Here is a very nice openback banjo based on a 1930’s Vega No.2 tone ring and hardware.To the untrained eye, the neck looks “period” or “original” but is actually more elaborately inlaid than the original Tenor neck would have been …that said, a great way to get a “historic” banjo without paying the premium of a true vintage instrument.
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This Martin 000-28 is in very nice condition with only a bit of lacquer checking and some minor dings on the top. Sounds great, plays well and is really for gigs with the installed passive piezo pickup. Comes with the original hardshell case.
MORE →Here’s a 1968 Vega Folklore banjo in great condition. Folklore banjos were a very popular, affordable banjo model in the 50’s and 60’s. They aren’t extremely bright and have decent bass.
MORE →Here we have a 1966, CBS-era blackface Tremolux head with the original 2×12 cabinet. The Tremolux was introduced in 1955 as a 15-watt amp with 6V6 tubes, and as a 35-watt amp with 6l6’s was discontinued in summer 1966.
MORE →Hofner made a lot of popular instruments in the late 50’s and early ’60’s. This is a rare example of their doubleneck 191 model. It’s recently been overhauled in our shop and looks great, plays well, and has that early ’60’s sound.
MORE →This guitar came to us 9 months ago in very sorry condition. Frets and fretboard, neck finish and Golpé plate showed many thousands of hours of playing time: “honest wear-and-tear” from a full life of making music.
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