NEW ARRIVAL Hofner guitars have become very collectable, and represent a great way of buying a cool vintage archtop without paying a high price. The President is the top of the range model above the Congress and Senator - a sign of this is the binding on the body and neck, inside the f-holes and on the headstock. Also back in 1959 the President was made from solid woods, not laminates. This example is in excellent condition, all original apart from upgraded Bareknuckle P90 pickups, the guitar has also had a neck set meaning the action is good all the way along the fingerboard. It has a great tone, the front pickup voiced well for blues and jazz, while the back pickup is more rocky with plenty of bite. It comes in a non original, hard case.

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NEW ARRIVAL This Japanese made Takamine EAN45C has a Cedar top with Rosewood back and sides - the Cedar adds warmth to the tone while the Rosewood gives punch, and with the NEX body size produces a beautifully balanced sound. The guitar is very responsive, has a great neck with a very easy playing action, and sounds superb plugged in. At 12 years old the tone of the guitar is beginning to mature very nicely, it's in good condition showing a fair amount of play wear, and comes with it's original Takamine embossed flight case.

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NEW ARRIVAL This is a rare example of a really high end, British made acoustic guitar. The Fylde Orsino is a dreadnought size, with Cedar top and Mahogany back and sides. Tonally this guitar is very versatile, when fingerpicked the individual notes chime with great clarity, yet it strums equally well - the Cedar top adds warmth and the Mahogany gives depth. It's in good condition, with some pickwear visible between the bridge and soundhole, and a few lacquer cracks. The guitar has a Seymour Duncan hum cancelling pickup installed, and comes in a Hiscox flight case.

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NEW ARRIVAL Built in the Hoboken, New Jersey factory, the Slim Jim is the single coil equivalent to the Starfire 3. In production from 1958 - 1973 it's a very distinctive looking guitar in a very striking sunburst finish. It features a 16" single cutaway body, a bound Maple top, back and sides, bound Mahogany neck with Rosewood fingerboard. The guitar is in great condition, all original with no cracks or repairs - the front shows that it been looked after really well, and the back tells you it's been played a lot with plenty of buckle wear visible. Plugged in, the front pickup is warm and smooth sounding, very bluesy, while the back pickup has a rocky tone with plenty of bite. The guitar has a good weight to it, feeling well balanced, and the neck is very comfortable with a great playing action. The guitar is full of character, and a great way to buy an American made 60's electric without paying a fortune. The guitar comes in a non original hard case.

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1964 is the first year of issue of the F212 made in the Hoboken, New Jersey factory, making it quite a rare find - and for a 47 year old guitar it's in good condition. Guild are famous for making make the best 12 string guitars around, and this is no exception. It's a mini jumbo which makes it very comfortable to play, yet still has a big enough body to allow all 12 strings to really resonate. Unusually for a 12 string acoustic it has a Spruce top and Mahogany back and sides, rather than the traditional Maple, this gives the guitar a warmer sound than you'd expect, but it still packs a punch. The guitar has aged really beautifully over it's 47 years, the top turning a deep honey colour, with just a few scratches and dings here and there, and the playing action is just right, making it very easy to play. It's all original with one repaired top crack by the pickguard, and one unrepaired back crack. Also the top has sunken around the soundhole, something very common on older 12 strings, but has been reinforced from inside making it feel very strong. The guitar comes in it’s original hard case.

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SOLD It's unusual for a guitar to be linked with one particular player, but the Guild M20 will always be considered the Nick Drake guitar. There are similar guitars out there such as a Martin 0-17 or a Gibson LG0 which are great, small bodied, all Mahogany guitars and have a similar tone - but if you really want the Nick Drake sound then this is the real thing. Because of this, M20's don't turn up very often, and this one's a beauty, and very rare as 1958 was the first year of issue. It's a 00 size guitar, all Mahogany, and in great playing condition, with a comfortable neck and low action with a fresh pro set up. The guitar sounds rich and warm, with a beautifully smooth bass and well balanced mids and trebles - it sounds great with delicate fingerstyle, very articulate when picked harder, and a surprisingly big sound when strummed. The guitar has no cracks, but does have a repair by the bridge where what looks like filler has been put on the body to smooth over some indentations in the finish - this neither affects the sound or structure of the guitar. There are also two screw holes - one either side of the soundhole - where a pickup had once been installed. It comes in a correct period but non original hard case.

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SOLD This is a great example of the original, bigger bodied Lowden, with my favorite combination of Cedar top and Mahogany back and sides. It has a warm, full sound, with great resonance and clarity, and it has a very comfortable playing action. As with all Lowdens it handles alternate tuning particularly well, and is equally happy being fingerpicked or strummed. At 15 years old it has matured beautifully and, although it has collected a few dings and some pick wear along the way, this just adds to the guitars character, and makes it a very difficult guitar to put down. It has an added scratchplate above the soundhole. The guitar comes in it's original Hiscox hard case.

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