Kay Vanguard in Oklahoma City for $160

I contacted the seller of this guitar, his name is Austin, and he said that as of today (Sept 28, 2012) the guitar is still available.  This is a pretty sweet deal for a Vanguard - especially one with the nifty ornate Kay headstock logo.  Those bridges are kind of tricky if it needs a replacement - just keep that in mind.

These are great slide guitars - nice chunky necks and they are full length scale as well - they just look short because the tailpiece is mounted way back on the body.  Once you get used to it this can be pretty cool.  The Kay "cake pan" pickup on these is the real prize here. You don't find them on fully solid guitars like this very often and this body is a nice thick piece of solid wood.  You could drive a sinker ball over the center field wall with this baby then flip it back around and play "Dying Gambler" by Blind Willie McTell.

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Vintage ca. 1965 Kay Vanguard Electric Guitar w/ Original Case OBO - $160 (Edmond)

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Date: 2012-09-18, 10:14PM CDT
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This here is a wonderful guitar. It sounds awesome and plays really well. It's an awesome garage rock and blues guitar. I've used it at a few shows myself back when I was in a band. It handled itself well. The tone knob, however, doesn't work, but it still sounds fat and has rockibility. The bridge is also a little broken, It's a $5 fix anywhere you go though. Again, the price is negotiable, so work with me. The money isn't flowing these days so I'm trying to rid myself of some things. This is a great guitar and piece of history.

Please reply via email.

Have a great day!

Best Sounding Vintage Studio Fuzz Box ever - check it out!

This video was posted by Mike at Drowning in Guitars and to my ear this is one of the best sounding (if not THE best) vintage single knob fuzzbox I've ever heard.  it's called an Os Mutantes Regulas 8 based on some South American guitarist's vintage spec custom built box.  

Of curse boxes like this - as well as the Superfuzz and the Shin Ei companion, two of my other faves - can be hard to use live since the tone gets easily lost in the mix but man would this sound great on a studio track. 

Mike does a good job of displaying the range of this box and he peels off some darn good licks in the process.

1967 Silvertone 1443 Danelectro) Bass guitar in Baton Rouge LA for $625

The seller gives some useful info about this bass but does he really have to convince us that it is cool?  C'mon?!  This model is the bass version of the vaunted Danelectro Hornet and it is awesome!  Just look at it - two lipstick pickups, cool heavy duty hardware and brushed metal knobs, aluminum nut, rosewood board.

You just don't see a lot of these Silvertone basses floating around in player ready condition.  This one is a real find.  Of course, I have no idea how well those lipstick pickups reproduce bass tones - but it's worth a look.

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Vintage Silvertone 1443 bass guitar (Baton Rouge)

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Date: 2012-09-06, 4:14PM CDT
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This is a Silvertone 1443, Solid body, electric bass guitar made by Danelectro circa 1967. It has a red-to-black burst finish with two lipstick pickups. It was made in Neptune New Jersey. It's far more rare than the single pickup model, which i also have in my collection.
The bass is in great condition for being forty five years old! The neck is straight with fast action. The neck is a bolt-on with two steel adjustable truss rods with rosewood fingerboard and 22- fret scale. Electronics all work correectly. The tuners are 100% original...nickel. There is a seam where the headstock joins the neck and paint is cracking, This was apparent when i bought the guitar back in 1991(21 years ago) and is rock solid, strictly a cosmetic issue. What a wonderful addition to your collection of great American bass guitars, build by hand, made by a great entrepreneur of the early electric bass.
This bass guitar was only offered from 1966 to 1968 by Sears and Robuck.
Asking $625
If interested call (225) ***-****
Please excuse the quality of the pics...
Thanks for looking  

Silvertone 1327 in Long Beach CA for $400

The seller says this is a 1958 model so that would make this a 1327 not a 1421 - and since it has the original Hershey bar pickups and brown melanite knobs and switch tip I would suspect he is telling the truth.

Very cool guitar that looks to be all original with some nice players wear meaning it has been played a lot (which is a good sign).

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Vintage 1958 Silvertone guitar - nice! - $400 (Long beach)

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Date: 2012-09-26, 4:49PM PDT
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Selling my vintage 1958 silvertone guitar. It's in great condition. Neck is straight and has great action. Comes with original case. $400 obo. email if interested.

Framus 1971 Electric Bass in Bethlehem PA for $375

This seller isn't giving much information about this Framus bass but I found one just like it at a guitar shop in England and they stated it was a 1971 Short Scale model - see this link:  1971 FRAMUS BASS  Guitar players like me enjoy playing short scale basses in the recording studio and this Framus should have a nice woody vintage thump ala Eric Burden and the Animals or the Rolling Stones. And dig that cool "compensator" style tailpiece.

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Vintage Framus Bass Guitar - $375 (Bethlehem)

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Date: 2012-09-18, 8:31AM EDT
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selling this old framus bass. $375. Call 610 ***-****


  

Guild Bluesbird Electric in Burlington VT for $500

It seems just about every Les Paul looking solid body guitar Guild ever sold was christened as a "Bluesbird."  My personal favorite version is the early 1970's partially hollow version with the more rounded cutaway horn.  This one is quite different than that model.   Very much a product of the mid-1980's with it's EMG pickups and divebomb locking vibrato tailpiece. 

The seller of this guitar basically does my job for me by telling you everything you need to know.  But he doesn't mention that this model was originally sold in 1985 as the Guild "Setzer" Bluesbird.  He is not lying about the limited run on these. Most people think of this as a "prototype" guitar because it had such a short production run.  Of course the aesthetics are a matter of taste.  Strangely enough, this model Bluesbird is probably more suitable as a Prog Rock electric guitar than the retro blues machine its namesake implies.

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1986 Guild Bluesbird- Rare - $500 (Brattleboro)

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Date: 2012-09-09, 5:15PM EDT
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Here's something you don't see every day! A 1986 Guild Bluesbird made in USA, with EMG pickups, Kahler Locking Tremolo (bar not included), and a beautiful amber finish on what looks to be a gorgeous flame maple body. No case. As far as I can tell, only 216 of these were made, between 85-87. This one is #157. Great sustain. All electronics seem to be in working order. A previous owner seems to have installed a boost knob, which works just fine. Plenty of light scratches throughout, but just one major ding (a chip in the finish on the back near the lower bout strap button, see picture), and the finish has chipped a little along the side of the fretboard. I have it strung with 11's because that's what I like, but it could easily accomodate 10's, 9's, or even 8's! This guitar came to me recently and I sadly can't justify having two electrics, so its got to go. More pictures are available upon request. Vintage Guitar Guide says these are worth approximately between $750-825, so get yourself a good deal here!

$500, cash only!

Sano hollow body electric guitar on Rhode Island for $350

Well lookie here.  I didn't even know that Sano made (or distributed) and electric guitars but lo and behold here is one for sale in Rhode Island.

This appears to be a Crucianelli or Eko made guitar with a Sano label.  Note the Hofner-esque archtop bridge and the Guild-DeArmond looking tailpiece.   his is clearly not a high end guitar, no fancy binding or inlays etc.  But it is certainly a rare and unusual one.

The wording in the listing makes the seller sound like he is from Italy as well LOL.  you never know, he could be the original owner.

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vintage sano hollowbody electric guitar 60's era - $350 (warwick ri)

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Date: 2012-09-18, 11:01AM EDT
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vintage sano guitar, made in italy, very cool sound no perfect but plays great asking 350.00 ri number 401-***-****  thanks