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1967’s Summer of Love and Flower Power movement influenced mainstream fashions worldwide, and Fender was on board with its new Paisley Telecasters. Oddly enough, the guitars became more popular with rockabilly and country western players (they were adopted most famously by Tele master James Burton) rather than the flower children that helped inspire them. These guitars have earned a special place in Fender history, and the Fender Custom Shop Vintage Custom 1968 Paisley Tele models are faithful recreations of those original instruments. The two-piece select alder body wears an NOS lacquer finish with WLS undercoat over the famous Paisley or Blue Flower motif. The rift-sawn maple neck has a ’60-style “oval C” profile, topped by a round-lam rift-sawn maple fingerboard with 7.25”-9.5” vintage compound radius and 21 medium vintage frets for a comfortable feel up and down. Hand-wound Tele pickups with a three-way switch and modern Tele wiring. Other features include an eight-hole clear polyurethane pickguard, ’67 Tele bridge with threaded steel saddles, Schaller® “F” tuning machines, bone nut, and wing string tree. Deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity included. Condition: Relic; Body: Alder; Neck: Riftsawn maple, mid 60s oval C carve (.850/.920), 7-25-9.5 compound radius; Nut: 1.650; Color: Black Paisley; Pickups: Custom Shop handwound Twisted Tele and Original Blackguard; Scale: 25.5; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course) -
The Martin D-41 is a trusted icon in Martin’s acoustic lineup, blending powerful tone with refined elegance. Its Dreadnought body size delivers a bold, projective sound with strong bass, clear trebles, and rich overtones, making it ideal for players who want their music to fill the room. Handcrafted with a solid spruce top and solid East Indian rosewood back and sides, the D-41 offers a resonant voice that’s balanced across all playing styles. The satin genuine mahogany neck, featuring a Golden Era (GE) Modified Low Oval profile, high-performance taper, and 25.4" scale length, ensures smooth playability. Luxurious abalone details, including the rosette, top-edge trim, and hexagon inlays, elevate its timeless design. Complete with antique white binding, a bound ebony fingerboard, an ebony bridge with bone pins, gold open gear tuners, the D-41 is a guitar you can trust to unleash the artist within. Martin’s refreshed Standard Series for 2025 enhances tone, comfort, and style. Sitka spruce GE top bracing, as featured on the Modern Deluxe Series, delivers vintage-inspired tone and sustain, while updates like a reimagined neck profile, thinner fingerboard, and refined bridge and heel improve playability and aesthetics. Each guitar includes a hardshell case. Condition: New; Top: Spruce; Back and sides: East Indian rosewood; Neck: Mahogany, GE Modified LowOval; Nut: 1 3/4; Scale: 25.4; Binding: antique white; Purfling: Abalone; Rosette: Abalone; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course) -
Here's a brand new PRS Wood Library Custom 24 in a custom autumn sky wrap burst finish.Gorgeous tight ribbon flame. Carved figured flame maple top with a great figure, ebony fretboard, curly maple neck stained to match the top, beautiful ribbon mahogany body and old-school bird inlays in paua abalone. The guitar has 58/15 LT pickups, 5-way switching and a tremolo bridge. Finish is autumn sky and the guitar has the wood library hardshell case. Pattern thin neck carve on this one. Lifetime warranty. Condition: New; Body: Mahogany with figured carved maple top; Neck: Curly maple pattern thin carve, Ebony fretboard; Color: autumn sky; Pickups: PRS 58/15 LT; Scale: 25; Lefthanded guitar (of course) -
Here is a brand new Martin D-18, lefthanded, of course. We all know the tone. If you're a mahogany aficionado, this is the standard. Martin sez: "Understated looks, timeless tone. The warm tone of mahogany and spruce couple with resonant scalloped bracing under the hood for a sound that's honest, authoritative, and clear. Vintage details include open-geared tuners and classic 18-style appointments pair with a modern, low profile neck for an old-soul sound.." String Type: Steel Number of Strings: 6 Left-/Right-handed: Left-handed Body Shape: Dreadnought 14-Fret Body Style: No Cutaway Back & Sides Wood: Mahogany Top Wood: Spruce Finish: Gloss Color: Natural Body Bracing: X Scalloped Binding: Tortoise Color Neck Wood: Hardwood Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval Profile w/ Performing Artist Taper Radius: 16" Fingerboard Material: Ebony Fingerboard Inlay: Old Style 18 Number of Frets: 20 Scale Length: 25.4" Nut Width: 1.75" Nut/Saddle Material: Bone Bridge Material: Ebony Tuning Machines: Nickel Open-geared w/ Butterbean Knobs Case/Gig Bag: Hardshell Case -
Here is a brand new Martin D-28, lefthanded, of course. The quintessential dreadnought. I loved mine until I replaced it with a D-41 Special back in 2008. Martin sez: "The Martin D-28 has been the quintessential workhorse of music legends like Hank Williams, The Beatles, Johnny Cash, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and so many more. It’s no surprise because the D-28 is crafted with East Indian rosewood, which is very resonant and offers deep bass and rich overtones. It is a well-balanced guitar for all playing styles. It also combines vintage appointments like open gear tuners, an aged toner top, antique white accents, and a faux tortoise pickguard with a modern neck profile for a fast, comfortable playing experience." Model: D-28 LH Construction: Dovetail Neck Joint Body Size: D-14 Fret Top Material: Sitka Spruce Rosette: Multi-Stripe Bracing Pattern: Forward Shifted X Brace Brace Shape: Non-Scalloped Brace Material: Sitka Spruce Brace Size: 5/16" Back Material: East Indian Rosewood Back Purfling/Strip: Style 28 Side Material: East Indian Rosewood Endpiece: Antique White Endpiece Inlay: Multi-Stripe Binding: Antique White Top Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe Back Inlay Material: Multi-Stripe Neck Material: Select Hardwood Neck Shape: Modified Low Oval Neck Taper: High Performance Taper Plek: Yes Nut Material: Bone Headstock Shape: Solid with Square Taper and Diamond Headplate Material: East Indian Rosewood Headplate Logo Style: Script Old Style Overlay Heelcap: Antique White Fingerboard Material: Ebony Scale Length: 25.4" Neck Joins Body At: 14th Fret Number of Frets Total: 20 Fingerboard Width at Nut: 1 3/4'' Fingerboard Width at 12th Fret: 2 1/8'' Fingerboard Inlay Material: Mother of Pearl Fingerboard Inlay Style: Style 28 Fingerboard Binding Material: None Side Dots: White Back and Side Finish: Gloss Finish Top: Gloss Top Color: Aging Toner Finish Neck: Satin Neck Color: Dark Mahogany Bridge Material: Ebony Bridge Style: Modern Belly - Drop in Saddle Bridge String Spacing: 2 5/32" Saddle: Compensated Bone Saddle Radius: 16" Tuning Machines: Nickel Open Gear Knob: Butterbean Bridge Pin Material: White Plastic Bridge Pin Dots: Faux Tortoise Pickguard: Faux Tortoise Case: Molded Hardshell -
The SE Silver Sky is a familiar iteration of the original Silver Sky model that was first introduced with John Mayer in 2018. This workhorse guitar provides ample tone and playability in four distinct colors, delivering looks, feel, and sound. The PRS SE Silver Sky starts with a poplar body, bolt-on maple neck, and maple or rosewood fretboard with PRS trademark bird inlays. The 22-fret, 25.5” scale length neck features the original 635JM carve and an 8.5” fretboard radius, so the PRS SE Silver Sky will feel right at home. Plug it in, and the three single-coil 635JM “S” pick-ups will bark and sing. This guitar is anchored by a two-point steel tremolo, synthetic bone nut, and vintage-style tuners. Other design features include the PRS Silver Sky inverted headstock shape and the PRS double-acting truss rod (accessible from the front of the headstock for ease of use). Ships with PRS Classic 10-46 strings and gig bag. Pick your color and fretboard when you add to the cart. Condition: New; Body: Poplar Neck: Maple; Pickups: PRS 635 JMS; Scale: 25.5; Lefthanded guitar (of course)
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Here is a beautiful new left-handed Martin D-28 Modern Deluxe ... Martin took the Standard D-28 and added, among other things, a VTS top, maple binding, Adirondack spruce forward shifted X bracing, gold hardware, dovetail neck joint and protein glue construction, plus a new neck carve and a stylish abalone Martin logo. Wonderful guitar. Martin sez: "The D-28 Modern Deluxe is a new take on Martin Vintage. This guitar is packed with custom features and modern technology that you have to see, feel, and hear for yourself. The vintage appointments include a spruce VINTAGE TONE SYSTEM® (VTS) top, a dovetail neck joint, and natural protein glue construction that give it the rich, fully aged Martin tone that has inspired generations. The look is unlike anything in our production line to date with European flamed maple binding, stylish gold frets, gold open-gear tuners, and a unique 1930s style script logo inlaid in pearl on the headstock. Some ultra-modern features include Liquidmetal® bridge pins with red dots and a composite carbon fiber bridgeplate that boosts volume. And we’ve included a new neck shape that is slightly asymmetrical for maximum hand comfort up and down the fretboard. This guitar is anything but standard." (An amusing aside: A long (long) time ago, a couple of decades before I opened a guitar store, I played my first Martin D-28 at local store. The old, grizzled store owner, said, "Son, anyone who calls himself a guitar player needs to own him a Martin D-28." Then he told me I was a idiot for not learning how to play right handed. So I told him to stuff it and bought mine somewhere else. But I loved my D-28 and would still own it today had I not replaced it with a D-41 Special 17 years ago.) Condition: New; Top: VTS spruce; Back and sides: East Indian rosewood; Neck: Mahogany, vintage deluxe carve; Nut: 1 3/4; Scale: 25.4; Binding: flame maple; Purfling: Herringbone; Rosette: multi stripe; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course) -
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Lightly played and near mint condition. Save some bucks! Collings builds terrific dreads, and their venerable D1 with the Traditional package is no exception. This guitar is customized with a 1.75 nut. Handsome and understated tortoise binding with gold mother of pearl inlays , the Custom Traditional Series pre-war scalloped X-brace (no tongue brace), ultra-thin nitro finish and ebony fretboard and an ebony belly bridge give it Collings’ typical impressive volume and projection, yet allow the guitar to be equally responsive to a light touch. Dread of a lifetime. Hardshell case. Serial # 33811. Collings sez: "Our Traditional Series or "T-Series” guitars represent an exciting vintage-inspired tonal variation on the distinctive Collings sound, designed and crafted to showcase the most desirable characteristics present in coveted pre-war instruments. Bracing and tone woods are adjusted for weight and thickness to create a voicing characterized by warm, rounded highs and a present low midrange, while retaining a quick attack and strong projection." Condition: Near mint; Top: Sitka spruce; Back and sides: Mahogany; Neck: Mahogany, Traditional profile; Nut: 1 3/4; Width: 15 5/8; Depth: 4 7/8; Scale: 25 1/2; Binding: Tortoise; Purfling: custom wood; Rosette: custom wood; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course) -
Here's a beautiful new Santa Cruz custom OM, specced with an Adirondack top, hide glue construction, beautifully figured walnut back and sides, and a short 24/75 scale. Lightweight, extremely dynamic and very responsive to a light touch, as all Santa Cruz guitars are. Wonderful guitar. Lifetime warranty and handsome case. If you prefer a different spec, I always have build slots available for any Santa Cruz model. Condition: New; Top: Adirondack spruce; Back and sides: Highly figured walnut; Neck: Mahogany; Nut: 1 3/4; Scale: 24.75; Binding: Ivoroid; Purfling: Herringbone; Rosette:b/w/b; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course) -
I love small bodied acoustics, and this is one of my favorites. This C10 from Collings offers great tone in a small, comfortable package. Crisp trebles, substantial lows, and beautifully balanced. A great blues guitar, strumming guitar, and equally responsive to some dynamic finger picking, thanks to its narrow waist and small upper bout for focused response, and pre-war scalloped bracing. This example is customized with a 1 3/4 nut, tigerstripe pickguard and a gorgeous dark sunburst. Ebony fretboard, pins and bridge, bone nut and saddle. Collings says this is the ideal guitar for players who switch between electrics and acoustics, because the neck carve is the same rounded profile that you’ll find on the venerable Collings 290 electric, and the heel is small and rounded for excellent access to the upper frets. I agree. Big tone in a small package. Bravo. Lifetime warranty and hardshell Collings case. Serial #34753 Condition: New; Top: Select sitka spruce; Back and sides: Mahogany; Neck: Mahogany, medium-fat C neck carve; Nut: 1 3/4; Width: 14 3/4; Depth: 4 1/4; Scale: 25.5; Binding: Grained ivoroid; Purfling: b/w wood; Rosette: Ivoroid; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course) -
Here's a nice lefty Fender Custom Shop 66 Strat in a lightly aged Lake Placid Blue Deluxe Closet Classic finish (beautifully checked finish and lightly aged hardware and neck back but no dents, scratches, etc). Handwound vintage 65 Strat pickups, 9.5 radius, quartersawn maple neck, pearl dots, round lam rosewood fretboard and 5 way switching. Includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity. Condition: Light relic; Body: Alder; Neck: 5/4 quartersawn maple, 66 Strat Oval C profile (.840-.974), 9.5 radius; Nut: 1.650; Color: Lake Placid Blue; Pickups: handwound Vintage 65 Strat; Scale: 25.5; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course) -
I was super excited to become a dealer and order these Iris guitars ... hand made in Vermont under the seasoned watch of Adam Buchwald (formerly with Froggy Bottom) and Dale Fairbanks (Fairbanks Guitars), simply yet elegantly appointed with satin finishes, with a nod to vintage depression era flattop tones and at a very reasonable price point. This is the DF model (named after Dale Fairbanks) a slope shouldered dread. This one is customized as a 12-fret deep body Smeck burst with a 1 3/4 nut and firestripe pickguard. Beautiful sunburst. Scalloped Adirondack spruce bracing, a bolt-on mortise and tenon neck, 2 7/32 bridge spacing, Indian rosewood fingerboard and bridge, open pore sating nitrocellulose finish, bone nut and saddle and Golden Age relic brass tuners. With TKL case. Here is a nice demo from The North American Guitar:Condition: New; Top: Sitka spruce; Back and sides: Mahogany; Neck: Mahogany; Nut: 1 3/4; Width: 16 1/4; Depth: 4 7/8; Scale: 25; Binding: Ivoroid; Purfling: b/w/b; Rosette: ivoroid; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course) -
This left-handed National M-1 Tricone resophonic guitar delivers the unmistakable sound of a Tricone with the warmth of wood. The lightweight laminated mahogany body is highlighted by a sturdy wood sound well and hand-painted steel cover plate. The mahogany neck clears 12 frets to the body and features an ivoroid-bound ebony fretboard complete with inlaid mother-of-pearl position markers. Tuners are vintage-style engraved, open gear. Made in the USA. Two-year warranty and a hardshell case. Condition: New; Top: Mahogany; Back and sides: Mahogany; Neck: Honduras mahogany, ebony fretboard, ivoroid binding; Resonator: Three 6 inchalloy cones; Bridge: Aluminum T bridge; Nut: 1.825bone; Width: 14.25; Depth: 3.125; Scale: 25 21/32; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course) -
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Here's a brand-new National Resophonic El Trovador, single cone resonator in mahogany. National's build quality is, as always, off the charts and I love these round neck resonators that are equally at home with a slide or a flatpick. I'll let National describe it: "Its Spanish name translates as “The Troubador,” and this wood-body single-cone National has been popular with musicians ever since its debut in 1932. This reissue was designed in collaboration with renowned blues and swing guitarist Mike Dowling. Like the original, our El Trovador features a large, four-inch-deep body constructed of mahogany — a wood famed for its sonic properties. A wooden soundwell houses the resonator, adding to the unique sound projection. The body is bound in multi-layer celluloid, with a matching purfling border around the classic coverplate. An ebony fretboard is mated to the solid mahogany neck, which is capped by a rosewood headstock overlay. With its rich, deep, warm tone, our El Trovador is one of National’s most popular guitars among troubadors everywhere." Condition: New; Top: Mahogany; Back and sides: Mahogany; Neck: mahogany, ebony fretboard, ivoroid binding; Resonator: single; Bridge: Biscuit; Nut: 1 3/4 bone; Depth: 4; Scale: 25 21/32; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course) -
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A wonderful lefty offering from Duesenberg, featuring a chambered alder body, set neck and Duesenberg’s wonderful Domino P-90 at the neck and Grand Vintage humbucker at the bridge. Tones to die for … the middle position in particular is wonderful. Impeccable build, high-quality gig-bag, and even a set of Duesenberg band-aids because you will, in fact, play until your fingers bleed. Duesenberg sez: "The Caribou is a chambered, dual pickup, 22 fret electric guitar, featuring a Cat Eye F-Hole and a 647mm scale. It is also available as a 12-string edition. The Caribou is made from solid Alder in which we route large sound chambers. The body is then fitted with a flat maple top featuring a modern Cat Eye F-Hole. The large sound chambers make this construction a crossover between a solidbody and a semi-hollow construction, resulting in a unique tonal character and resonance. The Caribou is fitted with our proven Duesenberg pickup combination, comprising of the classicly wound GrandVintage humbucker for the bridge and the warm and creamy Domino P90 singlecoil. The middle position of both pickups features a special wiring, which splits certain low end frequencies out of the humbucker's signal, resulting in an open and extremely versatile addition to your pallet of sounds. The Caribou 12-string edition is equipped with two Domino P90 singlecoils. All our instruments are fitted with our own hardware, which you will only find on a Duesenberg. We design it with attention to even the smallest details to create truly unique instruments from tuner buttons to jack plates.All our fretboards are carefully pleked and finished by hand for optimum playability and the smooth feel they are famous for. Additionally, our Diamond Deluxe Tremola proved to be one of the best of its kind, providing buttery operation and outstanding tuning stability." Condition: New; Body: Alder, chambered; Color: Narvik blue, black back; Radius: 12", Pickups: Duesenberg; Scale: 25.5 -
Here is a very rare 1976 Travis Bean TB1000 Artist guitar, one of, as far as I can discern, just four original lefty Beans ever built. (There was also a lefty bass made.) Built with machined aluminum necks with the pickups attached directly to the metal, these guitars are noted for their sustain and, of course, stability. They are also on the heavy side, which also adds to the sustain. The Artist model features a carved top (the Standard was a slab). The 1000 guitars have humbuckers, as opposed to the single coils found on the 500s. Scale is 25.5 and radius is 12. Terrific guitar. Doubt you'll see another vintage lefty Bean out there. This guitar was built for a touring Australian musician and includes the original case, plastered with stickers from his band. It is in perfect playing condition, the koa body bear some road wear, as you might expect, there was a split in the wood which was repaired (and not uncommon for solid koa bodies) ... since the guitar is basically aluminum from the bridge to the headstock, the split had no effect on the structure of the instrument. Rare find and a great guitar. Notable Bean players include Jerry Garcia (1975-77), Keith Richard, Ronnie Wood, Slash, Ace Frehley, Stanley Jordan, Joe Perry and John Mayer. -
Here's a new Fender Custom Shop 58 Strat Journeyman relic in an eye-catching Inca silver finish, lightly reliced, with Custom Shop 50s Strat pickups, a comfortable 10/56 V neck carve (.880 and .980), 9.5 radius, vintage upgrade 45085 frets. Also includes deluxe hardshell case, strap and certificate of authenticity. Terrific Strat. Note that the lighting I use tends to over emphasize the checking on metallic finishes, so the shot of the two guitars side by side is more indicative. As is this:
Condition: Light (Journeyman) relic; Body: Alder; Neck: maple, 10/56 V profile, 9.5 radius; Nut: 1.650; Color: Inca Silver; Pickups: Custom Shop 50s Strat; Scale: 25.5; Orientation: Lefthanded (of course) -
Santa Cruz Eric Skye signatue 00, cocobolo back and sides, with hardshell case.
