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Grouse electric guitars (paw-picked by Leo the resident tone hound)

this page last updated Tuesday, January 6, 2009

NOTE; guitars are listed by build date

1954 Levin Royal archtop - what a stunning guitar! Loads of presence with its extrovert headstock design, top quality solid carved timbers throughout, and just fitted with a Fishman bridge/pickup assembly to enable it to be amplified for professional use. Comes with OHSC - $3595AUD (plus shipping)

late 1950s Kay Truetone Speed Demon - truly grouse 3-pickup guitar that just oozes character and is great to play! Overall very original, and totally usable. Sounds great! $1095AUD (plus shipping)

1960s Kay K100 Vanguard - a nice original and characterful blues machine! Cool as they come! Made in the USA in the '60s, and even has its OHSC - $895AUD (plus shipping)

1963 Silvertone (Sears/Danelectro) 1448 amp-in-case guitar - super cool, ultra collectable, very affordable, hugely fun! This is a sought-after model, and is in unbelievably good and original condition. Even comes with a step-down transformer so you can use the American-voltage amp built into the case here in Australia - $1695AUD (plus shipping)

1963 Gibson Barney Kessel - 335 meets SG! Very rare early build Kessel Custom model with loads of character! Comes with HSC (serial 69084) - $6995AUD (plus shipping)

1964 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Nashville - a very desirable vintage Gretsch in absolutely incredible condition. Just 2 careful owners, factory-fitted Van Ghent tuners, new mute pad. A stunner! Comes with OHSC - $9995AUD (plus shipping)

1965 L-series Fender Jazzmaster - January 1965 was the birth month of this lovely L-series vintage Fender Jazzmaster. Much loved, much played, but overall very original. Comes with a new plush-lined black tolex hard shell case of the correct size - $6995AUD (plus shipping)

1966 Gibson ES-330 - I'm a real fan of these hollowbody thinline P90 single-coil Gibsons! They kick out the Blues and Rock'n'Roll tones like nothing else! This is a superb example, and comes with its OHSC - $5495AUD (plus shipping)

1968 Mosrite Celebrity III thinline archtop electric - Made in the USA in 1968 is this Semie Mosely Mosrite Celebrity III, a hollowbody thinline electric, not unlike a Gibson ES-330. Unbelievably good condition, and comes with near-new high-quality Gator case - $2995AUD (plus shipping)

1970 Gibson SG Custom - Made in the USA in 1970 (pot codes 20th week 1970) is this great player's example of the top SG model. All original hardware, and comes with OHSC - $5495AUD (plus shipping)

1972 Guild M75 Bluesbird - a very serious competitor to Gibson's Les Paul. Solid Mahogany body, quailty USA hardware and pickups, and factory phase switch and master volume. Comes with OHSC - $2795AUD (plus shipping)

1974 (approx) Ibanez 2404 twin neck bass and guitar - extremely rare version, with a 4-string bass and 6-string guitar neck. Very usable, and very collectable! - on hold at $1595AUD (plus shipping) for Luke in Melbourne ($160 paid)

1974/5 Greco lawsuit Fender® Thinline® copy - very interesting Matsumoku-made (not FujiGen Gakki) guitar, complete with all original 'Gneco' logo and Star tuners - on hold at $895AUD (plus shipping) for Marty in Victoria (pending payment clearance)

1976 Greco Super Sounds lawsuit Strat® copy - a Made-in-Japan Greco (for the Japanese home market) copy of a late '60s Fender® Strat® - amazing quality and accuracy! - $995AUD (plus shipping)

early 1980s Fernandes lawsuit copy of a '60s Telecaster© - some time back we had a bound version of this guitar, and it was one of the nicest Teles© we'd ever played. This one is just as good! Comes with OHSC - $1395AUD (plus shipping)

1981 Greco TC500 Fender® Telecaster Custom® lawsuit copy - a superb guitar, and extremely versatile for the gigging musician with the single-coil/humbucker configuration. This is, of course, a slavish copy of Fender's Custom Telecaster (1970-81), and from Greco's golden period - on hold at $1095AUD (plus shipping) for Henry in Melbourne ($450 paid)

1989 Rickenbacker 330 - a stunning low-mileage Rick nearly 20 years old in sexy Jetglo finish. Comes with OHSC - $2495AUD (plus shipping)

1997 Gibson L-4 CES carved top archtop electric - Made in the USA in 1997 is this beautiful high-end version of the ES-175, with solid carved Spruce top and Maple back and sides, bound Ebony fretboard and gold-plated hardware. Stunning in Wine Red. Comes with OHSC - $4795AUD (plus shipping)

1999 (approx) very limited edition Korina Tokai Flying V - not the common bolt-on neck version, but one of a handful of the accurate set-neck copies of the super-rare black-guard '58 Gibson Flying V. An absolute stunner, mint in original box!! - on hold at $995AUD (plus shipping) for John in Brisbane ($360 paid)

2000 Gibson ES-335 Dot - a gorgeous example of an all-time classic from Gibson. This Dot reissue (ESDT-335) has the most lovely flame through its maple body - check out the pics! Complete with original documentation and OHSC - $3495AUD (plus shipping)

2000 Gerard Gilet custom Stratocaster® - One fastidious owner, and barely played is this stunning hand-made Strat® from Sydney's Gerard Gilet, one of my favourite Aussie luthiers. Comes with Hiscox HSC - Not for sale

2001 Gerard Gilet custom Telecaster® - One fastidious owner, and barely played is this stunning hand-made Tele® from Sydney's Gerard Gilet, one of my favourite Aussie luthiers. Comes with Hiscox HSC - Not for sale

2001 Rickenbacker 330 - The classic Rick 330 model needs no introduction. This recent example is in stunning condition - barely played. Comes with OHSC - $2195AUD (plus shipping)

1956 Premier 120 (the amp on our business card!) what a classic! The ultimate harp amp? Little Walter's ghost lives in this baby! - selling for less than the price we paid - in November to Tony in Queensland

late 1960s 1x15 Aussie speaker box loaded with vintage Celestion G15-100 - a great-sounding box with a highly-regarded Celestion G15-100 speaker (16 ohm). Sounds beaut as a guitar speaker, but also good for retro bass sounds using a good valve head - in December to Michael in Melbourne

Early 1970s Shiro lawsuit copy of Gibson® ES-175® - an extremely high quality Japanese copy, made in the Matsumoku factory in the pre-serial number era (early '70s), and comes with a brand new HSC - in November to Jon in Melbourne

1970s Epiphone FT-130SB Caballero - a nice example of an early (1970s) made-in-Japan Epiphone acoustic, after parent company Gibson shifted production there. Very sweet-sounding guitar, and great action and playability - in November to Nancy in Belgium

1970s Eminar 15-inch box (RCF driver) - a very high-quality 8-ohm 200-watt (RMS) RCF L15/541 driver fitted into a Melbourne-made Eminar box from the 1970s. Fantastic performance, and a great match for your vintage valve head - in November to Tony in Queensland

1971 Maton B-250 Goldline (Telecaster®) Bass, I've been looking for one of these for years - there were only ever 66 made - and then uncovered two in Sydney! This one - serial number 13 - is in a beautiful aged Olympic White style finish, all dead original and in beautiful condition, in OHSC - in December to Irit in Melbourne

1979 Yamaha CJ-838S - a rare and high-grade Jumbo from 1979. Solid spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides, and in phenomenal condition. Comes with high-grade OHSC - in December to Kim in Tasmania

1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom - a fantastic original example of the 'Black Beauty' Les Paul Custom, dating from 1981. Comes with original manual, warranty card, and OHSC - in November to Sachie in the UK

1995 Orville (Gibson Japan) SG - these MIJ guitars are rapidly becoming harder to get, with prices soaring in the past few years as guitarists realise what a truly great guitar Gibson was making in Japan under their Orville brand name! This is a great example of this - an awesome SG made from top-quality timbers with incredible workmanship. Comes with HSC - in December to Chris in NSW

1997 Fender Hendrix Tribute Strat - here's the chance for right-handed players to be a true mirror image of Jimi Hendrix with his '69 Olympic White Strat! These are an accurate re-issue of the '69, but made completely mirror-image, right down to the decal on the headstock! very collectable, very nice, very mint. Comes with OHSC - in November to Richard in Melbourne

2003 Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker - the stripped-down Les Paul with just one P-90 for tone, tone, tone! Light, resonant Mahogany body and neck, and playability and tone to die for - in November to Martin in WA

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Grouse acoustic guitars (paw-picked by Leo the resident tone hound)

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NOTE; guitars are listed by type, then chronologically

Steel-string flat top (6-string)

1940s Grimshaw "Revelation" - super rare and mint very early 1940s guitar made in London by Emile Grimshaw, with an extra 'resonator' cavity like a banjo! - $2995AUD (plus shipping)

1951 Maton 'Professional' HG25 flat-top - here is a super-rare early Maton acoustic, a solid-timber model made only between 1950 and 1952. Just one owner until we bought it! - $2495AUD (plus shipping)

1952 Gibson SJ-200, the king of flat tops and from Gibson's golden era. It came to us with an incorrectly refinished top (natural, not burst) with 1960s 'closed' moustache bridge and integral pickup fitted and a later (also '60s) pickguard, but otherwise in beautifully original condition, and in its original 1952 Gibson hard case. Just had a full neck reset, glorious top refinish, and correct genuine Gibson bridge and pickguard fitted by Jim and Merv Cargill - it's STUNNING! Serial A10277, F.O.N. 9733, and I have been contacted by a previous owner of this guitar, who informs me the guitar was once owned by Slash, of Guns n' Roses! $14995AUD (plus shipping)

1960s (Japanese-made?) Col Joye acoustic guitar - something for the collector of either early Australian rock'n'roll paraphernalia, or of vintage MIJ guitars. More a collectible than a player, a specific 'Col Joye model' to cash in on the popularity of Col Joye and the Joy Boys, a very popular Aussie band in the 1960s and '70s. Col Joye has indicated that this very model was Tommy Emmanuel's first guitar! - $395AUD (plus shipping)

1963 Gibson J-50. Very original example sold new in Australia; comes in its original Aussie Stamford hard case. Fantastic tone, playability, and investment potential - on hold at $3995AUD (plus shipping) for Tony in Queensland ($1500 paid)

1977 Maton MS1 Messiah - surely the best surviving example of the first series (1975-77), of which only 95 were produced. The Messiah has always been at the top end of the Maton tree, and this guitar sure shows why! Very collectable, and with OHSC - $ not yet offered for sale

2006 Gibson SJ-200 cutaway - a stunning acoustic/electric model now superseded in the Gibson model lineup by the cheaper and plainer SJ-200EC. Stunning looks, awesome Gibson SJ-200 sound, and in as-new condition - comes with OHSC - $3995AUD (plus shipping)

Nylon-string flat top

mid-late 1980s Asturias (Japan) AST60 classical - a virtually unplayed under-the-bed made-in-Japan handmade classical guitar with solid Cedar top, Rosewood back and sides, Mahogany neck with an Ebony fretboard. Comes with OHSC - $1295AUD (plus shipping)

1998 Gerard Gilet 'Flamenco Negra' classical guitar - Gerard's guitars are amongst my favourites, and I'm particularly enthusiastic about him as an Australian luthier. This classical guitar shows just why! A stunner in looks, sound and playability. Comes with high grade HSC - $2995AUD (plus shipping)

Archtop

1954 Levin Royal archtop - what a stunning guitar! Loads of presence with its extrovert headstock design, top quality solid carved timbers throughout, and just fitted with a Fishman bridge/pickup assembly to enable it to be amplified for professional use. Comes with OHSC - $3595AUD (plus shipping)

Resonator

1930s square-neck Dobro - here's a lovely, extremely original wood-bodied California (Regal) made Dobro from the mid to late 1930s. Comes with a new HSC - $2495AUD (plus shipping)

1930s Regal-made square-neck Dobro - 1 OWNER!!! - amazing - this guitar was purchased for a teenage boy at Nicholson's in Sydney by a proud father towards the end of WWII. The boy has just sold it to Grouse Guitars, more than 65 years later! $2995AUD (plus shipping)

1940s Grimshaw "Revelation" - super rare and mint very early 1940s guitar made in London by Emile Grimshaw, with an extra 'resonator' cavity like a banjo! - $2995AUD (plus shipping)

1950s Australian-made Wayne resonator - here's another very interesting old Aussie single-cone! Made by Wayne back in the 1950s , this single-cone reso sounds great and has stacks of vintage mojo! Great for a collector or working musician - $895AUD (plus shipping)

2000 Donmo Tricone early build custom-ordered with original National cones and custom Porsche 356 etchings! One doting owner (me!) - $3195AUD (plus shipping)

Mandolin

1912 Gibson Style A mandolin - here we have a truly magnificent example of Gibson's Style A. Dates from 1912, and is dead original, right down to its mint OHSC - $2995AUD (plus shipping)

1956 Premier 120 (the amp on our business card!) what a classic! The ultimate harp amp? Little Walter's ghost lives in this baby! - selling for less than the price we paid - in November to Tony in Queensland

late 1960s 1x15 Aussie speaker box loaded with vintage Celestion G15-100 - a great-sounding box with a highly-regarded Celestion G15-100 speaker (16 ohm). Sounds beaut as a guitar speaker, but also good for retro bass sounds using a good valve head - in December to Michael in Melbourne

Early 1970s Shiro lawsuit copy of Gibson® ES-175® - an extremely high quality Japanese copy, made in the Matsumoku factory in the pre-serial number era (early '70s), and comes with a brand new HSC - in November to Jon in Melbourne

1970s Epiphone FT-130SB Caballero - a nice example of an early (1970s) made-in-Japan Epiphone acoustic, after parent company Gibson shifted production there. Very sweet-sounding guitar, and great action and playability - in November to Nancy in Belgium

1970s Eminar 15-inch box (RCF driver) - a very high-quality 8-ohm 200-watt (RMS) RCF L15/541 driver fitted into a Melbourne-made Eminar box from the 1970s. Fantastic performance, and a great match for your vintage valve head - in November to Tony in Queensland

1971 Maton B-250 Goldline (Telecaster®) Bass, I've been looking for one of these for years - there were only ever 66 made - and then uncovered two in Sydney! This one - serial number 13 - is in a beautiful aged Olympic White style finish, all dead original and in beautiful condition, in OHSC - in December to Irit in Melbourne

1979 Yamaha CJ-838S - a rare and high-grade Jumbo from 1979. Solid spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides, and in phenomenal condition. Comes with high-grade OHSC - in December to Kim in Tasmania

1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom - a fantastic original example of the 'Black Beauty' Les Paul Custom, dating from 1981. Comes with original manual, warranty card, and OHSC - in November to Sachie in the UK

1995 Orville (Gibson Japan) SG - these MIJ guitars are rapidly becoming harder to get, with prices soaring in the past few years as guitarists realise what a truly great guitar Gibson was making in Japan under their Orville brand name! This is a great example of this - an awesome SG made from top-quality timbers with incredible workmanship. Comes with HSC - in December to Chris in NSW

1997 Fender Hendrix Tribute Strat - here's the chance for right-handed players to be a true mirror image of Jimi Hendrix with his '69 Olympic White Strat! These are an accurate re-issue of the '69, but made completely mirror-image, right down to the decal on the headstock! very collectable, very nice, very mint. Comes with OHSC - in November to Richard in Melbourne

2003 Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker - the stripped-down Les Paul with just one P-90 for tone, tone, tone! Light, resonant Mahogany body and neck, and playability and tone to die for - in November to Martin in WA

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Grouse lap steel guitars (paw-picked by Leo the resident tone hound)

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1930s Regal-made square-neck Dobro - 1 OWNER!!! - amazing - this guitar was purchased for a teenage boy at Nicholson's in Sydney by a proud father towards the end of WWII. The boy has just sold it to Grouse Guitars, more than 65 years later! $3495AUD (plus shipping)

just arrived!! 1940s Moody lap steel - a delightful early Australian (Sydney) lap steel by the R. Moody company, which went on to become well-known for its amplifiers. Dead original example in its original case - $1095AUD (plus shipping)

1940s USA-made Kay lap steel - a very original example in its original Jade Green finish. 60 years young and still sounding great! - $595AUD (plus shipping)

late '50s or early '60s Australian Moody lap steel - a beautiful and toneful example of an early Australian lap steel. Gorgeous! - $795AUD (plus shipping)

1956 Premier 120 (the amp on our business card!) what a classic! The ultimate harp amp? Little Walter's ghost lives in this baby! - selling for less than the price we paid - in November to Tony in Queensland

late 1960s 1x15 Aussie speaker box loaded with vintage Celestion G15-100 - a great-sounding box with a highly-regarded Celestion G15-100 speaker (16 ohm). Sounds beaut as a guitar speaker, but also good for retro bass sounds using a good valve head - in December to Michael in Melbourne

Early 1970s Shiro lawsuit copy of Gibson® ES-175® - an extremely high quality Japanese copy, made in the Matsumoku factory in the pre-serial number era (early '70s), and comes with a brand new HSC - in November to Jon in Melbourne

1970s Epiphone FT-130SB Caballero - a nice example of an early (1970s) made-in-Japan Epiphone acoustic, after parent company Gibson shifted production there. Very sweet-sounding guitar, and great action and playability - in November to Nancy in Belgium

1970s Eminar 15-inch box (RCF driver) - a very high-quality 8-ohm 200-watt (RMS) RCF L15/541 driver fitted into a Melbourne-made Eminar box from the 1970s. Fantastic performance, and a great match for your vintage valve head - in November to Tony in Queensland

1971 Maton B-250 Goldline (Telecaster®) Bass, I've been looking for one of these for years - there were only ever 66 made - and then uncovered two in Sydney! This one - serial number 13 - is in a beautiful aged Olympic White style finish, all dead original and in beautiful condition, in OHSC - in December to Irit in Melbourne

1979 Yamaha CJ-838S - a rare and high-grade Jumbo from 1979. Solid spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides, and in phenomenal condition. Comes with high-grade OHSC - in December to Kim in Tasmania

1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom - a fantastic original example of the 'Black Beauty' Les Paul Custom, dating from 1981. Comes with original manual, warranty card, and OHSC - in November to Sachie in the UK

1995 Orville (Gibson Japan) SG - these MIJ guitars are rapidly becoming harder to get, with prices soaring in the past few years as guitarists realise what a truly great guitar Gibson was making in Japan under their Orville brand name! This is a great example of this - an awesome SG made from top-quality timbers with incredible workmanship. Comes with HSC - in December to Chris in NSW

1997 Fender Hendrix Tribute Strat - here's the chance for right-handed players to be a true mirror image of Jimi Hendrix with his '69 Olympic White Strat! These are an accurate re-issue of the '69, but made completely mirror-image, right down to the decal on the headstock! very collectable, very nice, very mint. Comes with OHSC - in November to Richard in Melbourne

2003 Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker - the stripped-down Les Paul with just one P-90 for tone, tone, tone! Light, resonant Mahogany body and neck, and playability and tone to die for - in November to Martin in WA

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1956 Premier 120 (the amp on our business card!) what a classic! The ultimate harp amp? Little Walter's ghost lives in this baby! - selling for less than the price we paid - in November to Tony in Queensland

late 1960s 1x15 Aussie speaker box loaded with vintage Celestion G15-100 - a great-sounding box with a highly-regarded Celestion G15-100 speaker (16 ohm). Sounds beaut as a guitar speaker, but also good for retro bass sounds using a good valve head - in December to Michael in Melbourne

Early 1970s Shiro lawsuit copy of Gibson® ES-175® - an extremely high quality Japanese copy, made in the Matsumoku factory in the pre-serial number era (early '70s), and comes with a brand new HSC - in November to Jon in Melbourne

1970s Epiphone FT-130SB Caballero - a nice example of an early (1970s) made-in-Japan Epiphone acoustic, after parent company Gibson shifted production there. Very sweet-sounding guitar, and great action and playability - in November to Nancy in Belgium

1970s Eminar 15-inch box (RCF driver) - a very high-quality 8-ohm 200-watt (RMS) RCF L15/541 driver fitted into a Melbourne-made Eminar box from the 1970s. Fantastic performance, and a great match for your vintage valve head - in November to Tony in Queensland

1971 Maton B-250 Goldline (Telecaster®) Bass, I've been looking for one of these for years - there were only ever 66 made - and then uncovered two in Sydney! This one - serial number 13 - is in a beautiful aged Olympic White style finish, all dead original and in beautiful condition, in OHSC - in December to Irit in Melbourne

1979 Yamaha CJ-838S - a rare and high-grade Jumbo from 1979. Solid spruce top, Indian Rosewood back and sides, and in phenomenal condition. Comes with high-grade OHSC - in December to Kim in Tasmania

1981 Gibson Les Paul Custom - a fantastic original example of the 'Black Beauty' Les Paul Custom, dating from 1981. Comes with original manual, warranty card, and OHSC - in November to Sachie in the UK

1995 Orville (Gibson Japan) SG - these MIJ guitars are rapidly becoming harder to get, with prices soaring in the past few years as guitarists realise what a truly great guitar Gibson was making in Japan under their Orville brand name! This is a great example of this - an awesome SG made from top-quality timbers with incredible workmanship. Comes with HSC - in December to Chris in NSW

1997 Fender Hendrix Tribute Strat - here's the chance for right-handed players to be a true mirror image of Jimi Hendrix with his '69 Olympic White Strat! These are an accurate re-issue of the '69, but made completely mirror-image, right down to the decal on the headstock! very collectable, very nice, very mint. Comes with OHSC - in November to Richard in Melbourne

2003 Gibson Les Paul Melody Maker - the stripped-down Les Paul with just one P-90 for tone, tone, tone! Light, resonant Mahogany body and neck, and playability and tone to die for - in November to Martin in WA

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