The Gretsch G6120T-59GE ’59 hollowbody is the same guitar as the current 6120T-59 Vintage Select. The name change was the result of trademark infringement claimed by Martin Guitars over the GE or Golden Era branding. However you slice it, the 6120T-59 is a modern recreation of the company’s classic 1959 6120 Chet Atkins model, which is among the most highly prized Gretsch models in the vintage market and one of the most iconic electric guitar models by a company other than Gibson or Fender.

The Gretsch G6120T-59GE features a trestle-braced body that measures 2-3/4” deep, a pair of TV Jones Filter’Tron Classic pickups and vintage-circuit wiring, Gretsch/Bigsby B6 tailpiece and a Rocking Bar bridge. The maple neck has an ebony fingerboard that’s fretted with vintage-style frets at a 12” radius and a soft V carve. Thumbprint inlays, cream bindings, zero fret, horseshoe headstock inlay, vintage-style tuners finish and gloss nitrocellulose lacquer finish off the guitar accurately to 1959 spec.

The neck thickness is .827” at the 1st fret and .913” at the 9th. 24.5” scale, 1-11/16” nutwidth. Weight is 7.7 lbs. Pickups measure 3.9k (n) and 4.7k (b).

The guitar is in near-new condition apart from a repaired ding on the headstock’s front upper-left corner. It has been set-up here at Folkway with 11-49 strings.

With original hardshell case.

2016 Gretsch G6120T-59GE hollowbody electric guitar

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The Gibson Custom Shop J-45 Historic 1942 Banner  is a modern recreation of one of the company’s most venerated models. The J-45 was introduced in 1942 and remains – some eighty years on – Gibson’s most popular flat top model.

The Montana-built ’42 Banner J-45 features a thermally aged (aka torrefied) red spruce top and scalloped red spruce braces, hot hide glue top construction, a 1940’s sunburst thin nitro lacquer VOS finish, mahogany back and sides, and vintage inspired appointments.

With a full C carve, 1-23/32 nut width and a 1st fret depth of .904”, the Gibson Custom Shop J-45 neck isn’t Banner-era “baseball bat” large in feel, but is definitely more of a handful than Gibson’s 50s J-45. In the hand, it feels like post-war J-45 neck, with a touch more room to move.

This example is in excellent condition and is well set up. It has been upgraded with a K&K Pure pickup, bone bridge pins, and a strap-button in the neck heel, but is otherwise original with near-new looks. The frets show light wear, but there is no playwear on the body or neck finish to speak of. We have it strung with 12-53 strings and have set the action at our shop standard 5-6 64ths.

A beautiful sounding guitar with plenty of warmth, a bit of sparkle, and a touch of J-45 thump, this Gibson Custom Shop J-45 1942 Banner J-45 is at home being strummed or fingerpicked and offers the sweetness and character a J-45 has long been famous for.

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2020 Gibson Custom Shop J-45 Historic 1942 Banner J-45 reissue acoustic guitar

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The Style O has been making music and other noises with some of the most iconic musicians the world has seen and heard over the last 90 or so years. And it’s still going strong. The modern Style O, built in southern California by National Resophonic, marries everything that was amazing about the original Style Os with everything that’s better.

The body of the Style O 12 fret is cleanly put together of pressed thin-gauge brass, nickel-plated, and then etched with that famous Hawaiian scene. The cone is spun thinner than ever before adding more resonance, volume, and warmth; and the frets are located accurately and seated perfectly in an ebony fingerboard, ensuring tuning accuracy. Add an adjustable truss-rod, high-quality vintage-style tuners, a removable palm-rest for easier action adjustment, a compensated bridge saddle and some of the best fit and finish in the guitar making industry, and you’ll quickly discover why new Nationals like this one are keeping the prices of vintage Nationals in check.

Maple neck with ivoroid bound ebony fingerboard, soft V carve, 25″ scale, and 1.13/16″ nutwidth. First fret neck depth measures .907”, string spread at the saddle is 2-5/16”.

This very gently used National Style O 12 Fret shows very little playtime and is still very much a mirror. It’s been set up in shop for hybrid fingerstyle / slide playing with a slinky nut action and higher action up the neck.

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2022 National Style O etched steel resonator guitar

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From the Suhr Custom shop comes this Suhr Classic T Custom that features a striking Graphite Metalic finish with a matching headstock, dotless ebony fretboard on a roasted quartersawn maple neck and jumbo Stainless frets. The bridge is a Wilkinson 2-post tremolo unit with locking saddles and a steel block, and the headstock is fitted with Suhr-branded chrome locking tuners for tuning stability.

The guitar’s pickups are a Classic T in the neck and an SSV in the bridge. Wiring is straight forward, with a 3 way selector, volume and tone; but the tone control doubles as a push/pull coil tap for the bridge pickup.

The nut measures 1-5/8”, and the neck features Suhr’s Even/Slim carve, with a 1st fret depth of .795” and a 12th fret depth of .885”.

The Suhr Classic T Custom is in near-new condition and shows no playwear. The only flaw is a light scratch on the neck plate.

Set-up in shop with 10s.

With original hardshell case and documents.

2022 Suhr Classic T Custom electric guitar in black sparkle

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Old-world craftsmanship, master-grade materials, and true attention to detail went into crafting this piece. The Albert & Muller S6 is a very lightly built instrument of highly figured maple and German spruce with a unique mix of X bracing and classical-style fan braces. The instrument is finely purfled with mitred half herringbone strips and is bound in rosewood. Concentric half-herringbone rings form the soundhole rosette, and the fingerboard is decorated with pearl and abalone dot inlays. The pickguard is a recent addition.

The guitar really shines when you start playing it — it has a tremendous scope and clarity in all registers, great volume, and a wonderful bass response that carries through right up the neck. With a hi-def sonic character, this guitar would really appeal to a fingerstyle player who is looking for a full range tonal experience. It’s an extremely well-balanced acoustic with beautiful clarity and volume, life, and an unbelievably open response.

15″ wide cut-away body with German spruce top, figured maple back and sides, flush-heel cut away mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard, and gold Schaller tuners. Compact feeling round neck carve with 1-11/16″ nut and a first fret depth of .802”. 2-5/16″ string spacing at the bridge, 25.5 scale.

The guitar remains in very good condition and is set-up well. There is a repaired top crack along the treble-edge of the fretboard, but no other repairs. Some playwear is evident on the top in the usual places. The top’s French Polish finish is incredibly thin, measuring a scant .001”. The frets show light wear and play cleanly. We have set this Albert & Muller S6 up with D’Addario XS lights and an action of 5-6 64ths.

German luthiers Franz-Ulrich Albert and Antonius Müller joined forces in 1984 to craft high-level acoustic instruments that sound excellent and are expertly put together. As they were in Germany and never imported to North America in any sizeable number, Albert & Müller guitars have sadly not been experienced by all too many of us around here. It’s a shame, really, as this is a positively incredible guitar.

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2004 Albert & Muller S6 acoustic guitar

 

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Handbuilt in Japan, Asturias classical guitars have long been a Folkway Music favourite. The guitars are crafted to the highest standards, and feature beautiful tonewoods, thin finishes, and top-tier fretwork and set up. They are concert-quality instruments, with a lively and punchy midrange, great volume and headroom, and excellent presence.

The Asturias Standard Cedar features a western red cedar top, laminate rosewood back and sides, traditional fan bracing with a treble-side tone bar added for projection. Bone nut and saddle, 52mm nut, and 650mm scale.

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New Asturias Standard Cedar top nylon string classical guitar

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Handbuilt in Japan, Asturias classical guitars have long been a Folkway Music favorite. The guitars are crafted to the highest standards, and feature beautiful tonewoods, thin finishes, and top-tier fretwork and set up. They are concert-quality instruments, with a lively and punchy midrange, great volume and headroom, and excellent presence.

The Asturias Standard Spruce features a European spruce top, laminate rosewood back and sides, traditional fan bracing with a treble-side tone bar added for projection. Bone nut and saddle, 52mm nut, and 650mm scale.

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New Asturias Standard Spruce top nylon string classical guitar

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The Atkin J43 pays homage to the ‘Banner’ era slope shoulder Jumbos that shipped from Kalamazoo during the WWII era. With a lightly built spruce and mahogany body, 24-7/8” short scale neck, and small rectangle bridge, “The Forty Three” is responsive, woody, and open, with a low-end rumble, warm mids, and round trebles. It’s touch-sensitive and responds well to a lighter touch, but can be hit hard and returns the effort with a plenty of headroom and volume.

The J-43 features a sunburst top, firestripe pickguard, simple appointments, bone nut and saddle, and strip-style tuners. The lacquer finish has a gently aged look with gentle craze lines throughout.

The neck has a round, medium-deep C carve with a 1st fret depth of .870” and a nut width of 1-11/16. Bridge pin spacing is 2-3/16”.

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Atkin J43 acoustic slope-shouldered jumbo guitar

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