Guitar Auctions at Gardiner Houlgate

1968 Gibson ES-330 hollow body electric guitar, made in USA; Body: watermelon cherry finish, fading to front, heavy checking to both back and front and other minor marks; Neck: checking and marks throughout; Fretboard: rosewood, mild wear; Frets: indent wear, refret; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: semi-rigid fibreboard case (in poor condition); Weight: 2.83kg; Overall condition: good...

1970 Fender Hardtail Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA; Body: three-tone sunburst finish, lacquer checking, dings, blemishes and scratches throughout, some routing to edges of pickup cavities; Neck: maple, lacquer wear to treble side, light lacquer wear to bass hand side, various minor dings and marks; Fretboard: rosewood, worn; Frets: worn; Electrics: working, 1970 pickups, 1970 tone...

1963 Gibson Les Paul SG Junior electric guitar, made in USA; Body: cherry finished mahogany, large buckle rash patches to back, further buckle marks, dings and scratches throughout, blemishes to edges, fading to front; Neck: mahogany, head repair, various small dings and blemishes; Fretboard: rosewood, mild groove wear; Frets: worn; Electrics: working; Hardware: Bigsby vibrato tailpiece, some...

Peter Green - stage used 1965 Epiphone E444T Granada hollow-body electric guitar, made in the USA, ser. no. 288246; Body: sunburst finish top upon brown finish back, light checking, light buckle scratches to back but generally very good for age; Neck: generally good, a few minor marks; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good, refret; Electrics: working; Hardware: replacement tuners (originals included);...

Bernie Marsden - 1976 Ibanez 2459 Destroyer electric guitar, made in Japan; Body: natural finish, dings and scratches mainly located to the back but generally in good clean condition for the age; Neck: good; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good, replacement control knobs, replacement jack plate; Case: original hard case; Weight: 4.09kg; Overall condition: very good...

1962 Gretsch 6120 DC Chet Atkins electric guitar, made in USA; Body: western orange finish in very good condition for age with little wear although some dings as to be expected, small area of drop fill beneath bass hand side of bridge; Neck: good; Fretboard: ebony with thumb inlay position markers; Frets: mild wear; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good, some tarnishing and loss to gold...

Bernie Marsden - 2000 Fender Custom Shop John Cruz Masterbuilt Limited Edition 'Pre-Production' Rory Gallagher Stratocaster limited edition electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. R9880; Body: sunburst heavy relic; Neck: heavy relic; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case with certificate of authenticity, tags and accessories, bearing 'Bernie...

Bernie Marsden - 1953 Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar, made in USA, factory order no. Y5071 18; Back and sides: mahogany, light checking throughout, further heavier scratches and blemishes; Top: sunburst, lightly checked throughout, heavy play wear around sound hole and pickguard; Neck: heavy wear to first position, further dings and marks further up, light checking; Fretboard: rosewood, repaired...

Ian Bairnson & Kate Bush - studio and stage used 1974 Gibson Les Paul Custom 20th Anniversary electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 396135; Body: cherry sunburst finished maple veneer upon mahogany pancake body, buckle rash patch to back, further dings and marks but generally good for a guitar of this vintage; Neck: good, some finish wear to edges and light finish wear throughout; Fretboard:...

Peter Green - stage used 1987 G&L SC3 electric guitar, made in the USA, ser. no. G020598; Body: yellow finish with dings and surface scratches; Neck: good, bolt-on; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: fitted hard case enclosing matching yellow strap; Weight: 3.62kg; Overall condition: good *Used by Peter Green on stage for various performances. The...

1981 Rickenbacker 4080 6/4 bass/electric double neck guitar, made in USA; Body: burgundy finish, light lacquer checking, minor dings and marks but generally good for age; Necks: light checking; Fretboards: rosewood; Frets: light tarnishing but generally good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case; Weight: 7.03kg; Overall condition: good *A rare Rickenbacker model...

1962 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA; Body: three-tone sunburst poly refinish, many lacquer cracks, rubbing to edges, further dings and marks, both gold and Fiesta red paint remnants within cavities indicating that this could have originally been a custom colour Strat; Neck: twenty-one fret rosewood slab board neck, back refinished with lacquer cracks and other blemishes present,...

2009 Gibson Custom Shop Billy Gibbons 'Pearly Gates' Les Paul Standard VOS Limited Edition electric guitar, made in USA; Body: highly figured sunburst finished veneer maple top upon cherry finished mahogany back; Neck: good; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good, some tarnishing to treble bridge post; Case: original hard case with original cloth sheath,...

1967 Trini Lopez Standard semi-hollow body electric guitar, made in USA; Body: cherry finish, lacquer checking throughout, large buckle rash patch to back, further minor scratches and blemishes but generally good for age; Neck: light finish wear throughout, heavier wear edge thumb position, light checking and dings; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good, refret; Electrics: working, original Patent...

Gibson ES-345 TDC semi-hollow body electric guitar, made in USA, circa 1969; Body: cherry finish, light checking throughout, minor blemishes and dings but generally in good condition for age; Neck: minor dings and marks, small blemishes, minor checking but generally good; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: mild wear throughout; Electrics: working; Hardware: some loss to gold plating; Case: original...

Selmer Maccaferri Orchestra Model acoustic guitar, made in France, circa 1932; Back and sides: Indian rosewood, minor scratches and other minor play wear, but generally good for age; Top: natural, pick wear to treble side, repaired hairlines and appears refinished; Neck: walnut, appears refinished, head bearing Maccaferri Patent number; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: mild wear; Hardware: original...

1963 Gibson Byrdland hollow body electric guitar, made in USA; Body: sunburst finish, light checking and various dings but generally very good for age; Neck: finish wear to both treble and bass side, a few minor dings and light checking; Fretboard: ebony; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: generally good, some loss to gold plating; Case: original hard case; Weight: 3.14kg; Overall...

1976 Anthony Zemaitis Custom electric guitar, made in England; Body: mahogany body with Danny O'Brien engraved alloy metal front plate, plain alloy control panel to back, various scuffs and dings to be expected for age; Neck: mahogany with gothic style carved head; Fretboard: ebony with typical Zemaitis pearl position markers; Electrics: working; Hardware: good, Zemaitis tooled stop bar and...

1984 Anthony Zemaitis Custom Deluxe six string bass guitar, made in England; Body: mahogany with Danny O'Brien engraved alloy metal front and plain alloy control plate, various minor dings and marks but generally good for age; Neck: mahogany with architectural head and large inlaid pearl Z; Fretboard: ebony with diamond pearl and red dot position markers; Electrics: working, Kent Armstrong Triple...

1952 Gibson Les Paul Model electric guitar, made in USA; Body: gold top finish upon natural mahogany back, heavy finish wear to top upon treble horn, heavy wear to arm position, heavy lacquer checking and oxidisation to top, heavy buckle scratches and buckle blemish to back, further dings as consistent for age; Neck: wear throughout, some dings and scratches, lacquer checking, chipped corner of...

Bob McNett (Hank Williams and the Drifting Cowboys) - 1938 C.F. Martin D-28 acoustic guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 69676; Back and sides: Brazilian rosewood, cleated hairline repairs, refinished; Top: replacement spruce top with herringbone banding; Neck: mahogany, reset and refinished; Fretboard: replacement ebony board; Frets: good; Hardware: good, replacement bridge. Case: 1980s Martin hard...

2015 Paul Reed Smith (PRS) Private Stock Bernie Marsden Number One electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 15-221764; Body: sage smoke burst finished east coast curly maple top upon African ribbon mahogany back; Neck: Brazilian rosewood; Fretboard: Brazilian rosewood with curly maple binding; Electrics: working, 58/15 humbucker pickups, two push-pull volume controls and tone with three-way toggle;...

Jaco Pastorius - 1974 Anthony Zemaitis Custom four string fretless bass guitar, made in England; Body: mahogany body with Danny O'Brien engraved alloy metal front, alloy metal back panels, various dings and scratches as to be expected for age; Neck: mahogany with unusual gothic style nomenclature shape, some dings; Fingerboard: ebony with pearl dot position markers and boxwood fret markers;...

Eric Clapton - artist owned and played prototype 1995 Martin 000-28EC Eric Clapton Signature acoustic guitar, built and delivered for artist’s approval, made in USA, ser. no. 563664; Body: hand selected East Indian rosewood back and sides with central back stripe, 1935 sunburst finished sitka spruce top with herringbone banding and rosette, heavy buckle scratches to back, pick wear to top and...

Gary Moore - stage used 2007 Gibson Custom Shop 1957 Reissue Gold Top Les Paul electric guitar, made in the USA, serial number 7 7701; Body: gold top finish upon natural mahogany back, a few minor dings; Neck: good; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: mild wear; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case enclosing tags and strap; Weight: 4.32kg; Overall Condition: good. *Used by Gary...

Gary Moore - stage played 2009 Gibson Custom Shop 'Frankfurt' 1959 Reissue Les Paul standard electric guitar, made in USA, serial number 9 91540; Body: figured sunburst maple veneered top upon cherry finished mahogany back, dings to back edges, light buckle marks and other minor dings throughout; Neck: good; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: Gibson custom...

C.F. Martin guitar interest - Rare violin made by John H. Deichman, Nazareth PA, 15th July 1914, numbered 2 to the inside label, within fitted hard case *A rare violin made by former Martin Guitar factory foreman John Henry Deichman in 1914. This violin was part of a collection of instruments belonging to John Pearse, presenter of the popular 1960s BBC2 television Guitar Tuition series....

Deirdre Cartwright - TV used 1964 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. L21909; Body: Olympic white refinish, previously finished in red, blemishes and dings throughout, lacquer checking; Neck: maple, refinished, lacquer checking, original tuner hole screws dowelled, March 64 date stamp, some loss to original decal; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good, refret; Electrics:...

1961 Gibson ES-345TD electric guitar, made in USA; Body: sunburst finish, light checking, colour fading, buckle finish loss to back, further dings and marks but generally good for age; Neck: refinished, vacant holes to back of head from previously installed tuners; Fretboard: rosewood, over-lacquered; Frets: generally good, mild tarnishing to upper frets; Electrics: working, original PAF pickups,...

1959 Gibson ES-175D electric guitar, made in USA; Body: natural finish, lacquer checking to edges, light checking to front and back, a few light lacquer blemishes to centre back, further minor dings but generally very good for age; Neck: mahogany, lacquer checking and other minor imperfections; Fretboard: rosewood, light wear; Frets: generally good, mild wear and tarnishing; Electrics: working,...