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❌SOLD❌ Sadowsky Metro Jazz Style Bass RW MIJ Sunburst, 2012

❌SOLD❌  Sadowsky Metro Jazz Style Bass RW MIJ Sunburst, 2012

Here we’re looking at a Sadowsky Metro Jazz-style 4-string bass built during 2012 in Tokyo, Japan. While top end Sadowsky guitars and basses are built in the USA – in Long Island City – the Japanese-built Metro models were launched in 2003.

Used
Price: $3,000.00 CAD

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Yamaha BB-N5A Nathan East 5-String Fretless Bass Trans Blue, 1996 (No Longer Available)

Yamaha BB-N5A Nathan East 5-String Fretless Bass Trans Blue, 1996 (No Longer Available)

The Yamaha BB-N5A Nathan East was built from about 1995 to 2000, seen here in the 5-string fretless version. Like so many successful guitars and basses, the BB model (standing for Broad Bass) draws from the designs by Leo Fender, with a Maple neck bolted to a solid body.

Used
Price: $0.00 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ Osamu Nakade C15 Classical Guitar, 1980

❌SOLD❌  Osamu Nakade C15 Classical Guitar, 1980

This is a rarity for us – a very nice Osamu Nakade C15 Classical Guitar, with the label signed and dated to 1990 at Tokio Japon. These models are usually found in the Japanese market. This Osamu Nakade C15 classical guitar is in overall good condition, and constructed in the ‘hybrid’ style, with a dovetail-type joint attaching the neck and body, rather than the traditional Spanish ‘Slipper Heel’ that ties the body and neck together.

Vintage
Price: $2,199.99 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ Ampeg Dan Armstrong ADA6 Reissue MIJ 2006

❌SOLD❌  Ampeg Dan Armstrong ADA6 Reissue MIJ 2006

Here is a seldom-seen rarity – an Ampeg Dan Armstrong ADA6 Reissue, built in Japan at the start of the 2006 reissue cycle. The reissue cycles ran from 1998 to 2001, and again from 2006 to 2011. Bass versions were also available. Lucite, also sold as Perspex and Plexiglas, was chosen for its clarity and availability.

Used
Price: $3,500.00 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ Yamaha GC-30A no.829 Grand Concert Brazilian Classical, 1982

❌SOLD❌  Yamaha GC-30A no.829 Grand Concert Brazilian Classical, 1982

This Yamaha GC-30A no.829 Grand Concert Brazilian Classical, dating to 1982, reflects the upper end of Yamaha guitar production in a concert grade instrument, featuring a pairing of a Spruce top and Brazilian Rosewood back and sides. This fine instrument was built during 1982 at the Yamaha home facility in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture and is signed by master luthier Mr. Toshio Kato. The GC or ‘Grand Concert’ line was conceived during the mid 1960s, when Yamaha arranged for three luthiers – Hiroshi Harada, Hideyuki Ezaki and Toshio Kato – to learn from Spanish master Eduardo Ferrer.

Vintage
Price: $2,650.00 CAD $2,950.00 CAD

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❌SOLD❌ Masaki Sakurai Concert-R Classical Guitar Spruce, 2001

❌SOLD❌  Masaki Sakurai Concert-R Classical Guitar Spruce, 2001

This Masaki Sakurai Concert-R Spruce top classical guitar from 2001 is a good illustration of the higher ends of Japanese guitar construction. Masaki Sakurai is the nephew of the late, renowned guitar builder Masaru Kohno. After taking an electrical engineering degree, he chose to work at his Uncle’s Tokyo guitar shop.

Used
Price: $4,200.00 CAD

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