Just a guy with too many guitars! If you don't receive a reply, maybe check your Spam-Box? robwesleyguitars at gmail ASK IF I'VE MADE A SOUND-CLIP RECORDING OF THE GUITAR (My studio's been down so I don't have a lot of the guitars done)

I'm a guitarist. I'm NOT a guitar-selling business, I'm NOT a collector-- I'm an over-buying accumulator! I thought this would be a good solution for the many unsolicited inquiries, wanting to buy many of my Personal Collection guitars, many of which are NOT for sale (yet??!?). I'll check the individual condition of each guitar more thoroughly, once someone contacts me about it. I am NOT a guitar expert, and I will not be responsible for self-alleged "Collectors" who demand exact detail down to the screws. I attempt to describe each guitar to the best of my abilities, or using the information given to me when I bought the guitar. I hope that the photos of each guitar will enable those who are more demanding in detail or original-parts to discern for themselves. Write and inquire if you have questions, and I'll reply as soon as I can find time. -- Rob

"Depending on how much body-padding, armor and painkillers one might have, it is possible to buy far more guitars than a wife would seem to tolerate, in a month's time." - Rob Wesley -

GUITAR BUYING/SELLING NOTICE Selling Policies - PLEASE READ BEFORE BUYING Most of these guitars do NOT include a CASE, unless noted. No, I don't sell cases or have any extra cases, sorry. The asking-prices shown do NOT include near-actual-shipping (usually $25-$50 US, $85-125 to UK/Europe or Australia). I don't change the strings or include new ones, unless I deem it appropriate to include a new pack of strings. Please email to verify the current availability of a guitar, or for more info regarding the guitars on this page. Copy the title of the guitar (below) and then paste it into the Subject Line of your email (ie, include specific details identifying which guitar-- maker, model, color, year etc). A few of these guitars have been used by me in various released or to-be-released recordings. Whoopeee............

(TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE) Guitars I Am Considering to Sell Eventually (they may already be on this page by now) (TEMPORARILY UNAVAILABLE) Guitar projects, parts, pickups, tremolo's, whammy's, cases, whatever............ Thanks for looking!

(Click on a thumbnail image for more photos of each guitar)

Epiphone Century 1945-46 Mahogany Sunburst
Beautiful guitar, 15-inch wide red-mahogany body all-around (ply on body top), looks like a fine piece of vintage well-cared for furniture. About 80% condition on the guitar, 90% on the case, some wear on the headstock top edge and a modest buckle rash on the body rear.
The pickup is the original Epiphone Tone Spectrum single-coil non-pole. The white cover is original and possibly bakelite. The white cover removes easily once the cover ring is removed, and could be painted (black?) on one side and left white on the other. The guitar has a cool Bakelite pickguard, contoured for a handrest (factory design) which was allegedly discontinued in 1941 but here it is. The tuners are original but 5 of the buttons were replaced many years ago and are still vintage. All-original hardware.
The tone control doesn't seem to respond nearly as much as some of my other vintage Epiphones but I checked it out and it does work, and appears to have all original solder points. If I keep the guitar I might consider adding another capacitor along with the original one, easily done. Weighs 6 pounds.

Asking price- US $1150 no case OR $1500 with original (Geib?) brown leather burgundy-lined case

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Epiphone Joe Pass Emperor II 1999 spruce top
All-original. Made by Samick in Korea. Great guitar, I've had it since 2003, bought near-new, played it a few times when I was recording in the studio and that's about it. Still Near-New other than 1 tiny screw-hole where I'd had a different pickguard attached for a while, and 3 near the tailpiece where I tried a different tailpiece.
Epiphone 57 Classic gold humbucker pickups.
Nut width is 1-11/16".
Sells new for $599 on various online guitar stores

Asking price- US $450 with gigbag

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Epiphone S-600 black strat-style
Samick-made in Korea. Nice heavy-bodied guitar with great sustain, black high-gloss paint, sharktooth-inlays. Very elongated body, much longer than a standard-strat style.
Floyd-licensed black whammy (WITH bar!) #TRS-101.
Superb action!
Asking price- US $300 with original hardshell case

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Epiphone Sheraton "by Gibson" 1987 Natural no1
This is the first edition of the Korean Samick Sheraton's after Epiphone moved production from Matsumoku, with the "Epiphone by Gibson" inlaid headstock logo.
Original pickguard and original knobs included. Adjustable Epiphone Grover-style tuners. Slightly sleeker neck than other Sheratons that I've owned. It's hard to even find any wear on the frets. Overall about 90% condition other than the usual metal hardware pitting.
Weighs 9-1/4 pounds.

Asking price- US $525 with hardshell case or $475 without case SOLD!

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Epiphone Sheraton "by Gibson" 1987 Natural w-Hardshell Case no2
Really nice guitar. This is the first edition of the Korean Samick Sheraton's after Epiphone moved production from Matsumoku in Japan, with the "Epiphone by Gibson" inlaid headstock logo used in 1987-1988. This one has the early Gibson-style thumbwheel-adjustable bridge (which I prefer) that was replaced shortly thereafter in other Sheratons with the screwdriver-adjustable bridge.
All-original, including the pickguard and control knobs (or your choice of the Gibson barrel speed-knobs shown in photos). Adjustable Epiphone Grover-style tuners. If you prefer original knobs or pickguard I think can swap them from another Sheraton. Overall about 90% condition other than the metal hardware pitting typical of these guitars.
8-3/4 pounds.

Asking price- US $500 with hardshell case in great condition or $450 without case

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Epiphone Zephyr 1944 Sunburst
Epiphone Zephyr Master pickup, all-original, has the cool handrest-tapered pickguard although it's showing its age. Spruce body top. Original carousel-style control knobs on the MasterVoicer volume-tone controls.
Great condition for its 66 years age. Very comfortably rounded neck, not a v-neck. Low frets as usual, almost no wear on them!
It currently has .009 strings and still sounds great! I'll throw in a new pair of Ernie Ball nickels in .010 or .011 for you.
Asking price- US $1200 with chipboard case if I can find one that fits

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Epiphone Zephyr Deluxe 1945-1947 #1
Spruce body top, gorgeous flamed maple back & rims. Original Tone Spectrum Deluxe single-coil pickup. All-original. I wasn't sure about the rosewood bridge but the former owner insisted it was the original one. Appears to have been very professionally refretted with medium frets which show little wear. Original Epiphone "E" tuners, original MasterVoicer control plates and famous octagonal white knobs. Nut width is 1-11/16". Modest V-neck shape on the rear.
Check out the original Frequensator tailpiece logo on the lower plate! Still nice and shiny! One of the nicer condition guitars of this model that you'll find.
Original pickguard wasn't installed in the photos-- but it's included. Weighs 6-3/4 pounds.

Asking price- US $1800 with Matsumoku 1970's hardshell case

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Epiphone Zephyr Deluxe 1945-1947 #2
Pretty much the same as the identical one above, but not quite as stellar condition. One pickup pole is missing (makes no real difference in playing). No pickguard. Original Tone Spectrum Deluxe single-coil pickup. Original Epiphone "E" tuners with interesting replacement metal tuner buttons, the wear indicates they've been there for quite a long time. Original Frequensator tailpiece. Original volume/tone plates with replacement vintage chicken-head knobs. Neck heel reglued nicely at some point.
Nut width is 1-11/16". Spruce body top, gorgeous flamed maple back & rims. Modest V-neck shape on the rear. Weighs 6-3/4 pounds.

Asking price- US $1500 with Matsumoku 1970's hardshell case

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Epiphone Zephyr Regent 1951 Sunburst
Wow-- great old classic jazz guitar, big beefy neck but not as chunky as the old Kay/Harmony baseball-bat category. Nicely rounded on the rear, not V-neck. 25-1/2" scale. Original everything, I believe, including the famous New York pickup (4.72k) which sounds so nicely mellow with the tone turned down slightly. Classic jazz warmth. Amazing depth of sound.
Original hardware ("E" tuners, tailpiece, rosewood bridge, pickguard & bracket) and the famous metal Epiphone logo headstock badge. Great condition overall (80-85%), the neck binding trim was apparently replaced by someone in the past, and using vintage trim from a 24-3/4" scale neck, so the dots don't totally line up but they work. I removed and reglued to align to the nut, they were lower in the photos. Someone installed a second output jack which went to a former top-mount bridge pickup, there's minimal surface-evidence of the pickup, probably a Dearmond jazz or something. Great action, neck seems straight, also has a truss-rod on the lower end, no complaints on this guitar.
Asking price- US $1250 with vintage chip/particleboard case, allegedly the original one

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Epiphone Zephyr Emperor Regent 1954 Natural
It's a monster- about 18-1/2 inches wide! The "Ultimate Fat Bottom Girl" !!!!
Original trapeze tailpiece, replacement Grover Van Ghent gold tuners, pretty much everything else replacement.
The original odd VariTone multi-switch unit (what a pain they are to use) was removed and that coverplate leaves a lot of room for some fun hot-rodding! Drop in an Active-EQ system or some fun coil-tap/reverse switches.
Epiphone P-90 pickups if I recall.

Asking price- US $2500 with RARE 1951 case OR $2000 without the case

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Gibson EB bass 1970 PROJECT
Nice 30-1/2" neck scale. This EB model was only made in 1970-- no volute, no crown-inlay, and a Gibson decal logo differ it from the similar EB-0.
I bought this exactly as it is, now, a few years ago and I just haven't had time for projects, and now I'm deciding that I will just enjoy my EB-3 and sell this, unfortunately for me.
Someone made a thin wood pickguard that's pretty cool, or can be painted black or whatever you choose to do with it. Asian replacement tuners of some sort. You'll need a tailpiece, bridge and all the electronics. I actually had bought several tailpiece/bridge combo's which I would sell for an additional price. Allparts nickel $65 which is apparently a near-clone replacement, or a cool old 1978 Ovation Magnum $90.

Asking price- US $450 no case; plus optional tailpiece/bridges mentioned above

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Gibson ES-125-T 3/4 1959 sunburst thinline child-sized guitar w/ Gibson chipboard-case
Rather nice condition, has a solid headstock repair from many years ago. Replacement metal adjustable-bridge (probably from a 1970's Gibson SG) on top of what appears to be probably the original rosewood bridge-base. Nice fairly-new Grover Pat Pend single-tuners.
I bought this from Chaka Khan's guitarist. I don't know anything of its history. I've loved playing it for a few short settings and I kept it next to the bed for the past few years for those "late-nite immediate musical inspirations." But I have a few other 3/4-sized guitars that I seem to like playing better, so this one is on the sales-block.
Weighs 4-3/4 pounds. Nut width 1-9/16" and the neck is somewhat like a 1959 LP profile.
Gibson brown ES-125-T 3/4 chipboard case is in worn condition but functional.
Asking price- US $1000 with very worn Gibson 1950's brown chipboard-case of the correct size

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Gibson ES-125-CD 1967 sunburst jazzbox with newer hardshell case
Really nice guitar, basically an ES-175 with less fancy headstock logo and dot-inlays instead of the split-bar's. Not sure what the pickups are but they really sound incredible on this guitar. They could be Gibson of some sort but they vaguely remind me of some 1970's pickups used by Gretsch, Hagstrom and other companies. Regardless, they sound great. Stamped "34 26" on the rear.
The guitar was originally a single-pickup P-90, someone routed for dual humbuckers and added a second pair of control-pots and a 3-way toggle.
Replacement Schaller tuners, nice ebony replacement-nut, aftermarket ABR-style bridge on rosewood base (not sure of maker).
Amazing depth of sound! Great action, nut 1-9/16" profile neck. Neck-rear finish was sanded down, some players prefer this but it can easily be clear-sprayed or tung-oil coated.
Asking price- US $1250 with newer hardshell case

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Gibson ES-335-TD 1966 ? Tri-Sunburst Stop-Tailpiece STRIPPED PROJECT
Body and neck ONLY Original finish. Solid 1-piece mahogany neck-- the difference in these pre-1969 necks is amazing, you can feel the vibration and sustain rather well.
Plenty of mojo from previous revisions by former owners (including metal-guitarist Kurt James who used the guitar on a cd session). Holes filled where a battery trap-door was cut in the lower right bout rim (can actually be removed without much effort if you want to use a battery-unit, they used the original wood for the door); several control-knob holes nicely filled on the body-surface (see photos); wood blocking added under the bridge pickup cavity to provide more sustain and less feedback (see photo PICT0263.JPG).
Nut width 1-9/16" (40mm) but the neck is chunky so it doesn't feel as "narrow" as many others in this era. It's been refretted, as evidenced by a few tiny chips into the rosewood fretboard.
The guitar had almost all later-Gibson replacement parts when I bought it for a lot more than I'm asking, so I'm offering it as a neck-body only project for someone who's always wanted a true vintage Gibson 335 but can't afford the prices of collector-quality all-original vintage ones.
Someone asked the question whether this could be a 1969. It's possible but I doubt it, after a lot of research and examination. The headstock-inlay is the carved Mother-of Pearl. The serial# is 8514xx. The neck is solid one-piece, rather than the 3-piece introduced in 1969. The cutaway-ears also seem 1966 and not 1969. I'll let you use your own expertise, it's probably better than mine. The price would be the same, however, regardless of year. There's also a "2" at the serial-number, as though it matters about some possible minor cosmetic defect 42 years later, or that some employee bought it at discount.
I'm considering just re-installing some effects and battery and using the previously-filled holes for them. If you're interested I can deal on a great EQ system that I have.
Asking price- US $2500 with gigbag

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Gibson ES-335-TDC 1969 Cherry w-original Gibson hardshell case
Gorgeous cherry red, with shiny original hardware! Various experts have argued that this is a 1965 or possibly early 1966 model, due to various factors (the cutaway bouts, etc). The f-holes are the wider cut (1969+), and the headstock angle seems more like a 14 than 17 degree (1966+). Headstock-logo seems pre-1968 style to my non-expert eyes. Original ABR-1 bridge with nylon saddles, not sure about the thumb-wheels. Gibson 1965-only control pots (part# CBA-811-1053). Nut width 1-9/16" as was standard for the mid-'65 to 1978 Gibson's.
I bought this from the first or second owner who bought it around 1969-1970 and pampered it well, his only guitar. Original Gibson Patent-Label pickups (see photos). Sounding great. All-original bridge, pickguard, pickups, harness/pots, knobs, tuners. It originally had a trapeze-tailpiece and then a Bigsby at some point. Later revised to a stop-tailpiece long ago, probably 1969-1970. Looking really nice around 80%+ overall. Chip on the headstock lower-left corner by the nut (see photos) and a small one at top-right, otherwise only a few minor marks. The frets may have been replaced since they seem a little high for the period but I can't say for certain.
One of the better or best condition 1960's 335 that I've ever seen. Amazing sustain.
I'm tending to play wider necks, these days, so unfortunately this one is on the selling-block. 7-1/2 pounds weight.

Asking price- US $3500 with original Gibson hardshell case (1970? brown-lined) SOLD!

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Gibson ES-335-TD Pelham Blue 2001 Custom-Shop Country-Autographed w-original Gibson hardshell case
For all you country-fans out there, this is your heart-dream! According to Gibson Customer Service the guitar was special-ordered with the Pelham Blue finish in 2001. Memphis radio station KIX-106 (WGKX-FM) used it in a promotional (2003?) where it was autographed by numerous country artists-- 14 or more from what I can count, including Alan Jackson, Alabama (w/Randy Owen), Tracy Lawrence, Mark Chenutt, Steve Azar, Steve Holy, Jimmy Wayne, Keith Urban, and others. The winner of the contest didn't play, and eventually sold it to someone who sold it to me a few months ago. It's in about 90-95% like-new condition. A few scuff-marks on the pickguard and tailpiece, two spider-cracks in the finish at the neck in the left cutaway (definitely surface-only cosmetic and not unusual). All original. Gibson Classic 57 humbuckers (N=7.72k B=7.54k). That's about all I can tell you, other than it's nearly perfect and a huge collector item. I'm more into fretless-wonder Gibson's and this one has the standard medium-jumbo frets so I probably am not going to get much use out of this incredible guitar, unfortunately.

Asking price- US $2250 with original Gibson brown/pink hardshell case

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Gibson ES-347 1980 Ebony w-original Gibson hardshell case
Not to be confused with the ES-345's, the 347's are basically upgraded 335's with similarities to the ES-355. These 347's have the higher-quality ebony fretboards, all-gold hardware, large block inlays, lots of binding, brass nut, coil-tap toggle and a TP-6 tailpiece. This was the first edition of the ES-347's and it has a standard-sized coil-reverse toggle on the upper right horn, rather than the lower mini-toggle introduced the following year. The standard 3-way pickup toggle is in the usual place by the controls.
Original Gibson Series 7 Tim Shaw era gold-cover pickups, much-sought by jazz guitarists who like the brighter yet mellow sound. These are NOT DirtyFingers pickups (which have 2 rows of 6-poles) -- totally different.
Fair to moderate wear on the gold hardware. About 75% or better, overall. Fairly decent structural condition, has a repainted belt-buckle rash spot on the body rear. The neck rear has been resprayed, I'd intended to keep this and shaved down the depth slightly for better action and then repainted it with black nitro, perfect job. I later decided to shave it even more and the new "drip-proof" masking-tape leaked slightly at a few spots on the neck binding, which I removed but the aged patina is mostly gone on the bass side.
Body front has a very nice high-shine finish, despite needing some polishing which hadn't happened before I'd taken the photos.
Weighs 9-1/2 pounds. Nut width 1-11/16"

Asking price- US $1850 with worn vintage Gibson hardshell case

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Gibson ES-347 1984 Cherry w/hardshell case
Fairly decent condition for this period of Gibson's mediocre-paint finishes. Some finish wear on the side of the upper neck (see photos); finish blistering on the neck-heel; minor nicks & blemishes. Gibson gold hardware during this period tended to pit and wear easily. Original Gibson Series 7 Tim Shaw era neck pickup (14.48k); and a newer Classic 57 bridge pickup (8.14k). Weight is 9-1/2 pounds.
Not to be confused with the ES-345's, the 347's are basically a blend of 335's and 355's. The 347's have the more-desireable 355-feature ebony fretboards, block-inlays, all-gold hardware, lots of binding, gorgeous headstock inlay, brass nut, plus a coil-tap mini-toggle for the neck pickup.
This one came with the original TP-6 fine-tuning tailpiece but I replaced it with a regular gold stop-tailpiece in the photos. The TP-6 will be included but I'll have to remove the strings and I can put in a set of .009's or .010's or .011's for you to install with the TP-6.
This guitar had been one of my primary players for a few years. I've had it in the case for a few months and pulled it out to find that the clear-coat finish on the lower neck and heel had started to crackle for no apparent reason (maybe a dry winter) -- no structural damage noted. See the last photo. But the guitar was still perfectly in-tune.
Apparently a replacement Gibson truss cover, some or maybe all had the ES-347 on them but it's possible they just put a regular one on this-- hard to know on a 26 year old guitar!
Weighs 9-1/2 pounds. Nut width 1-11/16"
Asking price- US $2000 with worn vintage Gibson hardshell case

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Gibson ES-350-D 1950 Tal Farlow Model w/original Gibson blue-lined hardshell case
Repaired cracks along the headstock/neck years ago, solid, could use some cosmetic touch-up if you want it to be invisible.
This guitar is one of the more rare "Variant 3" ES-350's that originally came with two P-90 pickups, the model later became the Tal Farlow Model with fancier appointments.
Original control-pots (19-9051). Replacement Gibson gold hardware, WD pickguard & bracket. Schaller humbuckers (didn't know they made pickups!). I'd planned to keep this guitar and do a lot with it-- add Patent-Labels, older hardware, Gibson L-5 tailpiece etc. but I'm no longer getting extensive guitar-project time.
I was told that the control-knobs were original but I'm not sure-- they don't seem to have enough height.
Weight 6-3/4 pounds (lightweight!). Neck scale 25-1/2".
Asking price- US $3000 with worn original Gibson blue-lined black hardshell case

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Gibson ES-355 1964 Refinished PROJECT w/hardshell case
This is a great guitar, overall. All of the hardware has been removed, so this includes body/neck/nut ONLY. There are a few areas where guitars are frequently exposed to sweat during playing, so minor flares on the body surface. They wouldn't show well in photos, but I tried (check the photos). Someone at some point decided to refinish the guitar in a sort of caramel-burnt-red color, spray the interior black and re-do the neck rear. The body finish is flaking along the left side horn. There are a few places along the binding where they didn't quite seem to glue it down firmly so you can see minor gaps in the photos. The neck rear is really nice. Overall however, a solid structure, great player and I've really had to juggle whether to sell or keep. The nut width is 1-9/16" (they were doing that on the 355 models before they started it on 335's in 1965), but it feels less narrow than the later 1-9/16" necks, or maybe it's just less arched on the neck rear. A stop-tailpiece was added in the late 1960's, so you have either option for setting it up.
Put on some new hardware and you're ready to play. Or, sand/strip the finish and re-do it in your choice of spray-nitro or stain and coat it with hand-rubbed tung-oil or poly, you've got a great vintage 335-style for a great price. This one however has the more desireable ebony fretboard, modest fret wear (see photos) and the fancier block-inlays and headstock.
The orange label is long gone from what I'm told, apparently it didn't stick too well to the black interior paint and eventually disappeared, whereabouts unknown.
Asking price- US $2750 no case (and I'm taking a big loss on this guitar already)

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Gibson Les Paul Custom 1973 Black Beauty formerly owned by Lonestar's Michael Britt-- w/ his road-case
I bought this not long ago from Michael Britt, guitarist for the band Lonestar. He said he got the guitar in 1997 and used it to record Lonely Grill and on the road. He had it re-fretted, of course expertly done. I prefer the standard lower-frets of the 1970's Gibson's. If it wasn't for the frets and my lack of local luthier, I'd probably be keeping this guitar for a long time.
Original neck Patent-Label pickup (7.55k), original bridge Patent-Engraved pickup moved to mid-position, a Seymour Duncan of some sort (12.12k) added in the bridge (looks neck-spaced, possibly a Custom Custom, or a Distortion, I've done the same with a few of my own guitars). Replacement Gibson Kluson Deluxe tuners. Original Patent# bridge. Replacement tailpiece. Control pots 1377317. The guitar had a Bigsby at one time. Original Lonestar smudges ha ha.
Weight 10-1/4 pounds. Modest dent in center of lower bout, possibly overcoated, otherwise minor surface wear.
Mike has included an autographed copy of the info page you see in the listing.
Jimmy Page's Black Beauty was just like this, if you put on a Bigsby. I know, I played it :-)

Asking price- US $3250 with heavy-duty road-tour chainsaw-style case and Lonestar band-tag

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Guild T-100 1959 Natural "Slim Jim" stripped-finish
Nice guitar! Lightweight, lots of fun to play. Appears to have all original parts except the vintage Fender knobs. Headstock-neck area repair done long ago and solid. I've owned the guitar for 6 years and it's been tuned the entire time. Great depth of sound, fully hollow-body.
The finish was stripped when I bought it and I've never made up my mind whether to stain, paint or just clear-varnish, so I'll leave that for you to decide. The binding has the typical shrinkage of these old Guild's and other brands (see photos).
This was one of the first guitar made of this model, introduced in 1959 and then offered in reconfiguration as the Starfire I, II and III series.
Ultra-sleek neck, nut about 1-10/16" (41mm) to 49mm at the 12th fret.
Asking Price- US $900 no case

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Harmony Custom Kraft H-1222 (Harmony H-1457) Acoustic Spanish-Archtop Yellow 1942
Custom Kraft was a headstock-branding distributor for various guitar-manufacturers, and this one was made by Harmony in 1942 (Harmony model/serial & date code "F42"). Nicely faded light mustard-yellow front finish with some wear (similar to Gibson's current Worn-Yellow finish).
Spruce top, mahogany V-neck. Some rub-wear around rear edges, one small ding on body-rear, some moderate neck-rear wear at the first-position, otherwise surprisingly good condition. Nice vintage wear on the tuner buttons, one appears to be a replacement done years ago. Appears to have original trapeze tailpiece, bridge and pickguard. Very modest neck curve "within reason" and very playable, chunky V-neck. Crack up lower mid-front of body under tailpiece to bridge seems to have been repaired many years ago, looks secure and doesn't seem to cause any problems. Mild 1-mm neck heel separation at back edge, otherwise stable.

Asking price- US $350 NO CASE

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Harmony Silvertone Archtop Acoustic Sunburst 1969
Superb sound, classic example of a 60's Harmony-made Silvertone acoustic Spanish archtop. Adjustable truss-rod! Amazing feature usually not found on these models! I added a smaller Gibson-style trussplate which mostly covers the cavity (not shown in photos). Bound maple body front and rear. Typical chunky-neck of that era.
In some lighting it appears as a beautiful honey-sunburst, and in other lighting a slight shade of cherry blends in where the sunburst edges merge.
Came with a replacement (and better) tailpiece, the original was one of those staple-shaped styles and the holes are still in the body end (I have some of those old staple tailpieces if you'd prefer). I added vintage strap-buttons. It's also missing one tuner-collar.
An anchor screw was placed into the neck heel by me when I thought I'd be keeping the guitar forever. Easily filled by a luthier if you're fussy. Also, see the scrapes on the bottom rim in the photos, and the nicks on the neck rear in photos that I've just added. VERY playable, a favorite for me to grab here at times.

Asking price- US $250

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Kay Spanish-acoustic archtop 1940's-50's PROJECT
Fantastic sound. 16-inch body width. Someone replaced the body-rear with flat plywood. Oh well. It sounds fantastic. A few repaired splits on body-front. Apparently varnished fretboard, as seemed common back then. Rather straight neck for a vintage Kay, barely a slight warp on the bass side.
Nice thinner-profile neck, great action, very un-like most of these chunky-necked vintage Kay's. No nut (I think one's shown in photos but it isn't there now!).
Add your own tuners, tailpiece and bridge, and you've got a great-sounding vintage archtop with an eccentric but cool-grain ply rear. No one will see the plywood while you're playing except for you!

Asking price- US $100 no case

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Kay K-40 Spanish-Archtop Jumbo Blonde 1955-56 (Model K8440?)
Amazing depth of sound from the huge 17-inch body, spruce top, curly-maple sides. All-original hardware from what I can tell, although I think the buttons on the tuners might be replacements. Classic tulip-shaped tri-fleur inlays! Slight neck warp, typical of these old Kay's but THIS one amazingly has a Zorzi truss-rod which adjusts in the neck heel. I just don't seem to have the right tool. Similar to the design used by Gretsch in the 1970's on some models.
Body cracks on the top, easily seen in the photos, repaired before I got the guitar, I've never had any problems with rattle or buzz. Might need some luthier's fine-touchups, could be a brilliant old classic!
Nut 1-5/8" width.

Asking price- US $375 no case

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Kay Old Kraftsman Violin-Cello Headstock Spanish-archtop 1937-1938
Apparently affiliated in some way with Tonk Brothers. Definitely a collector's item, it should be playable with new tuners. Yes it's a 6-string guitar. Needs some repairs, but I've run out of time for projects.
ABSOUTELY GORGEOUS body-rear flamed-wood! Check photos.
Apparently a cello company decided to get in on the new guitar-playing craze and began to design guitars based upon a cello. These guitars were made with the front & rear body overhanging the sides. Many had cello necks & headstocks.
The original tuners are intact but most buttons are either missing, or replaced by someone's welded-on metal knobs.
You can see the body cracks on the body-front in the photos. Some bracing is loose underneath, as well.
A very rare and valuable collector guitar. I suspect that the Old Kraftsman tailpiece alone is worth its own fortune to collectors.

Asking price- US $500 with 1930's Kay chipboard case

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Kay Old Kraftsman Pacer 5540 Acoustic Thinline 1960 PROJECT
Totally stripped of hardware in this Project listing. Really nice guitar, with a slight neck-curve and no truss-rod. The neck heel has been screwed down but still has a modest gap and could use a neck reset.
Spruce top, flamed maple back and sides (or mahogany sides? can't tell), not sure if the bound-neck is maple or mahogany through the finish. Original finish.
Nice neck profile for an old Kay, it feels more like a 1959 Les Paul style neck to me.
The original control pots were dated 1960 but it's got the appearance of a great old 1940's or 50's. The triple-hump headstock was a fancier version used by Kay in the 1940's until late 1950's. Very solid. Great acoustic sound. Thinline body, 2-5/8 inch body width, great feel.
Yes, somewhere I have a bag with some or all of the original parts but they're not included at this price. And I'd have to track them down and figure out a higher price that includes what's there, if you were interested.
Old Kraftsman was a headstock-brand made by Kay for Spiegel Catalogs.

Asking price- US $100 no case

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Lyon & Healy style Parlor 00-sized 19th Century grandchild project!
I was told this was either a Lyon & Healy or similar guitar from the late 1800's when I bought it 5 years ago. It needs some repairs and would make a great grandpa luthier repair project! Absolutely gorgeous wood grain under that dark finish, possibly Brazilian rosewood, or could be faux-rosewood on birch. Spruce top. Very slight-V neck.
Crack running up much of the body rear, seems to pull together tightly for the most part if I press the side waist together, also loose on the treble lower bout for a few inches starting at the crack. Neck heel was apparently re-set but could use another one since the neck angles noticeably at the body. Appears to be a small repaired crack about 2" long on the lower bass bout side. Frets appear to be original and very little wear although they are the very low style. Bridge/tailpiece appears to be original. Tuners have been removed, I stole them for another guitar that I wanted to restore. No nut when I bought it. Neck scale is about 22-1/2 inches. Body 11-1/2" at lower bout, 32" long.
If I don't end up using the tuners on the other project by the time someone buys this guitar, I might included them for an additional $50. They appear to be original, brass with ebony buttons.
Asking price- US $250 no case

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Memphis Les Paul LP-100F Walnut Bookend-Matched Flamed-Maple Cap
Fantastic high-contrast flamed-grain under thick but slightly-yellowed clear finish (would look incredible stripped! Probably bookend-maple cap over maple ply body.
Bolt-on neck, gutsy bright-sounding pickups; modest damage to the bridge-pickup ring, no affect on playing, easily replaced
Small cracks at both sides of the neck-heel pocket on the body -- I'd never even notice but they're shown in the photos, and they've never caused me a problem. The guitar stays in tune without issues.
Probably made by C Bruno Co in the past 2-3 decades.
Asking price- US $200 no case

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Rex Flattop 1935 by Oscar Schmidt or Harmony
Nice project, selling exactly as it was when I bought it 8 years ago without any hardware or nut. Stamped S-35 inside in typical Harmony dating-style, Harmony bought the Rex brand name from Oscar Schmidt in 1939 but was probably making the guitars for them already.
Neck has some warping and the body rear is separating at the lower bout, should be an easy re-glue.
Asking price- US $100 no case

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Rickenbacker 360 Ruby 1990 with original hardshell case
Custom color and black binding, gorgeous, sounds fantastic!
All-original, with Ric Hi-Gain pickups.
Practically in near-mint condition after all these years.

Asking Price- US $1500 w/original hardshell case SOLD!

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Supertone Folk S-203 Modernistic Tobacco Sunburst 1930's by Harmony
Another project I'm not going to have time to work on. Currently all the original hardware is removed so I'll need to track down the bag of parts, be patient please! It came with a Maxwell chrome slide-nut but I believe I also have the original wood nut. Slight neck heel separation about 1mm, some neck warping. Solid birch construction (very solid too!). Not sure if the fretboard was originally white-stained or whether that's a later addition. Black dots appear to be hand-drawn but might still be factory-done.
Supertone was Sears' house brand until they started using the Silvertone name in 1941. The guitar is very similar to Harmony's H-2525.
Asking price- US $200 with its original khaki carrying bag which is missing the closing end-clasp - OR - if you want the guitar totally stripped of hardware for $125 you can find pics HERE

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