frettedamericana | 1 decade ago

http://www.frettedamericana.com/product/1959-gibson-les-paul-standard-0

"This is a fine example of a lightly played and properly cared for 1959 Les Paul Standard. The overall condition of the finish, plating, and parts indicates that a high and consistent degree of care has been demonstrated by the previous owner(s). All of the parts on this instrument are in very good to excellent condition and all are totally consistent with the condition of the guitar and the finish. The top color is still rich and vibrant allowing the complex character of the maple top to show through from all angles. The instrument has a nice weight and balance; this along with an iconic 1959 neck shape and shallow neck angle, encourages playing. These traits, coupled with NO Bigsby or Grover installation and a 1959 year of manufacture make this one of the more desirable electric guitars in existence today." (Joe Ganzler, June 20th, 2013).

This '59 Burst is as good as it gets and to our knowledge is certainly the best available at the present time...

"What I dig most about bursts is, like chicks, they're all unique. Descriptions like, gorgeous, pretty face, killer, lightweight, great top, blonde, curly, or plain Jane apply to both. Nobody can really say they've got the best looking burst or chick. After all, one man's treasure is another man's trash and there's always one better anyway..." (Uncle Lou Gatanas - written many , many years ago...)

The most famous 'Bursts' have nicknames...
The previous owner is a professional guitar player with a small collection of 'Bursts'...
During our negotiations he would refer to this guitar as 'Minty' - so that will be her name from now on...

PRICE ON APPLICATION.

Dan Spree is playing:

1966 Fender Jazz Bass.
http://www.frettedamericana.com/product/1966-fender-jazz-bass-1

This lightweight custom color Jazz Bass weighs just 8.90 lbs. Asymmetrical double cutaway, contoured solid alder body. One-piece 'birds-eye' maple neck with a very fast medium profile. Bound rosewood veneer fretboard with 20 original medium frets and inlaid pearl dot position markers. Matching Sonic Blue headstock with transitional "Fender" in gold with black trim and five patent numbers in black below, "Jazz Bass," "Trade Mark," and "Electric Bass" in black on three lines beside, and "Offset Contour Body" at the ball end of the headstock. Single round string tree. Individual Fender tuners with oval "paddle" metal buttons. Four-bolt neck plate with the Fender backward "F" logo and the serial number "137258" above it. Two eight-polepiece, single-coil pickups with outputs of 6.00k and 6.59k. Three-layer white/black/white plastic pickguard with bevelled edges and eleven screws. Three controls (two volume blend controls, one for each pickup, and one master tone control) and jack socket, all on metal plate adjoining pickguard. With the original thumb rest on the treble side of the pickguard. Black plastic knobs with white markings. Combined four-saddle bridge/tailpiece. With both original bass pickup and bridge pickup covers, the bridge cover with the original mute. The neck is dated "7 JAN 66 A" and the pots are dated "137 6611" (CTS, March 1966). The sonic blue finish has uniformly and very slightly darkened by a shade. There is some minor body checking and a fewvery slight' 'burn' marks to the finish where the guitar has been in contact with a guitar cord whilst in its case. Overall this forty-sven year old custom color Jazz bass is in exceptionally fine to near mint condition. Housed in it's original Fender three-latch, rectangular black hardshell case with orange plush lining (9.00).