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Stunning Larrivee L-09. Made from quilted Western Maple this guitar has a beautiful fit and finish. The grain is spectacular and the guitar is in mint condition. This guitar would be an excellent recording guitar with it’s very even bright tone. Standard features are X braced tops, dove tail neck joinery, ebony fingerboard and bridge, high gloss finish on body.

Beautifully figured Bubina back and sides are the hallmark of this L-09. Standard features are X braced tops, dove tail neck joinery, ebony fingerboard and bridge, high gloss finish on body. This guitar has a very even tone.

OM Larrivee guitar with Unicorn inlay in the headstock. Highly figured curly maple back and sides with a mahogany neck. This guitar has a beautifully inlaid fingerboard. Very balanced sound, an excellent recording guitar.

The Guild D-40CE Standard is a dreadnought with cutaway shaped steelstring guitar that stands out due to its great playability and its full, balanced sound excellent dynamics. The top of the Guild D-40CE Standard is made of solid sitka spruce, the mahogany body is also solid. The mahogany neck of the Guild D-40CE Standard features a satin finish and a slim profile, the fingerboard is made of rosewood. The Guild D-40CE Standard comes with a D-TAR Wave-Length pickup system with adjustable volume and tone, that delivers a transparent and natural sound.

• Body shape: dreadnought with cutaway
• Top: solid sitka spruce
• Back and sides: solid mahogany
• Neck: mahogany, slim profile, satin finish
• Fingerboard and bridge: rosewood
• Fingerboard inlays: dots
• Frets: 20
• Scale length: 651 mm
• Width at nut: 43 mm
• Tuners: Gotoh, chrome-plated
• Pickup system: D-TAR Wave-Length with volume and tone control
• Pickguard: tortoise
• Finish: natural high-gloss

Beautiful D40 acoustic guitar. Mahogany back and sides, very good clean Sitka top.

Body Style: Double Cutaway
Scale Length: 24.6″ (625mm)
Top: Arched Laminated Maple
Back And Sides: Laminated Maple Body, 17″ Wide, 2″ Deep
Neck: 3-Piece Maple
Pickups: 2 High Sensitive Filter’tron™ Pickups
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge And Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
Master Volume,
3-Position Toggle Master Tone Switch,
Standby Switch
Width At Nut: 1-11/16″ (43mm)
Fretboard: Ebony, 12″ Radius (305mm)
Bridge: Ebony-Based Gold Rocking Bar Bridge
Tailpiece: Gretsch Bigsby B6G Vibrato Tailpiece
Hardware: Gold-Plated
Finish: Gloss Urethane
No. Of Frets: 22 (Plus Zero Fret)
Machine Heads: Grover Imperial™ Gold-Plated Die-Cast Tuners
Unique Features: Neo Classic Thumbnail Inlay Position Markers, Zero Fret, Simulated F-Holes, Double Muffler System, Bound Fingerboard and Headstock, Multiple Body Bindings, Gold-Plated Name Plate on Headstock, Gold Plexi Pickguard, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod

Hollowbody
Single cutaway
25-1/2″ (648mm) scale length
Arched laminated maple top
Laminated Maple Body, 17″ Wide, 2-3/4″ Deep
3-Piece Maple neck
2 High Sensitive Filter’Tron Pickups
3-Position Toggle: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. NeckPickup
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup), Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup), Master Volume, 3-Position Toggle Master Tone Switch
1-11/16″ (43mm) nut width
Ebony fretboard, 12″ radius (305mm)
Ebony-Based Space-Control Roller-Bridge
Bigsby B6GB Vibrato Tailpiece
Gold-plated hardware
Gloss urethane finish
22 frets
Grover® Imperial Gold-Plated Die-cast Tuners

Body Style: Single Cutaway
Scale Length: 24.6″ (625mm)
Top: Arched Laminated Maple
Back and Sides: Laminated Maple Body, 16″ Wide, 2.75″ Deep
Neck: 3-Piece Maple
Pickups: 2 Dynasonic™ Single-Coil Pickups
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Toggle:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups
Position 3. Neck Pickup
Controls: Volume 1. (Neck Pickup),
Volume 2. (Bridge Pickup),
Master Volume,
Master Tone
Width At Nut: 1-11/16″ (43mm)
Fretboard: Rosewood, 12″ Radius (305mm)
Bridge: Rosewood-Based Polished Aluminum Compensated Bigsby
Tailpiece: Bigsby B6CBVF Vibrato Tailpiece
Hardware: Polished Aluminum and Gold-Plated
Finish: Gloss Urethane
No. of Frets: 22
Machine Heads: Gold-Plated Grover V98G Sta-Tite™ Die-Cast Tuners
Unique Features: Aged Vintage Wide-Bock Pearloid Position Markers with Western Motif of Cactus and Steerheads and Fences, G Brand on The Body, Aged Fingerboard and Headstock Binding, Multiple Aged Body Bindings, Stained Maple Headstock Overlay, Inlaid Pearloid Steerhead and Gretsch Logo on Headstock, Bound Oversized F-Holes, Gold Plexi Pickguard with Chet Atkins Signature Signpost, Polished Aluminum Bigsby¨ Paired with Gold-Plated Hardware, Arrow Knobs, Knurled Strap Retainer Knobs, Adjustable Truss Rod

This guitar was created for the Gibson Centennial celebration. It is a Custom Shop version of the Gibson J45 with fancy pearl fingerboard inlays and abalone purfling around the top inside the binding. The guitar has a AAA Sitka spruce top and rosewood back and sides.

In the history of all music, there has never been a guitar associated with one musician quite like blues legend B.B. King is linked to his beloved Lucille – a custom-built Gibson ES-355 manufactured exclusively for the true “King of the Blues” since 1980. And B.B. King is not only the most renowned blues musician of our time; he’s also one of the most important electric guitarists of all-time. His singular bluesy style has influenced generations of players across genres, and his powerful and distinct songs have appeared on the charts more than 70 times, from blues to R&B to pop. He’s done it all, and at over 80 years of age he is still considered the hardest working man in show business, maintaining a pace many younger artists dream of keeping up with.

Standard appointments include all gold hardware, metal tulip tuners, a Nashville Tune-o-matic bridge and TP-6 tailpiece. As is customary with the ES-355 there are two volume, two tone knobs, and a three-way selector switch, Vari-tone switch, and both stereo and mono jacks.