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    Vintage 1970s Fender Bassman 4 x 10 Amp Amplifier Guitar Cover 24 L X 23 H x 10

    Vintage 1970s Fender Bassman 4 x 10 Amp Amplifier Guitar Cover 24 L X 23 H x 10

    Los Angeles, California, 900**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $45

    Vintage 1970s Fender Bassman 4 x 10 or Deluxe Amp Amplifier Guitar Cover 24 L X 23 H x 10 W Poor Shape!
    Poor Shape some rips and tears!
    If you are in a jam an need something for storage this will do. I used it for a few years till i finally found a nice one (it cost me 125!) Not sure what exact amp model this is for exactly but it could probably fit several models. This fits my bassman but remember the sizes vary a little from 60s, 70s to 80s from many different makers. Match the ... more
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    1966 fender jazzmaster

    1966 fender jazzmaster

    Encinitas, California, 920**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $10400

    Up for grabs is a 1966 Fender Jazzmaster in fantastic condition
    This one is 100% original with no issues.
    Bound neck with block markers and beautiful factory sunburst finish
    Plays great and sound super , as expected. Really nice pickups that are super articulate and rather powerful. Goes from a beast to bell like tone with a roll of the volume knob
    This is a fabulous example and will be your new favorite guitar ??
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    1971 Fender Vibrolux Reverb Silverface Vintage Tube Amp 2x10 w /  Oxford 10L5

    1971 Fender Vibrolux Reverb Silverface Vintage Tube Amp 2x10 w / Oxford 10L5

    Seattle, Washington, 981**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $2800

    Up for sale, a 1971 Fender Vibrolux Reverb in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with a vintage tube set and two-button footswitch. Clean, original and freshly serviced, this Vibrolux is stage and studio ready, loaded with a bevy of vintage tubes including a pair of Phillips-branded 6L6 power tubes
    With good reason, the Vibrolux is one of the most desirable Fender models for its ideal size and power, well-suited to both stage and studio applications. The amp delivers ... more
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    1967-68-69? Fender Princeton Amp Silver Face Very Nice!!! ~ Tested ~ Read All

    1967-68-69'? Fender Princeton Amp Silver Face Very Nice!!! ~ Tested ~ Read All

    Washington Court House, Ohio, 431**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $1600

    this amp came out of a friends estate and all of his stuff was great. great condition, great lookin and all nice vintage. i have a few of his amps, all fenders and im gonna be selling them one at a time. this Princeton plays great and is pretty clean. the face is nice, no discoloration on the front cover. the stainless on top has a little rust and discoloration. near mint inside and out. i am pretty sure it is either a 67-68 or 69. i dated it with the serial number on the website in the 2nd to ... more
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    Vintage 1970s Fender Electric USA Guitar Case Fullerton Tele Precision Bass HSC

    Vintage 1970s Fender Electric USA Guitar Case Fullerton Tele Precision Bass HSC

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 152**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $1200

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    This is a rare made in USA vintage Fender Tele Bass / P-Bass mid-late 1970s deluxe hard shell case, with natural aging and all ... more
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    Vintage 1963 Fender Jazzmaster  /  Jaguar Hard Case - White Tolex - Custom Color!

    Vintage 1963 Fender Jazzmaster / Jaguar Hard Case - White Tolex - Custom Color!

    Chicago, Illinois, 606**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $1495

    Vintage Correct Parts is proud to offer, for your consideration,
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    Vintage 1960's Fender Jazzmaster / Jaguar Case
    This is a very nice early 60's "no logo" White Tolex case correct for your Fender Strat or Tele of the same era.
    These white tolex cases were often reserved for custom color Fender guitars, hence making them more desirable and quite a bit more rare than their black tolex counterparts.
    While this is the slightly longer Jazzmaster... more
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    Mid-1980s Fender Stratocaster ST-72 Electric Guitar - Blue Flower with Hardshel

    Mid-1980's Fender Stratocaster ST-72 Electric Guitar - Blue Flower with Hardshel

    Rapid City, South Dakota, 577**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $2499

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    Vintage Chrome Fender Made In USA Amplifier Guitar Case Speaker Logo Badge

    Vintage Chrome Fender Made In USA Amplifier Guitar Case Speaker Logo Badge

    Coldwater, Michigan, 490**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $60

    Vintage Fender Amplifier Badge Amp Logo Emblem w... more
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    Vintage Squire 15 By Fender Guitar Amplifier 120V 50 / 60 Hz 42w Practice Guitar

    Vintage Squire 15 By Fender Guitar Amplifier 120V 50 / 60 Hz 42w Practice Guitar

    Bullhead City, Arizona, 864**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $60

    Squire guitar amp
    120 v

    Preowned with normal scuffs
    Works fine

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    Fender Highway One Stratocaster Sapphire Blue w /  Vintage Fender Tweed Case

    Fender Highway One Stratocaster Sapphire Blue w / Vintage Fender Tweed Case

    Aurora, Colorado, 800**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $1300

    Great Fender Strat Made in USA! Gently used. Has minor dings on body, but overall in great shape! Sounds amazing on a Fender Deluxe Reverb Amp!

    The 2002 Fender Highway One Stratocaster was an American-made guitar designed to offer high-quality tone at a more affordable price. Part of Fender's push to offer a more affordable, American-made guitar. This series was designed to bridge the gap between the American Standard and the more budget-friendly Mexican-made Strats
    It ... more
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    1968 Fender Thinline Telecaster All Original Vintage Electric Guitar w / HSC

    1968 Fender Thinline Telecaster All Original Vintage Electric Guitar w / HSC

    Berkeley, California, 947**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $12000

    Subway guitars is pleased to offer a classic vintage fender. This is a 1968 telecaster thin line from the first year that this model was introduced.
    Nut 1 5 / 8
    Serial number # 224102
    Weight 6 7
    Body is very clean. No dings or damage or cracks
    The fingerboard shows all the wear. The frets have been filed and crowned and have no wear. It has a comfortable low fret vintage guitar feel.
    The back of the neck has some minor wear, but not distracting
    All original
    Ships in ... more
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    Fender Jazz Bass Vintage Electric Bass Guitar Sunburst w /  Case. Rosewood Fret

    Fender Jazz Bass Vintage Electric Bass Guitar Sunburst w / Case. Rosewood Fret

    Tucson, Arizona, 857**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $5999

    Fender Jazz Bass Vintage Electric Bass Guitar Sunburst w / Case. Rosewood Fret. Condition is Used. Local pickup only.... more
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    1965 Fender telecaster electronics

    1965 Fender telecaster electronics

    Baldwin, New York, 115**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $350

    These are 1965 Fender telecaster. They also can work with Fender OK you got it precision Bass Fender jazz Bass fender Mustang guitars the condition is excellent. They look like new old stock that??s how clean they are. The shipping is $20 a little high because I have to put insurance on them. The movement is nice and tight. I have more fender parts and Gibson parts I collect them. This is one of my hobbies. I think I??m very fair when it comes to prices and will work with sincere customers. ... more
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    1981 Fender Bullet Red 6-String Right Handed Guitar PD6012313

    1981 Fender Bullet Red 6-String Right Handed Guitar PD6012313

    Vero Beach, Florida, 329**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $3500

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    1974 Fender Jazz Bass Natural w / HSC

    1974 Fender Jazz Bass Natural w / HSC

    San Diego, California, 921**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $4995

    1974 Fender Jazz Bass
    This Bass Is Located At IVG Sherman Oaks
    In Very Good Overall Condition (Please See Photos)
    Shows Cosmetic Playwear Including Various Marks, Dings, And Scratches
    Some Finish Checking Throughout
    Lightweight Alder Body With Natural Polyurethane Finish
    Maple Neck With Bound Maple Fingerboard And Block Inlays
    Original Frets Are Low But Playable
    Pickups And Electronics Mostly Original With One Pot Replaced, Original Included
    34" Scale ... more
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    1978 CTS 12-4120 Fender Rhodes Piano 12???? Speaker Vintage #72

    1978 CTS 12-4120 Fender Rhodes Piano 12???? Speaker Vintage #72

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 968**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $175

    #72 1978 CTS 12-4120
    12?? Speaker Ceramic Magnet
    16 Ohm
    Musical Instrument Speaker
    Made in USA
    This speaker was removed from a Fender Rhodes Piano speaker cabinet. It??s a good speaker to be used in a multiple speaker system with a crossover network. This speaker has been used extensively. There is no coil rub but there is a clean rip in the cone that needs repair.
    We use a Klein multimeter to show conductance on the voice coil integrity.
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    Fender Jazz Bass JB62 Left Handed 2005 - Sunburst CIJ

    Fender Jazz Bass JB62 Left Handed 2005 - Sunburst CIJ

    Huntington, Indiana, 467**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $1299

    For sale is a Fender Jazz Bass JB62 Left Handed 2005 - Sunburst CIJ in Very Good Condition!
    This iconic bass has just been cleaned, restrung and set up! A good example of these Jazz CIJ's don't come up in lefty's very often so snag it while it's still available!
    The bass is set up with nice low action and is a nice hefty weight which gives it incredible resonance!
    Case: Soft
    Scale Length: 34 "
    Nut Width: 1 47 "
    Frets Remaining: 8 5 / 10
    Action at 12F (4th): 6 / 64 "... more
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    Fender Vibrolux Reverb 2 Channel 30 Watt 2x10  Combo

    Fender Vibrolux Reverb 2 Channel 30 Watt 2x10 Combo

    Canton, Ohio, 447**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $1995

    Classic Fender tone in a powerful, gig-ready package. This Fender Vibrolux Reverb delivers rich tube-driven sound with lush reverb and tremolo??perfect for blues, rock, and country. All original, well-maintained, and sounds incredible
    Includes a brand new, high-quality travel case??rugged, protective, and built for the road
    Features:
    2x10" speakers
    35 watts of tube power
    Built-in reverb and tremolo
    Includes footswitch
    Brand new travel case included
    Ready for stage or ... more
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    Vintage 1967 - 1972 Fender Stratocaster  /  Telecaster Hard Case "Tail" Logo Tele

    Vintage 1967 - 1972 Fender Stratocaster / Telecaster Hard Case "Tail" Logo Tele

    Chicago, Illinois, 606**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $895

    Vintage Correct Parts is proud to offer, for your consideration,
    A completely original and fantastic
    Vintage Fender mid 60's (1967 - 1972) "Tail" logo case

    This case is in very nice shape, it originally housed a Telecaster but is also the correct case for a Strat! This case is the mid / late 60's Fender version of the black tolex case with the "tail logo"
    More info:
    All original latches and hardware are present and work great (latches still "spring" open)
    Original ... more
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    1965 Fender Showman

    1965 Fender Showman

    Loveland, Ohio, 451**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

    $3995

    1965 Fender Showman head and 1X15 speaker cab, Four 6L6tubes, Massive sounding rig with a great clean sound, The bass sounds robust! Amazing Fender vibrato, Super cool amp
    A word about purchasing any of these rare Vintage amps, ??these amps need to be regularly cared for??. These are very old and may need to be or may have been serviced in thepast. We recommend that any of these amps upon purchase be serviced and thenregularly looked over by a skilled amp tech. Used amps are sold here on ... more
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    1981 Gibson Victory MVX

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    1970s Shaftesbury 3263 bass

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    1961 Hohner Zambesi

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    1963 Vox Super Ace

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    1966 Vox New Escort

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    1969 Fender catalog, Fender Lovin' Care

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    1973 Eko Ranger Folk

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    1966 Vox Symphonic bass guitar

    1966 Vox Symphonic bass guitar The Symphonic bass was built in the UK, by Vox parent company JMI. It was the Vox equivalent to the Fender Precision bass, and was one of the most expensive Vox guitars produced. It was actually a great playing bass, rather similar to the Precision in feel and sound, but was probably just too expensive compared to an actual Fender and consequently sold poorly. When Vox hit financial problems in 1968, unsold guitars and basses were passed on to Dallas Arbiter, who briefly sold the excess Symphonic bass stock as model 4537. This bass, although with a neck date of February 1966, was most likely one of the unsold Vox guitars sold on by Dallas Arbiter. Check out the bass, and the two video demos through 1960s Ampeg and WEM amplifiers.

    1968 Shaftesbury 'Electric Guitars' catalog

    1968 Shaftesbury catalogThe 1968 Shaftesbury 'Electric Guitars' catalog was just four pages long, and contained four guitar models: the six string Barney Kessel-style 3264; and three Rickenbacker-styled semi-acoustic models: the six-string 3261, the twelve string 3262 and the 3263 bass. Shaftesbury was the house-brand of major UK distributor Rose-Morris, and seems to have been launched as a response to the company's loss of it's distribution deal with Rickenbacker. The guitars were mid-priced, and built in (initially) Japan, and later Italy, by Eko

    1970 Rose-Morris 'Exciting Electrics Wonderful Westerns Celebrated Classics' catalog

    1970 Rose_Morris catalog1970 Rose-Morris catalog, dated April 1970. It featured 6 electric guitars, 32 acoustic guitars, 3 basses and 1 steel guitar. It contains the following instruments, over 20 pages: Electric guitars: Shaftesbury 3261, 3262, 3264, 3265, 3400; Top Twenty 1970; Bass: Shaftesbury 3263, 3266; Top Twenty 1971; Acoustic guitars: Eko Rio Bravo, Rio Bravo 12, Ranchero, Ranchero 12, Colorado, Ranger, Ranger Folk, Ranger 12; Aria 1674, 1675, 1676, 1679, 1680, 1695, 'John Pearse' Jumbo, 'John Pearse' Folk; Rose-Morris 15-11, Kansas, Georgian, Florida; Suzuki 1663, 1664, 1665, 3054, 3055, 3060; Tatay 1713, 1714, 1715; Peerless 3052; Steel guitar: Aria 3425

    1971 Rose-Morris 'Exciting Electrics Wonderful Westerns' catalog

    1971 Rose_Morris catalogThe sixteen-page 1971 Rose-Morris catalog featured electric guitars by Rose-Morris' own brand, Shaftesbury, and budget brand Top Twenty; aswell as acoustics by Eko, Aria, and for the first time Ovation. The catalog contains the following instruments: Electric guitars: Shaftesbury 3261, 3264, 3265, 3400, 3402; Top Twenty 1970; Bass: Shaftesbury 3263, 3266; Top Twenty 1971; Acoustic guitars: Ovation: Balladeer, 12 String, Glen Campbell, Glen Campbell 12 string; Eko Rio Bravo, Rio Bravo 12, Ranger, Ranger Folk, Ranger 12, Colorado, Ranchero, Ranchero 12, Studio 'L'; Rose-Morris Florida; Aria 'John Pearse' Jumbo, 'John Pearse' Folk

    1972 Fender Precision bass

    1972 Fender PrecisionA detailed look at an early 1970s Fender Precision bass guitar in custom black finish, with rosewood fretboard. 1972 list price, $307.50. The Fender Precision had been shipping since at least very early 1952 - with just one re-design circa 1957. This example, then, shows a model already two decades old, but barely changed since the '57 revamp. Fender got it right first time around, and although there are numerous minor cosmetic differences, the essence of this bass is effectively the same as it was in '52: a simple, single pickup instrument with a GREAT sound. Check out the demo video through an old Ampeg B15. It's no wonder this is the bass that everybody wants!

    1967 Vox Stroller

    1967 Vox StrollerThe Vox Stroller was the brand's entry level electric solid body guitar, fitted with just one pickup and a fixed tailpiece. Although aimed at student guitarists, it wasn't a terrible instrument, but did lack somewhat in adjustability, having no accessible truss rod and only a floating rosewood bridge. But this example is actually quite an improvement on earlier versions, with a standard 1/4" jack and a solid mahogany body. 1967 price £18 2s. JMI ceased UK guitar production in late '67, and combined with decreasing demand for the Stroller, this surely must be one of the last examples shipped.

    1963 Vox Clubman Bass (left handed)

    1963 Vox Clubman Bass left handedA nice example of the Vox Clubman II bass, built by JMI in Dartford, Kent in 1963. This is a lightweight bass, short (30") scale and very easy to play. It is an early example, and as such has a thin black scratchplate and side mounted, coaxial output jack. JMI offered left handed examples of their solid body Vox guitars and basses at 10% premium. Production numbers are unclear, but left-handed examples rarely come up for sale

    1977 Gibson ES Artist 'prototype'

    1977 Gibson ES Artist prototypeNot to be confused with the Gibson ES Artist launched by Gibson in 1979; this ES Artist was an early model designed by the Gibson research and development team in Kalamazoo in 1977, the instruments themselves constructed by Gibson artist Chuck Burge. It was planned for launch as a high end semi acoustic with 335-style construction (central maple block) and innovative circuitry - but was pulled at the last minute, being deemed too expensive. Apparently, several examples were produced with varying specifications, though exactly how many actually left the Kalamazoo plant is unclear. Certainly two guitars were sold to LaVonne Music by Gibson in around 1980. Read more about the development of this guitar, with details from Chuck Burge and the story of it's sale to LaVonne music