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 Year:  1982 Location: Hollywood

Playability: 8.6 lbs.
Notes: Never off the Gibson production line, the extraordinary ES-335 family has withstood the test of time for nearly 50 years. The instrument that started as an eye-popping anomaly of Gibson innovation has gone on to set a standard for form, function, and style. From gritty blues, to swinging jazz, to roaring rock 'n' roll and punk, the ES-335 can do it all.
 Make/Model:  GIBSON ES-335
 Color:  BLACK
 Item:  105350391
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1968 Location: Hollywood

Notes: The Cougar Bass had a hollow body with a maple neck; four open backed tuners; ebony fingerboard and two four pole extended range pickups; volume and tone controls for each pickup.
 Make/Model:  VOX COUGAR BASS
 Color:  SUNBURST
 Item:  105349609
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1965 Location: Hollywood

Playability: Deep and warm. 10 lbs.
Notes: Cool '60's Japanese bass with lots of chrome and custom pinstriping.
 Make/Model:  RECCO BASS
 Color:  SUNBURST-PINSTRIPE
 Item:  105349906
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1970 Location: Hollywood

Playability: 7.6 lbs.
Notes: Never off the Gibson production line, the extraordinary ES-335 family has withstood the test of time for nearly 50 years. The instrument that started as an eye-popping anomaly of Gibson innovation has gone on to set a standard for form, function, and style. From gritty blues, to swinging jazz, to roaring rock 'n' roll and punk, the ES-335 can do it all.
 Make/Model:  GIBSON ES-335
 Color:  CHERRY
 Item:  105454193
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1974 Location: Hollywood

Playability: Warm and fat. 10.2 sustaining lbs.
Notes: Originally introduced in 1953, the Les Paul Custom went through a number of minor changes until it was discontinued in '63. Reintroduced in 1968, it has remained a staple of the Gibson line ever since.
 Make/Model:  GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM
 Color:  WHITE
 Item:  105350219
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1959 Location: Hollywood

Playability: Nice action, warm tone.
Notes: The National String Instrument Corporation was registered in California in august of 1926. it merged with the Dobro Manufacturing in 1935 to become the National-Dobro company. Known primarily for their resonator guitars, they also produced a number of fine acoustic and electric instruments.
 Make/Model:  NATIONAL ACOUSTIC
 Color:  NATURAL
 Item:  105349724
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1955 Location: Hollywood

Notes: Originally introduced in 1953, the Les Paul Custom went through a number of minor changes until it was discontinued in '63. Reintroduced in 1968, it has remained a staple of the Gibson line ever since.
 Make/Model:  GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM
 Color:  BLACK
 Item:  104714937
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1955 Location: Hollywood

Playability: 7.4 lbs.
Notes: The Gretsch company got a relatively early start with electric guitar production, selling their first models by 1939. However, it wasn't until 1954 that Gretsch became a major player in the electric market. Gretsch has enjoyed a position as one of Americas classic guitar companies ever since.
 Make/Model:  GRETSCH 6128
 Color:  BLACK
 Item:  105203988
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1972 Location: Hollywood

Playability: 9.1 lbs.
Notes: The Gibson Les Paul Deluxe was originally released in 1969. It was basically a Standard Goldtop that was fitted with mini-humbuckers. The new pickups produced a nice, tight crunch that pleased many players of the period. The Who's Pete Townshend made use of them in several concerts and recordings. The guitar first appeared on the gibson price list in 1969 for $425 and proved to be a successful alternative to the full-sized humbucker equipped Les Pauls.
 Make/Model:  GIBSON LES PAUL DELUXE
 Color:  GOLDTOP
 Item:  105338040
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1974 Location: Hollywood

Playability: 7 lbs.
Notes: Developed by Leo Fender and launched in 1950, the Broadcaster was soon changed to Telecaster to avoid confusion with the name of a drum model produced by Gretsch. It has remained a staple of the Fender line for nearly 60 years.
 Make/Model:  FENDER TELECASTER
 Color:  SUNBURST
 Item:  105338065
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1956 Location: Hollywood

Playability: 7.95 lbs.
Notes: The Gretsch company got a relatively early start with electric guitar production, selling their first models by 1939. However, it wasn't until 1954 that Gretsch became a major player in the electric market. Gretsch has enjoyed a position as one of Americas classic guitar companies ever since.
 Make/Model:  GRETSCH 6129
 Color:  SILVER SPARKLE
 Item:  105203985
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1961 Location: Hollywood

Back Material: MAHOGANY
Playability: Biting angry P-90 tones mellowed slightly by the all mahogany neck and body. Superlight 5.4 lbs.
Notes: The SG Junior features a slim, lightweight mahogany body paired with a P-90 single coil pickup Originally introduced as the lower budget, student model Les Paul Jr, it was was renamed the "SG" model shortly after the new body style was introduced in 1961. It's stripped down mentality and cutting tone made it a favorite of early punk and rock musicians alike.
 Make/Model:  GIBSON LES PAUL JUNIOR
 Color:  CHERRY
 Item:  105337992
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1974 Location: Hollywood

Playability: Brighter and more cutting than full humbucker pauls, 9.35 lbs.
Notes: The Gibson Les Paul Deluxe was originally released in 1969. It was basically a Standard Goldtop that was fitted with mini-humbuckers. The new pickups produced a nice, tight crunch that pleased many players of the period. The Who's Pete Townshend made use of them in several concerts and recordings. The guitar first appeared on the gibson price list in 1969 for $425 and proved to be a successful alternative to the full-sized humbucker equipped Les Pauls.
 Make/Model:  GIBSON LES PAUL DELUXE
 Color:  GOLDTOP
 Item:  105338024
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1965 Location: Hollywood

Top Material: Spruce.
Back Material: Mahogany with walnut finish.
Playability: Deep and resonant, this 12 string is a songwriter's best friend.
Notes: The Epiphone Company was founded in 1873 by Anastasios Stathopoulos. It was purchased in 1957 by the Chicago Music Company, owners of the Gibson Guitar Corporation. Epiphone was Gibson's main rival in the archtop market and their quality archtops-the Emperor, Deluxe, Broadway and Triumph-rivaled (and some contend surpassed) those of Gibson. They also produced professional quality acoustics, basses and banjos.
 Make/Model:  EPIPHONE SERENADER
 Color:  NATURAL
 Item:  105337976
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1973 Location: Hollywood

Playability: 7.75 lbs of twangy vintage Tele tone.
Notes: Developed by Leo Fender and launched in 1950, the Broadcaster was soon changed to Telecaster to avoid confusion with the name of a drum model produced by Gretsch. It has remained a staple of the Fender line for nearly 60 years.
 Make/Model:  FENDER TELECASTER
 Color:  SUNBURST
 Item:  105338081
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1982 Location: Hollywood

Playability: Classic LP tones. Fat and sustainy.
Notes: Available from 1980-1982, the Les Paul Heritage was a copy of the '59 Standard, featuring a figured maple top, mahogany body, and rosewood fingerboard.
 Make/Model:  GIBSON LES PAUL HERITAGE
 Color:  SUNBURST
 Item:  104956507
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1957 Location: Hollywood

Playability: Classic Gretsch warm and twangy tones. 6.95 lbs.
Notes: The Gretsch company got a relatively early start with electric guitar production, selling their first models by 1939. However, it wasn't until 1954 that Gretsch became a major player in the electric market. The Electro-II was renamed the Country Club and steadily gained popularity. Two models that stand out the most from this time period of Gretsch are the 6120 Chet Atkins and the White Falcon. Gretsch has enjoyed a position as one of Americas classic guitar companies ever since.
 Make/Model:  GRETSCH 6120
 Color:  ORANGE
 Item:  103778464
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1966 Location: Hollywood

Notes: Released the same year as the original ES-335 was a higher-end version?the ES-355, which came factory-equipped with multiple binding, gold-plated hardware, an ebony fingerboard, and an optional Bigsby vibrato, all for an extra $20. The king of the ES line, it was only fitting that the ES-355 became the signature instrument of B.B. King, the undisputed, uptown king of the blues.
 Make/Model:  GIBSON ES-335
 Color:  SUNBURST
 Item:  103336346
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1935 Location: Hollywood

Playability: Clear, bell-like tones and strong projection.
Notes: The National String Instrument Corporation was registered in California in august of 1926. it merged with the Dobro Manufacturing in 1935 to become the National-Dobro company. National-Dobro held several patents on wood and metal body resonator coned instruments. Notable for their unique tones and greater volume than traditional acoustic guitars, the resononators became a staple for early blues and slide players.
 Make/Model:  NATIONAL TRIOLIAN
 Color:  NATURAL
 Item:  103326810
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1959 Location: Hollywood

Notes: The Gibson ES-225 guitars were built in 1955, very similar to the 1960's ES-125TC and the ES-125TDC. The ES-225T had a different tailpiece (the strings looped over the bridge). It was a thinline archtop guitar with a single pointed cutaway, fully hollow bound body and neck, and came with 1 P-90 pickup placed half way between the neck and bridge.
 Make/Model:  GIBSON ES-225T
 Color:  SUNBURST
 Item:  103340375
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1966 Location: Hollywood

Playability: Beat up, but plays great! 9.15 lbs.
Notes: The Fender Jazz Bass was introduced in 1960. It was designed to provide a mellower tone, featuring 2 pickups and a 34" neck. The fingerboard was tapered and narrower than the Precision bass and the body was Alder rather than Ash.
 Make/Model:  FENDER JAZZ BASS
 Color:  SUNBURST
 Item:  103969514
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1955 Location: Hollywood

Playability: Nice mahogany midrange coupled with a hot P90. 7.1 lbs.
Notes: Introduced in 1954, the Les Paul Junior was a budget model aimed at the student market. It featured a flat, uncarved mahogany body with no binding, a P90 pickup, and a wraparound combined bridge/tailpiece.
 Make/Model:  GIBSON LES PAUL JUNIOR
 Color:  SUNBURST
 Item:  104548867
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1975 Location: Hollywood

Back Material: KOA
Playability: Sustain for days with the aluminum neck. 9.95 lbs.
Notes: Travis Bean is an American luthier and machinist from California. In 1974, he partnered with Marc McElwee and Gary Kramer to start Travis Bean Guitars, which made high-end electric guitars and basses featuring machined aluminum necks, an unusual design that provided incredible clarity and sustain. The aluminum center section ran through the instrument body, with the pickups directly mounted to the aluminum. The majority of these instruments featured solid koa wood bodies and humbucker pickups. Models included the Artist, Standard, Wedge (rare), and TB500 (rare) with single coil pickups.
 Make/Model:  TRAVIS BEAN STANDARD
 Color:  NATURAL KOA
 Item:  105094324
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1972 Location: Hollywood

Playability: Singing Alnico neck pickup tones combined with a cutting P90 in the bridge position. 8.5 lbs.
Notes: Originally introduced in 1953, the Les Paul Custom went through a number of minor changes until it was discontinued in '63. Reintroduced in 1968, it has remained a staple of the Gibson line ever since.
 Make/Model:  GIBSON LES PAUL CUSTOM
 Color:  BLACK
 Item:  105323885
 Price:  Contact store for price.

 

 Year:  1960 Location: Hollywood

Playability: Sweet or stinging, with the added mids of a rosewood board. 7.15 lbs.
Notes: In 1959, Fender introduced the Telecaster Custom and Esquire Custom, fancy versions of the originals with white binding that helped protect the edges from wear. These guitars had Jazzmaster-like rosewood fingerboards, which looked more traditional and wore better thanone-piece maple necks. Some early-'60s, pre-CBS Custom Telecasters had necks capped with maple fingerboards made in the same manner as the necks capped with rosewood.
 Make/Model:  FENDER TELECASTER CUSTOM
 Color:  SUNBURST
 Item:  105323810
 Price:  Contact store for price.