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❌SOLD❌ Gibson ES-150 Archtop Electric Refinish Sunburst, 1950

On August 13, 2022 /

The Gibson ES-150 appeared in 1936 as one of the first efforts towards an electric guitar, and became the company’s first successful archtop electric. Previously, Gibson was supplying pickups and amplifiers, but hadn’t offered a guitar with a factory-installed pickup though their competitors were starting to. By 1935, pressure from customers like Montgomery-Ward pushed Gibson into installing pickups on some non-Gibson branded models.

Vintage

Price: $1,850.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Gibson ES-175D Archtop Electric Mahogany Sunburst, 1989

On August 13, 2022 /

In production from 1953 to 2016 and the successor to the 1949 single pickup ES-175, the Gibson ES-175D was perhaps the best accepted archtop electric. While found in many genres of music, from jazz to early rock and roll, from pop to arena rock, it is most associated with the many jazz guitarists who built careers with it.

Used

Price: $5,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Ibanez 2461 Johnny Smith ‘Lawsuit Era’ Archtop Electric Natural, 1975

On August 5, 2022 /

Here we have an Ibanez 2461 Johnny Smith style, full body cutaway archtop, built in Japan likely during 1975. The model was built until 1977. Typical of the early 1975 period, it has no serial number – these started appearing on the back of the headstock late 1975. It is largely original, though it has a slight modification – the output jack was a mini-plug mounted on the pickguard, and this was removed and a standard 1/4 inch jack installed to the lower treble side.

Vintage

Price: $2,600.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Gretsch Tennessean 6119 Walnut, 1967

On July 21, 2022 /

Currently named the ‘Tennessee Rose’, the Gretsch Tennessean 6119 first appeared in 1958, and for 1961 gained the closed, thin ElectroTone body. Chet Atkins had been urging Gretsch to take steps to reduce feedback on their hollowbody designs, especially after Gibson introduced the center-block ES335 in 1958.

Vintage

Price: $3,250.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Godin 5th Avenue Edition Speciale PT Indigo Blue, 2009

On July 7, 2022 /

The Godin 5th Avenue archtop model was introduced at the 2008 NAMM show, it was a surprise hit given that this type of guitar has been seen on fewer stages since the early 1960s. Since then, the 5th Avenue has been seen in a number of variations with different pickup configurations, with and without Bigsby True Vibrato tailpieces, with and without cutaways, and in a host of finishes. Seen here is the Godin 5th Avenue Edition Speciale PT sporting an Indigo Blue finish.

Used

Price: $899.99 CAD $999.99 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Epiphone Zephyr Deluxe Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1947

On June 29, 2022 /

This Epiphone Zephyr Deluxe was built around 1947 based on the middle-position pickup type and location, control layout and the serial number. The serial is ‘75194’ with the 75 being a prefix for this model and the ‘194’ its production rank; this serial scheme was used from 1944 to 1950. The top is Laminate Spruce, the back and sides Laminate Maple and the neck a five piece layup of Maple and Walnut.

Vintage

Price: $2,450.00 CAD $2,599.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

Laminate

❌SOLD❌ Gibson ES-150 Archtop Electric Refinish Sunburst, 1950

❌SOLD❌ Gibson ES-175D Archtop Electric Mahogany Sunburst, 1989

❌SOLD❌ Ibanez 2461 Johnny Smith ‘Lawsuit Era’ Archtop Electric Natural, 1975

❌SOLD❌ Gretsch Tennessean 6119 Walnut, 1967

❌SOLD❌ Godin 5th Avenue Edition Speciale PT Indigo Blue, 2009

❌SOLD❌ Epiphone Zephyr Deluxe Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1947

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