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Grouse electric
guitars (paw-picked by Leo the resident tone hound)
this page last updated
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
NOTE; guitars are listed by build date
1955
Maton EG240 Supreme export - the earliest Supreme I've yet come
across, and in totally original condition. This one is an 'export' version,
with 'made in Australia' stamped into the back of the headstock. I've 'imported'
this from New Zealand. Comes with HSC - $2795AUD
(plus shipping)
1956
Maton EG240 Supreme - a nice early Supreme, and in totally original
condition. I love these electrics, and this one's just back from a service
and fret dress and polish with Jim Cargill. SUPREME! Comes with very worn
OHSC - $2595AUD
(plus shipping)
1961
Gibson ES-355 - a very rare (one of only 174 ES-355TDSV Gibsons
sold that year) and original high-end Gibson, with its original PAF pickups
and Bigsby, and even its OHSC. This is the best Gibson I have ever played,
bar none. This one's being reluctantly released from my long-term private
collection - $24995AUD
(plus shipping)
1963 Gibson Barney Kessel - 335 meets SG! Very rare early build
Kessel Custom model with loads of character! Comes with HSC (serial 69084).
This one's being reluctantly released from my long-term private collection
- $5995AUD
(plus shipping)
1963
Maton PE545 Premier Electric - a really cool single-cut archtop
guitar with great-sounding original Aussie-made humbuckers! This vintage Maton
has some miles under its belt, bit is slick as butter to play. Sounds great,
and had stage presence and mojo to burn! - $2195AUD
(plus shipping)
1965
(approx) RM (Rose Music) MIJ guitar - I've never seen another
guitar with the RM brand. Rose Music were most famous for their Goldentone
amplifiers from the late 1950s, and they doubtless imported and distributed
these guitars from Teisco in Japan. Very collectable - and super cool through
your Goldentone amp! Comes with a perfect HSC! - $1195AUD
(plus shipping)
1965
L-series Fender Mustang - a delightful Mustang from the desired
1964/65 era, this guitar is a very affordable entry into L-series vintage
Fender ownership. It even comes with its OHSC! - $2495AUD
(plus shipping)
1966
Gretsch Silver Duke - a very cool, extremely rare vintage Gretsch
in collector grade condition. Let the pictures do the talking! Comes with
very rare OHSC - $5995AUD
(plus shipping)
1968
Mosrite Celebrity III thinline archtop electric - Made in the
USA in 1968 is this Semie Mosely Mosrite Celebrity III, a hollowbody thinline
electric, not unlike a Gibson ES-330. Unbelievably good condition, and comes
with near-new high-quality Gator case - $2495AUD (plus shipping)
1968
(approx) Yamaha SG2a - also known as the Flying Samurai, or variously
as the 'hockey-stick' or 'banana' Yamaha, this rare guitar is something I
have searched for over many years! Stunning in its original metallic turquoise
finish, and a serious, serious surf guitar. Awesome sound, drop-dead gorgeous
looks - $2995AUD (plus shipping)
1976
Fender Stratocaster 1-owner! - A gem from early 1976. Collector-grade,
and absolutely untouched, with its original case, purchase receipt (from Geelong
in 1976), warranty card, strap and bridge cover. Very, very special! - $5995AUD
(plus shipping)
1976
Fender Stratocaster hardtail - I love the tuning stability of
hardtail Strats (just like a Tele), and also love aged Olympic White, and
this 1976 vintage Fender has both! A very cool, usable, desirable '70s Strat
to invest in. This is a very original example, and comes with OHSC - $4795AUD
(plus shipping)
1981
Maton M5 jazz archtop - a very exclusive guitar, with either
7 or 19 having ever been built in total (depending on which account is correct!).
A very high end acoustic archtop with a DiMarzio PAF for the ultimate in jazz
tones. This is serial #001, and has the name of the designer and probable
original owner, Barry Morton, inlayed at the 20th fret. Very original, very
rare, very tasty, and comes with OHSC - $TBAAUD (plus shipping)
(I will sell it after having spent some quality time playing this gem! Serious
offers or queries are welcome)
1984
Fender D'Aquisto Elite - a really nice example of a highly desirable
guitar - the original issue Elite single-pickup archtops that Fender made
in a close partnership with Jimmy D'Aquisto (considered by some to be the
greatest archtop luthier ever)! This thing looks stunning, feels and plays
amazingly well, and sounds unbelievably good! Comes with OHSC - $3495AUD
(plus shipping)
1999
Gibson Les Paul Special - If you're looking for a guitar that's
big on tone, and small on bling, the Les Paul Special with its subtle, yet
elegant look, Mahogany tonewood, two P-90 pickups and pretty-well nothing
else, is very hard to beat! A model introduced in 1955, but this 1999 re-make
is a lot more affordable! - $1495AUD (plus shipping)
2003
(approx) Gilet electric Map resonator - a totally unique guitar
custom-made for Dom Turner of The Backsliders in around 2003. It can be seen
on the Backsliders website. Super cool, and in gigged but good condition with
original soft/hard case that enables it to be taken as hand luggage on a plane
- $2995AUD (plus shipping)
2004
Gibson ES-335 Dot re-issue Natural/Blond - this beautiful, as-new
Gibson has the most amazing flame Maple top, back and sides - a truly stunning
guitar! Comes with OHSC also in as-new condition. A very special ES-335 -
$3795AUD
(plus shipping)
2006
Gretsch G6138 Bo Diddley - back in 1958 Gretsch built a one-off
'box' guitar for Bo Diddley, and this is a stunning reissue of that guitar.
Amazingly attractive in the flesh, and in unplayed, collector condition! Comes
with OHSC and all documentation - $2195AUD (plus shipping)
2008
Aria SB-100G 6-string guitar/banjo - a great combination of a
Mahogany banjo body (with Remo skin) and guitar neck. Now guitarists can play
the banjo too! Compete with your mate's chainsaw at last! Comes with deluxe
Epiphone case - $395AUD (plus shipping)
2008
Ibanez RGT 6 EXFX - here's a first for Grouse Guitars - a Metal
guitar! We thought we'd make it a truly grouse one. As new (less than an hour's
playing) and a highly regarded Ibanez model made in Korea and finished in
stunning all-black finish. Comes with original optional Ibanez deluxe case
- $1195AUD (plus shipping)
Grouse
acoustic guitars (paw-picked
by Leo the resident tone hound)
this page last updated
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
NOTE; guitars are listed by type, then chronologically
Steel-string flat top | Classical
| Archtop | Resonator
Steel-string
flat top (6-string)
1951
Maton 'Professional' HG25 flat-top - here is a super-rare early
Maton acoustic, a solid-timber model made only between 1950 and 1952. Just
one owner until we bought it! - $2495AUD
(plus shipping)
1958
Maton FT6 Coolibah - the Coolibah was a 16" dreadnaught
produced by Maton between 1952 and 1958 for 'Hillbilly and Hawaiian"
players! This one - serial 655 - is the 5th-last produced. Not a virgin by
any means, but still a very collectable guitar at a great price. Comes with
OHSC - $1295AUD
(plus shipping)
1976
Guild F-50 Jumbo - what a stunner! This was Guild's answer to
the Gibson J-200 - a top-of-the-line big, bold, stunningly detailed and appointed
solid Spruce and Maple Jumbo! Big, blonde, and all-American. Elvis Presley
played a '74 model, and you can own this '76! Comes with OHSC - $3795AUD
(plus shipping)
Steel-string flat top (12-string)
None in stock at present - if you have a quality 12-string
acoustic guitar to sell or trade, contact me!
Archtop
1950
Maton F210 Supreme - the earliest Supreme ever seen at Grouse
Guitars, being a rare F210 model which preceded the F240. Only 203 ever produced
between 1947 and 1952. A much-loved and much-played vintage Maton. Totally
Supreme! Comes with its OHSC - $2495AUD
(plus shipping)
1960
(approx) Alver by Maton - Alver was the student line of guitars
from Maton, and this is a very sweet-sounding and remarkably untouched guitar,
with just one previous owner. She received it from her father when she was
learning guitar as a young girl, but the lessons went nowhere and the guitar
has languished in a cupboard for decades! Comes with its OHSC - $1095AUD
(plus shipping)
1981
Maton M5 jazz archtop - a very exclusive guitar, with either
7 or 19 having ever been built in total (depending on which account is correct!).
A very high end acoustic archtop with a DiMarzio PAF for the ultimate in jazz
tones. This is serial #001, and has the name of the designer and probable
original owner, Barry Morton, inlayed at the 20th fret. Very original, very
rare, very tasty, and comes with OHSC - $TBAAUD (plus shipping)
(I will sell it after having spent some quality time playing this gem! Serious
offers or queries are welcome)
Resonator
1939-41
square-neck Dobro - here's a lovely, extremely original wood-bodied
Regal-made Dobro from about 1939. Comes with a new HSC - $2495AUD
(plus shipping)
1939-41
Regal-made square-neck Dobro - 1 OWNER!!! - amazing - this guitar
was purchased for a teenage boy at Nicholson's in Sydney by a proud father
towards the end of WWII. The boy has sold it to Grouse Guitars,
more than 65 years later! $2995AUD
(plus shipping)
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1940s
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USA-made Kay lap steel
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