Category: Sold Gallery

This is a 1961 Gretsch Country Club, 6196, Cadillac Green, out of my personal collection. The guitar is 100% original, in EXC overall condition with OHSC, has 1 nick on the bass side, a few signs of cracking on the neck binding, but nothing major and typical of vintage Gretsch guitars from this era.

This guitar has outstanding provenance, as I purchases it from renowned luthier, Joe Glaser, in Nashville. Joe got it from the family of Dr. Jim Coleman, who was Joe’s personal physician as well as Chet Atkins’ doctor. Email correspondence and verification is provided.

This guitar has always played and sounded great, just put new strings on it. As my dear friend and incomparable luthier, Scott Freilich, once told me: “59-62 were the best years for Gretsch. PAF Filtertrons sound great, the necks were very similar to Gibson necks from that era, and that was about the peak of their workmanship.”

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For Sale: Left Handed 1963 Gibson ES-335TDC, Cherry, OHSC, EXC!

These don’t come up for sale very often, because there weren’t many made! I would estimate less than a dozen factory left handed 1958-64 ES-335s were made by Gibson. Of this group, my favorite would be the Cherry block necks from mid-1962 to 1964. It’s also my favorite overall category of vintage guitars from over 45 years of collecting. I have owned three 64s, currently own 2, and this is my 2nd 63. They have the Cream appeal, as Clapton used his 64 Cherry ES-335 for live performances during Cream’s final year in 1968.

This ES-335 is in EXC overall condition. It has a really beautiful Cherry finish, and looks much better in person vs. the pics. The body is in great sharp with only mild checking. There is a ding on the front and several on the back with some mild cord rash. The neck has moderate wear on the back. It’s true – the good ones get played! Frets have moderate wear as well, and would benefit from a fret dressing.

The tone is really strong on this one – would make a great Blues or Rock guitar.

This guitar has been personally inspected and black-lighted by Charlie Gelber of OK Guitars, who has seen more Golden Era (1958-64) ES-3xx guitars than anyone on the planet. The orange label is intact, with matching serial number on the back of the headstock. This 335 has the Mickey Mouse ears typical of 1960-63.

The pickups are sealed with untouched solder joints. Both pat # stickers are present. Tuners are the Kluson single line/double ring used through 1964. The nickel Bigbsy unit is similar to the one on my 58. The bridge is a nickel ABR-1 tune-0-matic, and the reflector cap knobs have the correct smokey appearance in the clear plastic area.

It also has the CUSTOM MADE plaque over the factory drilled stud holes, so the flexibility is there for a stop tail conversion. This was not the case for all the Bigsby ES-3xx guitars during this period. I’ve had several which were one-way Bigsby guitars with no pre-drilled stud holes.

Specs:
Serial # : 119781 (early 1963)
Neck Depth: .80/1st, .98/12th, with deep shoulders
Pickup Resistance: 7.58K/Neck, 8.04/Bridge
Weight: 8.75 lbs

The case is the original black Lifton with marigold interior. It is kind of beat with tape around the edges, but all hardware is present and working, along with the original handle. I do have a Mint early 60s case from my personal inventory which is available at additional cost.

This is a rare opportunity to acquire one of the most desirable left handed vintage electric guitars.

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For his first Master Artisan offering, Leo Scala tinkered with period materials and techniques to iterate on the ‘58 Flying V as though the iconic design were brand new.

The Scala Master Artisan guitars almost never come up for sale. Leo Scala has built guitars for many noted players, including Slash and Richard Fortus of Guns N’ Roses, Phil X, Doug Aldrich (White Snake/Dio), Peter Thorn, etc.

This is one of only 3 Hybrid Super ’58 Flying Vs made by Gibson Master Artisan, Leo Scala, back in 2022. The nice thing about the Hybrid V is it offers the flexibility of both string-through body or stop tail.

This guitar is in Mint/As New Condition. Includes custom hardshell case with dark brown suede covering and large Gibson logo on the inside, plus a V headstock-shaped metal case which serves as the COA.

THE HYBRID SERIES – FEATURES:
⦁ Brass Stop Tail Added to the V Plate, for Alternate Stringings
⦁ Solid Korina Body and Long Neck Tenon
⦁ Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard
⦁ Hand Lacquered and Aged by Leo Scala
⦁ Custom Wound “Retrophonic” Humbucker Pickup
⦁ Tune-0-Matic Bridge with 1.5″ Brass Studs
⦁ 50s Wiring with Master Volume
⦁ Custom Bumblebee Capacitors
⦁ Custom Dog Ear Pickup Rings

Here is the link from the Gibson web site displaying the Scala Collection. The guitar for sale is 02/03 (White Version) in the ’58 Flying V Hybrid Series:

https://www.gibson.com/en-US/Master-Artisan-Collection/leo-scala

Here is the link where Gibson CEO, Cesar Gueikian, discusses the Leo Scala Super ‘58 Flying V guitars:
https://www.guitarplayer.com/news/its-about-celebrating-peoples-skills-experience-and-depth-of-knowledge-cesar-gueikian-on-gibsons-groundbreaking-master-artisan-collection

And here is a link where Leo Scala discusses his Super ’58 Flying V Collection:

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