SN 402(?). It’s always cause for celebration when a Banner Gibson arrives in the shop; especially one as clean and thrilling to play as this one. It has the rare combination of maple back and sides, Sitka spruce top and...
FON 7117H-27. Rare and collectible, this 1942 natural-top J-50 comes from the very first batch es of banner headstock Gibsons. While it’s difficult to confirm individual Gibson shipping IDs from the 1940s, factory...
This banner-era LG-2 is a shop favorite. Built in 1943 in Kalamazoo during the height of wartime shortages, it’s a great example of Gibson ingenuity—thanks in no small part to the “Kalamazoo Gals.” This one is an...
FON 913B. A wonderfully clean mid-30s L-00 that combines new guitar playability, robust vintage tone and startling good looks. The Adirondack top is finished in the large bright burst standard after '34. It's crack...
Natural Amber, mini jumbo cutaway body with highly flamed maple body and unique star inlays. The inlays are easy to read on a dark stage. It’s a rather gorgeous finish with lots of figuring in the wood. All solid woods,...
Natural, 1963 might be the neck as its rounded and medium big with no V. It’s kind of the Goldilocks neck. Gibson made the Southern Jumbo in Sunburst but for about 10% more you got the same guitar with more choice woods...
Natural, refinished long ago. Has had a recent neck reset. These have become very sought after guitars. They are 14 3/4” wide, 25” scale and a single layer of binding on the top. Honestly we’re guessing the date on...
Natural, EX-, the LG-3 was the professional model above the LG-2 Gibson used higher grade wood for natural finished guitars and the LG-3 had extra trim with three layers of binding. ’56 is a transitional year as they...
Sunburst, owned by Sheryl Crow and used as a stage guitar from 1999 through 2011. This is a Hank Williams Jr. model with Sheryl’s pickup system she used at the time with the jack and strap button separate. Sheryl Crow...
Sunburst, honestly one of the better sounding J-160E’s we’ve had. These were designed as stage guitars with an adjustable P-90 pickup and one volume and tone control that is easy to see and reach. They are also ladder...
Cherry Sunburst, VG++, from the original owner to you. We fixed a top crack near the pickguard. Has the 1 11/16” nut width on a Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Has a beautiful color with yellowed lacquer...
Vintage Sunburst, early example with 1942 style banner headstock. Adirondack Spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, hand scalloped braces. Has an added K&K Trinity pickup and preamp installed. The guitar works with...
Black, these are copies of a popular pre-war small bodied model. Has a Sitka Spruce top, mahogany back and sides, scalloped braces, 24.75” scale, 12” radius and a factory LR Baggs VTC pickup. This is in good condition...
Sunburst, sometimes describing condition is best left to the photos before you tout a guitars virtues. Sun faded top? Yes. Repaired cracks? Yes. We can’t fool you but all the cracks have been addressed. Are those capo...
Sunburst, poorly refinished. Solid spruce top on maple body, 16” wide, 24 3/4” scale, single bound body. Late 40’s style script logo with tapered headstock. Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with crown inlays. The frets...
This is a great playing guitar that is 100% ready for the next 90 years. All these 90-year-old gems need work to bring them back to factory spec. All the work on this was done by one of the most respected luthiers in...
These are the tuners used on the 1936 (and some 1935) Gibson L-00's...I've never seen a set for sale. The have the "open book" shape at the top and bottom, the word "top" inscribed above the top gear, and are solid...
FON # 321 Here is a nice 1932 Gibson L-00 14 fret Tuxedo with the rare elevated fretboard. It has its share of nicks and ding, but it is all honest playwear. Most of these 1930’s L-00’s need loose braces glued,...
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Very Good Vintage condition with moderate wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches and other signs of normal handling and use. See...
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Very Good Vintage condition with moderate wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, natural aging of parts and finish, and other...
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Very Good condition with modest wear for an instrument of this age, including light scratches and other minor signs of normal handling and use. See...
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Very Good Vintage condition with moderate wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, nicks, repairs, and natural aging of finish and...
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good Vintage condition with appropriate wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, dings, natural aging of parts and finish, plus other...
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good Vintage condition with normal wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, dings, scuffs, finish clouding, and natural aging of...
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good Vintage condition with normal wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, nicks, scrapes, repaired cracks, and natural aging of...
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. See below for more details and specifications. FROM GIBSON: Nick Lucas was one of the most popular American entertainers in the world in the 1920s....
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Very Good Vintage condition with normal wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, dings, scrapes, and natural aging of parts and...
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good Vintage condition with normal wear for an instrument of this age, including a patina of scratches, dings, nicks, lost finish, and natural aging...
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. See below for more details and specifications. FROM GIBSON: Introduced in 1960 as Gibson’s first square-shoulder, the Hummingbird™ arrived at the dawn...
Freshly set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech, this Joe-Bonamassa-signed Hummingbird is dialed in and ready to go. In Excellent condition. All original. Comes with Letter of Authenticity (pictured below) from...