Willies American Guitars

1969 Gibson L-5CES Sunburst, EX-. First finding a nice Gibson L-5 is rare. They made almost a thousand Les Pauls for every L-5. Gibson does not currently offer the legendary L-5CES because you need to find someone with the skill to hand carve, tap tuning as you remove just the right amount of wood by hand. That same person needs to deal with being in a corporation. Artists don’t do well with...

Two Tone Sunburst, VG/EX, this is worn out like a real ’67 year old Strat (that’s why its a VG rate) yet we refretted it (you’re welcome and that’s where the EX rate is). This is an early example of Fenders vintage reissues. They kinda came awake with the reissues by offering this model in 1982. These reissues are kinda iconic. Fresh frets on a maple neck Strat? Fuggeta bout it. Great...

Sunburst, VG++. Mostly stock but it has a new logo on a refinished headstock, done in the ‘80s. Also, the middle pickup has its leads reversed. Why? So when two pickups are selected it’s hum-canceling. Not rewound, just resoldered - see photos. The electronics are otherwise all stock. Other than the headstock the finish is all-original but if you look at the pictures you can see it’s been played....

Natural, the G stands for Gut strings. Otherwise, this is appointed like any 28-level Martin from this period. Sitka Spruce top with six layers of top binding and a three-ring rosette, Brazilian Rosewood back and sides. The 28G is fan-braced with a tie on bridge. This one has elegant book-matched Brazilian Rosewood back and sides with nice-looking grain. The neck is Honduran Mahogany and the...

y Dark Cherry Burst, not a 10 top but has a nice flame top, rosewood fretboard with moon inlays, wide fat neck, stoptail, added Duncan pickups (we're not sure what they are as they are unlabeled on the bottom but the bridge meters at 8.03k and the neck at 7.43k, so appropriately lower-output vintage-voiced humbuckers), three way selector switch, shows a lot of good honest playing wear on the...

Turquoise over Amber, mahogany body, very resonant unplugged, medium aging level, maple neck and fretboard with C neck profile, Lollar split coil pickups, it is the perfect weight for a P style bass at 9.0 pounds, there is something about the sound of the classic P and the feel of a Nash, sounds incredible and feels as comfortable as your favorite pair of broken in shoes, comes with the classic...

EX. Extremely scarce in natural finish over black back, sides, and neck. Very striking and very, very, rare. We doubt you'd even find a photo of such (if so tell us). This has been in owner Willie’s personal collection. First, as a 1964 it has the pre-1965 feature of the larger 1 & 11/16” nut width. Second, it sounds really great. Full yet crisp like so many classic recordings, with that great...

Natural with herringbone trim, another great new OM from our friends in Nazareth PA. Sitka Spruce top, Indian rosewood back and sides, 25.4” scale, 1 3/4” nut width on the ebony fingerboard, modified low oval neck profile, scalloped top bracing brings every note alive, comes with a new hard case.

Signature model for Eric Clapton, based on a vintage Martin he used for his acclaimed MTV Unplugged performance. A 14-fret 000 with solid Indian rosewood back and sides, a solid herringbone-purfled spruce top with scalloped braces, tortoise guard, traditional dovetail neck joint, 24.9” scale neck with a nice vintage “v” profile, ebony fingerboard with abalone long diamond-and-square inlays and...

Lightweight alder body in Yellow Taxi (7.75 pounds overall), medium aging, maple fingerboard with 25.5” scale length, 1 & 5/8” nut width, 10” radius, 6105 fret wire, and of course a set of DiMarzio pickups including a zebra Air Norton in the bridge position. Speaking of the bridge, it’s an excellent Gotoh-made licensed Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo in black to match the pickguard and...

1x12” combo in Traditional Brown tolex with wheat grille and  gold Magnatone chevron badge. 22 watts from a 2x6V6 output section, 4 12AX7s and a 12AU7 in the preamp, GZ34 tube rectifier, tube-driven spring reverb, and a custom-voiced ceramic-magnet 12” speaker. So far so good, a very balanced and articulate amp, but the real star of the show is Magnate’s legendary pitch-shifting varistor vibrato...

Natural, just in a fantastic new D-42, premium Indian Rosewood back and sides, Sitka Spruce top. Deluxe appointments such as: antique white binding, vintage open tuners, snowflake inlay, abalone with multi stripe rosette, forward shifted scalloped bracing, style 45 back purfling/strip, 1 3/4” nut width, compensated bone saddle, ebony fingerboard and bridge. A stunning bass response with...

Straight-front with transitional features, large-check grille cloth, black levant vinyl, recessed metal handles, caster cups on top. All speakers are earlier 15-ohm welvic-edge Celestion G12H25s with the T1281 frame code, two are from 1971, one is from 1970, and one has a very faded date code but appears to be from 1968. Some honest stage/road wear but in good shape overall, looks and sounds...

Flame maple top in McCarty Tobacco Sunburst, mahogany neck and body, very light at 7 pounds overall, Bound East Indian Rosewood fingerboard and headstock veneer, bird inlays, “pattern” neck carve, 25” scale length, 10” radius, 1 & 11/16” nut width, incredibly resonant and playable. Pickups are a pair of their excellent McCarty TCI humbuckers, a very musical and vintage-voiced style that really...

Jetglo, bound rosewood board with full-length triangular inlays, dual higain pickups, two volume, two tone and one blend control, Rickenbacker semi-hollow with deluxe features and comfortable round top edge, comes with new hard case. $2499

Sunburst, acoustic-electric, Spruce top, Mahogany back and sides, bound Brazilian Rosewood fingerboard with crown inlays, single volume and tone control, 1 9/16” nut width, in good shape, nice low action, plenty of fret life left, all good to go, even comes with the original hard case.

Natural, spruce top, rosewood back and sides, ebony fingerboard with style 28 dot inlays, 1 3/4” at nut, scalloped 1/4” top bracing, modified low oval neck profile with high performance taper, nickel open back tuners with butterbean knobs, very well balanced tone that sits perfectly in the mix, great looking rosewood on this one too, comes with a new hard case.

Taos Turquoise, alder body, a replica of Dave’s real ’57 (lucky guy), maple neck and board with a soft V profile, 9.5” radius, medium jumbo frets, custom shop ’57 pickups, in great shape, nice and light at 7.8 pounds, a rare custom color that looks fantastic, comes with the original COA, case candy in the original tweed hard case.

Dark Night, These alder-bodied Jazzmasters are hot rods, especially with the Michael Frank-designed V-Mod single-coil Jazzmaster pickups, the modern “Deep C” neck profile, and narrow-tall frets. The “dual circuit” secondary volume and tone controls normally mounted on the upper bout of a vintage or reissue Jazzmaster have been replaced with a simple three-way pickup selector switch that’s very...

Natural, just traded back in, sold by us in 2022, now back with the unsigned warranty card and all case goodies. This is in near-mint condition with just a hint of playing wear. The features include: Natural finish, 14-fret 00-size guitar, X-braced solid Sitka spruce top torrefied for maximum projection by Martin’s VTS technique, solid Indian Rosewood back and sides, 24.9" scale length, 1 3/4"...

Black, super light at 7.2 pounds, great looking and sounding new Nash guitar, double bound alder body, un-aged finish, single Lollar Special pickup, rosewood fretboard with dot inlays, C neck profile, 10” radius, we haven’t seen too many of these Un aged finish Nash guitars if you like the feel and sound of Nash guitars but aren’t partial to the aging, this is a great alternative. If you haven’t...

Natural, satin finish, with visual wear inspired by historic models found in Martin’s museum. Other features are the same as the classic D-28 including a Sitka Spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, Dark Mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard with style 28 MOP dot inlays, 1 3/4” nut width, modified low oval neck profile, 2 5/32” string spacing, forward shifted non-scalloped top bracing. These...

Natural on ash body, maple neck and fretboard. It’s tough to beat a 1970’s Fender P-Bass for utility and tone. It’s the quintessential bass sound you’ve heard on so many of your favorite records. This one in good shape, with the original pickup and electronics. It shows some finish checking but no abuse. It weighs in at a reasonable 9.3 pounds and comes with a photocopy of the original manual,...

Slant-front 4x12”, the heavy-duty version of the Model 1960 cabinet, cool earlier features such as basket-weave grille cloth, gold logo, “100” badge in upper left corner, recessed metal handles, black levant covering, and no corners. Inside you’ll find two Celestion G12H30 15-ohm speakers made in 1971 with the “Thames Ditton, Surrey” labels  and two later 8-ohm Celestion G12H30s, one with the...

Natural, 12 frets to the body, high-grade Sitka Spruce top on Mahogany body with classic tortoise binding. Ebony fingerboard with a wider 1 13/16” nut width, bone saddle and nut, 24 7/8” scale. These are louder than the regular 00 14-fret model as more of the string vibration is over the longer body and less on the neck. Signed by Bill Collings, these have pre-war scalloped X braces and an ebony...

Analog delay effect recreating the legendary British-made Binson Echorec as made famous by David Gilmour, Hank Marvin, and, interestingly, John Bonham. The Echorec uses neither analog chip nor a tape loop but rather a rotating metal drum with magnetic recording heads. Features include two recording heads with short and long delays, adjustment of drum speed +/- 20%, four individual and switchable...

Very clean, all-original, and plays great, frets in very good condition, 7.25” radius. “Crafted in Japan”, could be either Fujigen or Dyna Gakki in 1995, basswood body with the lovely Blue Floral pattern on the top, cool clear pickguard, terrific player, nice weight at 8 pounds. Japanese Fenders have always been very well-made and they were often ahead of the curve on reissuing interesting models...

Cherry on mahogany body, Brazilian Rosewood fretboard missing a few of the dot inlays, two original pickups sound great and have plenty of output, has a repaired headstock break and changed tuners, super light weight at 7.5 pounds and comes with the original hard case. Consigned.

Two Tone Sunburst, maple neck and fretboard, ’56 V neck profile, great sounding custom shop pickups back in, the pickup cavities were routed a tad deeper to fit a set of stacked single coils (included in the case), nickel hardware, nice and light at 7.8 pounds, looks like the real thing, sounds and plays great, come with all of the original COA and case goodies in the original tweed hard case.

Goldtop, EX. Look close! This beauty has what we believe is a factory-replaced neck. The workmanship is impeccable but the neck replicates 1968-era features: Bigger, one-piece mahogany, small headstock, early “open b, open a” logo, no volute, no “Made in USA” stamp, but oddly has a 1973-range serial number stamp. Yet it has binding nibs on the frets like an early ‘70s neck, flawlessly executed...