Just In Instruments

The Twelfth Fret's Most Recent Instrument Arrivals

⚌Reduced‼ Godin Multiac Steel Natural HG, 2018

On September 27, 2023 /

Type: Electric, Guitars, REDUCED, Solidbody

Listed: 29/07/2022

The Godin Multiac Steel is an example of design created to address a practical problem – acoustic feedback at stage volumes. The Multiac series draws from the Gibson Chet Atkins CEC – Cutaway Electric Classical – which allowed Chet to play a nylon string guitar on a full stage without worry of howling feedback. The CEC was followed by steel string versions, but over time they were all removed from production lines.

Martin D-18GE 1934 Golden Era Dreadnought Natural, 2005

On September 27, 2023 /

Type: Acoustic Steel String, Guitars

Listed: 27/09/2023

Built during 2005, this Martin D-18GE 1934 Golden Era Dreadnought sports an Adirondack Spruce top and a Natural finish. Martin’s Golden Era D-18 models were built during 1995, and then from 2000 to 2016, when they were replaced by the Authentic series. The Golden Era series present the best features of instruments in that era, as distinct from being exact reproductions of specific guitars.

⚌Reduced‼ Gibson A-1 Mandolin Sunburst, 1941

On September 27, 2023 /

Type: Mandolins, REDUCED

Listed: 14/12/2022

Built during 1941, this Gibson A-1 Mandolin Sunburst was a less expensive model with solid Spruce top and figured Maple back, but with laminate Maple for the sides. The un-bound fingerboard is Rosewood, sourced from Central South America.

Larrivee L-02 LH Mahogany Left Handed Steel String Natural, 2010

On September 27, 2023 /

Type: Acoustic Steel String, Guitars, Left Handed

Listed: 27/09/2023

The Larrivee L-02 LH is the Left Handed version of the standard L-02, using the classical-derived L body with Spruce top and Mahogany for the back and sides. Jean Larrivee began building classical guitars in the early 1960’s with a significant amount of information from Edgar Monch, the noted German builder who was working in Toronto at the time.

Lenny Breau’s Ramirez 1a Flamenco Guitar, 1961

On September 27, 2023 /

Type: Classical and Flamenco, Guitars

Listed: 16/06/2023

Here is an historic piece – one of Lenny Breau’s Ramirez 1a Flamenco Guitars, built during 1961 and used during many appearances with Lenny as seen in the attached clips. The first clip is from is a CBC documentary from 1968 with Lenny playing the guitar with its distinctive friction tuners, and the visible, protective tap plates (Golpeador). Note the technical deviation from ‘strictly traditional’ Flamenco style – the use of a thumbpick, very likely a Chet Atkins influence.

Lowden F25c Cutaway Flat top Natural, 2002

On September 26, 2023 /

Type: Acoustic Steel String, Guitars

Listed: 26/09/2023

Here’s a lovely Lowden F25c with Cedar and Indian Rosewood built during 2002 at the now-closed Lowden Guitars work shop in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. The F25c is part of Lowden’s Original Series. Lowden Guitars began in 1974 with George Lowden reaching the decision to build professionally. Opening a shop in Groomsport, County Down, Northern Ireland. Orders grew and in 1980 his Swiss distributors sparked a five-year contract to have Lowden guitars built under license by dedicated workers at S. Yairi in Japan as a way of making these models more available.

⚌Reduced‼ G&L ASAT Classic Trans Red, 2006

On September 26, 2023 /

Type: Electric, Guitars, REDUCED, Solidbody

Listed: 22/06/2023

The G&L ASAT Classic continues Leo Fender’s original design, the classic ‘T-Style’ introduced in 1951. This example dates to 2006 and sports a Trans-Red finish. The ‘ASAT’ name refers to a an ASAT (Anti-Satellite) missile system! Drawing closely from Leo’s classic layout, this G&L ASAT Classic pairs a Swamp Ash body with a Mahogany neck with colour-matched headstock.

⚌Reduced‼ G&L ASAT Classic Special Build SSS Sunburst, 2004

On September 26, 2023 /

Type: Electric, Guitars, REDUCED, Solidbody

Listed: 06/07/2023

This G&L ASAT Classic Special Build was a 2004 limited edition and features a tinted-finish Maple neck with Rosewood fingerboard, a weight-relieved Swamp Ash body and a nice Sunburst finish.

⚌Reduced‼ G&L ASAT Classic Redburst, 2004

On September 26, 2023 /

Type: Electric, Guitars, REDUCED, Solidbody

Listed: 24/05/2023

The G&L ASAT Classic continues Leo Fender’s original design, the classic ‘T-Style’ introduced in 1951. This example dates to 2004 and sports a redburst finish. The ‘ASAT’ name refers to a an ASAT (Anti-Satellite) missile system! Drawing closely from Leo’s classic layout, the G&L ASAT Classic pairs a Swamp Ash body with a Maple neck, in this case with light birds-eye figuring.

⚌Reduced‼ Anderson Drop Top T Fire with Binding, 2007

On September 26, 2023 /

Type: Electric, Guitars, REDUCED, Solidbody

Listed: 30/05/2023

The Anderson Drop Top T is based on the classic ‘T’ style design that’s been in use since the dawn of the 1950’s. Building on this, it adds a well-figured Maple cap on an Alder body, a ‘vintage-style’ trem bridge system, and in this case, a pair of humbuckers with a single coil in the center position.

⚌Reduced‼ Anderson Hollow Drop Top S Cajun Red with Binding, 1999

On September 26, 2023 /

Type: Electric, Guitars, REDUCED, Solidbody

Listed: 30/05/2023

The Anderson Hollow Drop Top S is based on an ‘S’ style body with chambering to reduce weight and add resonance. Building on this, it adds a Quilted Maple cap on a Basswood body, a ‘vintage-style’ trem bridge system, and in this case, a pair of humbuckers with a single coil in the center position.

Guild JF-30C Jumbo Flattop Cutaway Blonde, 1988

On September 25, 2023 /

Type: Acoustic Steel String, Guitars

Listed: 25/09/2023

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.