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EKO 700 4V 1960’s (consignment) SOLD

EKO 700 4V  1960's (consignment) SOLD

a Vinci, Ferrarri, Maserati, Eko…. Italy has long been known for innovative designs. And this Eko 700 v4 is a very cool and rare guitar. Eko electric guitars were not uncommon in the early and mid 1960’s, and as a bonus, didn’t always depend on American manufacturers for design cues.

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Martin Custom Shop Style 0 12-Fret Madagascar Rosewood SOLD

Martin Custom Shop Style 0 12-Fret Madagascar Rosewood SOLD

This beautiful Style 0 guitar from the Martin Custom Shop was one of the guitars that caught our eye at the 2012 Namm show and it was so limited that we were put into a lottery with other dealers to get one. I’m glad we did as this sweet little axe as a great retro vibe and luscious tone for a small guitar!

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Goya Model 80 early 1960’s (consignment) No longer available

Goya Model 80 early 1960's (consignment) No longer available

Goya guitars were built by Hagstrom in the late 1950’s and early 1960’s and imported to North America.The model 80, and the very similar model 90, are mostly of plastic construction, chambered-body two-pickup electrics with push-button pickup and tone selectors. Thumb rollers control the volume for each pickup. Apparently 370 model 80’s were built.

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Beltone Bass VI 1967 (consignment) SOLD

Beltone Bass VI 1967 (consignment) SOLD

This is a visually interesting Japanese-made Bass IV from 1967. Six-string basses did not really catch on in this format but there are a few examples, like this, around.

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Two French Romantic Era Guitars – 1820 and 1830 (consignment)

Two French Romantic Era Guitars - 1820 and 1830 (consignment)

We have a number of historic, Romantic era instruments for sale. All are being sold as is.

Here are the first two, an Aubry Marie guitar built around 1820, and a Petre guitar built around 1830, both from France.

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Fender Wildwood I circa 1969 SOLD

Fender Wildwood I circa 1969      SOLD

The Wildwood series was a successor to the Kingman line. Using the Fender bolt-together concept and dyed beechwood, these guitars were produced in various colours from 1967 to 1971. Solid and dependable, these were sometimes seen on stages in big Country music TV shows. This appears to be an all-original piece.

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