SS Vintage
George Coutretsis
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Chicago, Illinois
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1958 Gibson J-160E

$5,495
Here's a 1958 Gibson J-160E in Tobacoo Sunburst finish. The model made famous by John Lennon, here's a fantastic playing and sounding example! Also a super vibey one that was loved. Besides a minor headstock fracture repair (it's easy to miss, and only on bass side, small smiley face), the rest of the guitar is crack/break/issue free! Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard, laminated top, mahogany back...
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1957 Gibson ES-175D

$10,950
Here's a 1957 Gibson ES-175 D in Natural finish. This is a very early '57, right before the model changed to humbuckers around mid '57. All parts on the guitar original. At one point it had a Bigsby on, which left small filled holes under the bottom of the tailpiece, but the original nickel tailpiece is back on. This is a phenomenal playing and sounding example!! There's consistent tight (and...
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1965 Fender Pro Reverb

$2,995
Here's a 1965 Fender Pro Reverb Blackface amp. 1st year example!! AA 165 circuit. 2-Channel, 2x12 model, coming in at 40 watts. The Pro Reverb is essentially a dialed-back Twin -- smaller transformers, half the power tubes and a tube rectifier produce a saggier sound that drives much earlier. This example for sale has one original speaker that dates to '65. The sticker fell off the other speaker,...
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1995 Hamer Eclipse 12-String

$2,295
Here's a 1995 Hamer Eclipse electric 12-String in Green finish. Clean, 100% example! No breaks, cracks, repairs. This guitar is not only a blast to play, but it's also super inspiring. Both pots date the guitar 1995. It features a set mahogany neck, string thru body, 22 fret rosewood fingerboard with pearloid dot inlays, white side dot markers, and two killer sounding Seymour Duncan mini...
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1958 Gibson J-50

$6,950
Here's a 1958 Gibson J-50 in Natural finish. Clean, 100% original example. No breaks, cracks, repairs. One of finest J-50's we've come across!! Slope shoulder dreadnaught, large guard, with a spruce top, and mahagony back and sides. Besides being in wonderful condition, the guitar couldn't play or sound any better! It's an absolute cannon....and a balanced one at that. Great low end, with...
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1978 Marshall Super Bass 100w Head

$4,950
Here's a 4 Input, 1978 Marshall Super Bass 100 Head in rare Fawn finish! This is an all original, EL34 stocked example, and perhaps the finest we've come across. It's in perfect working condition. Internally the amp is beautifully clean, with original transformers, pots, caps, etc. As for tone....INCREDIBLE! Between all 4 inputs, just a huge array of classic killer Marshall sounds. This is also a...
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1978 Fender Mustang Bass

$2,995
Here's a 1978 Fender Mustang Bass in Olympic White finish. With the exception of the string ferrules on the back of the body, the rest of the bass is 100% original. No breaks, cracks, repairs. Everything dates the bass to 1978, including the pots, pickups, neck, and serial number. The neck plays with complete ease! Comfortable round profile, with low action down the fingerboard. Frets have good...
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1972 Gibson ES-335

$5,495
Here's a 1972 Gibson ES-335 in Cherry finish. Beautiful all original example! Outstanding playing and sounding 335. Besides a little bit of wear on the back of the body, overall the guitar is super clean. At some point it had a Bigsby on it, which left small holes under the tailpiece by the bottom strap button. Those have been professionally filled, and the guitar is back to having all its...
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1965 Fender Jaguar

$10,950
Here's a 1965 Fender Jaguar in Candy Apple Red finish. 100% original example! Nothing but great things to say about this one. No breaks, cracks, repairs. The neck date is stamped 1MAY65B, with original pots dating to the 19th week of 1965. The guitar has an L plate serial number, mint/green guard (!!!), gorgeous original Candy Apple Red finish with matching headstock, and a beautiful Brazilian...
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1973 Gibson Les Paul Recording

$6,950
Here's a 1973 Gibson Les Paul Recording guitar in original Ebony finish! 100% original example. The pots date the guitar to 1973. There's a small repair on the pickguard where the input jack is. Besides that though, there are no breaks, cracks, repairs. And besides some light buckle rash wear, overall the guitar is clean! According to the Gruhn's Vintage Guide book, Ebony finish wasn't a color...
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1924 Gibson L-4

$5,950
Here's a 1924 Gibson L-4 in Sunburst finish. As you can see, the guitar has a non-original bridge on, but we are including the original. The guitar plays so incredibly well (including intonation) with the current bridge, that we just had to keep it on! We stand by the playability and tone of this L-4 to the moon!!! The next owner is going to be THRILLED. No cracks, breaks, repairs. Even the...
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1970 Harmony Sovereign H6562

$1,295
Here's an early 70s Harmony Sovereign H6562 in Black finish. No breaks or cracks. The guitar features a spruce top, mahogany back and sides, a rosewood fingerboard, and the very unique and original two piece Barcus Berry Bridge. The guitar is also X-braced (later upgraded conversion), with a jumbo style body. The body width measures 16 3/8," and the depth 4 3/8." The neck has a slightly larger...
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2022 Gibson Non-Reverse Thunderbird Bass

$1,995
Here's a 2022 Gibson Non-Reverse Thunderbird Bass in Inverness Green finish. Everything on the bass is 100% original. No breaks, cracks, repairs. This is essentially a brand new bass, that was a 'demo' used at the Gibson Demo Shop in Nashville. So it was never owned by an individual. The bass plays and sound incredible! Truss rod functions properly, action is low from top to bottom, and the frets...
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1914 Gibson A-1 Mandonlin

$2,000
Here's a 1914 Gibson A-1 Mandolin in Natural finish. 100% original example. Serial number 16448. The mandolin comes to us from an incredible private collection! No breaks, cracks, repairs (on the body). A small piece on the lower left hand side of the pickguard chipped off somewhere along the way, and as you can see it hsome corrosion in that area, but it's all still in tact. Beyond that the...
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1924 Gibson Style A Mandolin Snakehead with Truss Rod

$3,950
Here's a 1924 Gibson Style A Mandolin in Black finish. All original example from the Lloyd Loar era! No breaks, cracks, repairs. Serial #79994. This is a rare snakehead head example, with a truss rod. Adjustable Ebony bridge, Ebony fingerboard, pearl dots on fingerboard, dark stained birch back and sides with spruce top, snakehead peghead with "The Gibson" logo stenciled at top, keel shaped neck...
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1967 Fender Stratocaster

$29,950
Here's a 1967/68 Stratocaster in 3-Tone finish. Transitional decal .. Very RARE maple cap! Everything on the guitar is original. No breaks, cracks, repairs. We got super lucky with this one! After CBS bought Fender (in 1965), they were rather inconsistent in how they used up old parts. This is an amazing transitional Strat, with a 13JAN68B neck date, '66 pots, an ultra rare maple cap neck, and...
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1969 Fender Stratocaster

$29,950
Here's an ultra rare, Lefty 1969 Fender Strat in 3-Tone Sunburst finish. Minty clean, all original guitar. No breaks, cracks, repairs. Maple cap neck! Hendrix spec! Just an overall incredible guitar. Transitional '69 into '70 example. Alder body, maple fingerboard, 4-Bolt neck, single string tree, 3-way selector, Pat Pending saddles, with the back of the white pickguard being pearloid, and no...
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1965 Gibson SG Jr with Vibrola

$4,950
Here's a 1965 Gibson SG Jr in Cherry finish. Clean, 100% original example! With the exception of a tiny crack repair on the corner tip of the pickguard, the rest of the guitar is crack, break, and repair free. Pot codes are 1376529, dating the guitar to 1965. This one has some nice figuring in the wood, which you can really see when shining a light over it. Just a really cool looking example....
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1976 Fender Precision Bass

$3,950
Here's a 1976 Fender P-Bass in original Black finish. Very cool 4 bolt neck, rosewood fingerboard example. Everything on the bass is original. The pot date codes areĀ 1377607, with the serial number under the pickguard beingĀ 7647381. All electronics and solder joints are original. Neck and pickups also date to 1976. Where the serial number would've been on the headstock, was scratched off long...
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1964 Gretsch 6122 Country Gentleman

$4,950
Here's a 1964 Gretsch 6122 Country Gentleman. Lovely playing and sounding example! With the exception of the bridge and foam on the double mutes, everything else on the guitar is original. All the binding is in tact with rotting. And besides the crack repairs on the original pickguard, the rest of the guitar is crack/break/repair free. The neck has a comfortable feeling C profile, with low...
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1965 Gibson Melody Maker D

$2,950
Here's a 1965 Gibson Melody Maker D in Cardinal Red finish. Super cool guitar in a rare and sought after finish!! No breaks, cracks, repairs. Just a great overall playing and sounding example. With the exception of the tuners, everything else on the guitar is original. The Cardinal Red finish is still nice and unfaded. It's got a ton of vibe and mojo. Acoustically the guitar is loud and resonant....
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1983 Marshall 1x12 JCM 800 Combo 50-Watt

$2,450
Here's a 1983 Marshall JCM 800 1x12 Combo. Hard to find and very desired 50 watt version! Purchased from the original owner, the amp is 100% original example (except for the tubes). There's some minor wear, but no rips in the grill cloth, and overall in good shape. The amp has a Normal channel, and Boost, which can be controlled by a footswitch (included). It also has a great sounding Reverb....
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1975 Martin D-41

$12,500
Here's a 1975 Martin D-41 Shade Top. Ultra RARE Sunburst example!! Every now and then (but not often) a D-18, D-28, or a D-35 Shade Top will pop up for sale....but a D-41!?! This beauty is seriously cool. Everything on the guitar is original. No breaks, cracks, repairs. Serial #359824. Besides some checking and a few very small dings, the guitar is in beautiful condition. Spruce top, gorgeous...
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1972 Martin D-12-41

$14,950
Here's a 1972 Martin D-12-41 in Natural finish. Ultra rare guitar, that's 100% original. We've never seen another one!! It's rare enough to find a D-12-45....but a 41?!? Unicorn of a guitar. And besides its rarity, the guitar plays and sounds fantastic! With the exception of a professionally repaired crack near the outer edge of the pickguard, the rest of the guitar is break/crack/repair...
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1937 Gibson Special 4

$3,950
Here's a late 1930s era Gibson Black Special #4. 100% original example These don't pop up often! With the exception of a professionally repaired crack on the back, the rest of the guitar is break/crack/repair free. The Special #4 is essentially a 16" L-50, with a carved spruce top, flat back maple back and sides, with a mahogany neck, and rosewood fingerboard. The neck has a V profile, and plays...
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1963 Gibson B-25-12N

$2,995
Here's a 1963 Gibson B-25-12 in Natural finish. 100% original example. No breaks, cracks, repairs. xceptional playing and sounding 12-string!! Spruce top, mahogany back and sides, with wood bridge and adjustable saddle. The action is consistently low from top to bottom! Couldn't play any easier. 2" nut width. Frets have good life left as well. Tonally the guitar is full, balanced, with beautiful...
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2022 Rock N Roll Relices Thunders DC

$2,295
Here's a 2022 Rock N Relics Thunders DC Model in Black finish. Everything on the guitar is original. No breaks, cracks, repairs. This is basically an unplayed brand new guitar.....and an incredible one at that! Hand made by Billy Rowe in Los Angeles, CA. Single cutaway Mahogany body, Macassar Ebony fingerboard, RNRR Dog Ear pickup, Klusson Tuners, with a 12" radius, and '59 neck profile. If you...
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1963 Epiphone Cortez

$3,950
Here's a 1963 Epiphone FT-45 Cortez in Natural finish. 100% original example (with the exception of the E logo falling of the pickguard)! Essentially this is a Gibson LG-3, made in the Kalamazoo factory, right along with Gibsons. Spruce top, mahogany back and sides, X-braced, adjustable plastic bridge, with larger style headstock (before it changed to thinner headstock). The guitar plays like a...
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1968 Gibson SG Jr

$4,595
Here's a 1968 large guard Gibson SG Jr with Vibrola in Cherry finish. No breaks, cracks, repairs. Clean at the neck joint and heal, and black lights perfect. Really cool transitional SG here!! The serial number is 910132, which dates the guitar to 1968. The solder is covering the dates on the pots. The neck is a 3-piece, with no Made in USA on the headstock. So it seems to be a transitional...
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1987 Gibson US-1

$4,950
Here's a 1987 Gibson US-1 in Sunburst finish. Gibson's Super Strat! Seriously cool and rare guitar here, that's clean, and features an incredible flame maple top. Everything on the guitar is original. Designed by Wayne Charvel, the guitar features a neck thru body design, Ebony fingerboard, 25.5" scale, tune-o-matic bridge, humbucker/single coil/single coil pickup configuration, push-pull for...
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