The Gibson SG has been a workhorse guitar since its introduction in 1961. This 1965 example is in pretty good shape considering its age, plays well and sounds great. The Vibrola works well.
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Jim Triggs worked for the Gibson Custom Shop for six years, and now works with his son Ryan in Kansas City. Here is a handmade flat top tribute guitar from the Kansas Walnut Valley festival 38th year. This large body guitar has tons of crisp note fundamental, bright shimmering trebles and lots of volume. The abalone and pearl appointments add to the visual impact of this lovely set of curly maple on the sides and back. It plays really well, is in great overall shape with little wear and tear and comes with a TKL hardshell case.
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This Martin D-18 from 1952 has sure seen some heavy wear and tear but boy does this guitar have some tone!! The cracks have been sealed, the neck reset so it is in great playing condition. All of that lush warm midrange and sweet treble combines for a irresistible sound! Comes with a period hardshell case.
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This Silvertone 628 cutaway acoustic is a very cool instrument. It sounds great and looks good – the engraved peghead overlay is exceptionally nice.
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Here is a custom version of the 65 Twin Reverb which features 80 watts of power pushed through a Fender Custom 15″ speaker, normal and vibrato channels with standard and bright switches. This amp is in near mint condition and comes with a two button footswitch and slip cover!
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There has been some discussion on the hardware used on this banjo. The RB-250 did not come factory in gold but that said, in 1962 Gibson would fill virtually any custom request. The hardware shows none of the pitting typical of re-plated hardware. Also the cost to upgrade after the banjo was built would have been huge so we are going on the theory that this was a custom order. Tailpiece: I found several of these gold-plated tailpieces in the boxes of 1960s Gibson hardware I acquired when Gibson Canada shut down in 1979. So I am assuming they were stock Gibson issue for at least a few of their gold plated banjos, though I’ve never seen any. I gather they were made by Elton but am happy for input from anybody out there who knows more.
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