Vintage Guitarz

1956 GIBSON LES PAUL STANDARD

2014-09-04T20:49:00.001-07:00

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"For sale is this vintage 1956 Gibson Les Paul Standard electric guitar. This extremely rare variety Gold Top, serial number 6 3892, is the absolute last of the wrap around (stop/stud) models, and was actually made concurrently with those produced with a tune-o-matic. This 100% all original example features an incredibly pristine all gold finish, the original case in comparable cosmetic condition, as well as, the original hangtag. This is a very special instrument, and while there is another documented on pages 98 & 99 of The Early Years of the Les Paul Legacy: 1915-1963 it is highly unlikely that another opportunity will arise to buy one from this batch, let alone in this incredible condition. This auction includes Free Worldwide Shipping!

Serial Number: 6 3892
Pot Codes: 304 522
Weight: 9 lbs 2 oz
Pickup Resistance: bridge 7.67Ω, neck 7.34Ω

Recently procured from the family of the original owner, this guitar was purchased new from the VOKAC Music House in Chicago in 1956. The decal from this store was placed on the truss rod of the instrument, inside the case, as well as, on the exterior. Seldom-used and always meticulously maintained, this guitar was enjoyed for a very short time, as evidence by very slight arm wear, almost no evidence of neck patina, and zero fret wear. It was safely stored within it's case, in a very temperate environment which only permitted the development of several very light weather-checking patterns. This is atypical of this era, as generally the weather-checking can appear thick and pronounced all over the entirety of the instrument, so to find one that hasn't been inordinately aged by deep checking is a rarity. Unfortunately, as the guitar sat for over 45 years within the case, the neck pickup volume pot became frozen, and I am not inclined to lubricate nor adjust it. So that will need to be addressed.

As previously mentioned, this ’56 Gibson Les Paul Standard is in very excellent 100% all original condition. This glorious GoldTop features; an all gold finish, a 1-piece mahogany body with a hand-carved maple top, a mahogany neck with a Brazilian rosewood fingerboard, original frets and nut, no-line Kluson tuning machines with plastic tulip buttons, (2) P-90 pickups with cream plastic (UC-452-B/UC-452F) covers, a wrap-around stop tailpiece, gold top hat control knobs, brown plastic cavity cover plates, all original Stackpole pots, the original 4-latch Lifton case with pink interior with case key, the original "Les Paul" hangtag, and even the original wrap around bridge adjustment tool.

Not surprisingly, this guitar feels absolutely amazing. The medium-sized very round open-C neck profile shape is perfect, a the fret life enables easy and fast action. The real surprise is how good this guitar sounds: the neck pickup is so remarkably balanced, that the highest notes on the fretboard are the same exact volume as the lowest. It intonates extremely well, and it is simply a very beautiful sounding instrument, easily one of the best Gold Tops I've ever heard.

Don't miss out, this is one of the coolest vintage Les Pauls I've ever had the pleasure of owning."

1954 FENDER TELECASTER

2014-09-04T20:46:00.001-07:00

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"For sale is this vintage 1954 Fender Telecaster electric guitar. This particular 100% all original example, serial number 7813, is a rare transitional variety that features the early style flat pole piece bridge pickup (just like those found on early Black Guards), in addition to belonging to the first year of the white pick guard era. Many have always considered early White Guards to be the obvious Black Guard bargain, as the differences between a '53 and this '54 are subtle and entirely superficial. A nice '53 Tele just sold for approximately $35,000.00 on eBay, and there are several others with serious finish problems being advertised around the $26,000.00 price range, so don't delay, because this '54 Tele deal is a steal at $23,900.00. Also, this listing includes Free Worldwide Shipping!

Serial Number: 7813
Neck Date: TG 12-54 (Tadeo Gomez, Dec., '54)
Pot Codes: 304 4xx
Weight: 8 lbs 6 oz
Pickup Resistance: bridge 5.41Ω, neck 6.63Ω

This '54 Fender Telecaster features; a 2-piece (center seam) Ash body with a butterscotch blonde finish, a very comfortable large deep C-profile maple neck with significant figuring and flame, original nut and frets, no-line Kluson Deluxe tuning machines, a 5-screw pattern white pick guard, a flat pole piece bridge pickup, original neck pickup, highly-domed knurled control knobs, non-serialized bridge plate with steel saddles, all original electronics, serial number on neck plate, and non-original reissue thermometer case.

An all-around fantastic instrument, this guitar plays and feels like the best Black Guard I've ever owned. The large neck shape feels great regardless of personal preference, and the pickups sound absolutely remarkable. Highly balanced with incredible output, the bridge pickup exhibits both quintessential Tele twang and highly musical bandwidth.

With a very attractive patina and an understated mild mojo, this guitar looks beautiful. There are no cracks, no breaks, and no repairs. The guitar does not display an inordinate amount of buckle rash nor neck/fret wear. With enough vibe to make this Tele fun to play, but most certainly not too much."

Fender American 1964 STRATOCASTER

2014-09-04T20:44:00.001-07:00

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"Fender American Vintage '64 Stratocaster Electric Guitar, Rosewood Fretboard, 3-Color Sunburst, very good condition, all original, alder body, 7lbs, 6oz.

The Fender 1964 Stratocaster features the L series neck plate, hand wound pick-ups, C-shaped maple neck, hand picked rosewood fingerboard with 7.25" radius, original contour body. Serial number is L28866 and have original receipt."

Viva Las Vegas Vegascaster USA Fender stratocaster

2014-07-24T19:54:00.002-07:00

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"Viva Las Vegas! Today we have a hand painted and crafted masterpiece from the Burger Guitars Custom Shop. Let me introduce you to The Vegascaster! Every component was hand selected to create the ultimate Vegas tribute guitar. The body is a 2002 USA alder body with vintage style bridge and the neck is a custom ultra flamed maple with vintage tuners. All the electronics were hand wired in shop nd is signed and dated. The paint job highlights the Vegas welcome sign, Historic route 66, The Stardust Hotel and Casino, vintage slots, pocket rockets, a roulette table, and Viva Las Vegas from the film of the same title. The pickguard brings you to the classic old downtown area of Fremont street with The Horseshoe Club, The Mint, The Golden Nugget, Hotel Apache, Binions, and of course, Vegas Vic! The dice knobs add to the charm and are fully functional. The pickup covers are sparkly to emphasize the glitz of Fremont Street. The back features the "Drive Carefully, Come Back Soon" reverse side of the famous Vegas welcome sign and a custom engraved BGV001 neckplate. The guitar also comes with a signed certificate of authenticity. As you can tell, weeks have gone into creating this incredible piece of playable art. The guitar plays and sounds great and would be perfect for a professional musician, collector, hotel, casino, club, you name it! Worldwide shipping is available. I have painted 1000's of guitars for famous musicians, collectors, and musicians, and museums around the world."

YAMAHA SG-T2 See Through Navy

2014-07-24T19:52:00.001-07:00

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"Collectors condition!!

Model: YAMAHA SG-T2 See Through Navy

YAMAHA SG-T2 that is popular among other TAKANAKA model. Screw holes of the base plate for receiving the nut and screw groove of the nut for fixing the tremolo arm has got crushed, you will not be able to fix the tremolo arm, but the hardware and fine abrasion associated with the store the other in the dirt about, protection of plastic back panel also not been peeled off, one very valuable state nearly dead stock!"

Vintage National Valpro 98 Glenwood Map Guitar

2014-07-02T19:44:00.000-07:00

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This is one of the best examples of this guitar we’ve seen in decades. This 1963 National Valpro Map guitar, is in absolutely 100% original condition, and is in incredible shape for a guitar of this age.
This gorgeous museum quality piece a is a 1963 National Glenwood 98 guitar in outstanding original condition! Featuring two HOT single coil pickups, which offer three distinct tones using the Switchcraft 3-way switch, with volume and tone controls for each. Beautiful Res-O-Glass full map-shape body with minimal cracks around the output jack, cool diamond fingerboard inlays, Bigsby trem, and more! The neck is straight, the neck angle is perfect, and this one has LOW action all the way up the neck! Tones range from smooth to outrageous... just great! One of the coolest aspects of this guitar is what it comes with. It not only includes the original amazing condition hard case, but also includes the original hang tag, post card AND original National catalog, which is in such amazing condition we thought it was a reprint at first, but is 100% ORIGINAL!!!! These catalogs alone just DO NOT exist in this condition!!!!
An unbelievable package!"

Original Fender Stratocaster Vintage 1963 Mint Condition

2014-07-02T19:42:00.000-07:00

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"The guitar was made, purchased, and stored in Southern California this entire time! The first thing you notice about the guitar is that it is in amazing, museum like condition! The parts are all original and have proper matching codes on neck and electronics to confirm the period and it's authenticity. It has the 3 position switch, a Brazilian rosewood neck, clay dot inlays, 5 springs in the tremelo cavity, the original coil style guitar cable, daisy style cleaning cloth, and original tremelo bar. The guitar was purchased in the early Jan of 1964, and on the inside, it is stamped LPB. But for unknown reasons to his wife, he later had it repainted sunburst, at the Fender factory in the late 60's, or possibly the early 70's. The case is believed to have been purchased at that time, (because it does not have the 'tail' on the logo). We believe the case may have been purchased when they repainted the guitar, because he had the same case since then. The Fender factory also placed a large headstock logo on the guitar, at the time of the repaint (we learned this was a common practice at the time), which has since been professionally restored to the original logo. Please examine the pictures for the specs and details. This guitar has been professionally set up and examined by two local experts and luthiers to confirm the electronics working condition and to verify the value..."

1962 Vintage Gibson Stop Tail ES-345 SB Electric Guitar

2014-07-02T19:39:00.000-07:00

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"Vintage original stop tail 1962 Gibson ES-345 Stereo in excellent condition. Plays great, sounds great. Original beautiful sunburst factory finish has no weather checking anywhere, no buckle rash on the back. Origianal stop tail, never had a bigsby. Two original PAFs: Neck 7.62, Bridge 7.48. The sound is the perfect mix between power and fidelity. Mickey Mouse ears. Wiring, case, frets, stop tail piece, orange label, ABR-1, and finish, are all original. No structural problems, chips, cracks or scratches. Very little wear; and even the headstock edges look incredibly fresh. 102 sunburst 345s were made in 1962, most with bigsbys. It is rare opportunity to find an original stop tail, let alone, one in this condition.

This guitar was played, well cared for, protected, and unmolested. My tech is a specialist in vintage instruments, has carefully inspected the guitar. The only items that are not "completely original" are: 1. The tuners on the guitar are replacements. The original tuners are included. Nothing has been drilled or routed. The old tuners with a couple of shrunken and cracked buttons, came off, the replacements were slipped on, & screwed down. 2. Like most ES's with nylon bridge saddles, they were replaced over time. 3. One pickup cover was off and has been put back on professionally, 4. A small section of binding on the neck came loose around the 2nd and 3rd frets. It was glued back on. A small amount of lacquer was applied to smooth out the edge that remained, and buffed out.
There is some normal playing wear in the finish and fingerboard, around the 2nd and 3rd fret. The rest of the guitar is astonishingly clean.
If you would like to see anything in greater detail, please ask for additional photos. The ES's were a work in progress and went through minor changes over the first years, and many people believe these early 60s guitars were the best and most consistent.
It has a typical 62 neck profile which has a little more meat and depth than the typical thin 60s neck, and a little less that the bulbous 59 necks. It weighs approximately 8 1/2 pounds.

This is the cleanest and most reasonably priced straight PAF equipped 345 for sale. Don't pass it up. Prices are steadily rising again. At less than half the price of a similar year ES335, you can own one a golden era Gibson ES with PAFs in great condition..."

FENDER AMERICAN VINTAGE 1965 STRATOCASTER, MINT, ALL ORIGINAL, ROSEWOOD NECK

2014-07-02T19:36:00.003-07:00

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100% ORIGINAL Vintage 1961 Sunburst Stratocaster

2014-07-02T19:32:00.003-07:00

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Vintage Levin Guitar prev owned by Fred Guy - 1940's, pic with Django Reinhardt

2014-06-04T17:35:00.000-07:00

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"Recently returned from France - as it was being shown in a Django Reinhardt Exhibition for 3 months (see picture above). Also seen in the 2011 issue of the July / Aug / Sept edition of Guitar Aficionado magazine (Find section). This is the Levin Guitar previously owned by Fred Guy of the Duke Ellington band - during the 1940's era. This is also the same guitar that Django Reinhardt is holding in the picture above when he was in New York City, backstage with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1946, and on the cover of Acoustic Guitar Magazine, Feb 1996 edition. The guitar was given to me by Fred Guy's ex-wife Dorothy Guy Lynch about 30 years ago. The Levin guitar is in its original case, and the guitar itself has some small cracks in it. If you love Jazz, and want to own a piece of jazz history, this is a rare opportunity for the serious guitar collector. This is the real deal. Serious inquiries only..."

Vintage Mary Ford's / Les Paul's 1961 Gibson SG electric guitar

2014-06-04T17:32:00.003-07:00

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"Mary Ford's personal 1961 Gibson (SG) Les Paul Custom electric guitar, as seen on the History Channel's Pawn Stars Jan. 24, 2012 (Season 5 Episode 18). Mary Ford was Les Paul's wife, performing partner, co writer and collaborator. She was an excellent guitarist and could go note for note with Les. This is a top of the line Gibson guitar in it's original condition with a partial set list still taped to the back of the guitar just as she last played it and how it appeared on Pawn Stars. The guitar was used in promotional photo shoots, album and record covers, and to perform live on stage with Les. It has been appraised at $150,000.00 possibly more. Includes original hard shell case, Mary's guitar strap, two original photos of Les Paul and Mary Ford, a file folder from 1951 with personal correspondence from Les to various people, friends, his agent and others. It includes a signed contract and a letter in which Les is told not to sign that contract with Gibson. Also included are a few authenticated Les Paul signatures. This guitar was mentioned in Time Magazine March 5, 2012 a copy is included with this auction, it is the cover story on Vintage Guitar Magazine Sept 2012 also included, It is shown in the double volume set "The Les Paul Legacy" included, also on an album cover included. The guitar is sold in "as is" condition, works and plays great. This is a one of a kind piece of history, especially with Les's personal correspondence. The only guitar that can be traced to Mary Ford. A museum quality package. Payment is by cashier check only and must clear before the item is shipped. Shipping is $300.00 crated and insured via freight shipping.

Ebony fret board
Extra special MOP inlays
Triple pickups (Original) covers were removed
Refretted
Original bridge"

Vintage 1959 Gibson Les Paul CUSTOM - True Black Beauty #2

2014-06-04T17:32:00.002-07:00

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Vintage 1959 Gibson Les Paul CUSTOM - True Black Beauty

2014-06-04T17:29:00.000-07:00

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1962 ORIG ERIC JOHNSON FAMOUS FENDER STRATOCASTER

2014-06-04T17:25:00.002-07:00

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"Clapton Blackie sold @ $959,500 at Christie's auction
Down the road Eric's 1962 on ALL that music in history.. one never knows. Value.. Bragging Rights.. Investment Potential.

I don't think you can name another More Famous Guitar on earth for sale at this time?

There is no Better Sounding PRE CBS Slaboard Strat around!

FOLKS THIS IS THE MOST FAMOUS PLAYED/RECORDED WITH/SEEN IN CONCERTS ALL OVER THE WORLD FENDER STRATOCASTER IN THE WORLD FOR SALE RIGHT NOW. THIS STRAT IS PART OF "FENDER HISTORY"

ERIC BOUGHT THIS 62 STRAT IN SAME STORE AS SRV BOUGHT HIS #1 IN TX. IT WAS STOLEN, AND LIKE 20 YEARS LATER GOT IT BACK"

1957 Fender Stratocaster Blond Vintage Guitar

2014-06-04T17:22:00.002-07:00

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"100% original, EXC++ condition, rare one piece ash body, flamed headstock and ash grain body, rare original translucent blond finish (no touch-ups or over spray), lightweight 7.4lbs, untouched solder joints, under the hood it looks like it did when it left the Fender factory 56 years ago, body trem cavity marked 11/57,neck marked 3-58, neck pocket penciled B, pots marked 304723, switch marked CRL1452, (back of neck plate marked –24696) neck PU 5.74ohms, middle PU 5.84ohms, bridge PU 5.67 ohms, plastic parts, neck profile is rounded C shape with ever-so-slight V and gets a little slimmer as you go up the neck, a little belt buckle wear on back of body and some headstock decal wear, comes with clean tweed case, ash tray and trem bar.

This instrument has been lovingly cared for and in my personal collection for many years. A long time ago I bought it from a wealthy bond trader in Canada who had a multi-million dollar burst collection and never sold anything. A month after I bought the guitar, the seller contacted me and begged me to sell it back to him for a higher price, but I chose to keep it because it’s so sweet! After all, it is extremely rare, all original, excellent plus condition, light weight, plays perfectly, and sounds amazing!

If you want to own one of the best Strats on the planet, and can afford to own the best, this one is for you."

1965 Vintage Gibson ES-335 Cherry w/ OHSC

2014-06-04T17:20:00.000-07:00

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"UNALTERED, UNMODIFIED, UNMOLESTED FINE EXAMPLE OF VINTAGE!...

Straight neck, original throughout! Over 70% fret life left!!! No buzz! Nothing has been modified, the screws are even original - ONE OWNER prior to me! Union made sticker, nickel except for PAT NO pickup covers (never been removed, never been messed with). Original pots and caps, no touched up solder joint anywhere! Pots are fully operational and clean! Phenomenal tone from this one! No neck resets, no breaks! One small small touched up spot on the upper side of the headstock! Super vivid cherry color! Fully operational hard shell case in amazing condition with no odors, no smell! Look at the photos!"

1956 GRETSCH 6120 CHET ATKINS

2014-06-04T17:14:00.001-07:00

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"Vintage 1956 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins model, beautiful condition, plays and sounds just as good as she looks. Nice straight neck, good neck angle, and the Dearmond pickups sing. One owner guitar, and was well loved and taken care of. Includes original Gretsch hardshell case- in just as nice a condition as the guitar.

It has a brand new professionally made wiring hardness installed. All top notch USA made components. The original wiring harness has some shorting due to cracking insulation (very common on mid 50's Gretsch guitars) and it is included with the guitar."

Super Rare Lefty 1958 Fender Stratocaster

2014-06-04T17:12:00.001-07:00

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"Here is a super rare 1958 left handed Fender Stratocaster.
If you are a left handed player, you know that lefty 50's Maple neck Strats are super rare!
Guitar is featured on page 99 in the book: "Fender The Golden Age 1946-1970"
Don't miss out on this rare lefty piece!"

1953 Fender Telecaster Original Vintage Guitar

2014-06-04T17:08:00.001-07:00

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"100% original, excellent condition, very cool orginal ‘butterscotch’ finish, featherweight under 7lbs, ser#2240, it’s a Tadeo Gomez neck dated 4-16-53, the neck pocket is EM 3-6-53, and the tape in the control cavity is GEORGIA 4-20-53, the bridge pickup reads 6.48ohms, and 5.55 ohm neck pu, big beefy neck with skunk stripe, bakelite black guard, ashtray with solder drop on bottom, brass saddles, phillips screws, the whole package!.."

1959 Gibson Vintage ES-335 TD

2014-06-04T17:03:00.000-07:00

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"We don't come across an original 1959 Gibson ES-335 every day, but look what crawled into the Zoo. This fantastic example of guitar history from Gibson's "Golden Age" of electric guitar design, is in excellent condition, plays and sounds ridiculously great, and it comes with its original and non-original hardshell case. You'll notice in our photos that the guitar has a few subtle marks and some playing wear. But that's to be expected; heck, it's been played and loved, soaking up music throughout the course of its 55 years...

Vintage Sunburst Finish
Laminated Maple Top, Back, and Sides
One-Piece Mahogany Neck
'50s Rounded Neck Profile
22-Fret Bound Rosewood Fretboard with Pearloid Dot Inlays
24-3/4" Scale Length
1 11/16" Nut Width
Neck/Body Junction at 19th Fret
’Original PAF Humbucker Pickups
2 Volume, 2 Tone Controls
Single-Ply Binding
Tune-O-Matic Bridge
Stopbar Tailpiece
Kluson Vintage Tuners
Nickel Hardware
16" x 19" x 1-3/4" Body Dimensions
7 lb 12 oz"

FENDER / 1968 ALL ROSE TELECASTER

2014-04-24T20:14:00.003-07:00

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"■ Master Builder John Cruz All Rose Telecaster
■ Color: Natural Gloss Finish
■ Body: Rose Wood
■ Neck: Rosewood
■ fret: 21 frets, vintage type
■ Pickup: Custom Vintage × 2
■ Control: 1 volume, 1 tone, 3WAY switch
■ F key tuner
■ Come with a Hard Shell Case, certificate, strap, cable included"

Vintage 1977 Prototype Gibson ES-335 TD Guitar! Serial # 000006

2014-04-24T20:13:00.000-07:00

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"This guitar came directly from the 1977 Namm Dealer Show. The late great vintage guitar collector Charley Wirz (original owner of Dallas`s Charley`s Guitar Shop) originally owned this guitar then and now it is up for sale. The extra toggle switch in the front part of the body acts as an out of phase switch when pushed in the down position. The neck plays like butter and the tone is awesome. The finish is a Heritage Cherry Finish. The nut width is approx. one nich and 10/16th."

Vintage 1965 Gibson ES-335 Guitar

2014-04-24T20:09:00.001-07:00

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"This beautiful Vintage 1965 Gibson ES-335 is Original with a hand polished lacquer Sunburst finish . Original PAF pick-ups, wiring, frets, jacks, in lay and hard case in brown. The original turners like many similar older instruments have been replaced by high quality Schaller tuning machines. The knobs also have been replaced ( not original)excellent Set up ! Sounds Great and plays beautifully!

22 jumbo nickle frets on a rosewood fingerboard with mother of pearl block inlay

PAF pick ups, original hardware with 22 jumbo frets

Nickle plating has worn from years of playing, but still in great shape

Has a bound fingerboard front and back

Original pick guard

Replaced Tuning Machines with German precision Schaller Machines"

VINTAGE 1967 LEO FENDER OWNED PROTOTYPE ELECTRIC GUITAR

2014-04-17T19:29:00.002-07:00

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"For your consideration is this extremely important Leo Fender owned prototype electric guitar. Just after the sale of Fender Musical Instruments to CBS in 1965 Leo Fender now worked under contract where his responsibilities were now largely research and development. CBS provided Leo with his own workshop in the factory to see what the results would be, this idea proved to be good one as many brilliant innovations were conceived and implemented during this period. Leo Fender had come up with more than a few good ideas but, I’ve heard many times that one of the instruments he was most proud of was the Mustang Bass, a concept and design that originated from this private research and development workshop he now occupied at Fender.

The guitar we have for sale is a guitar that would have been hanging on the wall in Leo’s room, it’s a guitar he decided to keep for whatever reason along with a similar looking B bender prototype. It had been in the past Fenders policy to cut up and dispose of prototypes hence they are extremely rare and seldom seen. This guitar and the other prototype ended up in Leo’s and George Fullerton's collection, they were first offered for sale along with many other historic Fenders almost twenty years ago by Fender representative Fred Coyner who solicited them for sale as a package deal for a million dollar’s. Included in the listed guitars was the first Telecaster and other historic pieces. There was a letter from Fred and a catalog of instruments with poorly written descriptions, among them were the two Leo Fender prototypes, no offers could be made until May 17th, 1995. The letter and the catalog from 1995 was given to me by Fender and did not come with the guitar and are not part of the sale; I mention them to illustrate the first time the two prototype guitars were revealed and offered to the public. All of the other documents and written materials mentioned and photographed are included with the guitar.

The most exciting part of this guitar is the 3 bolt neck plate system Leo was working on, it’s clear that the idea he put forth and first seen on this instrument did develop into the infamous 3 bolt neck system that eventually appears on hundreds of thousand of Fender guitars and many Fender basses. Leo takes this idea with him when he starts Music Man and G&L, it is still in use today. Historically significant from conception to production we have a Leo Fender hand made working prototype that allowed for changing of the neck angle without removing the neck. The existing prototype works exactly as the production version does and is also surprisingly close appearance wise. The other idea explored by Leo on this guitar is an alternative bridge or tremolo system, utilizing the familiar Jaguar and Jazzmaster base with an added top metal piece. Leo has modified the Musicmaster bridge and changed it into a Mustang style bridge which allowed room for the new tremolo system; he’s added two-countersunk metal sleeves that hold the feet of the new bridge. The prototype bridge and tailpiece are very interesting and are what eventually becomes the Mustang vibrato but only a portion of the idea was used in this case. One prototype guitar with two great ideas, both well-executed and ingenious as one might expect from Leo Fender.

You can see where Leo has scratched a line dead center through the guitar, it lines up with the centerline he’s scratched into the new bridge. Under the guard is some interesting shielding and wiring, it looks like Leo was making a two pickup model at first, the tape under the guard with a marker line showing where the cloth wire goes and the magic marker initials LM are not typical production features by any means. The often seen stamped in letters ES appear under the guard as they do on many Fender guitars. The neck date is 16 OCT 67 B, the pot dates are 1376613 13th week of 1966. The guitar is missing knobs and strap pins and had been for years according to early photos and written descriptions we've seen. The prototype Mustang bridge is missing two bridge pieces same explanation. The Candy Apple Red Mustang peg head looks as if it’s been split on one side, but the more I look at it, it also looks strangely deliberate and is definitely solid, I have no idea why it would have been cut.

This is an important guitar; it speaks volumes as to the development and manufacturing process and offers us a birds eye view of that process and the creative genius of Leo Fender at that time late in his life. This is a list of paperwork and documents that help substantiate the provenance and originality of this once in a lifetime investment. This guitar was on loan to the Fender Museum when owned by Geoff Fullerton, the exact dates are unknown to me but I was told it was insured for $100000 while there. Included with the guitar are; the original strings while at Fender, case tags the smaller of which says "George Fullerton", a large white envelope with hand written “George Fullerton Collection, Leo Fender Prototype 3 bolt neck and new bridge #UGC-30529”, as well as a certificate signed by Geoff Fullerton stating “Certificate of Authenticity From the George Fullerton Collection this is to certify that the following instrument is from the personal collection of Mr. George Fullerton, Brand; Leo Fender prototype, Model; 3 bolt and new bridge, SN; prototype no serial number, dated 8-30-09 Geoff Fullerton”, Guitar Legends book signed to "Dave from George Fullerton" and personalized hand written notes from both of Georges kids, Geoff and Diane Fullerton, Buffalo Brothers Flyers (2) and shipping receipts from Diane Fullerton to Buffalo Brothers where the guitar was consigned, insured shipping value of $20,000, and a Mandolin Brothers appraisal written by Larry Wexler dated March 8th 1994 for the amount of $20,000, and it all fits in an after market black hard shell case. All of the above mentioned paper is included..."