Month: March 2024

2024 Gibson Southern Jumbo  –  £2499

2024 Gibson Southern Jumbo – £2499

NEW ARRIVAL  At first glance, the Southern Jumbo looks like a deluxe J45, with it’s bound fingerboard, split parallelogram inlays and open back butterbean tuners. But there’s more to it than that. The guitar has traditional hand scalloped advanced x-style bracing,...

1938 Kalamazoo KG14  –  £1849

1938 Kalamazoo KG14 – £1849

NEW ARRIVAL  There are few acoustic guitars more wrapped up in music history than the Kalamazoo KG14. It’s the model that Robert Johnson played in his first studio session in November 1936 before getting arrested for a bar room brawl and losing his guitar. When he...

2004 Gibson J185  –  £2299

2004 Gibson J185 – £2299

NEW ARRIVAL  The J185 is the ideal guitar for someone who wants a J200 but finds them too big and bulky to play. It’s 16 1/4″ wide with a scale length of 24 3/4″ rather than a J200 which is 16 7/8″ wide and has a scale length of 25 1/2″. Not only is the J185 more...

1963 Gibson Country Western  –  £4499

1963 Gibson Country Western – £4499

NEW ARRIVAL  This is a great example of a 60’s Country Western and, unlike later 60’s examples, the neck is quite full feeling. This gives the guitar an altogether richer sound with greater sustain, but still has that classic mellow Gibson vibe. Visually the Spruce...

1956 Gibson LG3  –  £3999

1956 Gibson LG3 – £3999

NEW ARRIVAL  The LG3 is the natural topped version of an LG2, like the J50 is to the J45. It was made from 1942 - 1962, and is possibly the most desirable small bodied post war Gibson model available. It’s a 00 size guitar with X bracing, making the guitar extremely...

2014 Gibson J45 Brown Top  –  £1799

2014 Gibson J45 Brown Top – £1799

NEW ARRIVAL  Known as “The Workhorse”, the Gibson J-45 body style is among Gibson’s most beloved. This particular Custom Shop example sits at the top of Gibson’s J-45 line, and features a superb blend of tonewoods, giving a rich, strong sound, with plenty of bite. The...

1948 Gibson J50  –  £6799

1948 Gibson J50 – £6799

NEW ARRIVAL  Something special happens when you pick up a really good vintage Gibson. It feels immediately comfortable and somehow familiar. It makes you play songs you haven’t played for years, yet makes you want to start writing new songs. It’s a very involving and...

2012 Gibson J45 TV

2012 Gibson J45 TV

SOLD  The Gibson J45 is one of the most loved acoustic guitars ever made - it’s signature warm / dark sound has been captured on countless records. With Gibson’s True Vintage model, made in limited numbers, using an Adirondack Red Spruce top, they tried to make a...

1941 Gibson L30 – £1699

1941 Gibson L30 – £1699

NEW ARRIVAL  By 1941 the Gibson L30 featured sunburst back and sides, rather than plain brown, making it visually more appealing, and this is a beautiful example in a fantastic looking faded tobacco sunburst, with very desirable script logo. The tone is voiced...

2023 Gibson 1942 Banner LG2  –  £2749

2023 Gibson 1942 Banner LG2 – £2749

NEW ARRIVAL  From Gibson’s Custom Shop comes this tribute to one of their unsung heroes. The LG2 essentially replaced the better known L-00 as the main 00 size acoustic in their portfolio, in production from 1942 until 1961. In that time it gained the nickname ‘the...