Rockabilly special! A first year-1952 ES-295 that looks and sounds very cool. It has a few dings and bark marks and the pick guard has bad corner, but overall not bad. Comes with a later Hard case in rough shape. (The...
A near Mint 1954 ES-175D in Natural with 2 great sounding P-90's. Some minor wear and small marks, but almost mint. I'm not sure about the tuners, they look newer to me. Has some humming going on, the input jack appears...
A very clean 1968 L5CES with the Florentine (sharp) cutaway that looks way better than the newer ones as well as the one piece back that went away the following year. Some minor marks and scratches but no breaks or...
Another 335 that looks and sounds great with the original Pat.# pick ups and unmolested electronics, but with a couple of cosmetic issues. First, it has 2 broken screw in the bridge pick up ring. The other 2 are holding...
A super clean 1966 ES-335 in Sunburst with a Bigsby. No breaks or repairs, a few marks a dents, mostly on the back od the neck and a flakey spot on the front of the headstock, but nothing major. Unmolested Pat.# Pick...
The real deal--the first year and the V which has the better Trem. Has lots of playing wear on the fret board and elsewhere and metal tarnish, etc., but looks and sounds killer--Murphy's relics don't look this good. Not...
Another stunning work of "Playable Art" from Gibson. An amazing Guitar with just some mild metal haze that will polish off--(we don't molest these beauties-that's up to you). Stunning woods and sounds as good as it...
PLAYABLE ART AT IT'S FINEST! Gibson only made a handful of these beauties over the years and this is 003 from 1999. Sounds, feels, plays and looks like it should cost a lot more! Comes in the original Hard case that...
A near mint 1968 ES-335 that looks like it's hanging in the Store like new. Has the unique strings logo on the pick guard. Minor skuffs and marks, pick scratches on the pick guard, but nothing bad. Has the original Hard...
Another one from the Vault! A Rare 1959 Byrdland with PAF's (I used a mirror to check rather than molest the Guitar, I did not pull the pots--they do need cleaning--, but assume they are original as well) Sounds like...
A nice ES-330TDC with a Bigsby Looks and sounds good and the factory Bigsby is way cool. A few minor scratches and little marks, but nothing serious. All original and unmolested. Comes with a newer Hard case. Sounds the...
A nice 66' Strat with normal paying wear a some fret wear, a cracked back cover,a very slight flake in the decal and a broken Trem arm. (it needs to be removed with an ez-out-no big deal, but beyond me). Has the ash...
Another one from the Vault! An all original 1960 Les Paul Jr. Double Cut with a few nicks and scrapes, but nothing major. No repairs or Mods. Comes in a Gibson Custom reissue Hard Case insteand of the old Gator...
Another piece of Les Paul History from our Vault. This 1959 (a Magic Year) Double cut Junior is in stock condition with no breaks mods, or changes except for the custom shop reissue hard case which is a huge improvement...
From Herbie Herbert's Syklopps Studios and our Vault, here's a Les Paul Special you may have heard on Records from Journey, Santana and others. We bought the late Herbie's Studio Guitars when he retired. The Original...
A nice 1958 Strat from the Vault. In great shape with minimal playing wear and all the Mojo you'd expect from a 68 year old Strat. The color is still bright, minimal freat wear, that iconic fret board wear that the...
ANOTHER ONE FROM DEEP IN THE VAULT! An original, no mods Mint 1952 First Year Les Paul Gold Top. This is the one that started the Ledgend. Dead Mint exept for a couple minor marks and a small buckle mark on the back....
MINT!!! 65 YEARS OLD AND LOOKS BRAND NEW! A few pick scratches, a very few tiny marks and perfect metal, color, everthing is like new! We did NOT buff or polish this guitar! I couldn't believe my eyes when I pulled this...
Another one from the Vault! 1961 Gibson Les Paul/SG Serial # 31422 Nice shape with no breaks or repairs. The Tuners are newer, bridge saddles are metal, pots look original, but I didn't molest them to see a date code....
The rare 1960 Les Paul/SG Yes, it exists. It has the Ink Stamped serial number 0 8889 and that's a 1960, which is when Gibson started to transition to the SG body shape and very few were ever made (I've been a Gibson...
Built a couple of years before Fender bought the rights to Gretsch, this very rare bird was built by Fender's Custom Shop Master Builder Stephen Stern in 2000. It has lots of Gretsch like features, but was 100% Fender...
The real deal! Not a polished up pimp! An Inflation hedge hard asset that you get to play while it appreciates! This piece was made in 1960 and it is in excellent original condition. The hardware is nickel instead of...
Centennial Les Paul (1994-1995) This one was shipped in 1995. It took a lot longer to produce these beauties than Gibson originally planned. Guitar Showcase had them all, but saved the best in the vault (The Les Paul)...
This is a CUSTOM with Gold Hardware-- One of a Special Limited Edition run of just 30 Gibson Custom Shop Guitars that Guitar Showcase exclusively commissioned in 1992 with a level of craftmanship we had never seen...
1992 GIBSON CUSTOM SHOP LES PAUL SIGNATURE Cherry Sunburst Flame #1 OF 30 One of a Special Limited Edition run of just 30 Gibson Custom Shop Guitars that Guitar Showcase exclusively commissioned in 1992 with a level of...
One of a Special Limited Edition run of just 30 Gibson Custom Shop Guitars that Guitar Showcase exclusively commissioned in 1992 with a level of craftmanship we had never seen before! Each Guitar came with a Pick Guard...
THE REAL DEAL! This is a killer solid mahogany Black Beauty Les Paul from early1957 with the famous Alnico V pick up that sounds great, especially with the P-90 in the bridge position., Features: The neck is a palm...
A Rock n' Roll 12 String from the Kings of Rock n' Roll! The 1965 Fender XII is the one that led the way!! Appears all Original except the case is a Hard Shell , similar to but probably not a Fender. There is some thing...
Another Vault find--a 100% Original 1958 Gold Guard P-Bass in it's original Tweed Hard-shell Case. No Mods, No changed Parts, No Repairs! just the real deal!! Weighs in at 8.84 Lbs. Pots are both 137 825, Neck Date:...
Another New Old Stock from the Vault. Never Sold! Brand New. A great Flame Top in Page Burst. All the Magic of Jimmy's Guitar in a Custom Shop run that faithfully recreated Page's Burstbucker Pick ups and even the...