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1962 Conde Hermanos Flamenco Estudio Guitar SOLD

1962 Conde Hermanos Flamenco Estudio Guitar  SOLD

Here is a 1962 Conde Hermanos Flamenco Estudio guitar, with a German Spruce top and 3 piece Cypress back and sides. A single owner guitar for 51 years! This guitar is completely original and in remarkably clean condition. Though the Estudio guitars, often called “tourist guitars” don’t have the high value of the Maestro- built Conde Hermanos guitars, this guitar is a gem!

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1966 Blackface Fender Bassman Head SOLD

Here is an exceptionally clean 1966 Blackface Fender Bassman head. The Fender Bassman was one of Fender’s most successful designs, but despite the name on the panel, many guitarists have used them.

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1995 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster (consignment) SOLD

1995 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster (consignment) SOLD

This 1995 Fender Custom Shop Stratocaster is a great playing guitar in very clean condition.

The finish is in very good shape with a beautiful dark three tone burst. The neck is a very nice piece of birds-eye maple.

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1999 Gibson ES-5 Alnico (Consignment) SOLD

1999 Gibson ES-5 Alnico (Consignment) SOLD

Here’s a real treat: a very good condition 1999 Gibson ES-5 Alnico, built in the Gibson Custom Shop at Nashville, Tennessee. The Gibson ES-5 was first produced in 1949, as an alternate electric model of the L-5. Intended for jazz players, the ES-5 had three pickups and lots of controls to allow subtle tonal adjustments.

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1980s Music Man MM 112 RD50 amplifier SOLD

1980s Music Man MM 112 RD50 amplifier  SOLD

Here is a very clean 1980s Music Man MM 112 RD50 amplifier.

Leo Fender sold his namesake company to CBS Musical Instruments in 1965.
In 1971, he quietly formed a new company named Tri-Sonics Inc. with Tom Walker and Forrest White.

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2002 DAquisto New Yorker Archtop (consignment) No Longer Available

2002 DAquisto New Yorker Archtop (consignment) No Longer Available

Here’s an unusual find: a 2002 DAquisto New Yorker archtop. This is model DQ-NYE.

James D’Aquisto apprenticed to John D’Angelico in New York, and following D’Angelico’s death began building guitars with his own name, until his death in 1995. Original D’Aquisto guitars are rare and extremely valuable, into the hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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