Here we have THE REAL DEAL! This is A Rare Custom Color "Sonic Blue". body with a sweet Brazilian Rosewood fretboard and the old clay dot position markers and is in very nice shape for being 40+ years old. This baby still has the Original Spaghetti logo intact and YES it still has its very nice Original GREEN GUARD and looks amazing on the blue body,no plastic back-tremolo cover plate on this one. The Original hardware is still there and is still working well, The orig Kluson tuners are here,all 3-staggered pole black bottomed yellow stamped original pickups are here and sounding better than ever, ..upon inspection just 2# pots were changed at that time and those reflect "1966" orig cts... Original Tone cap even the 3-way switch is still there, the old pat-pending saddles show some age rust but are still nice & the tremolo block is also its original. This guitar does come with its 1964 Vintage Hard Shell Case as well and is in prety nice shape too... This guitar is Rated "very good+ cond" and is at least a solid 8.5+ As this guitar does show some play wear, minimal dings ect...not all so visable in these pics and some checking, slight fade to color, some white prime show threw etc. ..This strat plays like butta with the greatest of ease and sounds just about as good as it gets. SORRY NO CREDIT CARDS OR PAYPAL ON THIS PIECE: Payments accepted are...WIRE BANK TRANSFER, CASHIERS CHECK, POSTAL MONEY ORDER.** Please do ask any and all questions needed to satisfy any thing you wish to know about this fine example. .

A rare original: "natural ash" body lots of great Vintage checking vibe rare original tremolo model with NONE of the usual extra routing found on many tele's of this vintage. This baby really Plays & sounds awesome! This one comes with its ohsc Vintage White Guard... and or a 67 ...Tortoiseshell guard pictured is optionally available. This guitar Fender Tele plays like only a real good vintage tele can very impressive ...its fast & has a biting and deeply gutsy twang! ...and ahhh just look at it...its simply gorgeous This is one of our favorites! Its been and will continue to be a great investment and truly is a joy and wonder to play...These Great mid 60's Fenders are climbing in value every year and have never gone down...Own your genuine piece of Vintage Fender History before these reach $10,000 and they soon will.... .

SORRY THIS Vintage Gibson Sg Standard HAS BEEN SOLD.... .

SOLD OUT - All the best! This is a Faithful USA Fender Reissue of a 1957 Vintage Stratocaster! When I say all the best I mean great resonant and nicely figured and well chosen wood's. The Alder 2 piece body is nicely gain matched with the classic accurate contour of the 1957 with its perfect sunburst in Ole School Nitrocellulose Lacquer and that single-ply guard its very realistic to a real 57. This one has a beautiful choice nicely figured Maple "B" sized neck with a C-shaped profile with black position fret markers. 100% original and made here in the good old US of A. Fender factory V-model ( Vintage series ) Finish = Ole school Fender thin coat nitrocellulose Lacquer gorgeous Classic Sunburst. Plays wonderfully really like butta, good frets 90%, Tone? Ya! = Gutsy this thing sounds realistic vintage classic bell tone, compares very nicely to a late 50's early 60's Old vintage strat +++...its nice and is 100% original... This guitar comes with its original Hard Shell Fender Vintage Tweed Case... All Round in darn near mint condition to at least a solid 9+/out of 10..just a few very minor minute nicks I think they can polish out with this nitro most likely I'll leave that to the next owner...that it! **This guitar Looks Like the real deal under the bed find & when you have this one in your hands & hear this strong classic strats toone it will bring a grin to your face that will last for hours you will not want to put it down ...This is a players strat and has excellent touch response from steady chunky rhythm to soloing runs ...I can't fall in love & keep them all so this one is up for your serious consideration.. it WEIGHS IN AT 8.2 lbs PLATE SERIAL # V0767** .

George Harrison we miss ya, He was the known as the quiet Beatle..he really was the consummate all round GREAT GUITARIST and he was also a genuine nice guy too... I grew up as an 11-12 year old listening to the beatles 24-7 it seemed and as big a fan of great guitar playing by George is way high on the list of influences to this day... THis is a Labor of Love re-creation and is Reborn Old to 68-69 specs.. Here we have For the BEATLE fan and the Rosewood Tele Fan alike as you may already know ROSEWOOD has become very expensive the last few years has doubled in price and you may see the big " F" offering the dummied down "light" version with a thin veneer rosewood top & back and a neck painted black and they sell for around $1,999.00..this listing is not for such a cheaply built guitar... Each aspect of this guitar is done correct to old school specs no expense was spared this is a HIGH Quality CUSTOM Hand Crafted USA Luthier instrument built to replicate the amazing sounding ALL ROSEWOOD ( except for thin 1/8" sandwich of Maple in center ) This is a GEORGE HARRISON EXACT ROSEWOOD Telecaster style guitar. This Replica is top grade Premium beautifully grained Indian Rosewood Telecaster. Top Quality from the US Luthier's at our JVG Custom Shope and is fully built here in USA and we spared no expense and set out to build some of the most righteous playing - sounding and beautiful looking guitars on the planet.. When was the last time you saw one of these baby's ? JUST LOOK at that KILLER EXOTIC INDIAN ROSEWOOD!!! This is a Great Guitar . We have been fortunate and have had several great quality Rosewood suppliers as RW is getting scarce and expensive now and we are trying to keep end cost down as best as possible as the big guys have prices well over $ 5,500 at their custom shop. These examples are built from extremely High grade Rosewood ...the body and Killer neck using super nice rosewood fingerboard with skunk stripe up back of neck of most offerings and have offered some without and some 22 fret necks as well but for the most part stick to vintage specs with a Reborn Old look and feel sensibility. Old school comes stock with A 3 way PU selector. Neck is Perfect and is straight as are frets. No fret buzz because its new Reborn Old school. looking almost new but reborn old with some Vintage patina ..This one really does look just exactly like a the real 1968 George was given...made as a pretty much "exact replica" of George's ( we will offer the buyer with this guitar purchase an EXACT REPLICA "F" neck plate with George's #235594 ask if wanted) This one when you pick it up IT FEELS RIGHT too....@ 9.8 lbs its real...1-5/8" @ nut width. This guitar plays like a dream! .Pickups Virtual vintage UD DiMarzio's amazingly accurate vintage tone from this example quality true Vintage sound is Wonderful! Vintage 3-saddle bridge string threw. The weight is a stout 9.8 lbs The Perimeter of the bottleneck are 4.33 inches. Quite beautiful! This guitar was made in USA. This Baby is SUPER rare and getting harder to find. A fine tribute to a great Beatle...The George Harrison Rosewood Telecaster..you will not be disappointed with this classic find....email if serious about buying it... Harrison Rosewood Tele's as these are as rare as a hens tooth to find! I LOVE THESE TELE's........You will too...COLLECTORS & Players I have saved the best two of these to go last this is it....Get one before they are gone. more info on the actual guitar George owned Description: From "Let It Be" and The Apple Rooftop Performance! There are instruments, and there are legendary instruments which have become mythical in proportion.The lot we present here represents the latter rather than the former, and this particular instrument is surely one of the most important offered in any venue in the world at any time. In 1969 the Beatles were at a crossroads. The band had enjoyed success far exceeding that of any band in history. The records, the concerts and the international notoriety had propelled the four lads into the spotlight and beyond, and, like all good things, the union was about to end. There was nothing more to achieve that hadn't already been achieved, and time had taken its toll on both the band's creativity and interpersonal relationships. Since the band had quit performing concerts, they decided on a last hurrah---the group would be filmed rehearsing, recording and jamming together for what would become the album titled "Let It Be" with a film released by the same name. The culmination would be the band doing a final live performance together in a location which turned out to be the rooftop of the legendary Apple headquarters in London. In the midst of recording and from "Let It Be" and The Apple Rooftop Performance!filming, George Harrison acquired a new instrument---a beautiful Fender Rosewood Telecaster, custom made for him. Fender's marketing department wanted to add new solid body rosewood Telecasters and Stratocasters to its line, and felt that a good way to jump start the instruments' popularity would be to present the prototype of the Telecaster to Harrison and the prototype of the Stratocaster to Jimi Hendrix. According to the book Beatles Gear, (Andy Babiuk, Backbeat Books, 2002) in 1968, Phillip Kubicki, a young, talented guitar maker, was told by his boss, Roger Rossmeisl, that Fender would be making the guitars. Recalls Kubicki: "For me, this was about as exciting as things could get. The Beatles and Hendrix were at their peak and were a big part of the times." According to the book, "Rossmeisl decided that a safe course would be to produce two prototypes each of the Rosewood Telecaster and the Rosewood Stratocaster and then select the best to give to the star musicians. The bodies for the guitars were made with a thin layer of maple sandwiched between a solid rosewood top and back. "I spent hours sanding the bodies to perfection," recalls a misty eyed Kubicki. "Eventually, a clear polyurethane finish was applied and allowed to dry, and we selected the two best bodies and necks for Harrison and Hendrix." Kubicki says that Harrison's telecaster became a priority because Fender knew it was required for an album that The Beatles were working on. The guitar was carefully and painstakingly finished, set up, checked and carefully rubbed with a fine cloth until it became highlighted. The second body and neck were stored in Fender's R & D department. Kubikci followed the guitar's history and, according to the book reported that "Harrison's guitar was flown to England-in its own seat-accompanied by a courier, and hand-delivered to the Apple offices in December 1968. "I remember when I saw the guitar for the first time in the Let It Be film," smiles Kubicki. "I was so thrilled I almost jumped out of my seat." Also, according to Beatles Gear, "A myth has circulated for years that Harrison and John Lennon each received a Rosewood Telecaster, but Lennon certainly never had one. Harrison's Telecaster bore the serial number 235594. The guitar was used almost exclusively by Harrison in the Get Back recording sessions and was chosen by him to play the rooftop final performance on January 30, 1969. This performance was the film's final climax---the band's celebrated final live public performance atop Apple's roof. The group played 'Get Back', 'Don't Let Me Down', 'I've Got A Feeling', 'The One After 909' and 'Dig A Pony'. The next day, another performance was staged, this time in the Apple basement studio. With the cameras rolling, they performed and recorded 'The Long And Winding Road', and 'Let It Be', with Harrison using his Rosewood Telecaster. Shortly thereafter, the band would go their separate ways forever. By the end of 1969, each of the Beatles had designs on solo projects and began their own respective journeys to that end. On December 1, 1969, George Harrison, along with Ringo Starr, attended Delaney & Bonnie's performance at London's Royal Albert Hall. Eric Clapton was on the bill that night and following the show asked Harrison if he would join the group for a few shows throughout Britain and Denmark. The next day, Harrison joined the tour and presented Delaney with a wonderful gift-his Fender Rosewood Telecaster. Harrison told Delaney "This is for what you did for me last night." Delaney recalls that during the tour the various band mates would sometimes switch guitars, although he primarily used his newly acquired Rosewood Telecaster. Since that special day in 1969, Delaney has cherished the 'early Christmas gift' bestowed upon him by Harrison. Guitar collectors and historians have long known the whereabouts of the instrument, but few have had the privilege of seeing it in person. The closest they have been able to come to admiring the Rosewood Telecaster has been via the two-page spread in which it is illustrated in Beatles Gear. Delaney Bramlett has counted the guitar among his very dearest possessions and hopes that its new home will be with a collector who will treat it with the same respect and dignity he has for the nearly three decades it has been in his possession. The guitar is in fine condition and is accompanied by the hard shell case used by Bramlett to transport it as he toured with his Delaney Bramlett and Friends road show, of which Harrison and Eric Clapton were a part. An unprecedented opportunity to acquire a truly world-class and historically significant instrument. Accompanied by a letter of authenticity written by Delaney Bramlett himself. Presented in association with JulienEntertainment.com Estimate:$250,000 - $300,000 [currency USD ] 235594 Our Journeyman model starts at just $2999 custom made, set up to play like butta. Add a JVG HSC from $150 Ask if interested Thanks Joe 4- was available ....2 have SOLD! .

We are very pleased to present this cool one of a kind find its from a Collector of Korina V guitars built in the late 80's. Premium Old growth African Limba " KORINA " 100% 50 year old old-stock Vintage wood. ...And the best V around for a REAL Custom Hand Built ALL_Vintage Korina V 1958 Style Replica. We have just the this one in stock now and the white guard Relic one has sold THESE ARE VERY RARE!!!. This example is 100% CUSTOM HAND BUILT REPLICA Using "50 YEAR OLD" GORGEOUS NATURAL OLD-STOCK GENUINE SOLID KORINA WOOD BODY & NECK. BUILT BY A FORMER GIBSON EMPLOYEE LUTHIER GUITAR BUILDER. HAND CRAFTED true to the actual 1958 Korina V blue prints and along side of the luthiers own Genuine 1958 Korina V each one is unique no 2 are exactly the same. Built to standards-specs from His 1958 V.. This example is 100% NITRO-CELLULOSE LACQUER FINISHED just as the finishing was done on the originals! This guitar's finish lacquer has nicely aged now to a golden amber which adds to its vintage vibe. This one is the closest thing I have ever seen to the real thing. This one Came to us with a 1958 Style Gibson LOGO installed.. This is not a Gibson made 58 flying V guitar with a price tag of $$$$$$$$. This guitar has been Pro set up to perfection. This Korina V is an unbelievable ROCK MACHINE's!!!!! Action is effortless and the tone is the absolute BEST, you like me will not want to put this baby down. This guitar IS NOT A Gibson or a REAL 1958 GIBSON or A GIBSON HISTORIC REISSUE! That being said just have a look...set neck construction and its 58 CORRECT NECK JOINT please see pics of those details. PAF Humbuckers by. All Gold Hardware. This V realy does look just like the $ 55,000 real deal. The Gibson Historic Reissue from the Blue Book for guitars 4th edition page #405 (older book of about 4 years now ) lists Manufacturers list price at $10,199.00 for a Historic reissue...and they can be found for about 50% of that. excl+++condition New pic of this Black guard is here! ** place your order now for a 100% correct USA luthier hand built using 50 year old Korina wood.... this choice old stock Korina wood is about to run out, Look at the recent Historic Gibson's being sold...the wood is not nearly as nicely figured or Birdseye or as interesting as this Vintage Old stock Korina... once this one is gone...thats it. Price seen here is for the guitar seen in the pics only. A good used Std Brown Gibson Flying V HSC is from $99-155 depending on availability currently in stock. Note the elusive and rarely even seen Historic 1958 V CASE ... Our's has a real 50's logo on it and is an This case was an available option with the V Guitar purchase only at $429.00...sorry this case was sold: Just like the Originals came with...a real nice touch! SOLD! .

Here we have an 27+ old original Vintage Goldstar Sound model #80 This Tokai ix a very Rare 1954 Reissue Vintage 2 Tone Burst Stratocaster that dates to around 1982-83 and are among the very last of the true "law Suit" Golden Era models made ,some say these are the very best there I said it. This guitar is an AMAZING 100% Original example w/ an Alder Body that quite nicely figured like the old real one's ... with a very accurately masterfully applied 2 tone sunburst finish in what looks to be a nitrocellulose lacquer. The very nicely figured maple neck is superbly fretted and action is quite ez. Great intonation and this guitar stays in tune very well. Original Vintage Tremolo block and interestingly is the same composition and is virtually identical to the Fender Original 1960's old pre cbs strats we have in stock..."cant really tell the difference" Tokai did an excellent job recreating the actual characteristics of the real vitage strat.. Original Tokai Gray bottomed Staggered & beveled pole pickups & sounds like a true Vintage Stratocaster should sound this one has it!!!"BELL CHIME TONE" ( those pickups were specially made for Tokai by Semour Duncan back in the day... Duncan went all out to recreate the sound he was all so familiar with,,, He knew what he was doing... I have been loving these Tokais 20 years now and just found out that Duncan was behind those great sounding gray bottom pickups... ps the " U" pickups = also great sounding. No wonder SRV endorsed Tokai's they get that SRV tone ... I played this one threw our 63' Supro 1624t amp ...OMG ...what great tone! this is one of the best Tokai's ever, and we have had many vintage Tokai models over the years now from 57 R/I to 64 R/I and this one is a GREAT Tokai Strat! NO NEED FOR FENDER's CUSTOM SHOP REISSUES! This guitar will not take a back seat... this will supprise & blow some minds though....These Tokai's from the 70's & early 80's are true Vintage guitars!! ** this example is well over 27 years old although it looks almost new and is in above average condition...The Fender Custom Shop "brown" ext Vintage Reproduction Hard Shell Case this guitar is pictured in is an optional purchase and is available for purchase for $ 170.00. .

Here is a Very nice 1968 Strat Reissue and is a Crafted in Japan model. Its high Quality ASH Wood body is both Light and Resonant and is what the originals used as there top of the line custom order guitars. The classic contours & grain match exactly to the old 68's and this one has a great maple neck that feels like the real deal and is quite a looker. These Japanese Crafted in Japan Model examples are built as good or better than the real deal they emulate. Thais one has all original plastic & electronics & hardware. It in very good to excellent condition w/ only a few minor dings and one ding on the necks fretboard and has been professionally repaired and is hardly noticable at all other than that this guitar looks near Mint! Professionaly set up and the action is real good w/ no fret buzz and its is 100% ready to rock! .

Here we have a ** Very Fine ** 1981 Greco example these now have become quite Collectible and the demand for such high quality Les Paul have never been greater. This of course was Japanese Crafted back in the early 80's...the best period from what I have seen. The construction is simply top notch made of only High grade spec woods ALL AA Mahogany body & of course a KILLER Mahogany set neck w/ OLD SCHOOL Gibson Correct real mop inlays! A MUST inmy openion. JUST HAVE A LOOK like a 1959 G!B$@n R9, THE TOP OF THE LINE LOOK FIT & FINISH AGED OVER 28 years for you!if your looking for a great Les Paul this may just be the one for you. Just Like an aged G!b$@n this guitar looks vintage REAL because it is REAL VINTAGE its hardware is nickel and has aged wonderfully and so have the necks trapezoid inlays it looks just like a vintage Historic now. The attention to detail is just great the a tuners look Gibson exact nickel and are original and stamped Greco on them, all nickel hardware and even the serial # is OLD SCHOOL ink stamped just like the 50's R9 G!b$*n's… This is truly a Professional Grade vintage Les Paul Guitar Crafted in Japan and NOW it has aged to perfection! It and PLAYS & SOUNDS = GREAT just like the old Tokai's or Gibson's..Greco is one of the greatest names in Japanese-made Exact Replica's for the Japanese market. Made by Fuji Gengakki originally this was only for sale in the Japan homeland market. Greco's came from the same factory responsible for the quality guitars at Ibanez and ALSO the first fifteen or so years of Fender Japan. The Greco line of Gibson copies are so accurate in detail and of such high quality standards that Gibson contracted its own operation in Japan, and Fuji Gengakki " Greco" is who Gibson selected, Greco Co. made Gibson's own Japanese Orville-brand of replicas made exclusively for the Japanese domestic market Orville guitars some of which employ photo-finish tops but not Greco even higher standards by Greco. You will not be dissapointed with your Early Japan Crafted Accurate Greco quality guitar purchase! Note: This is a true vintage player and its over 28 years old and has been played and is not new or mint and may have minor age play wear associated with its vintage. JVG Condition rating Vintage very good to excellent condition 8.75-10 Sure to please the Vintage 59 Les Paul fan that does not need to spend $3000-$5500 for an aged High Quality Flame Top 59 Authentic Burst Les Paul. Let us know if your interested She's an exact"law suit" replica...Full on PAUL! w/the Best Japanese PAF's arround... You will love this Les Paul! .

Here we have a VERY COOL Gibson Les Paul that looks JUST LIKE a Gibson Heritage 80 Elite 59 BURST or an Authentic 58 burst just AWESOME+++WoW Just have a look at that top....DEEP AUTHENTIC looking dark cherry burst top with all Natural AA Mahogany Nitro finished Body & Neck...upgraded to Gibson's genuine vintage "BURSTBUCKERS" paf humbucking pickups for TRUE VINTAGE TONE available at your finger tips....This is a custom order guitar and it is a TONE CHAMBERED Mahogany BODY and is much lighter than a stock Les Paul Standard about 7.75 LBS...100% of the Gibson Les Paul FEEL AND SOUND without all the weight...You Pros who gig all night or you folks that have a trick back or anyone who just wants a REAL NICE Gibson Les Paul without all the unnessasary weight well this may just be the guitar you are looking for! This guitar has THE TONE!..I gave this baby a romp on our Marshall and this Baby is BADDDDDD....This is a custom order guitar and it has an Ebony Fretboard just like the first Gibson 59 Reissues...The Heritage Standard 80 Elite w/the Standard MOP Trapazoid fretmarkers..unlike the "LP classic model" les paul w/GREENTEETH" inlay this one has just the Classic MOP inlay and on the ebony fretboard and it looks very Elegant.This guitar has been professionally set up and is in Excellent Condition and is JVG Rated a solid 9 a Hard Shell Case atis optionally available. A HAND BUILT GIBSON Les Paul lite CUSTOM ORDER guitar under $1500.00 PICTURES TO COME SOON.... if interested NOW ask.. Thanks .

SOLD OUT: Here we have a simply SUPERB find WoW! this guitar ROCKS and is the one thats RARE to find .... ESP (Edwards) This is a very high qyuality Replica of the famous 1956 Les Paul Gold Top This is a rere Law Suit Gibson Replica – exact in detail not made for export but was made for the highend Japan buyer the Limited eddition. It is a Japanese Crafted, hand-built model when you see it up close & in person you will clearly see its a VERY HIGH QUALITY guitar. This is one of several High End Edwards built Guitars we have had and like the others this too is a very accurate Replica too custom shop type built ... it is needless to say we were then and now more than ever VERY IMPRESSED with This Edwards high end built guitars. The Weight of this guitar is: 8.9 lbs. The Scale Length: 24.75 in. The Width of nut: 1 11/16 inch This BABY is truly a RARE-FIND and this one is rated at 9.95/10 near MINT CONDITION WoW!- Virtualy NEW= Blue Book of Electric Guitars Condition Rating 100% Original, NO problems or issues... This is an ACCURATE 56 GOLD TOP and its finish is exact and correct color Bullion Gold Suspended Powder Finish, Yes the same Finish as the Original 1956 Gibson ...so when this baby wears in and begins to age LOOK_OUT! It does have a Hardrock Maple Bookmatched Top. Its Classic 2-Piece Bookmatched high grade Mahogany Back is soo Comfortable, Its Accuratly-Contoured FAT C-shaped ‘56 Neck is also correct its 1-Piece and has very well-matched “wings." The Neck is fitted with a longer tenon joint and is Correct for 1956, Beautiful Gold Top Finish is thin nitro, virtually No fret wear at all on this straight neck (Jumbo Frets, too!) All Original Vintage Gibson-style “deluxe" kluson tuners keep the guitar in tune extremly well. Only Released in Japan, This High-End Model Never Exported! Very Resonant, Sweet Tone From USA made Seymour Duncan 2X SP-90 '56 Reissue P-90 Pickups & absolute Quiet Electronics Very high quality routing and unmatched craftsmanship... Actually better than many G!%$@n's dare I say. This is truly THE most Accurate Super High-end Japanese 56 Gold top we have EVER seen we are very proud to offer this jewel NO DISSAPOINTMENTS!!, EXPECT Incredible Sustain, Tone, and Playability with this one. Included with your purchase of this guitar is the the original owner's card and warranty! These guitars are truly Spectacular, Beautiful, Inspirational Instruments, and you can turn your friends' faces absolutly green with envy with such a great instrument, Any truly Accurate 1956 Gold Top Replica anywhere close to this guitar's playability + sound & accuricy if it had a Gibson logo on it you would have to pay well over $2,500.00+ for. This is a Professional grade guitar and is set up and 1000% READY TO ROCK! Get it while its here its the only one of its kind around. Accessories sold seperately, 59 Gibson lifton reissue case seen in our pics is not sold with guitar at this price. You can order this guitar right here right now yes she's in stock today: ASK!...gr8bids@comcast.net .

WoW!! Picture's simply can not do this guitar justice. This Guitar is in Absolutely Gorgeous and its Condition is rated as close to MINT as I have ever seen! No Dents, No Scratches . This one is Loaded with Classic Gibson 500 T pickups 496 R. Upgraded most plastic guard & selector switch plate & pickup rings & togle switch tip, Truss Cover, and Knobs to historic reissue's....Note the back of headstock is NOT impressed/stamped made in USA or modern serial number stamped into wood but IS truly "OLD-SCHOOL" INK-stamped " 9 2029" just like the R-9's or the original 1959 Pauls!...Nice touch especially if you want to recreate a vintage Flame top 58 or 59 this Guitar has it all! Extremly DEEP 3-D it looks like its a 1/2" deep while looking at it from above wow unbelievable this is one of THE BEST wide ribbon top to bottom left to right full on heavy 3-D flame tops bar non! better than most R-8's & even R-9's out there compare for yourself. Its true that 1999 was a steller year for Gibson recreating the Vintage Vibe again and this Killer Paul is an example of that period and is again like MINT....If your really looking for one of the great one's..."you just found it" This baby comes with its original Brown w/ cape Gibson Factory Hard Shell Case. You will not be disappointed with this great guitar it plays fantastically w/ its 59' neck shape & profile & angle...the Trapezoid inlays are nicely aged to perfection and the sound is very soulful & gutsy as you would expect a 58 or 59 to sound classic Gibson. This is the one! .

Here we have a RARE very early 1981 Gibson 59 Flame Top Reissue its a Les Paul Standard "Heritage 80 Elite" that has only improved with age. Yes t has the very rare and sought after "Tim Shaw" PAF Humbucking original pickups and WoW does this guitar play! sold as is all sales final.. .

In stock not yet fully listed! much more info & pics to come Having too much fun playing this one. .

THIS ON HAS SOLD: Here we have a 30 year old Vintage very realistic law suite type Univox Les Paul TV Special....Correct all Mahogany Body and set neck construction. The 2 Vintage p-90's sound strong and get the classic Killer Mississippi Queen tone. This is a Relic guitar and the condition is very good with a real vintage vibe relic style slightly beat and color has also aged with patina. 100% ready to Rock = update this example has sold... if looking for a Vintage Japanese Guitar Les Paul Junior type let me know..I have others Thanks for looking. .

SOLD OUT: Just in purchased from a Collector a RARE Vintage ESP Stratocaster and is a pre "Law-Suit" model not many of these arround. This beauty is 100% Custom Shop Quality and was Hand Crafted in Japan in the early 80's and looks like new WoW! This one has not seen any abuse ever its quite clean and its HUGE TONE is simply AMAZING! This Vintage Strat has been upgraded to the famous Australian custom made Kinmin HX Vintage Pickups and these Pickups sound Great!!! super clairity & gutts all at the same time.... HUGE S R V TONE and then some. Just Crank it up and your going for an exciting ride...This is a Professional grade strat in all aspects and it weighes in at a perfict Vintage strat weight of 7.4 lbs. Note in pictures the Vintage Tone Cap from a Genuine vintage 63 Strat for some realistic tone...pots look to be demarzio's...Also note on front of headstock a black dot...that is not on the guitar and is a glitch in the picture only. The Figuered Maple Neck is fairly meaty " V " SHAPED w/large frets for great bends..this one is a true pleasure to play...Tuners are Original and are Authentic looking Vintage Fender replicas very high quality originals and stays perfictly in tune...Neck is arrow straight...fit and finish is the best!...Also RARE Ever seen a case like this?...Its an accurate looking repro Vintage style Tweed hard shell case thats aged looking and is what looks to be a "fotofinish" very cool & looks good. This one Come's complete with its ash tray & termolo arm in the case. This guitar was already upgraded with the Kinnmin Pickups so we decided to go all the way with this accurate 61 replica so we added our own $165 Custom NITRO GREEN GUARD Replica and the Backing Shield as on the old early 60's strats as well as our $43.00 the Relic Back Plate just for realism. This guitar has a Genuine NOS Vintage Fender logo installed. It's apearence is as if it were a real early 60's Vintage strat Closet Classic and is very clean looking no major cracks or dings only very minor hard to see stuff. Rated : A+ Great Tone, Great Player, Looks soooooo good! solid #9+ this is a 20+ year old guitar that looks almost new WoW! Get this befor its gone. .

Here we have a VERY NICE example of what Univox of Japan was making in the early-mid 70's. WoW! See the detailed pics showing the quality woods used on this baby...body looks to be mahogany with a Flame Maple laminated top with tone chamber body and wow does this guitar sound great as it looks. Vintage PAF style Japanese Humbuckers and are wax dipped for feedback controll so you can really crank this baby up and has very little chance for feedback unless you get right up on the amp then its on...harmonics, sustain...this one has it all. Looks just like our Gibby Les Paul Classic Plus at a fraction of that cost...This guitars neck is arrow straight and its frets show "0" wear to the eye and plays like butter and soulfull blusy bends with ease. This guitar is a real vintage piece in its own right now over 30 years old and the top looks real clean and back has dings at bottom edge here and there but still over all rated a solid 8.5/10 very good Condition. .

Here we have one of the Finer Ibanez Les Paul style guitars from 1981. The AR250 this one comes with a "Killer" FLAME Maple top and WoW! ... what a GORGEOUS guitar CRAFTED from premium selection of the very high quality woods back in the 80's procured from Ibanez Japan....AA Mahogany body & solid flay Maple set-neck with an absolutely Killer Flamed Maple top ....This guitar is every bit as great a player as a high end Gibson Les paul standard or even the Paul Reed Smith Custom 24's = we are very impresses to say the least ...This one is Professional Grade instrument and you will get a lot of soul out of this baby. The Great Carlos Santana & Steve Miller among others used these in the 80's and well you heard their tone....This example is loaded with what appears to be the original pickups and are just AWESOME sounding Ibanez used the American made DiMarzio's Humbucking Paf Pickups... THINK SANTANA sustain here, strike a note and go have a cup of coffee that note will ring until you make it stop! the electronics sound fantastic and all is working as it should be. The Grover tuners and hardware are the originals and are gold. Note: This is a true vintage guitar some 26+ years old now and the gold hardware does show some tarnishing age now and the body does have nicks and some dings associated with a well loved and played killer guitar...we have lightly "touched up" some of the minor dings with pro lacquer color matched and overall this guitar looks really AWESOME!...SEE PICS This guitar has superior sustain and gutts and is a true ROCKER and will serve well for MANY years to come..no neck breaks or headstock cracks what so ever, no repairs needed...the action is REAL NICE...see the arrow straight neck wow see the superior ROSEWOOD fretboard...pearl dot inlays....This baby is JVG rated at 7.85/ - 8.5 /10 and is sure to please the pro player or advanced player and or Ibanez Artist collector. **This guitar comes with its Original Ibanez drip rail edged vivid blue plush lined Hard Shell at this price. Sweet Les Paul Slayer!!! NO worries this one is very NICE!!!! Let me know if interested SORRY SOLD! .

This is a rare Quattlebaum Custom hand-built 58 Les Paul style Guitar This guitar is handmade in Florida USA by Luthier Harry Quattelbaum. This guitar is G!B$@n accurate in construction and WoW!....look at that top....plays absolutely terrific with a great action, solid feel with Great Tone and Sustain.Vintage accurate neck inlay mother of pearl.I've owned many Gibson les Pauls,Tokais, Heritage, Robins, We also have a few extremly high end " Max" type custom built pauls w/ real PAF's - bumblebees etc and this guitar ranks up there with some of the best of the best I've ever played. The premium AAAA Highly figured curley flame Maple top with vintage tobacco tea-burst finish and the dark burst back is absolutely beautiful. Pickups are Gibsons (490T or 490R's). Overall the guitar is in excellent used condition, ......WoW! .

This guitar is a 1997 High End Gibson Les Paul DC Pro ……from Gibson's Custom Art Historic division: The home not only of famous, faithful reissues but also of new High End models that bend the rules of Gibson tradition in exchange for a higher level of performance like this baby!. It's a direction that players appreciate, as evidenced by the success of the ES-336 over the past year. The lastest creation from Custom, Art, Historic, melds features from two classic Gibson's of the '50s into one new, true players' ax of today – This is the Les Paul DC Pro. The DC Pro brings the Les Paul Standard's time-tested combination of highly flamed AAAA Carved Maple Top and Mahogany Body together with the total neck access of the double-cutaway Les Paul Jr. Limiting controls to one volume/one tone/one three-way switch keeps the DC Pro efficient to use on stage. The tapered headstock design allows for straight string pull, ensuring that strings stay in tune in any gig situation. To further cater to the demands of discriminating players, this DC Pro is available with Amazing PAF vintage style humbuckers . Perhaps most importantly, the DC Pro's compound radius fingerboard provides a no-compromise solution to those who demand comport and playability all the way up the neck. Players will find a perfect "fit" for their left hand. "The ongoing evolution of the Gibson Les Paul guitar has reached a new benchmark with the introduction of the Les Paul DC Pro," said Tom Spaulding, Product Sales Coordinator for Gibson's Custom, Art, Historic Division. "With roots that reach back to the world famous Les Paul and Les Paul Junior, the DC Pro is loaded with modern features aimed at today's players. Gibson's original list price on this CS Model was $3995.00 . This cross-pollination of old and new features breathes new life into the fabled Les Paul family tree." Read on for a list of the Les Paul DC Pro's specifications: • Straight-pull headstock profile • Pearl inlaid Gibson logo • 24-fret neck • 24.75" scale or 25.5" scale • Compound radius ebony fingerboard w/pearl dot inlay • 1 11/16th" nut width • Mahogany neck • Double-cutaway mahogany body with AAA Flamed Maple top • Single cream binding • Nickel-plated hardware and Schaller mini tuning keys • 2 humbucking (496R and 500T) pickups • Tune-o-matic/stopbar • Master Volume/Master Tone • 3-way toggle • SOLD!.

That's Right your eyes are not playing tricks on you....Its here and is in stock. Here we have the Very RARE GRECO MINT COLLECTION SERIES This example is a SUPER "HIGH END" Example from Greco one of the best Sounding & Playing Les Pauls with THE absolute best Top I have ever seen on any Greco or Tokai or Gibson Historic for that matter WOW!!! Unbelievably beautiful Color done just right! THIS ONE looks like it is straight out of the Beauty of the burst book...With a super nice WIDE killer Curly Flame AAAA Maple Top. Made in Japan in the mid-late 80's This is an EG-1000 in the Rare Faded Cherry to Honey With an astounding Burst Top JUST LIKE THE Murphy aged R-9 HISTORICS WoW! This example was not a Japan export guitar this one was made for the Highest Quality minded and very picky Pro level Japanese Player back in the 1980's and was not made as a cheep knock off. The Manufacture Age of this Vintage Greco Les Paul is mid 1980's to late 80's and was CRAFTED in JAPAN. The Best Features available: The BODY: killer DEEP 3-D AAA+ Flame Maple Top / Solid high grade aged Mahogany. About The SET-Neck is a nice medium profile 1-11/16th at the nut & Finger Board rosewood is dark and looks to be Brazilian Rosewood: Straight 1 piece AAA Mahogany Neck. Vintage Dark Rosewood finger board-Rosewood has an actual Brazilian appearance and during this period was available and likely is Brazilian Rosewood. Really Nice Medium chunky neck.. KILLER 1950's correct Celluloid Trapezoid neck inlays like the Highest end Gibby Aged R-9 Historic's and the original 59's nice touch! This is a Very Authentic looking Les Paul: Fret Condition:Fret life 82.5+%. with No fret buzz.. About the Electronics: The Pickups are the Originals and are Highly praised and desirable Greco Vintage " DRY " PAF's Replica Humbuckers x2,standard 3 Way PU Selector, 2 Vol 2Tone. No Noise. Nice... From nice clean jazz style tones at lower volume to a Warm Woman Tone think early Clapton,Bloomfield, this one really dials in a great 70's Duane Allman tones ! This one is the best of the best and tons of fun. Nut width is : 1 11/16 " I have a case Rare CS 59 Reissue Gibson Lifton Brown Historic Case that well matches the quality of this guitar and is optional and is available at an additional cost....Ask! Or a good fitting sound used/80's possibly vintage generic case option of $85 .

This RARE Tokai Vintage 60's 325 style , Mahogany solid body, electric guitar and has been customized with a genuine USA made Bigsby pro installed and a few other modifications & set up to ROCK . This Example has a Beautiful high gloss Cherry Sunburst finish that really shows of the grain of its Mahogany body see the pics WoW! This Guitar is a SET NECK, all chrome hardware, with 3 Tokai Authentic Vintage looking & Sounding Toaster Type pick-ups with a full rich Classic Ric Sound, Think Early John Lennon, Tom Petty, John Fogerty etc…This example has a full 24 inch scale neck, Rosewood Fingerboard, Dual volume and Tone controls plus Blend control same as the Originals, and 3 way selector switch. Comes with heavy padded gigbag as shown. Get that Super 60's RICKENBACKER sound and Styling at a Fraction of the Original's price. Better detailed pictures to come soon. email for more info .

Here we have a Very Rare "NAMM SHOW PRESENTATION" This is a 1981 Gibson Les Paul Standard Heritage 80 Hand Built Example. This particular guitar was presented at the NAMM show by Gibson and was bought by the guitarist for the Kentucky Headhunters (unfortunately, no documentation of that can be provided). Nonetheless, These early 80's are known as the "PRE HISTORIC" 1959 Reissue guitars built by the best of the best Luthiers Gibson had to offer and This one is Amazing. Also rare because its one of the few in " FLAME MAPLE" with the meaty 58/9 AAA Mahogany Neck with a Brazilian Rosewood fretboard and with the Vintage correct Trapazoid MOP Inlays same as 50's Les Pauls used SEE THE PICS..most of these Heritage series guitars are Quilt tops I have had a few of those and they are nice too but this is a Very Nice Flame Top Example and is truly sure to please the true Player-Collector-Investor. This Guitar was presented to a famous celebrity musician who toured with this guitar and played it alot because it plays and SOUNDS AMAZING...this H-80 series has some early PAF recreations built by the now famous Tim Shaw who is known to be among the very best ever PAF recreations ever built bar non again we have had several all with Tim Buckers PAF's. This guitar gets THE TONE in Spades...RICH Harmonics jump off when attacked right its controllable and yet dangerous and when called for raw...It can do Bright real well too with the Bridge Pickup and The Neck Pickup has all the Deep Growl lows...you can ask for. This is a real true Relic naturally Aged looks like a Tom Murphy aged style with some Real Honest wear hear and there. No Fret Buzz or sound from the electronics its Absolutly Recording worthy. One of the nicest Pauls I have ever played it is set up to ROCK and NO funny business ..I may install NOS Vintage Sprague 50's Bumbel bee 22 x 400 Vintage Gibson Tone Caps for the heck of it if so add $175.00 not done yet.. this guitar sounds and plays unbelievable! Many of rock 'n' roll's classic albums were recorded with a 1959 Les Paul Standard (Allman Brothers, Led Zeppelin, etc). Hovland caps have been added to the tone pots (a standard upgrade for these guitars). In 1981, Gibson was still making their guitars in Kalamazoo, MI and this is a fine representation of their work. As you can see in the pictures, it has a BEAUTIFUL flamed maple top. It has some wear on the back, but that's to be expected from a touring guitarist's instrument. Fortunately, it also has the sound and playability that's to be expected from a touring guitarist's instrument! Comes with its Original hardshell case included. Please email me with any questions. .

Here we have another RARE GREAT FIND this is the Highly Collectable Tokai Paisley Telecaster "Breezysound" Tokai's L-plate era Version and is one of the best ever re-creations of the Famous 1968 Paisley Telecaster. This fine example was manufactured in Japan in 1985 by Tokai Gakki in Japan. The body color and Paisley pattern is said to be exact and DEAD ON to the Original Fender Paisley Telecaster produced in Fullerton California by Leo Fender in 1968. This one is A REAL Collectors Dream! Yes this is the VERY RARE Tokai Paisley Tele... Tokai's version is so much more accurate in both Color and built to specs than the later 80's-90's and to date...released made in Japan Paisley teles versions from Fender Japan...This true Vintage Tele Plays so nicely it's action is so fast its really plays like a dream...runs just fly of the fretboard and the neck is a real nice Figured & Flamey AA Maple mid-sized and the frets are in very good - excellent-original ..The pickups and hardware are all original and they have a nice patina natural aged look....just like the real 69' The sound produced from this Tele is simply AWESOME+++::: The ash tray seen in the pictures is included as well as what apears to be the original hard shell case...at this price. This guitar has spent many of the years since 1981 in a private collection not circulated and not played very much and has been adult owned and cared for and is in excellent condition. Highly Collectable This baby ROCKS!...no disapointments here. Get her before she's gone. We brought this one in directly from Japan collection. The only disapointment is missing out on his rare collectable vintage Tokai. .

Here we have SOLD! great playing & sounding Real Vintage 1973 USA Fender Telecsater Deluxe. This Tele Deluxe features 2 Original Vintage Seth Lover-designed known as "Wide Range" humbuckers with "Cunife" (Copper/Nickel/Ferrite) magnetised pole-pieces, each with an independent volume and tone control, and a 3-way toggle switch that activates the neck pickup in the up position, the bridge pickup in the down position, and both pickups in the middle position. This example is a "hard-tail" model with a fixed bridge,The volume/tone knobs used on the early Deluxes were very similar to those used on Fender's "Blackface" range of amplifiers, the Deluxe was only available with a maple neck. Electronically, the Tele Deluxe also resembles the Gibson Les Paul - they both have dual humbucking pickups, an upper-bout mounted 3-way pickup selector switch, and a volume/tone controller for each pickup. Players The last Several years have seen a large resurgence in popularity of the Telecaster Deluxe - notable players known to have used the Deluxe include: Thom Yorke (Radiohead) Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) Scott "Spiral Stairs" Kannberg (Pavement/Preston School of Industry) Chris Martin (Coldplay) Alex Kapranos (Franz Ferdinand) Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters) Buddy Guy Jon Toogood (Shihad) Daniel Johns (Silverchair/The Dissociatives) Tex Perkins (The Cruel Sea) Darren Middleton (Powderfinger) Craig Ross (Lenny Kravitz) This guitar is ready to tour and has been professionally set up to ROCK!... This guitar also has its original hard shell case and is in prety good shape for its age, all latches still in tact and working see pics. This guitar is JVG condition rating of at least 8.5++ very good to excellent rating! It is a vintage piece and does have some light natural wear and its share of minor dings and the like but overall is still a gorgous vintage Telecaster Deluxe in above average very good-excellent condition. This guitar has wonderful playability and has vintage TONE! Get this one before she's gone. Thanks for looking .

This is an Amazing Replica and it was built the way they use to build these ...by hand! This fine example was built from 50+ year old aged stock NOS Solid Korina wood by a former G!b$@n Luthier built directly next to his own real 1958 V. Each because of being hand built are unique and slightly very from guitar to guitar maker to maker and have a real personality just as the originals do.This example as close as it gets to the real deal that I have ever seen. This one has an Old School Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish and has been Relic-aged over the years with some relic and natural wear,including the dings, chips & checking associated with a well played 48 year old guitar all its plastic the old white guard and output jack cover even the screws are also realistic looking and have aged nicely as well, SEE the aged and checked headstock ...This one realy looks quite REAL Wow! It also has a Raised "G" Logo that is 50's correct style. See that great looking grain of this old Korina wood along with the nice deep Rosewood fretboard. The Historics do not have this nice of wood nor do they look like this one out of the box! The Humbucking pickups offer AMAZING sweet tones and that is due to the installation of REAL 50's Bumblebee tone caps installed for a true late 50's tone. This guitar is 100% READY TO ROCK! JVG Rated 8.5/10...Relic used & in very good-Excellent Conditon This is a rare find for us and we are luck to have just 2 available and when they are gone thats it. See the optional ane extremly rare NOS Hard shell case available for this one or the other 58V Replica only available with the purchase of one of these V's no discounts. .

Here we have an Ohooo so cool find its a 25+ year old Jimmy Page Relic looking REAL DEAL Players Gibson 59 Reissue This one was made in 1981 and is a Les Paul Heritage Series Standard 80 Elite. This is one of the earliest reissues by Gibson of the infamous 1959 Les Paul Standard this example is now some 25 years and is in the Vintage category in it's own right with its old vintage wood and real vibe & character that really only comes with real honest play over the years. Marked second. This is Gibson's upscale Elite model which differs from our other Standard 80 version in that this one has a premium quilted maple top with an ebony fret board. The color is a vintage aged sort of a faded cherry ice tea burst very Page like. This guitar comes with the famous Tim Shaw PAF' humbuckers that many folks say sound as good as the original PAF humbuckers... note pics do show some changed parts. This is one great playing and looking Les Paul with tons of vibe. The neck feels great, These PAF's sound just AWESOME and the looks ....WoW!.. soo cool, This Gibson Les Paul guitar is a ROCK Machine...these must be played get yours today@! sold as is all sales final... got questions? Please Email us... Thanks for looking Joe .

Here it is WoW and its Ready to ROCK! THis is not a Gibson but a High Quality Vintage Japanese Replica Exact Copy...Now Real Vintage and is almost 25 of years ageing to perfection... This example is Premium Wood Super Real Series 100% early 80's Japanese Craftsmanship Vintage Firebird VII EXACT REPLICA this is in the peak years for Burny! Tour with this guitar Leave your $7500 Tom Murphy Aged Firebird at home... This one is All AA Choice Grade Mahogany body and AA Mahogany set neck. These are Great Sounding vintage correct pickups fully capable of some AWESOME Tones. Nice HQ Rich Dark Rosewood fretboard that looks to be Brazilian and is gorgous and also set the Rosewood off is with the Killer!!!..REAL DEAL aged Trapazoid inlays on this just have a look in my openion looks as good or better then the Gibby Historic's I have seen in person here locally...These are some of the best looking inlays I have seen period from any maker not the plain jane type even Gibson has used here and there these now have over the past 24 years truly aged to a sweet warm patina that really best with natural time passing-ageing ...This is the closest thing to the real deal at anywhere under $3000. This neck also has the correct vintage Banjo type tuners and completely nails the vibe. The vibrola works well on this type guitar and this totally ROCKs and is just a hole lotta fun to play. This one comes with 2 truss rod covers one Gibson and one Burny. In Vintage very good playing & looking condition...Questions email please @ gr8bids@sbcglobal.net Thanks for your interest! .

Tokai Gakki co ltd did it again! This is a GREAT PRS style guitar by Tokai and this thing Blows me away...** VERY IMPRESSIVE a pretty much exact copy of a great American guitar classic the Paul Reed Smith Custom 22 10 Top. This guitar like the PRS has a 10 TOP flamed Deep Dish Carved maple top and is just as just gorgeous. Also has a High Grade Mahogany body & set neck construction and is done right. Killer neck with gorgeous vivid inlays great workmanship - polished frets, true to the PRS this Tokai also has a distinctive deep cut top and contour.The High Quality tuners do an excellent job and keeps this beauty in tune well. Excellent and is in as new condition as near mint as I have ever seen. These are some great sounding Humbuckers wow! Nice and versatile tones generated from rock to jazz to country runs made ez with several tone combination's available at your fingertips. This is a great Value and wow what a looker, it plays like a guitar costing $1500 more, as new. Get this one before she's gone... .

WoW talk about a great find, ok This one just SOLD>>> THE GOOD NEWS IS WE HAVE ANOTHER JUST LIKE IT!! EVEN COOLER if thats possible by PENCO.... WOW!!! a real Vintage Great Player and a Natural REAL RELIC... wow your going to love it... ASK here is what this one is all about... Its a Realistic Japanese Version of a 1969 Jimi Hendrix era Stratocaster and is VERY WELL DONE,It does have the Accurate body shape and contours, the wood is a desirable resonant Alder wood and like F#n#er's 69 era strat the same exact Headstock vintage quality Maple neck and is a nice C profile like my 69 Strat has. This example was made in 1972-73 and is 36 years old and the wood and its vintage correct Olympic White finish has aged very nicely making this great sounding player look and feel like a real Vintage 1969 Stratocaster. The finish and overall look is a REAL well played 69 Strat. The Sound of the vintage electronics is quite strong and really nails the bell chime tone found in a real vintage strat. Its sound is impressive and sound correct for a Hendrix era strat. All parts are the originals and plastic has aged to well it is only 4 years newer than the Real vintage 69 strat so it looks about correct.... Very impressive. This guitar was made by Ibanez of Japan = The weird name on the headstock was done to alot of guitars in that time period to avoid getting caught by Fender selling exact replica type copies of Fenders copyright trademark design which this guitar is and this guitar is Very Rare with the ES winner logo on the headstock this is one of the niceset LAW SUIT Strats made in these years from Ibanez Japan and absolutly do give the old Springysound Tokai Strats a strong run for the money... This is a real vintage player in its own right Own Japanese Vintage for a fraction of a US Vintage strat will set you back... its a really great player and it should be played... This is like a Custom Shop Relic in look & feel get this great Real Relic sweet sounding vintage Japanese Strat before she's gone. HERE IS THE LINK TO THE PICS FOR THIS ONE: https://picasaweb.google.com/gr8bids/77PENCO69StratOlyWhite?authkey=Gv1sRgCPr2662Kt7PAYg#slideshow/5565626316236930546 .

I have had this guitar arround in this configuration for well over 10 years as my take out personal vintage player. Old Parts make this guitar what it is AMAZING... a real sounding killer, some Old genuine Fender parts and some genine Old Tokai parts, this is a real natural relic , This is a Tremolo model with old school strat with Pat-Pending saddles and an old fender 60's Trem block. Its all over 35 years old or older. Electronics under the guard = Genuine vintage 60's parts = 3- Strat pickups + 3 - 66 pots & orig 66 tone cap, for real vintage fender tone custom made relic green guard, aged nickel parts, checked headstock, old looking vintage kluson style tuners all the best... Vintage Old School strat! Drop me an email .

The Aluminum bodied Talbo by Tokai Gakki Crafted in Japan.. One of the most original unique and beautiful Japanese guitars available from Tokai Gakki. This is the famous TALBO Blazing Fire model guitars, an amazing example surely one of the best performing original design concept all "Aluminum bodied" guitars from one of the greatest Japanese Guitar builders Tokai Gakki of Japan. Its a pretty unique design all right sort of like a star ship they say in Japan if you look at it like I have with a John Lennon 325 in the same room you can see the similarity in the 2 and its also like a super strat with a fat PAF humbucker in the bridge... The sound it can produce is nothing short of amazing with respect to tonal quality and sustain these are considered very high end guitars in Japan and throughout the world very highly respected feared by some dare I say. The body is all 100% premium Aircraft Aluminum so that it has bright resonant clarity to its tone. Talbo`s known for its great natural sustain and is very Tokai - Strat like in tone many of you know what that is like yet it is also very unique unto it self, I wound say that it has a sort of Vintage Tokai stratocaster type sound with a Ric twist the Humbucker is gutsy and can get ZZ's pearly gates tones with harmonics and this monster tone machine is considered a strat / Junior players dream to play and hear. This is in great vintage condition = almost like New 9-9,5/10 wow clean!! I can not find any bad points to this guitar, BTW The aluminum price is rising up the price as you know, This Talbo price is also rocketing sky-high. The Great and powerful super Tokai strato Aluminum body Talbo a real players & collectors dream. More info & Pics soon to come.... Questions? Please ask Thank you for your interest Body: Aluminum Neck: Maple FingerBoard: Rosewood Nutwidth: 420mm Pegs: Original pegs Pickup: Original Pick ups Neck profile: Thin C Controler: 1V 2 T 5W Switch Frets type: Jumbo type Frets left: 90% Weight: 4.0kgs ***This one comes with its original hard shell case too! SOLD .

Here we had another project LP, sorry recently sold but no worries we have a few other Project guitars in stock see them now, go back to solid body guitars just scan down to see them thanks for looking! .

Here we have a real Vintage Pro level CN200 by Ibanez now over 30 year old the 1978 Ibanez Concert CN200. Serial # B780621. Made in Japan. This beauty has a real solid a carved maple top with a solid mahogany body. A high end Violin sunburst finish. This guitar has Multi layered binding on body and headstock. The Headstock has beautiful pearl inlay. This Ibanez is a Bolt-on Maple neck that is also bound, It has a nice rosewood fretboard and beautiful block inlaids. PAF's are Ibanez's #2 Super 80 Humbuckers with "flying finger" covers WoW talk about classic tone. The original Bridge is adjustable and is a lock down bridge with Ibanez slotted tailpiece and cloud ornament. Beautiful Gold "star" tuners. 2 Volume/tone controls. 3 way pickup selector switch. The original hardware is gold plated and shows natural vintage wear now. Being 30 years old, this guitar has minor dings and shows minimal vintage wear and is still gorgeous. more info soon to come! Questions? email them thanks! .

I had one of these myself in the late 80's it was black with 2 humbuckers and a neck like a Les Paul and brass parts and I LOVED IT it really rocked and I later sold it at a Guitar show in Marin to the Buffalo Brothers for $400 back then. Anyways I always like these Austin Hatchet guitar and when I came across this one I could not believe my eyes...The wood is outstanding AAA quality its a neck threw type design build with AAA Quality Mahogany with figured maple stripe threw the center it really looks beautiful to set that all off the fretboard is KILLER too it looks like Brazilian Rosewood. This guitar while it is set up like a Stratocaster with its 3 single coil strat pickups and 3 way switch tone wise this thing is a Strat threw and threw yet with its meaty neck it has a Les Paul feel to it and its the best of both worlds...Truly a joy to play and is a high quality guitar period. this guitar was made in the early 80's and is in very good to excellent condition JVG RATED at 9/10 WoW! Your going to love this rocker! .

Here we have a great 1980 Vintage Fujigen Gakki find in the TOP QUALITY Japanese Stratocaster line by the famous Greco company of Japan in its prime. This super nice example ( under the bed quality example ) is the a fine example of the SUPER POWER line Pre super real modle from Greco and this one is just about as nice and clean as you can expect to find in a vintage 29 year old Stratocaster. We have just brought this one out we have had this one well protected in the warehouse for over 8 years this one is sweet! Super Power " Brazen Picker Professional " a Hand Made 1957 style Reissue with its nice and meaty " U " shaped neck what a perfect handfull as they say. As you can see this guitar is in very good to excellent cosmitic conditon JVG RATED in easily 8.9 / 10 conndition used vintage not new or mint but beautiful patina to its aged parts give it a real vintage look and feel. We took the back plate off for the picture showing the accurate Tremolo block and its back on now...also it comes with its original Trem arm. This is one of the best of the best with its real steele heavy tone tremolo block much like the Real deal 60's F#nd#r has same shape too its reall nice sounding to with these original Vintage greco Pickups a real bell tone chimmer as well as some very nice harmonics when picked right. The weight is super nice on this Japanese Strat its just 7.2 lbs and has a wonderfull accurate countour body deep tummy cut and has that Pre type CBS feel to it. Close your eyes and you would swear your playing a real 50's Stratocaster its that nice. No issues found no cracks, no repairs no issues...10% ready to tour tonight! Get her before she's gone JVGuitars Japanese Vintage Guitars .

Ohhhh Ya! Here we have for your serious consideration is real sweet find and a great deal....this is a Gorgeous Violin SunBurst finished Japanese High Quality Les Paul style guitar from the talented and highly skilled Luthiers at Matsumoku "ELECTRA" JAPAN this example was made back in 1977 WoW!...This is the Electra X350 MPC guitar, Serial # 18522 this 32 year old Vintage les Paul started out life as an X350 MPC guitar these were originally made with the capabilities to run Electra's MPC modules... forget about all that MPC business, thats has ALL been removed instead and NOW it has ALL been professionaly upgraded to PROFESSIONAL EMG specifications. Due to the EMG pickup upgrade the following modifications have been made to this guitar, Only two (2) knobs are now needed to function this guitar they are the knobs closest to the pickups/bridge/strings and they control: Knob #1:=Master Volume and, Knob #2:=Tone/EQ Pickup configuration is: EMG-85 = BRIDGE POSITION (Gold EMG logo) EMG-81 = NECK POSITION (Silver EMG logo) This SUPER EMG combination AMAZING for recording and is tried & true and is truly an amazing upgrade to this High Quality Les Paul guitar. This guitar is so close to the true vintage sound of the early Ole School Les Paul, that it's scary. But... it does have it's own voice. The neck is Sweet and versitle,great for jazzy style, its perfect! yet crank it and it will scream like Gary Moore's 57 Paul. The bridge can hurt you with it's crisp highs, and present mids, it too is really versital. (The sustain of this guitar is nothing short of a beast its INCREDIBLE!) Think early Santana! Through a Fender Deluxe Tube amp, Oh my...it's very warm, with a slight adjustment it becomes cutting, or bright, very ballsy blues & rock tones KILL really whatever you want and through a Digitech RP-3 we tested, it's all that, and a hole lot more!...This guitar has the correct 18 degree ofset to the neck headstock like a vintage Les Paul,this has the original Brass nut, frets are original in very good - excellent condition and have been recently dressed and are Gibson correct size the guitar plays very well all the way up the fretboard with good intonation, and stays in tune...Nicely aged Original Tuners & with gold hardware, The fretboard is particularly nice!!!.. with Premium dark Rosewood and is likely Brazilian Rosewood with top of the line abalony inlays to set this all off...All these apointments are a hugh upgrade price ticked at G!b$0n, This neck is a Nice & MEATY C shape profile and is thicker than most average Japanese Les Pauls.The body top is a Beautiful Premium Figured - Flame Maple with a masterfully applied Violin Finish and has aged to resemble a real 50's Les Paul with its natural ageing over the past 32 years and is a real vintage instrament in its own right. Body back is a nice 2-piece Mahogany. Bindings are really nice and are really beautiful tortishell = sweet! This guitar is JVG RATED in overall Very - good to excellent used vintage players condition a solid 8 /10...cosmetics top and front are prety clean and shows very well with minor dings or scuffs, the back of neck is prety clean, the body has many chips & dings that we have "touched up" using Gibson's correct color touch up pen "lacquer" to really make them blend and overall looks alot better now...ha its the back = don't worry its vintage and won't break the bank either...All and all this is one SUPER well built and Beautiful looking - sounding - playing Les Paul... This is for the intermediate to professional player you will be able to get amazing sounds from this player... Better pics soon to come. Any Questions? email us: gr8bids@comcast.net ELECTRA BRAND INFO: Electra guitars were imported from Japan by the Saint Louis Music (SLM) of Saint Louis, Missouri from 1971 to 1984 (most MPC models were made by Matsumoku of Matsumoku , Japan) . Matsumoku has made many popular guitar brands over the years including; Aria, Westbury, Westone, Epiphone, Vantage & Vox to name but a few. In the 70's young Peter Frampton was a very strong endorser of the Electra guitars along with notable Lesley West and other greats... these guitars are the real deal and are not toys... .

Original Fender 68 Paisley Reissue Telecaster some say these early 8o's Japanese Vintage Guitars are the best they made since 1968 period.. I have owned several Paisley Tele's over the years some 90's some Tokai 80's and this era the JV era is by far my favorite.. This one exibits pay wear associated with lots of wonderful play...The body has dings & checks & chips and tons of real players vintage vibe, see the neck how it has a well worn in comfortable playing neck and it surly has aged -ambered over the past 26+ years to a beautiful natural patina not found on most of the fake looking Relic work I see so much of passed off on the net these days...This is the real deal not a manufactured Relic but a real over time and earned by playing....this is one VINTAGE REAL PLAYERS PAISLEY TELE with tons of STAGE apeal, The body's paisley has also sustained the scars from bars & cigars and the like ...this baby really looks like the real deal...it to has now ambered with the past 25 years and is a vintage Tele players dream....Condition JVG Rated at 8.5 out of 10 = its All Original, frets very good still pleanty of life, Tuners work great,info & pics to come here is a link to alot of pictures of this guitar http://picasaweb.google.com/gr8bids/1985Fender68PaisleyTelecasterOrig?authkey=Gv1sRgCKjw87TFm6roIg#slideshow .

No way...I assure you this is not trick photography this is the real deal...Here we have what I believe to be the best Tokai Love Rock in the US at this time its also the best I have ever picked up and played Wow...and I have had dozens of Tokai Love Rocks over the years from early 1980's high end examples threw to today's latest Custom Shop HQ Tokai offerings. This example just NAILS!!! the Vintage 1959 Les Paul. Okay, all you High-End Tokai enthusiasts… here's the one you've been holding out for!!! This is a new guitar and was built in 2008 Tokai Love Rock Custom Shop LS-I VF 8974 Les Paul Guitar. This guitar has been seriously upgraded sonicly with a set of Motor City Black Belt vintage PAF replica Pickups, This baby is in 100% pristine condition! For those of you who know about the unbeatable quality of high-end Tokai instruments, you will need no explanation but for those of you who are tired of going through 10-15 Gibson Les Paul guitars, trying to find “THE ONE," here's where your journey can end the best of the best. I've played for over 38 years and have owned many guitars, for me the bulk of which have been Gibson USA and Custom Shop LPs and of course my Vintage 1965 Gibson es335. I'm not going to downgrade Gibson I love the good one's but you usually have to pay $4500-7500 to get one of them, they have made some marvelous guitars through their storied history, but I've had problems in the last few years with finding one that really “sings." I really like the looks and vibe of the R9 VOS guitars and the older R-9's & R-8's , but I was not interested in dropping $5,000 plus to get one this time round. Then I saw this one in a Custom Shop in Nagoya, Japan, and that was all it took. The look, the feel, the fit, the 59' vibe, the sound, the all nitrocellulose lacquer finish…so I spent $2,200 on this beauty and made one MAJOR upgrade to hand-wound, Motor City Black Belt Pickups ($320.00 upgrade). They were installed and wired by my guitar tech, who is the best in business, bar none. (The original Tokai MKII pickups were marginal at best not bad but sounded nothing like this! These Black Belts pickups are vintage PAF winds with bridge in the 8-9K range…the neck mid 7's. To learn more about these check http://www.motorcitypickups.com/products/blackbelt.htm Specs are as follows: · Exotic woods BODY: Top is AAAA Highly Flamed - Figured Eastern Maple top this is a real SOLID TOP and is not a thin veneer or photoflame, The High grade Mahogany Back – is solid, and is ONE-PIECE and is all 100% exotic African Mahogany · ENTIRE GUITAR FINISH: is ALL 100% Nitrocellulose instrument Lacquer and like glass · NECK JOINT: IS correct 1959 spec = Long-Tenon Deep Joint · NECK: One-piece African Mahogany vintage correct frets with perfectly detailed fret edge binding with a glass like feel, inlays are celluloid and correct old school and are aged like a high end Gibson CS Tom Murphy R-9 aged Replica.. · FINGERBOARD: is Exotic dark Rosewood and it looks like its Brazilian Rosewood with that grain seen on the Old Gibson's · RADIUS: Similar to VOS '59 Reissue,it has some girth, but probably not as much as a '58 Reissue. · SCALE: 24.75" · NUT: Bone (43.0 mm – 1.69") · NECK INLAY: Old school aged Amber Celluloid Trapezoid · PAF HUMBUCKING PICKUPS: Motor City Black Belt $320 total upgrade · CONTROLS: 2-Vol, 2-Tone, CTS Pots, 3-Way Switchcraft Toggle · BRIDGE: HLS-VB & HLS-VT Aluminum Stop Tailpiece feather weight · TUNERS: Gotoh SD90-SL · WEIGHT: 9 lbs, 11 oz. · Genuine Gibson Switchwasher ($10) · CASE: Optional & Available The tone of this guitar is exquisite… both clean and over-driven and will not disappoint. The guitar is as new and in mint condition, with maybe a total of an hour of play time…. no nicks, dings, scratches, checks, cracks, buckle-rash…heck, you'll be hard-pressed to find any finger-prints on it, for that matter! JVG RATED 100% !!! Guitar $2200, shipping from Japan Custom Shop $150, $320+ in upgrades, I also added a Historic Trussrod cover and will make this purchase complete with an optional RARE original Tokai 59 Reissue Hard Shell case a $300 value case is older in excellent condition...see pics Any questions feel free to ask up... email us gr8bids@comcast.net Ready to buy call 408-375-1364 Thank you for your interest Joe SOLD! .

Just in..Sorry already sold..this beautiful rare vintage Tokai 64 Strat, we had a another one similar to to this 6+ years ago and have only seen 2 others these are hard to find gems. This one is a very high end vintage 25 year old Crafted in Japan faithful Replica of the 1964 stratocaster for which we have 2 real 64's to compare it to..Dammmmm.. they nailed it better than any US reissue I ever saw..the sound of the original Tokai "E" stamped gray bottomed staggered - pole Pickups just are the best of the best..I love these old Tokai's and so will you, This one seems to be a Poly finished neck on a nitrocellulose lacquer finished body..the body looks so real I put one of our relic guards ( a $175 value ) on it to complete the vibe...the undercoat is white just like leo's 64 with and sports THE classic Sonic Blue nitro top coat that has now aged to perfection over that past 25+ years.. this piece is a highly collectible RARE & sought after L-SERIES Tokai again faithful to Leo's original...This guitar has a nice C shaped meaty neck just like our real Fender 64 with Brazilian Rosewood fretboard , Tuners are high quality too must see pics its an awesome example of a great playing strat ...the pickups are soulful! More info & picks soon to come... got questions? email gr8bids@comcast.net want to put on hold & reserve for you? email us Thanks for looking! Joe .

1982 Greco...SUPER REAL Made in Japan and when you pick this up and play it you'll know why these were named super real, This is on par with many Gib$@n Historic Plain Top 50's I have A-B ...side by side look for look, feel for fdeel... this is a steal!...I picked this one up today & gave her a real good romp and cranked her up threw a Blues Jr amp & it blew me away this sounds just like Billy Gibbons Pearly Gates no kidding this one is a super ready rocker ...quite the Japanese Burst...I really love this one its a "SUPER REAL" ROCKER...This one has the DEEP NECK TENON under the neck pickup like real 50's burst, it looks unbelievable in person the color of the burst is dead on correct / aged / directly out of Beauty of the Burst VERY AUTHENTIC looking & sounding..The neck has a Dark Brazilian Rosewood Fretboard with the Authentic Old School Trapizoid Celluloid fretboard markers just like the old burst also ink stamped serial # as per Old School Gibby's, Original Greco Tuners are exact Replicas of old Gibson's, Abr-1 bridge , all aged nickle hardware...give this one SUPER REALISM ...I got harmonics jumping right off of this baby's these PAF's are deadly!!!...killer pickups solid Les Paul, like Gibby's authentic series for 1-3rd the $$$$, Hard to fine a better les paul than this at any price...You will be very pleased with this Japanese Vintage Greco Super Real Les paul guitar. RARE 1958 Authentic Les Paul Replica and is sure to please!!! Naturally Aged over the last 28 years to a gorgeous patina WoW! No need for a Tom Murphy 58' Plain Top @ $2,900 or more this is REAL SOLID old wood. Nicely Figured thick Solid Maple Top off set seam RARE with one of the finest Violin burst finishes you will ever see. The body is AAA high grade Mahogany & a Mahogany set neck w/ real mop inlays just like the real old school vintage les pauls see pics, The attention to detail is just amazing on this high end model Greco. The neck is a hand full nice and beefy with the LONG tenon joint that is accurate too its Deep/long and under the PAF pickup the same as early 58-1960 Gibson Les Paul this is also crucial to amazing tone & resonance. The Original vintage replica Greco Tuners look just like Gibson's and are exact replicas made of nickel and say Greco, all vintage truly aged nickel hardware and even the serial # is inked-stamped just like the 50's Gibson… see detailed pics. The PAF style humbuckers are also accurate reproductions w/ nickel covers now aged.. This example is absolutely a professional grade guitar in every aspect and is crafted in Japan not for export model for the high end Japan market. Now after 20+ years it had truly aged to perfection, This baby plays & sound great just like the best old Tokai's "Reborn 100" or Gibson's 58 Authentic line replics selling at $2500-3000 street price.. Greco is one of the greatest names in Japanese-made for the Japanese market replica guitars. Made by Fuji Gengakki for sale exclusively in Japan for Japans high end market, Greco's came from the same factory responsible for Ibanez and the first fifteen or so years of Fender Japan. This High End Greco line of Gibson copies are so accurate in detail and of such high quality standards that Gibson contracted its own operation in Japan, and Fuji Gengakki " Greco" is who Gibson selected, Greco Co. made Gibson's own Japanese Orville-brand of replicas made exclusively for the Japanese domestic market. You will not be disappointing with your Japanese Detailed Crafted Accurate Greco High Quality guitar purchase. Here is a little background history about GRECO GUITARS Greco is one of the earliest lawsuit guitar makers in Japan. They have been making guitars since the early 1960's. Most of the 1960's guitars were original builds, but in the early 1970's, they got into making Quality Exact High End replicas of original Fenders and Gibsons. At first, they didn't have the hardware to make them really good, exact replicas, but by 1974 or so, they had the hardware to match their excellent craftsmanship, and they put out some killer replicas. Also, Greco made more models of original Fenders, Gibsons, Rickenbackers, Gretschs, Zemaitis, Ibanez, etc. etc. guitars than any other 2 companies combined. They beat Tokai to the lawsuit race by at least 5 years. Eventually, as the company found that the demand for their wonderful Stratocasters and Les Pauls grew, they sold their stratocaster division to Fender Japan in late 1981. By 1982, Greco stratocasters became Fender JV stratocasters, then later MIJ and CIJ stratocasters, made by the same guys who made the Greco "Sparkle Sound," "Spacey Sound," "Sparkle Sound," and "Super Real" stratocasters. But Greco still retained the business of selling great Les Pauls and other knockoffs of unusually high quality and likeness to the originals. Greco still makes great guitars today, continuing their tradition for excellence. Japannes Vintage Guitars. JVGuitars gr8bids@comcast.net Priced @ $1,199.00 .

Well built Vintage Reissue of the 1972 Stratocaster ...This baby was High Quality made in the Ibanez Factory in Japan, solid quality construction built just like Leo's original Fenders were, this one has very high quality vintage DiMarzio's wow...it sounds incredible period correct 1970's tone this is the real deal and is as nice as the Custom Shop guitars we have had over the years WHAT A FIND.... with the name ElDegas like smuckers it has to be good!... This was logoed to throw off the law suits at the time Ibanez had many guitasr built and was continuing to sell them with several other name brands on the headstock but the guitars were made in the Ibanez factory under strict quality control. This is one of the great one's... not all are created equal its hit & miss sometimes but this is one I hand picked and was amazed with a real diamond... Try it you'll love it! .

Here we are very proud to present this SUPER REALISTIC unique and special Fender Stratocaster its an original Genuine Fender product a very high quality Japanese Custom Shop grade Fender JV Stratocaster from late late 80's to early 90's I have had this one over 10 years on ice and out of circulation waiting for the right moment, project and time.. well the time is now. This a JVG SUPER realistic 69' strat In our own JVG Custom Shop this guitar has undergone a complete NOS - Classic vintage transformation to vintage specifications both cosmetically and sonically... The neck is one of the main reasons I bought this guitar in the first place WoW what a feel & vibe but we did not stop there with this project in mind I saw it and new it would be worth all the work with its gorgeously flamed headstock it looks like my real 69 in that respect, we re-fined neck - only & aged -tinted and applied Real & correct 69' Fender Stratocaster logo in the restoration process please see pics ,a correct profile med- slim taper neck @ nut ..., the Kluson style vintage tuners are custom shop level Japanese tuners...and are as good as the best. The frets are vintage correct size and very good with only minimal play wear..90-95%. The body is all ASH and is a really beautifully grained piece with its SSS routs original in its own right with the perfect sunburst I really love this Strat and I'm sure you will too. The guard is our own creation it our 69' Repro guard Realsitic NOS w/ "Pearl Back" as is all plastic parts are also appropriately aged clones..the Electronics Sonic Upgrade includes the pots are US CTS..250K the tone cap is an original real vintage new old stock cap, vintage wire used, the pickups configuration is 1969 Custom Shop Custom "Ibarra" wound for us...in 1999 for this project. The bridge 'TONE BLOCK" for the tremolo unit is Ols School strat all the way...heavy upgrade in tone its solid vintage inertia alloy type same as old strats and is a huge part of my real 69's strat's tone source....this combination is amazing and helps to recreate authentic vintage realistic tone matched to our real 1969 Fender Vintage Stratocaster its as close as you get with out shelling out $6-16k for a real one... or $4,990 for a CS from fender at this level. This strato is a JVG Super Realistic Custom Recreation 69' tribute and this one will put a huge grin on your face. Its current configuration and cosmetic NOS status is as seen in the pics ... body looks like glass at this point its clean NOS....however if wanted further relicing ( special order allow 2-3 weeks) to taste is available to order give up to 3 weeks, less in most cases for that service. Pics soon to be uploaded check back soon or email us: gr8bids@comcast.net To see many more pictures of this Strat copy and paste this link: http://picasaweb.google.com/gr8bids/JVGCustomShp69StratSunburst?authkey=Gv1sRgCLuciK-IhJCSswE#slideshow/5525908676590366402 .

Here we have another fine Vintage Ibanez Electric Guitar this is a 1977 Ibanez Rare High Quality Japanese Double Neck. This is from the era when some of the finest Japanese guitars were built and this is one. This one has the beautiful grade rosewood that is likely Brazilian Rosewood please have a look at the fretboard closely to make your own determination. Its a great sounding player with very nice action on both necks and is very EZ to play in either 12 string or 6 string mode. Both necks are a comfortable medium - thin profile and are 1-11/16th" at the nut in width. The 12 sounds Amazing and full it really is a great sounding electric 12 string. The 6 string side means business with a biting gutsy Les Paul sound available from the vintage Japanese PAF Replica pickups. This guitar is quite versatile with so many sounds & tones available a real asset to live performances. The beautiful classic Sunburst is overall well looking good have a look at the pics the guitar has been played professionally and has it share of dings and such but overall looks good. Minimal Gibson color correct color match brush tip pen pro touch up's have been done to make her look beautiful once again. This guitar is JVG RATED at a solid 8/10 very good condition and this guitar no structural damage or physical or electrical issues what so ever. All looks original with the exception of a gold neck plate with a number etched into it. I believe the tuners may have been upgraded which are excellent quality. This one is a very solid performer you will be glad to have in your arsenal. Get her now before she's gone! SOLD! .

Just in what a cool 52 Telecaster this baby is...Made in Japan in 1983 picks & info soon to come.. This example is the highly sought after JV Fender..With a lot of Relic wear looks like a real 50's...neck & frets are excellent and the electronics are amazing... with great 1950's tone. These are the finest of the Japanese Old Teles... Blond w/ Black guard..Smokey bar funk tele just the way you like it..I gave her a good romping threw my 1956 Bassman amp wow...impressive Ask if interested Thanks for looking.

SOLD OUT! Here we have an a Japanese made Tokai Love Rock with a $300 Headstock Conversion" done to it when we found it...WoW and this one comes with an outstandingly beautiful figured maple top WoW!...This one is in 59 Relic VIBE condition. It was stripped of its original Poly finish and fully refinished in Nitrocellulose Lacquer and transformed every aspect has been aged to look 50+ years old...it is not its just 20 years old. THIS IS NOT A GIBSON this guitar was made in Japan we purchased this one along with a Korina Tokai V from from the same Japanese owner some 6 years ago..This Baby ROCKS..and has a real 50's VIBE and feel to it. It looks beat - road hard and put away wet... with lots of lacquer checking only visible upon close up inspection back a few feet it just looks 50 years old and well played. The neck is a nice 59 medium profile c shape and its frets are at least 90% = excellent EZ action all the way up the fretboard it plays like a dream. It had a Holly Veneer installed in its past so it looks like a real 50's Gibby although it is not it is a Japanese Tokai LS80...The original Humbucking PAF Pickups are the old Tokai Originals and they really capture the tone of the 50's Paf's no need to swap these out wow what a great Paul.. sold as project, 1 back plate is missing and a few loose wires is all.. This guitar is being sold as is and is an EZ finish project. This one would be a great TOUR GUITAR keep your Historic safe and gig with this baby.. The back appears black in the pics but it is not black it is actually dark - deep mahogany - cherry..Lots of chips & dings " its a relic" many Paul guitars around but the Tokais are among the very best Les Pauls period...S1549 add the hard shell case seen in picture to this guitar for $120.oo additional.Price reduced for 1-back plate cover missing & 1/2 hour to solder wires few are loose..save $$ you finish for $1349+ship+hsc You should love relics to consider one like this. .

just for fun...here is a Killer project,,Exotic grade woods used in its construction,only old school , Deep neck tenon,vintage correct bindings,we only used hide glue in its construction, real vintage celluloid inlays, ALL NitroCellulose Lacquer finish with a 50's deep dish top Burst soon to be aged Dark Burst...w/ our exact own repro parts not aged ( checked ) yet ...coming soon..stay tuned .

Just in - She's almost ready! Made in Japan quality replica ..This baby is a 30 years old vintage Gold Top....THIS IS NOT A GIBSON - with a Deep Tenon neck joint, DEEP CARVE 50's correct top WoW!...Correct 50's inlays, looks like Brazilian Rosewood, Old nickel Grovers, Stinger, Solid High grade Mahogany looks like Honduran construction...no pancake,no scarf joint,no volute, I have our own aged vintage REBORN Parts available for this project. Parts seen on the guitar are just to show the look these are "staged on parts" not installed yet..weighs in at about 9.4 lbs I have killer Pickups available ...build to suite. The body & neck alone just the wood with the NitroCellulose lacquer aged Reborn Old finish with no parts is priced at $900...add parts from our stock and strings & set up price is about $1399.

This gem was made in 1977 by the great Ibanez. This is Double Neck SG and was finely crafted in Japan with the Lawsuit stock Gibson style open book Headstock aged White finish like glass... what a beauty Rare and Gorgeous Ibanez Japan Crafted 1275 Replica Guitar from the Golden Era of Law-Suit Guitars, This example is a Premium Mahogany body & necks . This baby is in very good -excellent vintage condition and comes with its original hard shell case too. A real nice find. Oh ya its a wonderful EZ player with great gutsy tone. JVG Rated at 8.9/10 very good-excellent vintage condition... .

Killer 61 Relic SG on the way from Japan!.....stay tuned , any questions feel free to ask Thanks for looking.

Oh Ya...$ 3,600.

This is one of our one-off's High end USA made in our own REBORN OLD TRADITION ... Just take a look its extremely well crafted body is monster flamed AAAAA Eastern Maple front & back and mid section is traditional Ash... Wow! this is like Les Paul - Paul Reed Smith - Telecaster all rolled into one fine machine... The neck is a vintage profile 21 fret AAA Flamed Curly Maple and has a gorgeous chocolate brown Brazilian Rosewood fretboard with clay type dots..the neck is medium chunky profile and has a great feel 100% nitrocellulose finish...the body & neck have been in our shop completed well almost 2 years now..aging..it has some very cool checking on the body starting to come in...The finish is deep nitro and is top quality instrument Nitro lacquer..This is the makings of an amazing instrument.. Let me know your thoughts if your interested in having us finish it for you... we have all the parts and will be a simple and straight forward -2-3 week turn around from where it is now to a finished instrument will all parts assembled , a bone nut & set up to rock!.. Thanks for looking! Joe.

Here we have a great Strat by Fernandes ... this one was made in Japan in 1981 and has been by the looks of it professionally "Fenderized" in its past with "that" company's real vintage logo decal on the headstock front but thats it, other than that she's all stock and original under the hood...This is not a real vintage 1964 Fender Strat although it looks and sounds just like one and is virtually impossible to tell the difference from 6' away this guitar is a very high quality Japanese Fernendez- these were built by the Tokai Gakki factory made to the specs of the vintage 64 Strat and pretty much the same exact guitar as the Tokai SpringySound from the same time period.It's so close in all aspects to the real deal its scary ..accurate spot on vintage correct 3 tone Sunburst finish and it is correct old thin finish you can see grain slightly like our real 64 Strat.. I love this because I actually have a 1964 Strat but I'm afraid to take it out anywhere anymore and this Fernendez is a must have replacement for the real deal...its that cool. This ones finish looks like glass and also has that cool vibe too with its natural wear & dings and such all from real play yet not abused at all ( see pics for that detail ) it now looks like a real 64'aged naturally ( because it is a REAL VINTAGE guitar in its own right..its about 30 years and what you see is real natural aging) The original sunburst body on its Alder wood is just exactly like Leo Fender used and is also in exact to specific detail w/ SSS all original routs and also is a very resonant body ( remeber its a 30 years old wood )and I find it has superior tone rich tone characteristics... With its correct all vintage old school nickel hardware is all original and has a gorgeous Brazilian looking exotic slab board rosewood fretboard with F like pearloid type markers..vintage hardware includes original Kluson style Japanese high quality tuners are likely Gotoh, all nickel parts now aged including Tremolo & saddles..just a bit of crusty rust to be authentic Relic cool vibe.. Just the way I like um...how about you?... It even comes with its trem bar. The all so very important tone block is on board and original and is much like Leo's originals in composition inertia steel block and resonates the tone to a true vintage bell like Fender chime...excellent tone is achieved with these original Japanese Fernandes Strat pickups... I have had several of these old Fernandes strats and they are some of the greatest vintage sounding pickups out of Japan..easily rivals the tone from the same era gray bottoms in the Springy Sound strats from Tokai Japan which I found out were actually built by Semour Duncan back in the day for Tokai's highest end guitars.. this guitar looks right & feels right as well as it actually sounds as good or better than most of the Reissues be it Japanese or US...Have Questions? email Joe @ gr8bids@comcast.net Thanks for your interest Joe.

Here at JVGuitars we are custom builders as well as restorations... in this case we have re-created with our own line REBORN OLD ..with this example we started out in life as a high quality Japanese mid 80's Paisley Telecaster reissue...we dismantled completely & then completely reworked, aged & reliced the body... and each & every part. We changed out some key parts as well...starting with a high grade new monster flamed & birdseye fat bat Tele neck that was ( Fender Licensed ) was added for a real great feel.. every part has been aged and now is set up to ROCK that TWANG Sorry this example has been sold... Let me know if you would like to order one for us to build for you... Thanks for looking! any questions email us @ gr8bids@comcast.net.

SOLD OUT: Here we had for your serious consideration is a Ibanez Vintage Japanese Guitar that is a REAL WORK OF ART from the Golden Era of fine Japanese Guitars As the top of the line, the Ibanez MC300ds Musician is a superb piece of guitar art and engineering from Fuji Gen Gakki. Meeting the taste for exotic woods with natural finishes, the MC300ds was made using a sandwich of either carved walnut or dark-stained ash with a maple center and walnut or ash back, around a laminated maple and mahogany neck. The MC300ds has a carved top. Hardware that wasn’t gold-plated was solid brass for enhancing sustain, including the extra-large scalloped tailpiece. As with all instrument series, electronics were more sophisticated as you moved up the line. The MC300ds sported active Tri-Sound Super 88 humbuckers with a dizzying array of controls. Two three-way mini-toggles offered regular humbucking mode plus a coil tap and phase reversal for each pickup. On the MC500 the only difference is A third mini-toggle activated an EQ circuit with volume and tone plus boost and cut controls for a three-band EQ (low, mid, high frequencies). All were controlled by a master volume.Get This very RARE & very clean MC300ds before she's gone!.

SOLD OUT: Here we have a very cool & Rare Aluminum engraved top - body & headstock wow what a great work of art and this is no cheep guitar its a top quality highly respected Japanese crafted example from the late 1980s and has been seriously adorned & upgraded as you can clearly see in the pics... The pickups ROCK!..these are old School Semour Duncan vintage replica strat pickups and they are simply AWESOME & toneful in combination with the Aluminum ...sort of Talbo meets Zemaitis meets vintage Strat... This one comes with its black tipped Trem arm... and This RARE Baby is in above average condition 9/10 and easily is very-good to excellent used vintage condition rated.... No issues...plays beautifully ... Get this rare beauty before she's gone for good... ONE OF A KIND! .

Yes 80's rock.. tones... Think Eddie VH Dive bombs... killer sustain and fast action... great sustain...this baby is in good condition it had a crack we glued her & clamped and its solid and is not going anywhere now... besides that its pretty darn clean..could use some new strings...but I'll throw in a set for the new owner... very cool original Tweed Charvel case too.. lots of info on these guitars with a huge following these guitars can still do it... if it were not for the crack this would be selling for hundreds more in near mint condition..this is a great vintage Japanese rocker ... Model 4 The Model 4 consisted of a full size Stratocaster-style body made of American basswood, 22 fret maple neck with rosewood fretboard, and mother of pearl dot inlays. There was a version with maple fretboard and black dot inlays that was called the Model 4M. The Model 4 originally featured the Kahler 2300 tremolo. After 1986, the Model 4 came equipped with a licensed Floyd Rose style tremolo (Jackson JT-6).

Here we have something coming soon... she's getting close Keep an eye for this High End Custom in a couple months.. look for a deep violin burst all nitrocellulose lacquer WoW.. there is no finish at all on it yet..nothing on its top to make it pop but you can surely see whats about to come alive.... More info & pics to come... also look for our PR1 Single cut bursts.

On the way..just not completed yet..aged parts... WAIT until you see what neck goes with this... its a flamed monster... it too will be aged ...more info to come .

Genuine vintage 1964 Classic Olympic white this is a real vintage 1964 Jazzmaster & original HSC not a reissue , this example is in very good - excellent vintage used condition ..more info & pics soon to come..fres release form the JVGuitars Vintage Vault.. Just too the strings off they were too old & rotten and the frets I see need a litle attention they have pleanty of meat left is the good news but they show some minor diviting from play wear so I will dress them & polish them out soon & restring with new strings... and then take the new series of pics Thank you for your interest let me know if you have any questions r if interested in owning this vintage Killer Jazzmaster in Olympic White. .

Straight from Japan ..I bought several projects from a Japanese dealer friend and have to say " LOVE IT" GOOD WOOD!...old school nitro Lacquer..this one will be aged and I have some killer parts in mind but could sell as is too... more info & pics soon to come any questions drop an email to me at gr8bids@comcast.net Thank you for your interest.

Here we have one of our own JVG Reborn Old custom build PAISLEY 69-T guitars IN PROGRESS, its not finished or aged at all yet STAY TUNED for that part soon to come. Built the right way - the Old School way... same as Leo did back in 1969. OK..I know the Japanese reissues are very poplar but personally I do not care for the pattern or the color like I do the originals. The Japanese process on their Reissues are also different in that they use a decal transfer system much like the famous Photo flame or a water-slide decal, and they just do not have the same classic look , they are not 3 dimensional at all like Old School... so what you see here is different than those this is real old school Wallpaper!... we use old school wallpaper paste to apply it as well, just the same as in 69 the body gets finished in a catilized urethane finish several hunndred thin coats it seems like anyway...its quite the process and it take a long time to finish ione of these... its labor intensive and it truly takes a lot of man hours and so I can see why he Japanese came up with the transfer decal method that cuts the time to 1/6th .. but for you purest and those who want a correct old school version of a Paisley..The color has been painstakingly re-produced for us and this color nails the originals color... see for yourself Nothing like the Japanese Reissues by F. This is a JVG Reborn Old Paisley 69-T will fit the bill... This is for a custom order and we have all parts aged to look 40+ years old.... We have old NOS tone Caps that we use in these to capture the true Old 69 Tone... many options exist for this build.. Pickups, necks & profiles, fret size, Flame maple, Rosewood & or Brazilian Rosewood optional, Pickup options of all kinds.... but it starts with the basics of the Paisley T.... Let me know if we can build you one... takes about 2-3+ months on average once contracted. Prices start at $2350.00 for a turn key Paisley T, add a new Tweed HSC for $150 FREE SHIPPING WORLDWIDE WITH YOUR PAID ORDER = ask how to get free shipping anywhere we can .

Soeey SOLD OUT: This one was a very cool TOKAI and is also VERY RARE -RARE to see them - its even more RARE to OWN one of these beauties in the US it is a KILLER!!!. PRS eating machine ... Great sounding electronics it nails You know who's tone for tone ... 100% Top Condition Ready to Tour or Record tonight. This is a High Quality unbelievably beautiful AAAA figured Quilted Maple top woods you know the one they call a 10 TOP this is TOKAI'S answer to the TORTIS Finish Custom 24 offered by PRS ... You know the one they sell for $3,500 -6,000 for ... This Tokai is not the copy of the low end PRS... The contours...of the body lines are just WoW! This Japanese Tokai Guitar comes with with PRS refers to as a #10 TOP ...this is a * Very High Quality instrument and is a virtual clone of one of The Finest US guitars made today the PRS...PRS makes this same type High End AAAA model and it sells for over $6000.00 Here are the facts: This guitar was presented at the Namm Show La in 2003 This one is so very rare...Tokai LR40 SBR (See-TORTIS style finish like the PRS Tortis finish) Tokai calls it Root-beer .... That is the most amazing top Body: Carved 4A Quilted Maple(Book Matched) Top and Two Piece Honduran Mahogany Back Neck: One piece Honduran Mahogany Set-Neck, thick profile / very nice neck Fingerboard: Nicely Figured Rosewood Body Binding: Natural Maple Wood Binding - Bridge: GTB200 Wilkinson by Gotoh, Japan(Chrome) Machine Heads: SG38-01 Gotoh, Japan (Chrome) Pickups: Alnico Custom-Made Paf-Vintage Gotoh, Japan Controls: Recessed in Body, 1 Volume, 1 Tone, 3 way switch Place of Origin: Hamamatsu, Japan List Price $2,500 Tokai Gakki of Japan as one would expect has really done it again with this limited edition Namm show entry and very high quality in every aspect, Nothing but Premium woods used in the construction of this amazing playing guitar. This IS NOT to be confused with the cheep Korean look alike they really don't look the same but close with goofy horns & pieced in woods of less than top notch quality cheep Philippine mahogany and nato I have see the Korean cheap knock off..I had one as a matter of fact a year or so ago taken in trade...it was a nice one see the pics of it, but that was nothing like this Japanes made TRS...WoW!!! thats AAAA Honduran Mahogany body & Honduran neck. Have a good look at that Real Premium super curly big leaf maple more like a maple 12 top, No Photo flame here!...its live in 3-d..Built to pretty much exact PRS specs...it has a beautiful High grade Rosewood fretboard too. Mother of pearl Tokai inlay headstock and aged position markers. This guitar is in top condition and is near mint! No breaks or repairs ever. Just a few tiny droplet tiy artist brush tip lacquer touch ups & 1 edge og headstock tip upper right size its tiny and looks good now after nicely matching tip touch up. This was done to prevent any further chiping due to exposure and it also looks great again. JVG condition easily rated at a solid 9-9.5 excellent all original condition. You will not be disappointed with this fantastic player! When have you ever seen one of these? This guitar is truly Very rare hand built NAMM show Guitar from 2003 and is highly collectible because a limined number of these were ever made...you may see similar shape from Tokai but they changed them and the headstok and I believe the horns slightly changed to less copy PRS... This one is from before that and was built right for show at namm. The Japanese Crafted TRS Tokai Gakki Guitar. Optionally available a Black PRS hard shell case plush lined & it fits like a glove. HERE ARE MANY MORE DETAILED PICTURES OF THIS GUITAR PLEACE " cut & paste" THE FOLLOWING LINK TO SEE THEM: https://picasaweb.google.com/gr8bids/TokaiTRSTortis24Custom?authkey=Gv1sRgCI6x0urihfryKw#slideshow/5624839463920952178 .

Here we have a georgous lush powerhouse sounding extreemly high quality GRECO Black Beauty Les Paul Custom with 3- Pickups... Built right!... ALL Mahogany body & neck with a beautiful looking exotic Rosewood fingerboard. In Japan this is a Custom players dream. This is the Peter Frampton model and it has all the tone of the vintage Real deal... Greco had really nailed the Classic PAF humbucking pickup tone you will be very pleased with this gun slinger. She's in outstanding vintage condition no breaks or repairs and the action is effortless. This guitar stays in tune excellently with its nickel Grover Tuner upgrade and it feels like the $3500 big name maker G!b$0n's guitar for a fraction... This guitar is in perfect vintage players condition electronics are excelent and its ready to Tour and or Record tonight. Let me know if interested, Thanks for looking , Joe HERE IS A LINK TO MORE PICTURES: https://picasaweb.google.com/gr8bids/78GrecoLesPaulCustom3PickupBlackBeauty?authkey=Gv1sRgCNqU0cfulOWOEg#slideshow/5625244237054653970.

This is one of our own line of Reborn Old fully custom built guitars and every single last part has been aged & detailed to replicate a 50 year old vintage guitar... We have employed in this example fully licensed body & a old vintage 1980's neck that has a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard with real clay fret marker inlays just as the real deal in 1963 would have used & parts that have been fully detailed aged & finished here in our JVG-Reborn Old Custom Shop. The aged Pick guard is our own Reborn Old custom made guards the replicate the original from 1963, the Body and neck are finished in Nitrocellulose instrument lacquer. Finish has checking and dings and aging of finish and some wear threw as seen in our pictures... This guitar is available ready for final assembly with new owners preference of electronics options we offer a variety of pick up options our base model starts at $1750 and would have vintage Gotoh pickups same as vintage Tokai used and have true vintage tone we also use cts pots & switch & jack, vintage replica cloth wiring and a real early 60's tone capacitor to capture true vintage sound... we have other pick-ups available as upgrades as well.. Lindy Fralin, DiMarzio, Duncan, Fender etc. Let me know if your ready to have a JVG -Reborn Old 63 Custom T built especially built just for you I will work directly with you throughout the entire process to assure that we get your guitar just the way you want. Base std model starts at $1750 & up The Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard adds $260 New Tweed HSC adds $139 .

Way cool & just in a very nice Japane copy of the 1967 Tele in aged Creal white or some call bananna.... WoW!..great player here folks with that cool factor... in really good original condition..see ALL THE PICS please here: https://picasaweb.google.com/gr8bids/81Conqueror67Tele?authkey=Gv1sRgCLr2g-ua14rXjwE#slideshow/5647933205723004946 This is an early great quality Matsumoku factory made gem in amazing original condition that this baby has that Tele spank! .

SORRY SOLD OUT!Here is a Great playing & sounding Vintage Japenese Strat style guitar in Classic Artic white finish this is a Reisue of the 1972 Strat. High quality materials and workmanship nothing short of quality fit & finish is great although the finish is now road warn and broken in and full of vibe & patina from head to toe this one liiks like a real 69 vintage stratocaster. Be assured the sound on thesse Matsumoku made Memphis is a real supprise a great vintage strat tone bold & sweet...crank her up with a ts9 and a good old Super Reverb Amp or what ever ya got for that matter & SRV & Jimi type tones comes to life... Excellent grade of woods used on the neck figured flamey looking Maple & slab rosewood...Real classic look & feel & sound... for not a lot.. & Real vintage Japanese... Get her before she's gone... 72 Strat in classic Artic White aged finish wow... love these old guitars, I'm sure you will too check this baby out again.. Thanks for your interest.

New ARRIVAL IN STOCK: sorry SOLD OUT! Here we a have a great nearly 40 year old Vintage Les Paul 59 Burst Replica out of the Hishino / Ibanez Factory during the prime Law-suit era this is an exact example of why they were sued in those days... have a good look at the pics... First the headstock is true to the Gibson Les Paul shape. The fingerboard on this example just oozes 59 Burst with its GORGEOUS BRAZILIAN ROSEWOOD FINGERBOARD... Wow look at that beautiful grain... now that you notice that have another look at the trapizoid inlays notice that they too are made of the correct cellulose nitrate materials used by the old 50's -60's Gibson.. this in of it self captures the auora and vibe of the Beauty of the burst... threts show little wear 90% almost minty... the neck itself is so slick have a look its an amazing neck too see its beautiful flamed maple 3 piece like 70's Gibsons were done this way too also body is sandwitch style as well the body is nice grade Mahogany and not chambered nicely bound same as vintage Gibson sized bindings nice touch because buy this time in the 70's Gibson sqitched to the larger ugley binding they later switched back in the early 80's ... Japan was knocking off the early burst at least a decade before the US started reissuing their own designs.. These vintage Japanese guitars were ahead of theior time a step ahead if you will... The not only set out toi build them to look like the old Gibson but they really wanted the sound to be right too it is evident with these PAS replica pickups made by MAXON they really nailed it and sound so great they get the great sustain of a PAF and have a sweet tone and then when cranked they can get expressivly nasty with some harmonics & overtones. The Maxon company is responsible for the famous tone produced by the TS808 & Maxon *)* , TS( and so on... They know TONE.. These Maxon pickups are highly sought after now by players & collectors and high bidders have paid upwards of $400 for one... JVG will not be parting out this beautiful timeless example of Workmanship it is a work of art as it is... The tone is that of the High end Tolai Ls120 we had a few years ago it too came with the Maxon Paf's ..its ( the Tokai Ls120 ) sound is Truly Legendary and those Tokais are selling for well over $3500 now...ya that what I say..WoW... This guitar has it ALL... The SOUND - The Playability action is dead on EZ ROCK Machine... I suggest that who ever layed down the Burst finish on this guitar with its realistic 59 classic flame top was a truly a master finish man its JUST RIGHT!!!!!... man I can not say enough about this little Japanese work of art... They TRULY NAILED IT...Its condition is WAY ABOVE AVERAGE too its really a Beauty in all aspects... The top had just a few slight chips I carfully matched them and touched the spots only with nitro lacquer ..built it up - fine wet sanded sspot only buffed out and it looks original again..neck is near mint already, bottom back edge had a few minor chips again just matched -brush tip touched up and buffed just to prevent further chipping and preserve this amazing instrument. JVG Condition rating is Very good - Excellent 9/10 Vintage 40 year old players guitar this guitar is meant to be ROCKED get her today before she is gone for good this is a Keeper folks...must see & hear WoW!!! HERE IS THE LINK TO THE SLIDESHOE PICTURES OF THIS GUITAR: https://picasaweb.google.com/gr8bids/75IbanezFactoryLesPaulFlameTopDarkBurstDUANE?authkey=Gv1sRgCM2K8cPRw7uYkQE#slideshow/5708106272194237170.

This one is KILLER!...its similar to a Les Paul in looks it has 2 humbucker cavities ready & a Mahogany body & PRS style binding look all FLAME MAPLE wow!......real head turner this will be available soon it is teamed up with an unbelievable flamed maple neck.... pics are soon to come... contact us no to have your favorite style hardware and set up done ....done as build to suit project...body & neck are done at this point ...all old school deep nitrocellulose instrument lacquer finish is amazingly deep 3-D looking top looks 1/2" deep " Pool of Flame " BURST this will make a heavenly 100% USA made custom guitar...I could easily visualize this will all aged nickel parts & perhaps even a Bigsby... w/ aged finish will be amazing like a 50's Burst but different... We have great electronics in stock ready to go. more info & pics soon to come STAY TUNED!... want it? let me know asap Thanks for your interest Joe.

SORRY SOLD OUT! : New release from our JVG Vintage Guitar Vault now available and curently IN STOCK: Here we a have a great player its sort of an R-9 looking Tiger Flamed monster and it sounds amazing like a great Les Paul should this instrument is a true vintage guitar in its own right it is nearly 40 year old and is well preserved please look closely you do not want to miss this one. This Vintage Les Paul has that 1959 Burst Replica feel big time. This is quality built straight away rocker out of Japan in the heat of the Lawsuit era at the great Hishino / Ibanez / Greco Factory this guitar is an exact example of why they were sued in those days... have a good look at the pics... First the headstock is true to the Gibson Les Paul shape and was originally sold without a logo to make it tuff to trace its origin. The rich looking fingerboard on this example just oozes 59 Burst with its GORGEOUS Fit & Finish is real fine quality Wow look at that beautiful grain... now that you notice that this in of it self captures the auora and vibe of the Beauty of the burst... the frets show very little wear a good 85++% almost minty... the neck itself is so slick have a look its an amazing neck too see its beautiful flamed maple 3 piece like 70's Gibsons were done this way too also body is sandwitch style as well the body is nice grade Mahogany and not chambered nicely bound same as vintage Gibson sized bindings nice touch because buy this time in the 70's Gibson switched to the larger ugly looking bulky binding they later switched back in the early 80's to the original vintage size like this one has ... Japan was knocking off the early 59 burst at least a decade before the US started reissuing their own designs.. These vintage Japanese guitars were ahead of their time a step ahead if you will... They not only set out to build them to look like the old Gibson but they really wanted the sound to be right too and that is evident with these PAF replica pickups made by the great MAXON they Maxon really nailed the Paf tone pretty darn good and this example sounds so great they get the great sustain of a vintage PAF and have a sweet tone and then when cranked they can get expressivly nasty with some harmonics & overtones. The Maxon company is responsible for the famous tone produced by the Ibanez TS808 & Maxon , TS9 and so on... They really know their TONE!.. These Maxon pickups are highly sought after now by players & collectors and high bidders have paid upwards of $400 for one of these Maxon Paf's... JVG will not be parting out this beautiful timeless example of Workmanship it is a work of art as it is... The tone is nothing short of that of the High end Tokai Ls120 we had a few years ago it too came with these type Maxon Paf's ..its ( the Tokai Ls120 ) sound is Truly Legendary and those Tokais are selling for well over $3500 now...ya that what I say..WoW... This guitar has it ALL... The SOUND - The Playability action is dead on EZ ROCK Machine... I suggest that who ever layed down the Burst finish on this guitar with its realistic 59 classic Cherry Burst flame top was truly a master finish man its really looks JUST RIGHT!!!!!... man I can not say enough about this little Japanese work of art... They TRULY NAILED IT...Its condition is WAY ABOVE AVERAGE too its really a Beauty in all aspects. This example is very clean for a nearly 40 year old rocker..with several lacquer brush tip matched touch ups at backs edges here and there no big deal its on the back and they match in color now so at a few feet away it looks real clen and the fron is very clean and original...and so this guitar is JVG Rated at excellent vintage condition 8.9+/10 easily or better... 100% excellent working condition, excellent electronics, frets & playability with great low action you can dial in either way you like it. Pickups sound truly awesome and I campare to a fine Gibson tone wise as good or better. A Great AAAA Tiger Flame Maple Les Paul for a song... just in!.... available today . Interested ? Drop me an email to gr8bids@comcast.net . .

......think Skinnard tone Info & pics soon to come just in....raw Vintage PAF type tone and with real vintage patina and beauty. A classic rocker...made in Japan in the early 80's you would have seen the great country rock band Lennard Skinnard was rockin one similar looking to this baby.... and this one has the classic tone with its original super 80's PAF....pics uploaded soon stay tuned ... if interested in it let me know ..thanks for looking Joe.

This thing KILLS!....SG type Custom features unique Detailed headstock RARE VINTAGE Ibanez Japanese Electric guitar... 2 humbuckers Think early Just a fresh release from the JVG vault... Vintage Ibanez Professional... just like the name implys this guitar is Professional grade and quite a well featured guitar that you can make talk... This is the model Played by Bob Weir back in the heyDay of The Greatful Dead ... This is a cool and unique player....very versitle with great tones and what a beauty... have a look let me know if serious about owning this Guitar. .

Fresh RELEASE from the JVG Custom Shop... cured and ready to ship.. Superb! Correct color matched to the old school color Leo insisted on the boys on the line to make for him as legend as I heard it was that Leo went to lunch near the shop and walked past a hardware store and say a Paisley wallpaper and got some as a joke and came back to the shop after lunch and tossed the paper down on the work bench to the guys and said to " make a guitar out of this stuff " Hug?... its wallpaper.. yes we have to use wallpaler paste ..I know ... get started and so they did threw trial & error came up with what we know as the original Pink Paisley Telecaster this was back in the day in somewhere 1969 California... Here is a great Replica of the original.. and will make an outstanding example... THIS IS NOT TO BE CONFUSED unlike the " F#nd#@ " Japan made reisue wich uses a water transfer decal method.. Our's is old school correct and is as simply as close as it gets without a time machine. Beyond what you see here we can take this body threw our Relic finish with golding edges etc checking and aged honey ambering as part of our aging process... we can also aged parts..neck etcor finish turn key for you by order... if interested inquire: thank you for your interest Joe. gr8bids@comcast.net .

Sorry it SOLD OUT: Here we have a professional level PLAYER that is BEAUTIFUL to say the least very well made in Japan its over 31 years old but you can not tell by looking because its a " TIME CAPSULE " almost untouched... ok its been played allitle by an adult and kept near pristine for its age of 31 years unbelievably nice..JVG overall rated EXCELLENT -USED Vintage top fore...you can see cosmetics are amazing with just a few very hard to find & see nicks thats it!..WoW.. but when it comes to electronics... LOOK OUT these humbuckers sound AMAZING... they sould like old DiMarzios from the 80's like PAF's the best sounding not the super destorted one's this one sounds like Paf's and not a peep --no crackel no extra noise just quiet until you hit those strings them beefey creamey PAF tones come alive on this and thats no exaggeration.. this sounds just like an 80's Gibson...RECORDING READY clean sounding with sensitive tone knob adjustment very nice... this is a great guitar sounds as good as a guitar at 3 x the cost of this one. Ibanez has the Musician that is built like this we had one a while back it sold for 4 x this one's price.. also Aria has a very similar design.. Matsumoku knew what they were doing... This I would consider a great SLEEPER... its looks, its construction which its body is Mahogany with beautiful walnut strips as seen and the neck is a high grade of Mahogany bolt on style with a nice 59 feel that is 1-11/16ths at the nut... tuners are original no extra holds so this baby looks to be 100% original and is a ROCK Machine.... This is a lot of guitar for the $. HER ARE MORE PICTURES OF THIS BEAUTY: https://picasaweb.google.com/gr8bids/1981SeVilleLesPaulJrSpecial61612?authkey=Gv1sRgCNu-m7zSuZqTMA#slideshow/5754771233188609682.

sorry SOLD OUT: Here we have a genuine TIME CAPSULE..Super Strat ... Its elegant and classy looking a real show stopper. These older 80's JB Players are absolutely Killer guitars...we thought likely a Tokai factory made as we have had this exact set neck guitar set up the same with same tremolo & locking nut and color and all looked identical and sounded the same too ...anyway, this one is no exception beautiful and a "player". This one looks really amazing it is as mintish as we have ever seen under the bed find here folks...WoW!... Great gutsy tone too not just another pretty face this is a true PLAYER hence the name sake...85' serial # Kayler style Tremolo for amazing dive bombing and special effects this guitar has the sustain too it weights in at 8,2 lbs. This classy looking Cream white Strat is Recording worthy and is ready to record or tour tonight... this is a lot of guitar for this kind of $.

Here we have I can honestly describe as an all-round KILLER vintage 72 RI Strat. This example is by the expert luthiers at Japan's highlty respected Fujigen factory. This classic looking strat was made in Japan in 1979 and is an exact copy of the coveted RARE 4-bolt 1972 strat which is out there but quite rare very few were made. This one is DEAD on with its accurate deep belly cut countour body and its well aged yet thin & still glossy with its well broken looks & feel is a warm classic strat all the way ..just have a good look..the wear & patina you can only get from being a real vintage guitar its over 33 years old now and having been great really played feel to it is not by accident. This beauty weights in at a svelt 7.8 lbs...the fast slim profile neck is a perfect 1-5/8" at the nut and is in absolute top form fully functioning and nice and straight with very good frets it plays excellently and is READY to ROCK, frets & finish are really beautiful. Sweet chimey strat tone good sounding electronics as good or better then Vintage Tokai's and the Old Greco's and I love those and hold high respect for the great FugiGen Gakki luthiers electronics even the real Fender for that matter this old FugiGen Gakki. This Cimar Strat exibits beautiful choice alder wood body with a masterfully applied classic dead on old Fender Sunburst finish I mean to say they really captured the old Fender finish as good as it gets here folks..this one has patina and some real honest wear, nicks in the finish ect and looks just like a real 72 Fender Strat now...its Maple neck is also choice grade wood its beautifuly figured birdseye maple with some flame to it seen at angles is uite stunning with its amber patina its all part of the total package here... realy nice sounding too with its old school 3-way switch..electronics are excelent, neck is nice & straight and very good frets...set up with EZ action.. This is a keeper folks with its classic strat big tone bell chime this one really nails it! Classic Vintage Japanese strat gotta love um.... Thanks for looking, let me know if your looking to buy a great vintage strat we have tham.... and this is a real good choice!.

Here we have one of the finest looking & playing Super Accurate 1969 Reissues to ever come out of Japan you gotta see this example is the Yamaha Superivroller 400 and is a high end offering from the great prolific Yamaha Nipon Gakki Japan. This cool 69 style Strat sports a high real nice grade Ash wood body see the grain pattern in the pics WoW...This is a solid professional grade strat not some cheap toy copy she weights in at 8.2 lbs. she also comes with a beautifully figured maple neck. This ineck feels FAST.. its nice and medium slim profile feels perfect its 1-5/8" @ the nut width, with excellent med-Jumbo frets also like new...I can tell you this ,this guitar looks new like it was built in 2012 so clean.... but it was not made this year it was made in 1979 that make this Strat a 33 years old vintage Japanes guitar and it looks like new!... obviously it was kept in it also like new high quality padded Yamaha original gig bag.. Yamaha makes some of the finest guitars in the world I have had several, the Tele, and their great es335 style I had the sa2200 and it was unbelievable...this Strat is no exception it plays like a $2000 strat, pickups sound hauntingly like a real chimey strat I love this guitar and so will you its like mbuying vintage guitar that was kept to this day just for you to enjoy.. You will not be disapointed with this rare find... as good as any of the Custom Shop guitars JVG Rated: Excellent Vintage as near mint as it gets folks... get this extremely fine example before she slips away! If you like your Professional grade vintage Japanese guitar super clean then this is your baby... any questions email me : gr8bids@comcast.net Thank you for your interest.

Here we have a real nice playing vintage 1966 Reissues style Stratocaster made from the great Luthiers at the Matsumku factory in Japan over 35 years ago. Great vintage sounding guitar with one upgrade to the bridge pickup a great sounding twin blade humbucking pickup in single coil size..very nice recording tone... Well built solid performer this one plays as great as she sounds... 1-11/16ths at the nut, medium slim profile, good frets at 90% as new... plays like EZ like a good strat should... She will not let you down and is still an excellent playing pro quality sounding real vintage Japanese high quality player at a great price... classic 1966 - 69 looks ready to tour or record tonight leave your $20,000 vintage fender at home this one you can ROCK and she sounds awesome... Just set up with a new set of Fender Strings You will be surprised. Any questions fire away . Joe @ gr8bids@comcast.net.

This is one of the greatest Squier's to ever come out of Japan durring the famous JV era . This was built by the same folks responsible for the highest end Greco strats so good Fender USA hired them to make these Squires. Correct detailed bodys & necks they truly are fine guitars this one is in top form. The bodys are mostly Alder some bass wood all are good tone woods..this examle has the classic deep contours of the real vintage strat like my old US 64 strat...they neiled it!.. also the necks on this JV Era Japanese strat is exact same vintage construction and is very impressvly adorned with some gorgously grained rosewod ..it looks like Brazilian rosewood but not sure..at any rate its excellent grade woods.. then they put the correct style clay dots of the 64 I think these are plastic made to replicate clay..but great looking and at 2 feet away you can not tell the diference and they last forever. A few years back these were fetching up to $1500.. get this now at a great price they will go up again in time....This has an excellent 62 medium profile neck with the vintage correct radius & frets..ver close attention to detail fit & finish..this guitar is all original and electronics sound amazing.Frets very good, neck excellent, body had a couple finish cheps we touched up the small chips with correct matching lacquer and a brush tip only...al else 10% original and is a beautiful looking and playing & sounding guitar. This guitar is ready to ROCK and you can Record or tour Tonight! We received the guitar with out accessories ..no case etc..but since listing I have purchased the period correct Fender molded Case & it also has the orig Fender Strap..I will make this set optionally availabe with this guitar to the new owner of this Beautiul Strat Let me know if interested in the JV Era strat and or the complete package with the optional case & strat. Thanks for looking Joe Email: gr8bids@comcast.net .

Here we have yet another cool ASPEN logoed guitar we have several and all are top shelf instruments right up there with Tokai, Greco, Ibanez and the other top runners... This baby is Correct in detail of a 69 strat, its a lawsuit guitar for sure see pics its a copy of the 1969 Strat and is high quality built made in Japan. This High Quality strat copy is so accurate to 66-69 please see the pics detail....Its not new of course its over 30+ years old and has been played but overall no harm done frets are still good!..neck is straight it does play easily with good action, the electronics do work well, the body & neck are in very good - excellent vintage condition to this day ..it does have a few nicks or chips but nothing structual or anything to hender its performance in any way sort of a real relic if you will... you know Fender charges extra for the fake relics they make this is a REAL Player nothing fake about this at al its genuine COOL...its an Excellent player,it has great figured & wood some flame to the neck its really nice woods... , the electronics sound really classic straty = great! weighs in at 8 lbs 1-11/16ths at the nut med-slim profile fast feel neck... nice all round strat tone in stock & available too Ready to ROCK!.

Here we have one of our AGED version custom aged here at the JVF Restoration shop from the wiidshed we offer a ratjer cool JVG-Paisley 69-PTA Reborn Old series Tel E aged with some realistic looking patina and available with some extra funk if you like too if you want more than you see we'll talk...... body seen with orional highly figured ALL Flamed Maple NECK in the pics, !.. this is a high end set or just the body or just the neck at this point, I reserve right to later add more aging and patina at additional costs will be tracked & totaled.. for now the body only is priced at $ 1599, a fully completed realistically aged to replicate a 40+ year old vintage guitar JGV-version like this starts at $ 2999 , our stock Tele pickups are generally old Gotok vintage voiced same as old Japanese 80's Tokai Breezysound came with and are great sounding vintage pickups we have some great vintage tone caps from the 60's Leo's era correct to make these guitars sound like the originals. We also have other pickups oiptionally available to customize the guitar to fit, Top electronics & hardware. We use USA made cts pots & us switchcraft input & switches, all nickel parts - every screw - every part has the look of a warm beautifully maintained vintage instrument to be proud of. We can build one just for you. Let me know if you wouod like one. Thank you for looking, Joe gr8bids@comcast.net .

Here we have one of our own aged 100% custom built in the USA LP projects curently under way its a classic Dark Burst one of my personal favorites.. I thought the flame on this one was amazing and that it resembled the great DUANE ALLMAN's 59 Gibson Les Paul standard Burst ... so I made this one a Dark Burst like Duane's one of my all time favorate burst slinnger ever ... anyway we did this one its one of our own in house Custom Builds...under construction nearly done..as seen in pics here what you see is 90" completed Nitrocellulose lacquer finish applied and just removed tape..no detailing or binding & inlay aging yet but that will all be done with additonal clear coating rubbing out and buffing to glass like fiish... This offering is Build to suit by contracting us to finish, that is including parts & labor to set up to ROCK star status tone.. I have some of the greatest electronics available both vintage & new.. and can use our real 50's Bumblebees and or our 60's Black Beauties.. This example is a full solid AAAAA Eastern Maple top and Honduran Mahogany body & neck woods... we used old school Hide glue as well for ultimately same as late 50's construction. This will make a stunning LP to say the least... available today as a custom build... If you love what you see let me know and we can build it for you. .

Fresh from our JVG Vintage Vault now available and YES IT IS curently IN STOCK: Here we a have another **collecting over past 26 years... absoultely phenomenal player folks its sort of an R-9 Gibby looking Tiger Flamed monster This remindes me of the Jimmy Page Les Paul and this baby really sounds amazing like a great Les Paul should. This instrument is a true vintage guitar now in its own right it is nearly 40 year old and is quite well preserved too please look closely you do not want to miss out on this one. This Vintage Les Paul has that 1959 Burst Replica feel big time. This is quality built straight away rocker out of Japan in the heat of the Lawsuit era at the great Fugigen Gakki / Ibanez / Greco Factory this guitar is an exact example of why they were sued in those days... have a good look at the pics... First I'll mention the headstock is true to the Gibson Les Paul shape openbook and was originally sold without a Greco logo but instead this one is the very rare KOPY KAT version ..one reason this was done to make it tuff to trace its origin during the lawsuit. This baby has the rich looking like with it stands out and is out standing with its correct vintage aged perfectly cellulose nitrate style fingerboard inlays on its Brazilian Rosewood looking fingerboard on this example WoW THIS IS aA KILLER... just oozes 59 Burst with its GORGEOUS Fit & Finish speaking of finish it looks slick like glass and thin like nitro but its thin poly ..Wow look at that beautiful grain... now that you notice that this in of it self it really captures the vibe of the Beauty of the burst... the frets show very little wear a good 85++% almost minty... the neck itself is so slick have a look its an amazing neck too see its beautiful grade Mahogany.Sam as Gibson vintage sized bindings nice touch because buy this time in the 70's Gibson switched to the larger ugly looking bulky binding they later switched back in the early 80's to the original vintage size like this one has ... Japan was knocking off the early 59 burst at least a decade before the US started reissuing their own designs.. These vintage Japanese guitars were ahead of their time a step ahead if you will... They not only set out to build them to look like the old Gibson but they really wanted the sound to be right too and that is evident with these PAF replica pickups made by the great MAXON they Maxon really nailed the Paf tone pretty darn good and this example sounds so great they get the great sustain of a vintage PAF and have a sweet tone and then when cranked they can get expressivly nasty with some harmonics & overtones. The Maxon company is responsible for the famous tone produced by the Ibanez TS808 & Maxon , TS9 and so on... They really know their TONE!.. These Maxon pickups are highly sought after now by players & collectors and high bidders have paid upwards of $400 for one of these Maxon Paf's... JVG will not be parting out this beautiful timeless example of Workmanship it is like a work of art as it is... The tone is nothing short of that of the High end Tokai Ls120 we had a few years ago it too came with these type Maxon Paf's ..its ( the Tokai Ls120 ) sound is Truly Legendary and those Tokais are selling for well over $3500 now...ya that what I say..WoW... This guitar has it ALL... The SOUND - The Playability action is dead on EZ ROCK Machine... I suggest that who ever layed down the Burst finish on this guitar with its realistic 59 classic Cherry Burst flame top was truly a master finish man its really looks JUST RIGHT!!!!!... man I can not say enough about this little Japanese work of art... They TRULY NAILED IT...Its condition is WAY ABOVE AVERAGE too its really a Beauty in all aspects. This example is very clean for a nearly 40 year old rocker..with several lacquer brush tip matched touch ups at backs edges here and there no big deal its on the back and they match in color now so at a few feet away it looks real clen and the fron is very clean and original...and so this guitar is JVG Rated at excellent vintage condition 8.9+/10 easily or better... 100% excellent working condition, excellent electronics, frets & playability with great low action you can dial in either way you like it. Pickups sound truly awesome and I campare to a fine Gibson tone wise as good or better. A Great AAAA Tiger Flame Maple Les Paul for a song... just in!.... available today . Interested ? Drop me an email to gr8bids@comcast.net.

Sorry SOLD OUT: WoW... just in your going to love this 35 year old Professional grade Vintage Les Paul Custom by the masters at Ibanez Hoshino Gakki back in 1977 and still a very impressive contender to say the least... this is a rare example with all the best most desirable Classic Ibanez features... we believe this guitar is likely the model 2341. This one has all gold hardware all nice with natural vintage patina as one would expect from a real fine played guitar from 1977 ROCK ERA guitar here have a true Lawsuit era Les Paul Custom... This guitar has had just 1 owner that really took great care of it..its played for sure not new or mint with just a few minor dings and such but overal very clean in appearence. Gibson sued over Ibanez accuracy and quality compared to the Gibson at well over 3 times the price in those days these guitars were taken as a big thret to Gibsons bottom line... I really like this headstock design and mother of pearl design logo the best of them all its really a beauty! This example has the very sought after PAF type pickups know as super 80's with the rare Flying Finger pickup covers in gold, these pickups truly are classic and sound amazing and they still roar that vintage tone and are huge sounding threw our vintage BF Super Reverb amp... love this guitar! This guitar also has the classic Star tuners in gold, also the scribe detail pattern stop tailpiece in gold... Original Ibanez speed-knobw it has all the best features from Ibanez ..Harmonica bridge, Tour or record tonight with this hidden Gem... multibound body top & back neck plate w/ 77 serial # & made in Japan, Neck is a medium slim profile 1-11/16ths at the nut with a rosewood fingerboard with block inlays. Its made from 3 piece figured hard rock maple same as 70's Gibson other than being a bolt on neck this neck is true & straight as can be, frets still qualify as being used- still excellent and in the upper percentile condition for an average 35 year old vintage rock machine and still has its original " Super 80's " sticker on the back of the headstock indicating super 80's Pickups... how cool is that. The Fit & finish of this guitar is also above average for 35 years, it shows little to no major fade to its classic cherry sunburst finish to both body & neck...amazingly well preserved and ready to rock in style for at least another 35 years or more..this guitar has stood the test of time and is in amazing and original condition...no repairs or touchups have been done. This is a true vintage LP and weights in at a perfect vintage Les Paul desigered weight not to heavy not to light a perfect 8.7 lbs.. I remember my 70's Gibson being closer to 12 lbs... what a tanker..this Ibanez KILLS that Gibson and most others. These Super 80's are some of the best rock god like tone bar none... You Gibson guys will be very pleasantly supprized..and wonder why you spent 3 times as much for bragging rights on your last Gibson.. This one has it all, its got the vintage Ibanez Japanese collectable factor, the sound from these RARE PICKUPS and it condition and its looks well ..its like you see BEAUTIFUL now and it plays like a $4000 guitar... this Rock machine has jst received our professional set up and new set of strings installed...its fully ready to tour or record tonight with this hidden Gem... Let me know if you gotta have this one, she won't last long so act today! gr8bids@comcast.net Thanks for looking! .

JUST IN and looks to be going....... ON HOLD SALE PENDING... Here we have a VERY RARE find in deed expecially in this fine of condition WoW!... what a great true 57 Strat style Reissue with its real gold anodized aluminum pick guard like leo's original 57's and is a realistic vintage sounding strat this guitar gets that classic chime - bell tone alson with some agressive strats tone when you get on it...and is one of the better playing of all the vintage Stratocaster reissues without putting out over $4,k .. This one is is top playing condition and wow just look at this classic strats beauty.. for those of you unfamiliar with Japanes guitars like Vintage L-series Fernandes or vintage Springy sound Tokais you are in for a very nice supprise.. This is a top performer and was made in Japan in 81 that make here over 30 years old not new or mint but real vintage... Japanese Vintage Guitar classic in its own right ...gotta love it! Very rare & collectible and a great player that looks like this..v=come on ..its a no brainer!... you better jump on this gem she will go quickly is my bet... Thanks gor lookin gr8bids@comcast.net.

Sorry this has SOLD OUT: Here we have a simply SUPERB find WoW! this guitar ROCKS and is the one thats RARE to find Limited Eddition.... Made by ESP in Japan (Edwards) This is a very high Pro level quality Replica of the famous 1956 Les Paul Gold Top. This is a rare Law Suit Gibson Replica – exact in detail not made for export but was made for the high-end Japan buyer the Limited eddition. It is hand-built model when you see it up close & in person you will clearly see its a VERY HIGH QUALITY guitar. This is one of several High End Edwards built Guitars we have had and like the others this too is a very accurate Replica too custom shop type built ... it is needless to say we were then and now more than ever VERY IMPRESSED with This Edwards high end built guitars. The Weight of this guitar is: 8.9 lbs. The Scale Length: 24.75 in. The Width of nut: 1 11/16 inch This BABY is truly a RARE-FIND and this one is rated at 9.95/10 near MINT CONDITION WoW!- Virtualy NEW= Blue Book of Electric Guitars Condition Rating 100% Original, NO problems or issues... This is an ACCURATE 56 GOLD TOP and its finish is exact and correct color Bullion Gold Suspended Powder Finish, Yes the same Finish as the Original 1956 Gibson ...so when this baby wears in and begins to age LOOK_OUT! It does have a Hardrock Maple Bookmatched Top. Its Classic 2-Piece Bookmatched high grade Mahogany Back is soo Comfortable, Its Accuratly-Contoured FAT C-shaped ‘56 Neck is also correct its 1-Piece and has very well-matched “wings." The Neck is fitted with a longer tenon joint and is Correct for 1956, Beautiful Gold Top Finish top is stated as thin nitro, virtually No fret wear at all on this example it arrow straight neck (Jumbo Frets, too!) All Original Vintage Gibson-style “deluxe" kluson tuners keep the guitar in tune extremly well. Only Released in Japan, This High-End Model Never Exported! Very Resonant, Sweet Tone From USA made Seymour Duncan 2X SP-90 '56 Reissue P-90 Pickups & absolute Quiet Electronics Very high quality routing and unmatched craftsmanship... Actually better than many G!%$@n's dare I say. This is truly THE most Accurate Super High-end Japanese 56 Gold top we have EVER seen we are very proud to offer this jewel NO DISSAPOINTMENTS!!, EXPECT Incredible Sustain, Tone, and Playability with this one. Included with your purchase of this guitar is the the original owner's card and warranty! These guitars are truly Spectacular, Beautiful, Inspirational Instruments, and you can turn your friends' faces absolutly green with envy with such a great instrument, Any truly Accurate 1956 Gold Top Replica anywhere close to this guitar's playability + sound & accuricy if it had a Gibson logo on it you would have to pay well over $2,500.00+ for. This is a Professional grade guitar and is set up and 1000% READY TO ROCK! Get it while its here Accessories sold seperately, yes she's in stock today: ASK!...gr8bids@comcast.net . .

JUST IN : a quick note for now new updates after we have fully gone over this one & check her out but lookin pretty good so far.. in top shape no breaks or cracks, interesting looking figured Maple top with a classic 59 Burst finish ...These old Reborns can be one of the best Japanese Pauls ever made and this baby is up for grabs... Let me know if you have an interest in it, Thanks for looking, Joe gr8bids@comcast.net .

SOLD OUT: OK this started in life as not too shappy of a genuine 1995 Gibson SG Standard cool but NOW with a few JVG-Reborn Old improvements .. we added a Maestro long Vibrola its a Gibson made in U.S.A. high Quality mahogany woods this is now a 1960's Recreation upgraded to some real fat vinage TONE- NOW.. read on - overall excellent condition with absolutely no cracks and no excused with no apologies..... for being such a badd @$$ come on just check it out, This Gibson SG Standard comes to you a done deal with the look the feel and the real sound of the American classic 1960's SG.... The reason I bought this guitar in the first place was to recreate one like one of my alltime favorite guitars I ever had which was a 1966 Gibson SG Standard with vibrola which can be seen here on the website... This US 1990's guitar also has that great looking Mahogany wood its beautiful grain caught my eye for sure, at that time it had a stop tail and common apearence even the logo looked to new and not enough patina for my personal taste I don't know about you but I prefer mine looking truly vintage and looking right , So I removed all stop tail business and dowled those 2 holes with mahogany and then touched up those areas and a few other nicks and a few chips to bare wood and matched the cherry lacquer and consealed the dowled area ( the vibrola pretty much obscures the dowled areas ) at the same time then oversprayed my aged cherry color lacquer ( not bright like the standard new finish was but to my minds eye more closely resemble my 66's cherry which is deeper red with a touch of mahogany to the cherry and so then went onto the full front & back respray thin nitro tinted lacquer same formula as old 1960's Gibson so it really deepened the look and richened up the color of the finish to like old Gibson specs..neck was already darker and more like this from factory and also was excellent besides one nick so I left the neck alone and this neck is slick like glass and is a nice handfull too barley a scratch on here never any cracks or issues, ALSO I removed the orig 90's klusons and then I sanded & prepped the front of the headstock and logo area so I could then with my aged nitro color carefully eye matched the rather new - white looking logo & crest mother of pearl shadded it until to my eye it looks just right so now its aged to look about 45+ years old....Please see those pics for detail, ALSO I added a genuine Historic Truss rod cover and ambered the togel switch tip NOW it looks exactly like my old 1966 , See the pics of those details. The neck is super straight,This neck on this one by the way is the correct shape and headstock angle just like my 66's with what is a must = NO VOLUTE this looks accurate and like the real deal!.. all based on my 66 . this was a must for realism for me... MORE ABOUT THIS GUITAR: The frets on this SG are excellent and have the prefered fret edge bindings of a high end guitar..( not all have that detail you know ) also the inlays on this SG are the correct inlays true to old school and made of cellulose nitrate and really looks exactly like my old 66. Then I removed the cheaper Kluson tuners installed by Gibson, and did what we always did back in the day to our Gibsons that have the Klusons that worked soso at best and that is to change out the tuner gears to the best of the old school tuners had to offer and thatis vintage nickel Grovers... Check them out they are the real deal and work superbly!.. the bottom holes lined up perfectly for this conversion so no added hold so it looks great and the top holes were close to top top edge of tuners and so I filled with mahogany and cherry finish brush tip touched up only and are gone now and it looks great too... better then the old days!...anyways onto the Vintage Gibson nickel Maestro Vibrola unit I installed is an excelent fit and really belongs on this fine 1960's correct Gibson SG Standard. Onto the JVG tone upgrade the Original Gibson USA Humbuckers sounded good before the upgrade but to get true classic vintage tone I had to change the cheap modern tiny nothing tone capasitors to the real .022 x400 Sprague Black Beauties used from about 1962 threw the 1960s vintage we offer these for $160 a set they are real 60's nos. early 1960's I use these to dial in our real vintage Gibson tone of the 1960's... This guitar NOW HAS the look - the feel & most importantly now the sound of my old friend my vintage 1966 Gibson SG Standard with its nickel hardware and slightly aged patina finish.. Everyone will think this is your real 1966 SG std... it can be your secret.IT comes with a no logo vintage case that has the old gold linning so it looks 60's correct.... This is a great 1966 JVG Recreation Gibson SG Standard JVG REBORN OLD w/ Vibrola ready to tour or record tonight! Leave your $8,000 vintage Gibson at home and Gig & tour with this realistic 60's Recreation by JVGuitars, interested let me know, Thanks for looking. Joe gr8bids@comcast.net High Res pics soon to come as soo as I get the chance Thanks! Here are some quick pics pre detailing and re-stringing for your consideration... . JVG Reborn Old series 66 Recreation Gibson SG Standard as good or better than any high end custom shop guitar with realism and great vintage tone for a great deal alot less then the $3500-5500, anyway you get the idea. Thanks for looking let me know if interested. Thanks Joe You can emaile me at: gr8bods@comcast.net .

Here we have our own Custom made Luthier built faithful JVG Paisley T version of the vintage 1969 Paisley Telecaster. Ours is done to OldSchool specs... with woods & all premium parts too, all hand built every aspect hand dialed in and now the body has been aged to look and feel like a 45 year old vintage Telly an old faithful friend with the warmth and patina and Tone of a 43+ year old vintage guitar with some minor wear,nicks, chips some minimal checking and golding of the finish and the neck is aged by color the neck is sprayed in Nitrocellulose lacquer and tinted to match up with my 60's tele so it looks very authentic to time period Summer of Love ...Hippies& Paisley Telecasters... The neck hasnot been checked or chipped I will leave that to the new owner to play theheckout of it because the tone will make you have to play this beauty. The electronics are also old school correct with CTS Pots & switchcraft 3-way switch & output jack. Pickups on this example are also Vintage voiced and nail the tone of my 19 67 Tele...to get genuine vintage tone I have installed actual 60's tone cap the same as Leo used...and you will love the sound of this beast!... any questions let me know. Thanks for your interest Joe email: gr8bids@comcast.net.

This one is fully completed and belongs to our client and so this one has already sold sorry but no worries we do have a few choice examples that are ready for final assembly and set up with our choice parts ..we have several other GH Tele's available = Ask!...Here we have a beautiful ALL ROSEWOOD T custom build guitar. For the George Harrison fan...from back in 1969. This example is a 100% USA Hand Built Guitar Crsfted in USA. Built to Kabuki spec, top parts, great top notch vintage voiced pickups & us cts & switchcraft electronics including NOS 1960s vintage Tone Capasitor same as Leo F used back in his 69 Tele's- vintage wired 3-way switch.. no detail over looked and expense was spared rosewood has gone up in price the last few years and again lately as you may have heard, set up to Rock! All rosewood top & bottom a true sandwich body with the exception of the full 1/6th' thin center layer of figurd maple.. That maple is echoed in the skunk stripe in the otherwise All Rosewood neck. Bone nut, comes set up to play well.. This example has its nickel parts just slightly aged and the body looks slightly burnished with a aged patina finish to look like its not new but a beautiful vintage guitar. Thanks for looking Joe, email us at gr8bids@comcast.net .

Here we are very pleased to present to you a wonderful example of a great rock machine this is a Vintage 1977 Ibanez Model # 2341 The Classic Black Beauty TRIPPLE THREAT! 3# Super 70's Pickups WoW! OK this baby is Simpy AWESOME sounding and is All original right down to the strap buttons. It has Gold hardware and it has vintage Patina from age/use and overall this Black Beauty tripple threat looks sooooo cool. All its electronics and its 3# Super 70's PAF style pick-ups work beautifully. Original tuners still working perfectly. This guitar came to us in its original hard shell case from about 36 years ago the case is also pretty clean for its age as well all the latches work and its a nice tight fit. This 36 year old Vintage Ibanez has been professionally "set up" and its excellent. String height at the 12th fret is .065”. This guitar Plays HUG it has a fantastic feel its very responsive and it sounds amazing and will give that $8000 Gibson Black Beauty a real run for its money its true and believe me she KILLS!. This vintage guitar is not new of course and is not mint either with a few minor nicks and such but is a true vintage guitar in its own right and is truly vintage beautiful in all its glory and aged patina this guitar is a real work of art from top to bottom and is still in top ROCKING condition...This Ibanez has No issues what so ever 0, Take it out of the box and use it professionally to gig or to record NOW the day it arrives. No worries this vintage gem will be professionally packed and shipped very well. the ultimate Back Beauty Tripple thret is in stock and is available TODAY! DON’T MISS OUT... these in this kind of condition can go quickly. Thank you for your interest. Any questions or to buy it now contact Joe at gr8bids@comcast.net .

Here we have a very RARE one folks!.... The Ibanez "Custom Agent" model 2405 WoW! She's a nearly 40 years old and still looking clean ... WoW what a looker. This RARE Vintage Ibanez Custom Agent "Lawsuit" Les Paul sounds AMAZNG Too. Gorgeous Tobacco Sunburst Finish, Set Neck, Paf style vintage pickups,with the High End touch with the classic F5 mandolin headstock scroll shape and F5 ornate fretboard inlays. The guitar comes with its original hardshell case and meant to ROCK!!!! Vintage Ibanez Japanese Collectable Les Paul WoW! Just n pics soon to come! Stay tuned.

Vintage 1980 FLAME TOP Burst ARIA Pro II PE-500 high quality electric guitar made in Japan... This guitar stands toe to to with a mid 70's-early80's Gibson Les Paul sounds JUST as great and playes better...Also this baby has a Gorgeous figured Sycamore Flametop body WoW..must see, and a medium slim profile 3-piece birch and its a set neck / 2 screw hybrid type neck with a real nice feel to it..medium slim profile feel with a 1-11/16th nut , the frets are excellent still barley signs of play really quite nice after 33 years amazing really, nick inlays are mother of pearl block inlays, and an old growth dark rosewood fingerboard, excellent sounding vintage Protomatic II humbucking pickups, 1V, 1T, gold hardware Supermatic bridge. vintage classic Tobacco Sunburst, Had just a doink on the top just under the bridge A string and can hardly tell now and a couple of small doinks here or there... JVG RATED at 8.2/10 very good vintage condition overall its beautiful and she still shines up nicely, the gold hardware still looks pretty good the bridge has more tarnish but still it looks vintage cool and so this guitar truly is a wonderful player and is good to go another 30+ years. Just set up with a new set of Gibson strings SWEET!... This is a Classic ROCK MACHINE! Just in..any questions ask Joe JVGuitars@gmail.com Thank you for looking.

Killer Vintage Aria its an all round excellent vintage classic rock machine. The original electronics work perfectly fully loaded DiMarzios and they absolutely scream vintage tone, Push pull pots - coil splitting, many tones available at your fingertips surprisingly great sounding and it plays effortlessly , stays in tune ..this is a really good one folks Vintage Made in Japan Aria Pro II ... ok I'm a fan of Aria Pros from this era check all our great vintage Aria Pros out this is a ROCK MACHINE!... vivid Candy Apple Red wow.

Here we have a very nice Vintage 1957 L-series Reissue strat in a beautiful and it is an accurate vintage contour body in a classic Custom Color Olympic White and has now aged with some great looking patina now as seen... The necks Logo says Fernandes Japan and this is a famous L-series era Lawsuit model and these 57 reissues are said to have actualy been made for Fernandes by Tokai Gakki either way this is a seriously cool vintage Oly White Strat WoW!...This one is equipped and a wonderfully figured maple neck with some nice flame in it and the color is also very cool looking on this one its a medium C profile I would call it and is 1-11/16ths at the nut... The body's color is also Retro set off with a very high end Aluminum gold anodized pickguard and with its old 3 Gray Bottom pickups said to be supplied to Tokai by Semour Duncan this guitar sounds like a 57 should, nice bark and bell tone chime sparkley strat tones and guttsy when cranked up.. all electronics are working as they should no excessive noise at idle she's not scratchen or popin and is even ready to tour or record tonight. We sold the twin to this Fernandes quickly it was the very same model just Fiesta Red...also super rare , Get this Olympic White example before it vanishes forever too.... any questions let me know Thank you for looking. Joe.

SOLD OUT: Here we have a beautiful Korina wood neck threw custom guitar built in California by Frankenstein Customs USA.. I'm not sure this could be Schector Frankenstein but also another Frankenstein builder out of California USA...either way this is a very cool custom Korina Neck threw strat. It plays just great with excellent action and this guitar has seen little use as I have had it stocked away for years in our shop and durring our move 8 years ago I thought it was lost or stolen but it surfaced last week so I re-strung it with new strings and plugged her in and wow it sounds awesome... like I mentioned its action is nice and low and these Duncan pickups sound great and I was getting some nice harmonics with it too and I'm sure you will have a blast with this unque custom Korina wood guitar. I assume your familiar with Korina wood and for those of you that are not Korina is know also as Limba it is indigenous to Africa and is also know as the African Mahogany similar but different it is light weight and extreemly resonant and is excellent tone woods for musical instruments especially guitars.. famously know for its use in the vintage 1958 Korina Flying V by Gibson it has been highly praised for its tonal properties and when you combine that with this guitars design with its Neck threw it is among the most resonant guitar builds possible and that is a fact. This was my interest in the guitar ....its got some great woods..ok the neck is made up from a center 5/16th of Walnut then on both sides a 1.1/16th strip of figured quarter sawn strip of Maple, then the body extends out with Korina on both sides and this makes for an extreemly resonant type of build. Even the pickups are trimmed with rosewood trim rings ..nice touch!...This is a tremolo type guitar with its floyd Rose licensed bridge & locking nut design, Pickups are double humbuckers are by Semour Duncan and are fixed mount, all driven with one controll knob for volume and a 3 way switch a very efficiant design and meant for killer all out ROCKIN!..you can do that very well with this guitar. Easily upgradable and customizable you will find this is a great solid performer. Frankinstein Custom USA without the custom guitar price. Priced right..

SORRY SOLD OUT: OK..here is your chance at a deal from JVGuitars Just in and just made available and in STOCK its a pretty darn RARE Monster Flame Maple top on this beauty. This one is a high quality vintage guitar that was made 37 year ago in Japan and is a well crafted guitar. Its a fine classic to and now Reborn Old with a Nitrocellulose lacquer Re-finished top here in our JVG Restoration shop and was finished in an old school antique violin SunBurst created in multi subtel thin mist lacquer layers to shade that has ended up well as you see it now I went for the look of a realistic 50's finsh over this amazing looking curly AAAA Flame Maple top it was worth it because well again look at it, regarding the finish we made it to look like its original to this guitar and 36+ years old it looks pretty much just like its 36 years with subitel wear fine scratches etc , low more hand built feel to it and more like a $3500 G!b$0n aged 1959 R-8 or R-9 Les Paul with a cool Gumby headstock and a solid maple set-neck its quite unique looking and is striking now. This one has the look for sure just check out its very realistic looking figured curly flame maple top is an amazing example. The Sound is also AWESOME as this guitar has the famous combination of professional grade pickups for an amazing sound that is recording worthy its neck pickup is an nos old stock Seymour Duncan 59 Paf replica and the bridge is the original MAXON paf style humbuckers it originally came with many of the very top Japanese Les Pauls and others came loaded with these beautiful sounding Maxon made Paf replica pickups made by the folks that know a lot about tone and were responsible for the famous TS808 Tube screamer and many other Maxon made effects and pickups ... these sound very nice and also has been upgraded tone - wise with a set of 2 vintage correct paper and oil Vitamin Q tone capacitor that finishes its set off... Yes of course this is a set neck les Paul style guitar its body is a solid high grade mahogany piece and also has the back contour belly cut and is more comfortable to play and is not the pancake construction type Mahogany, its neck is also solid maple. The neck has a nice medium profile feels like my 60's Gibson and is arrow straight sighting down it and its 1-11/16th at the nut width, the frets look excellent like newish and are original, The fingerboard is a BEAUTIFUL example also something you would expect on a killer $3500 G!b$0n R-8 its very dark with beautiful grain and it looks like it is likely Brazilian Rosewood " that alone on a Gibson was a $400 upgrade and the do not even offer that option anymore. The inlays are also old school cellulose nitrate type and are the same as old school G!b$0ns as well just have a good look. They have aged and look beautiful set of the dark rosewood like a much more expensive guitar should have... tuners have been upgraded and are chrome sealed and work excellent, with a roller bridge the intonation set excellent as is the play action this guitar plays slick, the nut is the original and is Brass for an excellent sustain playing 70's & 80's ROCK. This thing kills for a fraction of the Gibson yet plays & sounds just as goo as the vintage 70's Gibson, looks better and the Gibson is $2700-3900 for the 37 year old Gibson. Here is a well built alternative to that without any sacrifice n tone or playability you will be hard pressed to find a more cool player for 2x - 4x the price.. This guitar came into to our shop on trade was a bit of a quick project for me but because this guitars AMAZING TOP it was worth the effort at one time the previous owner a pro touring musician had changed the pickups config set up back and forth a few times and at one time had a toggle switch active set up and this left a hole in the maple top right between the control knobs.. look at that area you can't really tell anymore and besides the hole it had what we call a standard 70's cheap "Clown Burst " as we call it that is the quick finish sprayed on in the high production factories where they have to finish about 40 guitar in a day as apposed to a custom shop that can take a day or 2 to put a beautiful shaded finish on them.. so being that it had a hole in its top and a clown burst too I just stripped the tops poly clown burst finish off and then doweled the top with maple and refinished the top only in the aged antique violin sunburst ( Think Joe Walsh's 1959 Burst ) seen now in these pics that allows the true beauty of this guitar top shine threw... Clearly the beauty of the Burst influenced now... I'm pleased it has the 50's vibe now and its no closet queen this guitar is GIG worthy and a proven performer it will stand toe to toe with the G!b$0n R-8 now...see for yourself ....the nitrocellulose lacquer has also been aged so it looks right on this vintage guitar. If I didn't tell you about the hole and re-finish work you would not have noticed if you open the electronics access in back you will see the maple dowel. OK so all that being said this Japanese Vintage Guitar has been sort of REBORN OLD now and is in top playing form today. Set up and plays like a dream.. Ready to Rock & or RECORD tonight!... let me know if you have any questions or if ready to purchase, thanks for looking. any Other questions?.....Joe 408-375-1364 . .

UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Ready date = soon to come... This guitar is 100% custom hand built details: 1 piece 100 year old ash body light weight , 24K genuine Gold leaf applied,JVG burnished, nitrocellulose lacquer many coats .. Tone will be all us cts & switchkraft and Lace censor the Custom Shop Clapton set up... silent no noise and awesome vintage tone & bark ...even plastic is all custom guard & back plate aged white pearloid, neck is crazy out of this world beautiful medium profile classic Big Head stock ala 1969 specs only I never say anything like this offered by Leo back in 1969 my second year in High school Jimi was goin strong during this time frame I love my 69 strat and thought of something a little different with this one I'm building... everything every detail is going to be top notch... still working it out.. I have a gold trem from 69 w/ patent pending saddles so I'm thinking of that so I thing all gold hardware will look killer on this but we'll see.. I may silver leaf pickup covers & knobs & switch tip to contrast nicely with the gold.. those smaller cosmetic details are yet TBD... But just take a look at this amazing neck... Hawaiian Koa wood its a work of art with its Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard and mother of pearl inlays and frets are leveled - crowned and polished.. this is going to be set up to play like a great strat should... Complete custom 69 Strat style 24K Gold leaf body 100% hand built in our JVG Custom Shop. COMING SOON stay tuned!.

JVG Custom Luthier built, the best woods, the finest parts, top workmanship and a lot of time with lots of hand work and detail work... Neck is solid 1 piece Indian Rosewood w/ figured maple skunk stripe & headstock plug this is old school like 1969 with 21 frets and trussrod adjustment at the heel, this neck is a classic medium semi-chunky V shape by popular request. More info to come see for now inquire if interested, this guitar a labor of love. In memory of George Harrison and the Beatles. Custom Luthier Hand build All Rosewood Tele " Old School style " Lieke Leo's back in the day! We use NOS REAL vintage old school tone capacitors just the same as bak in 1969 along with all us CTS pots and switchcraft electronics. We have many pickup options all are the best of the best available today please ask about options but this baby is fully loaded and it Rocks the Vintage Tele TONE! .

1983 Tokai Korina V Replica...Mega Rare WoW! we have had just 3 of these in the last 25 years.... highly collectible and the best playing accurate to 1958 specs Flying you will ever find thats including Gibson Historic and Hamer Vector's we have had them all and this guitar is AMAZING its scary good... I may have to keep this one Just in!...Here we have a REAL RARE VINTAGE TOKAI Japanese Hand Crafted Series 1983 Tokai 1958 Flying V Replica *** Featuring built with solid old growth AAA Honduran Mahogany Body & Neck *** WoW! This baby is a Feather weight at just 7.3 lbs ***This V is as SWEEET as it Sounds THIS GUITAR IS ABSOLUTELY KILLER ! RATED in EXCELLENT overall Condition, Unbelievable SUSTAIN ! Check out the quality of construction....its just like a real 1958 Korina Style Gibson Flying V UNBELIEVABLE amount of "Attention to Detail" into this Flying V!! --Pics say it all !! Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard and absolutely Top Notch electronics-PHAT Frets !! This example has the 50's raw guttsy Tone BIG TIME. She has a few minor nicks and scratches here and there as it is a VINTAGE GUITAR of 30+ years now, (See Pics) This is a clean and solid vintage guitar in EXCELLENT original condition** Serious ROCK and ROLL MACHINE !! Come's with a beatbut fully functional Gibson HSC. Need I say how RARE these are, when was the last time you have seen another? Just in folks ask if serious about owning this beautiful vintage instrument..

Here we have a great 1978 vintage 35 year old set-neck Les Paul Standard style guitar by the great Luthier Pro's at Aria Pro II they are one of the finest builders of the Matsumoku factory "camp" one of the best of the best Lawsuit era guitar builders in Japan. SEE OUR OTHER ARIA GUITARS IN STOCK today.... We love them for good reason and that is because they are simply great well built instruments. This example is a period lawsuit Les Paul... featuring a killer looking figured with Birdseye maple top with a Mahogany sandwich style body like the 1970's Gibsons also had... a 3 piece Mahogany neck also like some Gibson's this LP has a medium slim profile tapered neck and is very comfortable to play with ez low excellent play action.The frets this guitar are also in very good-excellent vintage condition, all electronics are working excellently and they sounds great!!! with no snap crackle or pops... also featuring upgraded Schaller sealed tuners do an excellent job of keeping this guitar in tune.. this is a very good les paul with a very resonant tone and a Mahogany set neck.. now just have a look at that classic Gibson sunburst finish they absolutely NAILED it perfectly...Aria Pro is a great company we have had many top of the line Arias and this one is right up therewith the 70's Gibson tone wise and I think the play-ability is actually better on this guitar then most of the 1970s's Gibson Les Pauls... This is a great sounding classic 1970's les paul for a fraction of what that 1970s' Gibson will set you back and you will not sacrifice tone or play-ability. This is an EZ to play ROCK MACHINE if you want to Rock 70's & 80's Rock sound this is your baby right here... interested? just email me at jvguitars@gmail.com thank you for your interest.