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Yamaha AEX1500 Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1995 – No Longer Available

On November 9, 2021 /

Built in Japan from 1994 to 1999, the Yamaha AEX1500 is a single-cutaway archtop electric guitar originally designed by Yamaha and British jazz guitarist Martin Taylor. Taylor used these guitars as his touring instruments. While these models were sold in North America as the AEX1500, in Europe and the UK they were called the “Martin Taylor” model. The Yamaha AEX1500 is built, like many other professional grade archtop electrics, with Laminated Maple for the top, back and sides. The use of laminates improves both physical stability and feedback rejection at stage volumes.

Used

Price: $2,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Eastman AR803ce Archtop Sunburst, 2008

On November 5, 2021 /

Now discontinued, the Eastman AR803ce Archtop Electric features a 16 inch wide, single Venetian cutaway body with carved, solid Spruce top and Flame Maple back. The sides and neck are also Flamed Maple, with Ebony for the bridge, headplate and bound fingerboard. Hardware is gold coloured, with Gotoh tuners bearing ‘Imperial’ deco-style stairstep tuner buttons. The original Ebony / metal tailpiece has been replaced with a standard trapeze model.

Used

Price: $2,199.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Gibson Custom Le Grand Archtop Electric Natural, 2008

On September 15, 2021 /

Here is a rare beauty – a Gibson Custom Le Grand archtop electric model from 2008, the successor to the classic Johnny Smith model built from 1961 to 1989. The Le Grand made its debut in 1993 and while it hasn’t appeared on Gibson’s website or catalog since around 2010, is still available on special order. The ‘stock’ finish is a Vintage Sunburst, with the Natural finish seen here as an extra-cost option. Always intended for the serious professional guitarist and never in mass production, the Gibson Custom Le Grand features a 17 inch wide body with carved, solid Sitka Spruce top, carved solid and highly figured Maple back and figured maple sides.

Used

Price: $13,999.00 CAD $14,999.99 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Beneteau Cutaway Dreadnought Natural, 1993

On September 9, 2021 /

Next up is a Marc Beneteau Cutaway Dreadnought featuring a Sitka Spruce top paied with Mahogany for the sides, back and neck, built during 1993 at the Beneteau shop in St. Thomas, Ontario.

Used

Price: $2,650.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Laskin Cutaway Classical Blackwood and Cedar, 2017

On August 28, 2021 /

Elegantly understated, this long-scale William Laskin Cutaway Classical features a Red Cedar top and African Blackwood for the sides, back, bridge and head plate. Here we’re looking at a Laskin Cutaway Classical, built during 2017 at his shop in Toronto. This is a longer scale instrument at 658mm or 25.9 inches – standard classical length is 650mm or 25.59 inches. The nut is also slightly wider at 53.11mm or 2.091 inches.

Used

Price: $7,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

❌SOLD❌ Gibson ES-175 Figured Top Tobacco Sunburst, 2006

On August 2, 2021 /

Here we have a Gibson ES-175 figured top, in a classic Tobacco Sunburst, built during mid-2006 at the now-closed Gibson Memphis plant. For 2016, the Figured top was featured as a distinct model, noted on the label, but here this is a standard ES-175 model.

Used

Price: $4,500.00 CAD

This instrument has sold

Cutaway

Yamaha AEX1500 Archtop Electric Sunburst, 1995 – No Longer Available

❌SOLD❌ Eastman AR803ce Archtop Sunburst, 2008

❌SOLD❌ Gibson Custom Le Grand Archtop Electric Natural, 2008

❌SOLD❌ Beneteau Cutaway Dreadnought Natural, 1993

❌SOLD❌ Laskin Cutaway Classical Blackwood and Cedar, 2017

❌SOLD❌ Gibson ES-175 Figured Top Tobacco Sunburst, 2006

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