OHSC – Page 4 – Lefty Vintage Guitars

1960 Gretsch Country Club 6196, Cadillac Green, EXC Condition, 100% Original with OHSC!

Lefty Gretschs are the rarest of vintage electric guitars, relative to Fender, Gibson, etc. This is a late 1960 and it has the deeper 2 1/2″ body of a 1959! This guitar has been very well cared for – it looks like it was played for only a short time and then put away in storage. It even has the original flatwound strings in a bag!

The only thing that appears to ever have been done on this guitar was a fret level from the 10th – 22nd frets. The original frets are in great shape, with only minor wear on the first 3 frets. The back of the neck shows hardly any wear at all, as well as the Ebony fingerboard.

Continue reading “1960 Gretsch Country Club 6196, Cadillac Green, EXC Condition, 100% Original with OHSC!” →

1972 Fender Jaguar, Original Lake Placid Blue, 100% Original with OHSC

Left Handed 1972 Fender Jaguar, Original Lake Placid Blue Finish, 100% Original with OHSC, EXC Condition. This is a very rare custom color Fender Jaguar, as featured in the book of rare vintage lefties: Uncommon Sound.

The original LPB finish shows the typical green fade that we all love about the vintage LPB finish; this is a classic look that can not be duplicated today! You can see where the color of the uncovered parts of the body has faded moderately over time into a greenish-blue,
as opposed to the true LPB color as seen in the covered parts(under the pickguard and under the neck plate-see pics).

In addition, what makes this LPB Jaguar so special is that the neck profile is the size typically found on mid-59 Gibsons(.89/1st, .98/12th), considered the most perfect of neck profiles and one of the features that makes the 59 Gibsons the most desired of the Golden Era Gibsons.
Many of the pre-CBS Strats which I have owned, for example, have had a thinner neck profile, typically .81/1st, .98/12th, so this Jaguar has a really comfortable neck! Frets show some wear around the first 5 frets, but still have plenty of life left.

Continue reading “1972 Fender Jaguar, Original Lake Placid Blue, 100% Original with OHSC” →

LEFTY 1973 Gibson ES-355TDSV w OHSC, Amazing Condition!

For all lefty Joe Bonamassa/Freddie King fans: here is one amazing lefty vintage Gibson 1973 ES-355TDSV, similar to Joe’s 1972 ES-355, the one he got because Freddie King played a similar one!

http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazin…aspx ?Page=6&

This is one of the cleanest vintage guitars I’ve ever gotten in; it is a total freak and almost too clean to handle! Beautiful cherry red finish, strong unfaded cherry top with gorgeous grain, with the back amazingly figured and flamed!

Continue reading “LEFTY 1973 Gibson ES-355TDSV w OHSC, Amazing Condition!” →

1974 Fender Strat, Rare Hard Tail, Cesar Rosas Documented, Near Mint with OHSC!

This is a 1974 Fender Strat, rare hard tail, previously owned by Cesar Rosas from Los Lobos.
Includes personal letter from Cesar Rosas, along with a plethora of Los Lobos backstage passes and concert tickets.

The guitar is in Near Mint condition, with very little wear on the 1st fret and the neck looks new, front and back.
Some typical nicks on the body for this age, but overall this guitar is in very fine condition!

Date Codes:

• Neck Plate: 568083
• Neck Stamp: 0903 3843
• Pickups: 173574(all)
• Neck PUP Tone Pot: 137 7430
• Middle PUP Tone Pot: 1377433
• Volume Pot: Covered

All pickups read consistently in resistance, with Bridge PUP/5.47K, Middle PUP/5.32K, and Neck PUP/5.45K.

The weight is ideal at 7 ¼ lbs. This was the last year for the staggered poles, with Strats getting flat poles
The following year in 1975.

This guitar has been inspected and set-up by Scott Freilich of Top Shelf Music; it plays and sounds great, and needs nothing.

This is a really nice collectable Strat with Provenance from the great Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos,
and hard tail Strats from this era are almost impossible to find. Check out all the pics!

Continue reading “1974 Fender Strat, Rare Hard Tail, Cesar Rosas Documented, Near Mint with OHSC!” →

1998 Heritage 575, One-Owner, 100% Original with OHSC, Mint!

1998 Heritage jazz box: 575 Model. This would be similar to a Gibson ES-175.

I can tell you this one has a killer bottom end – you can play walking bass lines with this guitar!

Plays and sounds really great – beautiful guitar! This is a one-owner guitar, 100% original with OHSC, Mint condition!

Similar to a Gibson ES-175 (impossible to find in lefty) at 1/2 the price!

Continue reading “1998 Heritage 575, One-Owner, 100% Original with OHSC, Mint!” →

2017 Gibson Historic 1959/R9 Les Paul, New w/ COA/OHSC, Tiger Flame!

This is a brand new Left Handed Gibson R9 Les Paul from December 2017 with one of the more attractive tops I’ve had over the years. The top reminds me of Billy Gibbons’ Pearly Gates 59. It also looks like the 59 Burst featured at the top of the Les Paul Forum home page. It is a strong curly maple top with wide Tiger flame and striking 3-D movement from any angle or light. It is hard to find a top like this – I’ve had close to 50 R9s over the years, and this is one of the best I’ve seen!

The finish is VOS Ice Tea, the hardware is Nickel, the weight is very desirable for a Les Paul at 8 lbs, 6 oz, and the neck profile is reminiscent of a mid-59 Burst with .89/1st fret and 1.00/12th fret.
I also set up the guitar with 4/64/Hi E and 5/64/Low E at the 12th fret. Here’s another amazing thing about this guitar: the clearance of the strings over the Tune-O-Matic bridge was good with the stop tailpiece clamped down – something that I rarely see with Les Pauls and provides maximum sustain!

This Les Paul has it all – it’s truly a special R9!

Includes all tags/paperwork with COA and OHSC.

Was $5,995 Now $4,500

Continue reading “2017 Gibson Historic 1959/R9 Les Paul, New w/ COA/OHSC, Tiger Flame!” →