Taylor 114CE, made in Mexico 2011, natural finish. Taylor make lovely guitars, and this too, is a lovely guitar. The grand auditorium shape sounds pretty similar to a dreadnought, but there's a little extra definition to the tone and it...
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Fender Deluxe Nashville Tele, daphne blue. This is a cool little cucumber. Take a standard Tele, add an extra lipstick single coil and a 5-way Strat-style switch and you get a Nashville Tele. The added pickup offers all those tasty...
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Fender Thinline Tele, sunburst, made in USA 1998. This is an exceptional guitar. The Thinline Tele debuted in 1969 and went through a couple of iterations before being discontinued in 1980. There wasn't a USA made Thinline in the Fender...
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Ibanez JEM Jr Hot Pink 2018
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Gretsch 6122JR Country Classic Junior, made in Japan 2003, walnut stain finish. This is a gorgeous creature! What we have here is a cut down version of the classic Chet Atkins Country Gentleman model. It's got the same controls, body...
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Fender '73 Mustang, crafted in Japan 2004-5, comp old candy finish. This hits the 'cool' mark in so many ways. First up, the finish is awesome. Old candy apple red is a little darker than regular CAR, and paired with...
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PRS NF3, vintage burst, made in Maryland USA 2010. Everyone knows the Custom 24, but this little charmer is somewhat of a quiet achiever and cult hit amongst PRS enthusiasts. This model won 'best electric guitar' at Musicmesse when it...
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Taylor GS-Mini, limited Mahogany model, made in Mexico 2013. These are a lovely little thing. In the world of small acoustics, the GS Mini really stands out for it's natural feel and even, nuanced tone. It's an addictive little strummer;...
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Warwick Pro Series Corvette 4 Active, natural ash finish, made in Korea 2013. Warwick's German made basses enjoy a cult following and great reputation, but they've never been especially affordable instruments. In the early 2010s, Warwick introduced the Pro Series...
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Greco TBR75 Thunderbird style bass, made in Japan 1990, black. This is such a mean bass. Greco have made some excellent Gibson style instruments over the decades, and while you see a fair few LPs around, these Thunderbird style basses...
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Fender '57 P, candy apple red, made in Japan 1995-6. This is a classic, plain and simple. Candy apple red always looks good, but with a few miles on the clock and paired with a tasty golden syrup board, it...
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Fender Japan Pro Feel Short Scale Strat, candy apple red, made in Japan 1988-9. Here's one you don't see everyday! In the late 80s catalog, there was a series called 'Pro Feel', containing some 'modern' options suitable to the era...
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Fender '72 Tele, made in Japan 1985-7, butterscotch blonde. This is a lovely Tele! These 'E serial' guitars were made within a year or two of the famed and hyper-collectable JV serial examples that kicked off the Fender Japan project with a...
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Martin X-Series 12-String, made in Mexico 2007. This is a nice thing. These entry level Martin guitars defy logic somewhat: they're made of a laminate material with a laminate neck and a synthetic ebony board; all of which are modern...
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Fender AVRI 57 Strat, two tone sunburst, made in Corona USA 1994. This, friends, is a knockout guitar. The American Vintage line was launched in the eighties and marked a return to form for Fender; they were finally building guitars with...
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Bacchus Universe Series BPB-1R bass, burnt orange metallic, made in China 2010 approx. The Universe Series is the entry-level offering from one of Japan's favourite bands, Bacchus. These do extremely well in Japan, but no effort is made to market them...
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Fender Japan '75 Jazz Bass, MIJ 1993/4, natural finish. These '75 style J models with the block inlays and bound board turn a lot of heads, and it's easy to understand why: this is a gorgeous bass. The natural finish has yellowed...
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Partscaster, finished in seafoam green, recent model. This started life as an SX Strat; one of the earlier ones with an alder body it seems. It's been gutted and refinished and given a relic treatment, so it's a new beast....
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Fender Japan '72 Strat, natural finish, made in Japan 1989-90. I get a lot of Strats through my hands, and sometimes when I'm doing the standard clean up and setup, one really pops: this is a very good guitar. These...
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Danny DC-59, made in Korea mid 2000s, black. These are such cool guitars. The combo of lipstick pickups and a super light body deliver a Tele-style twang but with a huge amount of natural bass and punch. The moderately slim...
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Fender Jazzmaster, made in Japan 1993-4. Candy apple always looks sweet on a JM; this one is no exception. The matching headstock, dark choc rosewood board, lightly yellowed plastics and slightly worn candy apple red is a superb combo; it looks awesome....
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Greco SS-600P2 SG style, black, made in Japan 1990. These Mint Collection Greco guitars enjoy a great reputation; they're brilliantly made instruments. This is a whole lot of fun: it's lightweight but still well balanced, looks super mean and sounds...
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Greco EG900 LP Standard style, tobacco bust, made in Japan 1976. This is absolutely delightful. Greco made several models styled after the Les Paul Standard in the 70s; this was the priciest and fanciest of them all in it's day....
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Aria parlou acoustic, made in China approx 2010, natural finish. This is a friendly little acoustic. The small body size and slim neck make it very easy to get around, so it's perfect for playing when you're feeling a little lazy....
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Fender '62 Strat, vintage white, made in Japan 1991. This is an absolute cracker. Firstly, it's in superb condition for a guitar pushing thirty. There's basically no major marks to speak of, it's in superb shape. The white has yellowed...
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Ibanez Jet King Bass, sunburst, made in China 2004. This is so cool! This was part of the short lived Jet King II series; made from from Nov 2003 to Oct 2004. The shapes and styling were conceived as a...
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Squier VM Jag HH, fiesta red, made in Indonesia 2010. These were a great model: well thought out, great electronics, well made. The basic shape is taken straight from the original 60s Jag, but you get a modern 9.5" radius...
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Fender '62 Telecaster, crafted in Japan 2010-11, black. This is a classy thing! First up, the neck is awesome. The slim, rounded profile on these '62 models is super comfy; this one features some tasty streaky red brown rosewood and...
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Fender Jaguar, vintage white, crafted in Japan 2004-5. This is surely a gorgeous creature. Fender Japan Jags come around fairly often in sunburst or candy apple red, but this creamy white delight is seen far less often. The white paired...
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Squire Vintage Modified Telecaster Custom, black on black, made in Indonesia 2012. The Cort factory in Indo makes some great guitars for a heap of different brands; these Vintage Modified series guitars punch well past their price bracket and are...
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Fender '52 Tele, natural finish, crafted in Japan 2002-04. When you think of a Telecaster, the first image in your mind probably looks a lot like this. This one has had it's black guard painted white, but it's otherwise pretty faithful...
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Fender Aerodyne Strat, made in Japan 2015, black. This is a sleek, slick, slippery slinky Strat. It's hard to argue against the carve top, gloss black and cream binding being extremely aesthetically pleasing... it's a classy combo. The sleek looks...
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Fender Modern Player Marauder, made in China 2011, lake placid blue. The Marauder was initially a prototype, made briefly in 1965 and envisioned as a 'top of the line' deluxe offset. It was gone by 1966 and never really made...
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Ibanez GAX30, black, made in China 2004. Ibanez have generally produced well made guitars, even at the bottom end of their price range. This Gio series was a basic model in it's day, but hey, it's a perfectly respectable beginner...
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OLP MM4, natural finish, made in China 2005. OLP stands for 'officially licensed product'; these were a contracted copy of the Musicman Stingray made in China in the mid 2000s. Later, Ernie Ball would go on to release the 'SUB'...
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Epiphone Dot, black, made in China 2013. The 335 is surely the most recognisable guitar in the semi-hollow/hollow/jazzbox genre; the Epiphone version has surely helped many players fall in love with big body electrics. This one is in superb condition and...
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Fender Am Standard Tele, made 2003, butterscotch blonde. Teles always look great in butterscotch, it's a basic fact of life. This one has a sweet semi-transparent coat of blonde, letting the cheeky grain of the ash body peep through beautifully....
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Fender Jaguar, crafted in Japan 1999-02, lake placid blue. My oh my, what a stunning piece of work this is. Offsets in this finish are frequently lusted-for but infrequently seen; but hark! Here it is today. This has the finish wear...
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Fender 50s Strat, special run lake placid blue with comp stripe, made in Japan 2018. These were made briefly in 2018; there was a couple of different colour combos but the idea was the same: add a 70s-Mustang-style 'comp stripe'...
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Fender '57 Strat, old lake placid blue, crafted in Japan 2004-5. It's been too long since we were blessed with and OLB Strat around here; it's such a great finish. The deep blue pops perfectly against the golden maple board...
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Fender '62 Strat, vintage white, crafted in Japan 2006-8. Creamy and dreamy... this little charmer is a crowd pleaser for sure. The Dimarzio Collection was a limited time team-up from Fender Japan and Diamrzio, so this is a classic '62...
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Fender '75 Jazz, fiesta red, crafted in Japan 1995-6. This, my friends, is a killer bass. These '75 style Js were the priciest and best appointed non-signature model bass the 1996 catalog; it's certainly a premium offering. You get a deluxe...
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Fender '70 Reissue P, capri orange, crafted in Japan 1999-02. Well, that's a loud finish! This bass usually only comes in olympic white, so it's certainly unusual to see this muscle-car-orange hue on offer. It's in terrific shape too, barely...
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Epiphone 1966 SG Pro, made in China 2007, cherry red. This is the high end SG offering from Epiphone, so you get a proper mahogany body, tasty alnico pickups and sturdy hardware including some Grover tuners. Unusually, this is a...
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Fernandes TEJ-75, made in Japan around 1988, gloss black. You see plenty of 'super Strat' style guitars made in Japan in the late 80s, but the 'super Tele' is a seldom-seen delicacy. Here we have legendary Japanese maker Fernandes' take on that...
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Yamaha SA-50, transparent red, made in Japan 1973. These old Yamaha hollow-bodies are a favourite around here. The early SA series guitars feature an awesome jazzbox-meets-Mosrite style wacky shape; they have an awesome 60s aesthetic and always turn heads. This...
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Squier Vista Series Musicmaster bass, made 1997 in Taiwan in aged sonic blue. These were made for one year only, 1997, and were a reissue of Fender's Musicmaster bass that was made 1971-81. Just like everything in Squier's Vista series,...
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Gibson Melody Maker LP, 2010, satin white. This is a pretty simple thing, but many of the best things are. You get one single coil pickup, a knob each volume and tone and... that's it. Tone-wise, this does a couple of things really...
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