


The finish, fretboard, metal parts were all in stunning condition, and the bass itself sounds fantastic when played through your favourite bass amp. Weve recently been checking out the Gibson amplifiers from the fifties especially the GA20T/GA30 and of course the GA40 Les Paul amp. With its single 12 Celestion speaker, this might be the amp that comes to mind most often when the hallowed 18 watter name is dropped. Ampeg SB-12 Portaflex 1966 1,500.00 Fender Deluxe 5E3 1960 8,500.00 Mesa Boogie Mark I 1978 2,500.00 Fender Vibrolux 1960 5,500.00 Vox AC30HW2 2,000.00 Ampeg B-15N 1978 5,000.00 Fender Tube Reverb Unit 1976 1,000.00 Vox AC30 Top Boost Reverb VSL 1971 3,000.00 Marshall JMP Model 1986 1970 6,250.00 Fender Blues DeVille 800. This 1965 Fender Jazz Bass was our first L-Series Jazz Bass purchased as a collectible vintage Fender bass. Gibsons E-150/EH-150 amplifiers have long been regarded as the quintessential pre-WWII model, one of the most influential and recognizable amps of all time.
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Hence it is most likely this piece was made in 1962 and remained in the factory before a serial was placed on it in the first production line of January 1963. This particular piece also features three high output ‘PAF’ (Patent Applied For) pickups which are noticeable for their distinctive tone, a three screw scratch plate, a feature of 19 Customs. As such it shares a lot of 1962 components including the sideways vibrola which is in good working condition. This 1963 Gibson Les Paul Custom was the 13th guitar made by Gibson in 1963. This is he right material if you are restoring an. Mid way through 1962, Fender changed the design of the board from a slab with a straight bottom connected to the neck to a veneer which was curved over the neck at a 7.25″ radius. Commonly used material found on 50s Gibson Lifton style guitar cases and 50s Gibson amplifiers. By popular demand (well, at least one of you asked for it), a growing index of topics found on the Truth About Vintage Amps Note: This information is now compiled in an amazing Tableau page created by Ray Laliberte. This is a common theme amongst all Fender guitars and amplifiers dating from 1954-1965, the pre-CBS era of Leo Fenders’ company.Ī decade after the introduction of what was arguably one of Leo Fender’s greatest inventions, the 1963 Fender Stratocaster had evolved significantly from the maple board equivalents of the 1950’s.ĭepending on your viewpoint of the L-series range, they were more refined after a few key evolutionary developments over the preceding decade. Offered for sale only nine years following the end of World War II, these guitars are, to this day, one of the few invented commercial items in modern industrial history which maintain a level of quality above nearly all of the subsequently produced models.

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