The Gretsch 6190 is a very interesting instrument. Produced from 1951 as the Electromatic, it became the Streamliner in 1955 to 1959. It’s basically a 6120 with one pickup. Sold at $1599.99 CAD.
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Here is a cool little 36 watt combo which features 2 12AX7 pre amp tubes and 2 6L6 power tubes. It has two channels, bass, middle and treble controls, Accutronics reverb with tone control, adjustable boost level which is footswitchable, and XLR record out with speaker cab emulation. Comes with footswitch.
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Intended as a workingman’s 5-string bass, this example of the Fender Jazz Bass 5 steps up with flame maple top and gold hardware. It’s got all the sound and playability you expect from a Fender, and it looks great.
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Here’s a 1966 Gibson RB100 banjo. Shaded finish was “blown in” around the heel, and clearly this is to hide a repaired heel crack. The finish work appears to be at least 30 years old so clearly the repair, what ever was done, was sound and well done.
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If you’ve ever wondered what the term ‘Closet Classic’ means – this is it. A near-mint 1959 Gibson Les Paul TV Model; the guitar has been played but has also been taken care of.The TV model was produced to address the needs of television production – this colour, it turned out, was most visible on black-and-white television sets. The TV model is basically a Les Paul Junior with the TV finish, and a decal identifying it as a ‘TV MODEL’ rather than ‘JUNIOR’.
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