Guitar Auctions at Gardiner Houlgate

Status Quo - stage used Vox AC30 TBX guitar amplifier with effects loop and later fitted reverse panel power attenuation mod, labelled 'Andrew: Main', re-housed within a Marshall white tolex cabinet, the control panel bearing sticker setting annotations, housed within a triple sectioned heavy duty flight case on wheels bearing a Status Quo plaque, the flight case 20" x 34" x 32.5" *Used...

1964 Marshall JTM45 Mk II PA guitar amplifier head, made in England, with ECC83 preamp tubes, EL34 power tubes and GZ34 rectifier tubes (output transformer replaced) *Sold on behalf of the estate of the original owner and bearing Cornish music shop retail label to the reverse *Please note: Gardiner Houlgate do not guarantee the full working order of any electrical items. Do not assume that...

1967 Gibson SG Special electric guitar, made in USA; Body: mahogany, finish stripped to natural, various minor dings and scratches; Neck: finish stripped, a few dings, re-stamped serial number, lacquer checking to head face; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: mild wear, refret; Electrics: working, one replacement potentiometer, some rewiring, replaced switch; Hardware: replacement Tune-o-Matic bridge,...

Vox AC10 TV front guitar amplifier, made in England, circa 1959 *An original early TV front version of the AC10 amplifier made by Jennings Musical Industries. This amp is in remarkable condition and comes with its original footswitch, a selection of original valves and original dust cover. Also included is the original purchase receipt from Yardleys, Birmingham, 1960 and the original JMI...

1912 Gibson L-4 archtop acoustic guitar, made in USA; Back and sides: brown finished maple, fine lacquer checking throughout, further minor scratches and marks; Top: black finish, minor checking throughout, minor dings but generally very good for age; Neck: mahogany with deep V profile; Fretboard: ebony, groove wear to first position; Frets: generally good, indent wear to first position;...

1960 Fender Precision Bass guitar, made in USA; Body: finish stripped to natural, white finish present in the cavities, various surface scratches and marks along with surface grime build-up; Neck: 11-60 pencil date, worn, decal logo missing from head face; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: heavily worn and oxidised; Electrics: in need of attention, replacement RS potentiometers; Hardware: generally...

Ric Grech (Blind Faith) - 1966 Fender Precision Bass guitar, made in USA; Body: stripped natural finished slab body, a few dings and marks otherwise acceptable for age; Neck: figured birds eye maple, light wear; Fretboard: maple, patches of wear throughout; Frets: worn; Electrics: working and appear original; Hardware: generally good, bridge and pickup covers included; Case: non-original period...

1961 Epiphone Crestwood Custom electric guitar, made in USA; Body: cherry finish, light checking throughout, various dings and scratches including mild buckle scratching to back; Neck: mahogany, light wear, light checking, minor dings; Fretboard: rosewood, minor wear to first position; Frets: mild wear, refret; Electrics: working, appear original with original mini PAF pickups; Hardware:...

1994 Guild Brian May Signature Red Special electric guitar, made in USA; Body: cherry red finished mahogany, minor surface scratches and a few minor dings; Neck: good; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: chrome, good; Case: original hard case; Weight: 3.71kg; Overall condition: good

1967 Gibson ES-335 TDC electric guitar, made in USA; Body: cherry finish, heavy lacquer checking throughout, vacant holes to top and body end from previously installed Bigsby, further dings and marks; Neck: heavy checking and wear; Fretboard: replacement rosewood board with dot position markers, finish wear to head face; Electrics: working, replaced switch; Hardware: generally good, replacement...

1982 Gibson Les Paul Leo's Music '59 Reissue electric guitar, made in USA; Body: amber amber-burst figured maple top upon cherry finished mahogany back, light buckle scratching, a few dings otherwise very good; Neck: mahogany; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: light wear; Electrics: working, original with Tim Shaw humbucker pickups; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case; Weight: 4.35kg; Overall...

1964 Epiphone Casino E230 TD hollow body electric guitar, made in USA, circa 1964; Body: sunburst finish, light checking, minor dings to back, light surface scratches, some binding discolouration; Neck: mahogany, light wear throughout with some minor dings and blemishes, light checking; Fretboard: rosewood, minor groove wear to first position; Frets: good, minor indent wear, replacement nut;...

1998 Fender Custom Shop Hank Marvin 40th Anniversary Limited Edition Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA; Body: Fiesta red finish, light surface scratches to back and a few minor dings otherwise good; Neck: highly figured maple with facsimile Hank Marvin signature and ruby stone to the head face; Fretboard: highly figured maple; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good, replacement...

Gordon Giltrap - owned and autographed 1967 Martin D12-35 acoustic guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 222737; Back and sides: Brazilian rosewood, some light checking and surface marks; Top: sitka spruce, pick and other surface play wear, lacquer checking and other minor dings; Neck: mahogany, light wear and dings; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: mild wear; Hardware: good; Case: fitted hard case; Overall...

Ray Davies (The Kinks) - autographed 1967 Rickenbacker 360/12 twelve string electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. GG3399; Body: Fireglo finish, various surface scratches and dings, autographed to the centre back; Neck: light dings; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: light wear; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good, some light tarnishing; Case: original hard case; Weight: 3.40kg; Overall...

1962 Gibson L-5C archtop guitar, made in USA; Body: sunburst finish, lacquer checking to back, minor checking and some light scratching to front, further checking to sides; Neck: sunburst finished figured maple, light checking and a few minor dings but generally very good, three small filled holes to head face from a previously installed truss rod cover; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: light wear;...

1970s John Veleno electric guitar, made in USA; Body: gold plated billet aluminium body, plating flaking off and corrosion/tarnishing in exposed areas; Neck: plated, plate wear and pitting; Fretboard: wear to gold plate and some dings/pitting; Electrics: working, later DiMarzio pickups and wiring; Hardware: replacement Hex body screws, replacement bridge, replacement control knobs, replacement...

1976 Anthony Zemaitis Custom electric guitar, made in England; Body: mahogany body with Danny O'Brien engraved alloy metal front plate, plain alloy control panel to back, various scuffs and dings as to be expected for age; Neck: mahogany with gothic style carved head; Fretboard: ebony with typical Zemaitis pearl position markers; Electrics: working; Hardware: good, Zemaitis tooled stop bar and...

Status Quo - stage used Hammond B3 portable electronic organ, ser. no. 11050079, with foot pedal and associated cables, within a heavy duty touring flight case on wheels bearing various tape annotations, the flight case, 48" high, 55.5" wide, 34.5" deep; together with a Leslie 3300 rotary speaker cabinet, ser. no. 10090023, with IEC cable, within a heavy duty flight case on wheels, the flight...

1966 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA; Body: Olympic white refinish, light checking throughout, various dings and scuffs, some discolouration/yellowing; Neck: maple, light checking and a few minor dings otherwise good; Fretboard: rosewood, light wear to first position; Frets: light wear; Electrics: working, pickups and potentiometers appear original, replacement switch; Hardware:...

1962 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA; Body: Daphne blue refinish, buckle rash patch to back, lacquer checking, various dings and scratches throughout, black paint visible in neck pocket, clear lacquer within cavities; Neck: maple, refinished, patches of wear to sides, various dings, veneer board; Fretboard: rosewood, light wear throughout; Frets: worn and tarnished; Electrics:...

1967 Gibson Johnny Smith JSDN hollow body electric guitar, made in USA; Body: natural finished maple back and sides and spruce top, some minor lacquer checking and a few minor dings but generally very good for age; Neck: maple with head stinger; Fretboard: ebony with split block position markers, some splits to binding from shrinkage; Frets: good; Electrics: working, oxidisation to pickup covers...

1968 Fender Telecaster electric guitar, made in USA; Body: candy apple red finish, Albert Lee autograph to back, finish loss to edges, further dings and blemishes as to be expected; Neck: maple, light wear to back, lacquer checking to front and back of head; Fretboard: rosewood, light wear to first position; Frets: good, refret; Electrics: working, Monty’s bridge pickup rewind, otherwise...

1961 Gibson ES-345 TDC electric guitar, made in USA; Body: cherry finish, lacquer checking throughout, buckle rash patch to centre back, further dings and marks, extra pickguard hole at upper screw position; Neck: mahogany, head repair, refinished, re-stamped serial number; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good, refret including top nut; Electrics: working, original PAF Patent Applied For pickups;...

Jeff Beck - Prototype Ibanez 'Limited Edition' electric guitar, made in Japan, circa 1978; Body: walnut cap and back upon maple core with maple centre stripe; Neck: maple and mahogany laminate with rosewood veneer to front and back of head; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: mild wear; Electrics: working; Hardware: some tarnishing to gold plating otherwise very good; Case: fitted flight case; Weight:...

1957 Gibson Les Paul Special electric guitar, made in USA; Body: TV yellow finish, light checking, various minor blemishes, dings and other marks but generally good for age, filled Bigsby holes to top and body end; Neck: generally good, light wear; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: light wear including minor indents to first position; Electrics: working; Hardware: good, minor rusting to smaller metal...

1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom left-handed electric guitar, made in USA; Body: ebony finish, heavy checking throughout, central buckle rash to back, further minor dings; Neck: similar checking as the rest of the body, various dings; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: worn; Electrics: working, original Patent sticker neck pickup, replacement 70s Patent stamp bridge pickup, pickup covers replaced, one...

1959 Gibson ES-5 Switchmaster electric guitar, made in USA; Body: natural finish, light checking and natural ageing, a few light dings but generally very good for age, two small repositioned holes to body end beneath tailpiece; Neck: maple, light wear and lacquer checking, three vacant holes to head face where another non-original truss rod cover has previously been situated; Fretboard: rosewood;...

Historical Gibson interest 'The Last Gibson Flat Top Guitar Made at the Kalamazoo Plant' -  1984 Gibson Custom Shop J-200 acoustic guitar, made in USA; Back and sides: highly figured natural maple; Top: natural spruce; Neck: highly figured maple; Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood with abalone position markers; Frets: good; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case; Overall condition: very...

1957 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA; Body: Two-tone sunburst finished alder, large buckle patch to back, light checking, smaller blemishes, various lighter scratches and dings; Neck: maple, 8-57 pencil date, minor surface dings; Fretboard: maple, light wear up to 7th fret; Frets: light wear; Electrics: working and appear original; Hardware: very good; Case: original red lined...