustic guitar with an original DeArmond Rhythm Chief 1100 pickup with its ‘Monkey on a Stick’ mount. This fine vintage guitar very much looks the part, and it plays well. The 16-inch wide Gibson L-4C was introduced in 1949 and came to replace the non-cutaway L-4. That model first appeared in 1912 as an oval-hole archtop, with F-holes becoming available in 1935 and finally discontinued in 1956.

Vintage

Price: $8,500.00 CAD

NO LONGER AVAILABLE!! Gibson ES-339 Thinline Memphis Tobacco Sunburst, 2011

On January 28, 2024 /

The Gibson ES-339 was built from 2007 until the Gibson Memphis plant closed in 2019, and the 339 is now built in Nashville with some small changes. In 1996, Gibson launched the short-lived ES-336, a scaled-down version of the classic ES-335. This model retained the key playability elements of the 335 in terms of scale length, fingerboard width and hardware selection.

Used

Price: $2,600.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Gibson ES-135H Thinline Ebony, 2000

On January 16, 2024 /

The Gibson ES-135H Thinline was the ‘Humbucker’ equipped version of the ES-135, a single-cut Semi-Hollow Archtop built in Memphis from 1991 to 2004. Many of these models used P-100 pickups – a stacked humbucker with the outline of a P-90. Some models used a stop tailpiece, others as seen here a standard Tune-O-Matic and Trapeze tailpiece combination. The tuners used here are Grover Roto-Matics with metal keystone buttons.

Used

Price: $2,000.00 CAD $2,300.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

Sakurai No.8 Cedar Top Classical Guitar, 1977

On December 14, 2023 /

The M. Sakurai No.8 Cedar Top Classical guitars, indeed the entire line of Masaki Sakurai models, are under-appreciated gems. The set of guitars with labels reading ‘M. Sakurai Supervised by M. Kohno’ are from the period where Masaki Sakurai was still learning the craft from his uncle, Masaru Kohno.

Vintage

Price: $1,450.00 CAD

❌SOLD❌ Gibson John Lennon J-160E Peace Model Natural, 2010

On November 5, 2023 /

Between 2002 and 2013 a total of 750 Gibson John Lennon J-160E Peace Model guitars were built, with this one being 493 from January 2010. The Gibson J-160e appeared in 1954 and was built until 1979. It was intended to provide a reasonable representation of an acoustic guitar at stage volumes, supported by amplifiers.

Used

Price: $4,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Guild JF-30C Jumbo Flattop Cutaway Blonde, 1988

On September 25, 2023 /

The Guild JF-30C is a rare bird, built in small numbers during 1988 and 1989 in Westerly, Rhode Island as a cutaway version of the 17 inch jumbo JF-30. A quirk of this example is that the label identifies it as a JC-30. Some non-cutaway JF-30 models were also identified as J-30 on the label.

Vintage

Price: $2,150.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

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Gibson L-4C Archtop with DeArmond Rhythm Chief Pickup, 1959

NO LONGER AVAILABLE!! Gibson ES-339 Thinline Memphis Tobacco Sunburst, 2011

❌SOLD❌ Gibson ES-135H Thinline Ebony, 2000

Sakurai No.8 Cedar Top Classical Guitar, 1977

❌SOLD❌ Gibson John Lennon J-160E Peace Model Natural, 2010

❌SOLD❌ Guild JF-30C Jumbo Flattop Cutaway Blonde, 1988

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