Now that's my kind of girl

This one should probably be posted closer to Valentine's Day, but I just couldn't wait.  

1969.  Girl (awesome girl) buys her boyfriend a new bass.  Not just a regular 'ole bass.....a Gibson.  

Thankfully, the fella had enough foresight to keep this bass over the years without modifying it or trading it off for something "new" during the 80s.  Hats off to preserving American history.  

Sadly, I forgot to shoot a photo of all the angles and parts; even the endpin that allows you to play it as a stand up has been retained.  

100% percent, collector quality, untouched, yada yada.  It's just plain cool!!

Really glad this guy has preserved his EB1 so well. I strongly encouraged him to keep it and not hock it on fleaBay.  However, if the need arises I would be first in line with a fistful of casharoo. 

Tele part 2 - this one is for sale

No doubt we are in Tele country. It may be a global thing for all I know.  Suffice to say there are more requests for Telecasters than anything in my shop.  I probably couldn't give away a Strat owned by Clapton as easy as selling a MIM Tele.  Ok, enough of that and on to the guitar at hand.  

Very, very clean "stashed away" Telecaster that has been owned by a guitar lover for the last several years.  Bought at a farm party in Texas when it was just a "used guitar", not yet vintage.  Lovingly cared for over the years and it shows.  

All original parts -- except the strings.  Minor play wear only.   Too clean for some, not clean enough for the others.  No arguing the authenticity of a guitar with a few dings and a little buckle rash. 

Experts will immediately proclaim, "That's a lefty case!"   Although that is true, I will remind the sticklers that when it was new they were probably happy to be selling a guitar and grabbed what they had.  Maybe the guy who bought it originally got $2 off for the case being a lefty. 

In addition to this very clean '78 , there are at least three other vintage Teles in the shop right now - I also sell other types of vintage guitars.  Come by or fly into town and pick one out --- 

PreCBS Princeton

If you have gone through the Marshall Class Vs and Fender Blues Jrs, do yourself a favor and check out some flavor.   

While we are admiring the beauty of simplicity, I have a query.   This amp has 1960 pots, transformer, and speaker.....guess it was built with old inventory parts??? 

The plastic coated transformer leads are a mystery as well.  Regardless of all the details ---- this little amp rocks!!!  

All you need here is three chords and good quality cable.  

Btw - there's piles of stuff like this in my store.......if anyone's interested in non-GC items --- thanks for reading my blog, Goe

Hofner 12 string 'lectric

Weather checking, moved strap buttons, and a joy to tune.  Get by the quirks and this is a truly unique factory made electric acoustic 12 string.  Check out how that pickup mounts - maybe it was mounted before they started gluing pieces together?

Harmony Fender

What? Harmony made Fender from 1970.  Maybe sovereign?  Chunky neck and no pickup......the way an acoustic should.....well, I don't want to set off a debate about acoustic pickups - or lack of. 

Group Photo

Time capsule SG Pro

Some guitars are well played, some are hardly played. This one looks like we cracked open a time capsule from the early 70s and.........

The strings have been changed.  I'm sure the keen eyes of our followers will notice any non-original parts --- maybe the switch tip?  Dig the Gibson branded bigsby....

Another one from Semie

Some of you have heard me ramble on about how "when I was younger all I wanted was a Mosrite Ventures".  Well, finding a blue one would have been as good as it gets......

This one came to the shop from a fella who bought it the day he graduated high school.....in 1974.  After owning it for almost 40 years it was tough for him to let it go. 

1964 Supro ---- fresh out of the closet

Even after hunting for old guitars for the last 20+ years, I still get excited to find an unmolested (love that term) example that was put away years ago.  This one has been played a bit. It's still very original with all it's parts and case.  Strings are new, of course -_-

1971 Sho Bro Dobro 'ya know?

Square neck with a pickup and a bbq'd headstock......"after" pictures below 

Not sure what happened, this is how it came in. 

Made by Sho Bud, sold by Gretsch. Pickup is not factory, neither is the blue anti rattle pad ---

Gotta love an original case with all the candy.

If anyone has a Sho Bro headstock overlay laying around ---- send me a message.  

Inventory Update -- Weekly Update

This week's inventory has been updated (under pages, look to the right about an inch or two) ---- call with any inquiries Tuesday through Saturday from noon to 6pm.

(864) 232-0005

Guitar Show on Spartanburg, SC tomorrow !!! and Sunday until 4

Come see us at the guitar show this weekend in Spartanburg, SC. We will be there until 4pm on Sunday. Giving away (practically, not literally) a pile of trade in guitars......here's a great chance!

Ampeg Gemini VI .....99

Minty fresh '67 Ampeg Gemini. This one is almost too clean. Couple of tubes changed....