2006 Gibson Les Paul Junior 1958 Reissue VOS Custom Shop / Historic in TV White in a no reserve auction. Seller puts it in Excellent condition. Seller says the neck is straight, the truss rod functions and the frets are still crowned. With OHSC, COA and case candy. We like these. Cool.

2006 Gibson Les Paul Junior 1958 Reissue

Our Tune of the Day for Wednesday, February 12 2012 is “Rusty Cage” by Johnny Cash from 1996′s Rick Rubin produced “Unchained.” Thanks to Duztin for the suggestion. This was the second album in the American series, all of which are excellent. Here we have the Man in Black making a Soundgarden tune his own. Most cool.

 

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1960s Gretsch Double Anniversary 6117 Catseye in Black in a no reserve auction. Seller is calling this mid 1960s, we’ll narrow it to between ’65 and ’68. Seller puts it in Good condition with mild wear and notes the tuners have been changed and there is some touch up on the back of the headstock to cover the old screw holes. The pickguard is missing. Seller notes this is a rare model. We agree, we don’t see them that often. With OHSC. Very cool.

1960s Gretsch Double Anniversary 6117 Catseye – Heritage Auctions

1963 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 in a no reserve auction. This one has had some work done on it. Seller says the neck has been reset, and the fretboard replaced. It has new frets and inlays, and the side dots are larger than they normally would be. The mute is gone, the bridge is non-original and there is an added bar under which the strings pass between the Bigsby and the bridge. Seller mentions some routing also. Check out the description. Despite all of the above, it’s throwing off a nice vibe. With OHSC. Cool.

1963 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 – eBay

1994 Charvel Surfcaster in Dark Purple Metallic in a no reserve auction. Seller states this an early one built by Fuji-Gen of Japan. Seller doesn’t speak to the originality of everything here but it’s probably safe to assume this is what it is. Read the description and take a look at the pictures. Nice looking example. With OHSC. Twangy. Cool.

1994 Charvel Surfcaster – eBay

1964 Gibson FJN in a no reserve auction. We don’t see these that often. They have 12 frets clear of the body. Seller puts it in Excellent condition noting the white flamenco style pickguard was removed years ago. It would be easy enough to get another one made. Seller says the guitar has no cracks, just minor finish checking. There is a spot of finish chipping on the bridge. Seller adds the neck on this is wider than standard, measuring 2 inches at the nut. With new HSC. Very cool.

1964 Gibson FJN

Our Tune of the Day for this Fat Tuesday, February 21 2012 is Look-Ka Py Py by the Meters from 1970. Massive groove, lots of space. Fabulous ensemble playing. Leo Nocentelli never makes anyone’s “Greatest” lists but he is certainly on ours. Get your Mardi Gras on.

 

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1971 Gibson C-100 in a no reserve auction. We are going to assume the “C” is for “Classical.” The seller provides a very detailed description of the guitar with the listing. Check it out. Seller says no cracks, breaks or repairs. The top is flat and the neck is straight. A really nice looking example with a nice vibe. With OHSC. Cool.

1971 Gibson C-100 – eBay

1962 Gibson made Epiphone FT110 Frontier in a no reserve auction. We saw one of these go for 3K earlier in the month. From the description and the pictures, this one looks nicer. Search “FT-100″ over on the right to see that one. Seller puts it in Excellent all original condition with no cracks, breaks or repairs. Read the description and take a look at the (excellent) pictures. Seller says the action is low but the guitar could probably benefit from a neck reset in the future. Love the ropes and cactus pickguard. With OHSC. Very cool.

1962 Epiphone FT110 Frontier – eBay

Our Tune of the Day for Monday, February 20 2012 is “Marquee Moon” by Televison from their 1977 debut album of the same name. Love the way Tom Verlaine’s and Richard Lloyd’s guitars mesh here. Sparse, dark and epic. The rest of the set is first rate also. Very cool.

 

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