Should be 1974 according to pots and ID number. Could not verify year from neck as the number rubbed off. This bass was owned by a working musician years ago so lots of play and a really nice vintage vibe. I love the A...
This 2010 Les Paul was purchased in late 2015 by a non player. (He was just a Les Paul nut). He sent the guitar still absolutely unplayed to Historic Makeovers in Florida and had the standard Makeover package executed....
Nice all original California example. Solid with no repairs or modifications. Finish is beautiful with very few flaws. Little abrasive wear visible on the back. Very little fading of the original sunburst. Guitar has...
Early 1920's Bacon Blue Ribbon Style A Tenor Banjo. Somewhat used, but all-original with modest playing wear. 11 1/2" rim with Calf-Skin Head. 21 3/4" scale with 17 frets. Early version of the Silver Bell Tone-Ring....
A serious Bluegrass Banjo, at the time in direct competition with Gibson's Mastertone banjos. Bronze flat-head Mastertone-style tone-ring, one-piece flange; Walnut neck and resonator, ebony fingerboard with...
Tenor Uke, All-Mahogany with Br. Rosewood Bridge. Absolutely immaculate, original hard case. Nicest One.
1925 Gibson TB-3 Tenor Banjo with Ball-Bearing arch-top Tone-ring. There is some playing wear, but it's mostly finish wear on the back of the neck. Clean, complete and in excellent original condition. Pretty nice...
A Pre-War Gibson-made Recording King Model 505 Tenor Banjo. 40-hole Archtop Mastertone Banjo, Curly Maple Neck and Resonator, 3-Ply Maple pot, Tube and Plate Construction. Chrome-Plated. 2-Band 4:1 Grover Geared Pegs....
A 17-fret tenor banjo with simple hoop tone-ring. 11" rim with Fiberskyn head. Original Wayverly pegs. Good player with snappy tone. Celtic Tuning. Original Hard Case.
This is one fabulous and fairly rare example. One of the first built post Adirondack, it sports a gorgeous, bear claw Sitka Top, a big fat neck found only on late 46 early 47 models, and in general is in stupendous...
An early Bart Reiter Whyte Laydie Banjo. Figured Maple neck with Ebony fingerboard. Nicely engraved Vega Whyte Laydie #2 pearl inlays. The peghead facing has unaccountably lost some finish. There is modest playing wear...
OME Model Columbine 4-String Plectrum Banjo, Made in Colorado ca. 1980. Walnut Neck and Resonator, Nicely inlaid Ebony Fingerboard. Bacon Silver Bell-style Spun Flat-Head Tone-Ring. Beautiful original condition with...
Here we have a near mint gorgeous superb example of New York Jazz Guitarmaker Carl Barney‘s work. Everything about this guitar is a perfect and virtually unplayed. 16 inch Lower Bout, 24 three-quarter inch scale, one...
This is the cleanest, nicest, best playing example of a one PAF 175 I could find, having had pretty much every other kind of PAF arch top before I finally gave up and decided I’m strictly a P 90 guy. I acquired this...
An early 1920's Vega Whyte Laydie #2 5-String Banjo. 10 15/16" Rim, 27" Scale Length. A new Renaissance head has been installed on an otherwise original and AS-FOUND banjo. Neck is straight, Playability and Sound are...
A very nice Vega Vegaphone Soloist tenor banjo in excellent as-found condition. Good neck and playability, great engraved pearl inlays. Gold-Plated. All Original hardware and parts, including Grover geared pegs with...
Bacon's Best Banjo-Uke. Fancy Pearl Inlays, Serious Tone-Ring, All-Original Near Mint Condition. Original Grover Pegs with Ivoroid Buttons. Original Grover Presto Tailpiece. Calf-Skin Head. Original Hard Shell Case,...
Lyon & Healy's "Own Make" Professional Style B. Special Patented Tone-Ring. Classy Presentation. Nearly Mint and virtually un-played. Original Bump Case also in near-mint condition. Serial: #748 Condition: Near Mint...
Vega Regent 5-String Banjo. Basically a Five-String Little Wonder. All-Original except for the Planetary Geared Pegs. Used, But Excellent. Old Calf-Skin Head. Original "Cammed No-Knot" Tailpiece. Action is a little...
From our As-Found Dept. An original 1930 Gibson TB-1 tenor banjo with full-thickness rim, converted to 5-String by unknown professional banjo-neck maker. The neck has little or no playing wear. Original 1-piece flange...
Top-of-The-Line Gibson Plectrum. Flying Eagle Pearl Pattern. Gold-Plated and Engraved [note some missing gold on the armrest] The rest of the gold-plating is bright and fresh. Original engraved Gibson pegs, original...
Artistic Guitars is excited to offer this truly exceptional and historic archtop. This guitar is the 18th Guitar made by Bob in 1978, Serial #1878. It is Bob’s 1st 18” and also the 1st of only 8 Supreme Models made -...
This Tier 1 Doug Rappoport Kenai Signature model has a classic mahogany body with an exceptional carved flamed maple top. Finished in Sunflower, this guitar has a beautiful East Indian Rosewood fingerboard and headstock...
Joe’s favorite guitar that he played when he was younger was a ‘61 Strat. Heavily used by Joe, it was worn in perfectly, and had a great vibe. Joe makes so many flawless looking instruments with perfect woods and...
To celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Knaggs Guitars, and the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing, Joe has created in conjuction with Pearlworks the Apollo 11 inlay Package to be used on a limited run of only 50...
This guitar is one of the first Rietbergens made. It is a phenomenal semi-acoustic 335-sized instrument. It has an “Old Natural” Highgloss finish over just perfect Mastergrade West Coast Curly super flamed maple sides...
This very special Knaggs Steve Stevens SSC Tier 1 model has a classic mahogany body with an exceptional carved maple top with a tight tiger strip figure. Unique to any other Knaggs SSC made is the spectacular and...
Joe completed the building of a limited run of 11 guitars using a custom inlay that he designed called “The Black Rhino”. Artistic Guitars is proud to be offering “The Black Rhino #1” - a killer Sheyenne, and “The Black...
Joe completed the building of a limited run of 11 guitars using a custom inlay that he designed called “The Black Rhino”. Artistic Guitars is proud to be offering “The Black Rhino #1” - a killer Sheyenne, and “The Black...
This Paul Reed Smith (PRS) Private Stock #614 is one of the most storied PRS Private Stocks ever. This guitar was Joe Knaggs’s Personal Guitar, a very special guitar to him. Featured in the 2008 Private Stock Calendar,...