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1964 Marshall JTM 45 MK II guitar amplifier, made in England, ser. no. 1049, replaced handle, replaced knobs, in working order, personal viewing advised

2008 C.F. Martin & Co D-28 Elvis Presley Commemorative Edition acoustic guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 1xxxxx2; Back and sides: Indian rosewood; Table: spruce; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Case: original hard case; Other: tooled leather outer sleeve and original paperwork included; Overall condition: good

Late 1960s Gibson ES330TD hollow body electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 3xxxx0; Finish: sunburst, lacquer checking, surface scratches as to be expected for age; Fretboard: Indian rosewood; Frets: generally good; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good; Overall condition: fair

1937 Gibson L7 archtop guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 9xxx2; Finish: sunburst, typical wear for age including lacquer checking, blemishes and other marks, typical wear to the back of the neck; Fretboard: rosewood, some pearl position inlay missing; Frets: generally good, refret; Hardware: good; Overall condition: good for age

Jackson Professional Soloist Limited 1991 electric guitar, made in Japan, ser. no. J91-xx6; Finish: cherry sunburst; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case; Overall condition: good

1981 Gibson Les Paul Standard electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 8xxx1xx4; Finish: wine red, minor blemishes; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case; Overall condition: good

1998 Ibanez George Benson GB100 hollow body electric guitar, made in Japan, ser. no. F98xxx01; Finish: Ice Tea Burst; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good, typical wear to gold plating; Case: original hard case; Overall condition: good

1960 Hofner Golden archtop guitar, made in Germany, ser. no. 15; Finish: blond, minor lacquer checking; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Electrics: later fitted Aristone floating pickup and control plate, mounted with screws to the sides of the neck and body, working; Hardware: later Bigsby tailpiece installed, later strap buttons installed to the ribs; Other: vacant holes to the bass ribs,...

1993 Fender Custom Shop Hank Marvin Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 086; Finish: Fiesta red; Fretboard: maple; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case with certificate of authenticity; Other: personally signed by Hank Marvin to the back of the head and certificate; Overall condition: very good *This guitar is number 86 in the limited...

2006 Martin 000-40S MK Mark Knopfler signature ‘Ragpickers Dream’ acoustic guitar, made in USA; Back and sides: East Indian rosewood; Table: natural spruce; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Electrics: AER pickup installed, working; Case: original hard case; Overall condition: very good *These guitars were made in a limited run of only one hundred and fifty-five and are modelled after the 000 12...

1933 Selmer Maccaferri Orchestra model acoustic jazz guitar, ser. no. 271, bearing Maccaferri Patent no. 376.338 to the head, also with original internal sound hole resonator bearing the Maccaferri inscribed Selmer label; Back and sides: rosewood, minor hairline parting to centre seam; Table: spruce, hairline splits to the treble side in two places and a visible ripple to the table around the...

2008 C.F. Martin & Co. Vintage Series D-45V acoustic guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 12xxx85; Back and sides: Indian rosewood; Table: natural spruce; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Case; original hard case; Overall condition: good

Gibson L1 archtop acoustic guitar, made in USA, circa 1912, serial undecipherable; Finish: light stain, refinish, various marks to be expected for age; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: generally good, refret; Hardware: replaced nut, replaced tuners; Case: original hard case; Overall condition: fair

1958 Gretsch 6186 Clipper hollow body electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 2xxx3; Finish: sunburst, refinish, lacquer checking and minor blemishes; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good, refret; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good; Case: contemporary Spider hard case; Overall condition: good

1981 Gibson Super V CES hollow body electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 8xxx1xx6; Finish: tobacco sunburst, various minor marks; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: generally good; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good, some loss to gold plating; Case: original hard case; Other: ‘Second’ stamped to the back of the head; Overall condition: good

1930s National Electric Spanish guitar, made in USA, recently restored by Brook Guitars of Devon; Finish: tobacco sunburst with wear expected for age; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: generally good, refrets; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good; Case: contemporary hard case; Overall condition: good restored condition

1980 Gibson ES-350T hollow body electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 8xxx0xx4; Finish: sunburst; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case; Overall condition: very good

Maurice Gibb / Bee Gees – Early 1970s Gibson J45 acoustic guitar used to compose Jive Talkin’; sunburst finish, 20 fret rosewood fingerboard (restorations and bearing a ‘L. Pohl Breslin Luther’ label to the inner back), signed to the front by all three members of the Bee Gees and dated 1987 *Won by Charlie Faulkner in a BBC Radio One competition on the Bruno Brookes Rock Shop, in January 1987....

Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees) – 1968 Gibson EBS-1250 double neck bass / electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 929990; Finish: walnut, buckle rash to the back and further blemishes as to be expected for age; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: generally good; Electrics: working, bass neck pickup replaced with a DiMarzio and with coil switch added to the scratchplate (original retained); Hardware: generally...

George Harrison – Maton Mastersound MS-500 electric guitar, stage-played with The Beatles during July & August, 1963 *In the summer of 1963, George Harrison’s Gretsch Country Gentleman was experiencing problems and was taken to Barratts in Manchester to be repaired. Whilst repairs were made, shop owner Brian Higham gave the Maton to Neil Aspinall for Harrison to use. The Country Gent was...

1969 Fender Telecaster Bigsby electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 2xxxx1; Finish: sunburst, faded to the front, arm wear to the bass edge, various blemishes to lacquer; Fretboard: rosewood, some wear grooves to fingerboard; Frets: good, refret; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good; Case: period correct Fender hard case; Overall condition: good

1966 Fender Precision bass guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 1xxxxx2; Finish: sunburst, lacquer checking and various small blemishes; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case; Overall condition: good

1962 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 7xxx1; Finish: Fiesta red, refinish, neck also refinished; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: generally good, refret; Electrics: appear original, aside from some re-soldering to allow for the refinish, require attention (bridge and neck position); Hardware: generally good, split to scratchplate in the neck pickup screw position; Case:...

1965 Fender Precision Bass left-handed bass guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 1xxxx4; Finish: three-tone sunburst, lacquer checking, rubbing and other minor blemishes, but generally good for age; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case; Overall condition: good *Sold with CITES A10 certificate no. 571410/01

2015 Gibson Custom True Historic 1959 Les Paul Standard electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 9 5xx1; Finish: tobacco sunburst; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case; Other: certificate of authenticity and original tags included; Overall condition: very good

2016 Gretsch Custom Shop Stephen Stern G6136-CS Falcon hollow body electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. UC16xxxxx2; Finish: aged firebird red; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good, additional custom ordered tailpiece and roller bridge to give the option of converting this guitar to vibrato; Case: original hard case; Other: Gretsch Custom Shop bag with guitar strap...

1964 Fender Jazzmaster electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. L4xxx3; Finish: Fiesta red with matching headstock, body refinish / overspray, lacquer checking, various blemishes; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: generally good, require cleaning with some oxidisation; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good, trem arm and bridge cover included; Case: black Fender orange lined hard case; Other: neck...

1964 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. L2xxx3; Finish: sunburst, refinish, lacquer checking and other smaller blemishes; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: generally good, refret; Electrics: working, three Stackpole pots dating to the 3rd week of 1964, replaced switch; Hardware: replaced scratchplate, lower E and A tuners replace, replaced spring cavity plate, replaced nut;...

1967 Fender Telecaster electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 2xxxx1; Finish: blond, lacquer blemishes, buckle rash, arm wear to edge, cavities painted with metallic shielding paint; Fretboard: maple, wear to board; Frets: generally good, refret and replaced nut; Electrics: working, stackpole pots dating to 1966; Hardware: good, bridge cover included; Case: later oblong hard case; Overall...

1961 Gibson Les Paul Standard electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 6xx1; Finish: cherry, some minor blemishes, surface buckle rash to the back; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original Gibson Cali Girl pink lined case; Other: factory 2 stamp to back of the head; Overall condition: very good *Sold with CITES A10 certificate no. 570493/01