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NOTE; guitars are listed by build date

1954 Levin Royal archtop - what a stunning guitar! Loads of presence with its extrovert headstock design, top quality solid carved timbers throughout, and just fitted with a Fishman bridge/pickup assembly to enable it to be amplified for professional use. Comes with OHSC - $3595AUD (plus shipping)

Just arrived!! 1958 Levin 335 archtop with added pickup - my very first archtop, purchased 2nd-hand nearly 30 years ago, was a Levin 335 exactly like this one. But it was in much worse shape than this 1958-made gem! Has had a quality PAF-style humbucker professionally fitted at some stage, making it an ideal jazzbox! Solid, hand-carved Spruce top, Maple back and sides, Mahogany/Ebony neck, and a gorgeous Rosewood fretboard make this a grouse vintage jazzbox at a bargain price. Comes with OHSC - on hold at $1895AUD (plus shipping) for George in Sydney ($200 paid)

1960s Kay K100 Vanguard - a nice original and characterful blues machine! Cool as they come! Made in the USA in the '60s, and even has its OHSC - $895AUD (plus shipping)

Just arrived!! 1961 Gibson ES-355 - a very rare 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 - $24995AUD (plus shipping)

1963 Silvertone (Sears/Danelectro) 1448 amp-in-case guitar - super cool, ultra collectable, very affordable, hugely fun! This is a sought-after model, and is in unbelievably good and original condition. Even comes with a step-down transformer so you can use the American-voltage amp built into the case here in Australia - $1695AUD (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) - $6495AUD (plus shipping)

1964 Gretsch 6120 Chet Atkins Nashville - a very desirable vintage Gretsch in absolutely incredible condition. Just 2 careful owners, factory-fitted Van Ghent tuners, new mute pad. A stunner! Comes with OHSC - $9995AUD (plus shipping)

1965 L-series Fender Jazzmaster - January 1965 was the birth month of this lovely L-series vintage Fender Jazzmaster. Much loved, much played, but overall very original. Comes with a new plush-lined black tolex hard shell case of the correct size - $6995AUD (plus shipping)

1968 Maton El Toro - These are probably my favourite vintage Maton electric of all time. After selling my previous example to the lucky Steve in WA, this one is definitely not for sale! But you are welcome to drool. Comes with OHSC - $ not for sale

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 - $2995AUD (plus shipping)

Just arrived!! 1973 Fender Telecaster Deluxe - these are a really cool guitar, produced between January 1973 and early 1981. This one, in original Walnut (sometimes called Mocha) finish is in fantastic original condition, and dates from early 1973. Great for playing or investment, for the musician or the collector! - $5495AUD (plus shipping)

1976 Greco Super Sounds lawsuit Strat® copy - a Made-in-Japan Greco (for the Japanese home market) copy of a late '60s Fender® Strat® - amazing quality and accuracy, and the original (and highly desirable) Maxon Excel pickups (dated Jan 1976) sound fantastic! - $1295AUD (plus shipping)

1977 Fender Telecaster - A beaut example of just how nice a '70s vintage Fender Telecaster can be. 2-piece Ash body, all original hardware and moulded case. Great for playing or investment, for the musician or the collector! - on hold at $4595AUD (plus shipping) for Graeme in NSW ($1500 paid)

1980 Shiro 'lawsuit' copy of Gibson® ES-175® - This is the third Shiro I have owned, and is just as impressive as the other two. An amazingly good 'copy' that manages to outdo the original in almost all respects! High quality MIJ guitar by Shiro Arai. Comes with OHSC - on hold at $1495AUD (plus shipping) for Chris in Melbourne ($600 paid)

early 1980s Fernandes lawsuit copy of a '60s Telecaster© - some time back we had a bound version of this guitar, and it was one of the nicest Teles© we'd ever played. This one is just as good! Comes with OHSC - on hold at $1395AUD (plus shipping) for Stephen in Geelong ($400 paid)

Just arrived!! 1980s BC Rich archtop - extremely RARE!! - This is an amazing guitar. Extremely rare - I can't find much information despite endless research - and made in Japan in the mid 1980s. Character just oozes from this high-quality guitar; a jazzbox with attitude! Has single floating neck humbucker for Jazz or Blues work, but also an active Piezo under-saddle pickup in the bridge. Use the pickups individually or blended for a HUGE range of tones. For those who want to break out of the Gibson® mould. Comes with OHSC - $1695AUD (plus shipping)

1986 Cargill Telecaster® copy - I had to sell my treasured Cargill Strat® some time back during a tight financial time, but this 3-pickup Tele® I intend to keep! A stunning piece of workmanship from the father and son (then master and apprentice) team of Merv and Jim Cargill. Jim Cargill is now the luthier Grouse Guitars uses (and recommends) for all guitar work, without exception. Check this guitar out and drool! - $ not for sale

1997 Gibson L-4 CES carved top archtop electric - Made in the USA in 1997 is this beautiful high-end version of the ES-175, with solid carved Spruce top and Maple back and sides, bound Ebony fretboard and gold-plated hardware. Stunning in Wine Red. Comes with OHSC - $4795AUD (plus shipping)

2000 Gerard Gilet custom Stratocaster® - One fastidious owner, and barely played is this stunning hand-made Strat® from Sydney's Gerard Gilet, one of my favourite Aussie luthiers. Comes with Hiscox HSC - Not for sale

2001 Gerard Gilet custom Telecaster® - One fastidious owner, and barely played is this stunning hand-made Tele® from Sydney's Gerard Gilet, one of my favourite Aussie luthiers. Comes with Hiscox HSC - Not for sale

1940s German Marcelli mandolin - a charming and extremely original bowlback mandolin, with beautiful inlay work and all solid timbers. Sounds and plays as great as it looks! Comes with OHSC - in June within hours of listing to Nick in Qld

1959 Maton Mastersound - a delightful very early Maton Mastersound amplifier, with about 4 watts of glorious single-ended tone feeding the original 8" Rola Alnico speaker. Unbelievable tone for studio work, and incredibly collectable. - in July to Wadih in Sydney

1960s Vadis 409 with trem and reverb - I have always been a huge fan of Vadis amps, despite their rather plain-Jane looks, and gig them regularly. This valve-rectified 6CA7 (EL34) amp puts out around 40 watts into the 2x12 (Alnico Rolas!) sealed-back box for absolutely heaven-sent vintage Aussie tone!. - in June to Andrew in Victoria

1968 Leslie 16 - remember 'that' sound on Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Cold Shot'? Or Cream's 'Badge'? What about Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing'? Or Danny Gatton's 'Ugly Man'? That sound, my friends, was one of these rare babies. I've been searching for years, and finally found one in amazingly original condition - in July to new owner in Sydney

1971 Fender Twin Reverb Amp - I've finally found another of these great early silverface non-master volume Twins, and want to hang on to it! These sound awesome, and are becoming very scarce, with prices heading rapidly north! - in June to Darren in Melbourne

1974 (approx) Ibanez 2404 twin neck bass and guitar - extremely rare version, with a 4-string bass and 6-string guitar neck. Very usable, and very collectable! - in July to Luke in Melbourne

1977 Gibson G3 bass - these awesome basses powered early AC/DC, Green Day and ELO! Three single-coils wired in humbucking configuration give these great Gibsons heaps of punch; you will LOVE the sound and playability - in June to Rod in Tasmania

1978 Greco lawsuit copy of a Rickenbacker® 4001® bass - this must be the best example of arguably the most accurate of the 'lawsuit' Japanese copies in existence. Faultless, mint condition, and stunningly accurate. Extremely collectable! Comes with OHSC, which is also mint - in June to Gus in Melbourne

1990 Greco Japan 'lawsuit' copy of a Rickenbacker® 4001® bass - in well-played but good condition. Greco made some of the best 'lawsuit' copies in Japan, and this bass is a corker. Comes with HSC - in July to Derek in New Zealand

1999 Ken Smith BSR 'B' Custom 4-string bass - absolutely as-new. Stunning timbers from their in-house timber yard, and playability and sound to match. The Custom was the highest-spec (and priced) model of the BSR series, now discontinued. Comes with OHSC - in June to Jeff in the USA

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Grouse acoustic guitars (paw-picked by Leo the resident tone hound)

this page last updated Thursday, July 2, 2009

NOTE; guitars are listed by type, then chronologically

Steel-string flat top (6-string)

1940s Grimshaw "Revelation" - super rare and mint very early 1940s guitar made in London by Emile Grimshaw, with an extra 'resonator' cavity like a banjo! - $2995AUD (plus shipping)

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)

1952 Gibson SJ-200, the king of flat tops and from Gibson's golden era. It came to us with an incorrectly refinished top (natural, not burst) with 1960s 'closed' moustache bridge and integral pickup fitted and a later (also '60s) pickguard, but otherwise in beautifully original condition, and in its original 1952 Gibson hard case. Just had a full neck reset, glorious top refinish, and correct genuine Gibson bridge and pickguard fitted by Jim and Merv Cargill - it's STUNNING! Serial A10277, F.O.N. 9733, and I have been contacted by a previous owner of this guitar, who informs me the guitar was once owned by Slash, of Guns n' Roses! $14995AUD (plus shipping)

1977 Maton MS1 Messiah - surely the best surviving example of the first series (1975-77), of which only 95 were produced. The Messiah has always been at the top end of the Maton tree, and this guitar sure shows why! Very collectable, and with OHSC - $3995AUD (plus shipping)

1979 Guild D50 dreadnought - near MINT! - rarely do vintage USA-made high-end acoustics come up in this sort of condition. This solid-timber guitar has been pampered, and is an incredible example of a great model from Guild. Complete with original case, warranty card and key in its original envelope. One you'll keep for life! - $3295AUD (plus shipping)

2006 Gibson SJ-200 cutaway - a stunning acoustic/electric model now superseded in the Gibson model lineup by the cheaper and plainer SJ-200EC. Stunning looks, awesome Gibson SJ-200 sound, and in as-new condition - comes with OHSC - withdrawn from sale - I love gigging it too much!

Nylon-string flat top

1998 Gerard Gilet 'Flamenco Negra' classical guitar - Gerard's guitars are amongst my favourites, and I'm particularly enthusiastic about him as an Australian luthier. This classical guitar shows just why! A stunner in looks, sound and playability. Comes with high grade HSC - $2995AUD (plus shipping)

Archtop

Just arrived!! 1950s Hoyer archtop - a very attractive and stylish German archtop, in truly astounding condition. Comes with OHSC - $1295AUD (plus shipping)

1954 Levin Royal archtop - what a stunning guitar! Loads of presence with its extrovert headstock design, top quality solid carved timbers throughout, and just fitted with a Fishman bridge/pickup assembly to enable it to be amplified for professional use. Comes with OHSC - $3595AUD (plus shipping)

Just arrived!! 1958 Levin 335 archtop with added pickup - my very first archtop, purchased 2nd-hand nearly 30 years ago, was a Levin 335 exactly like this one. But it was in much worse shape than this 1958-made gem! Has had a quality PAF-style humbucker professionally fitted at some stage, making it an ideal jazzbox! Solid, hand-carved Spruce top, Maple back and sides, Mahogany/Ebony neck, and a gorgeous Rosewood fretboard make this a grouse vintage jazzbox at a bargain price. Comes with OHSC - on hold at $1895AUD (plus shipping) for George in Sydney ($200 paid)

Resonator

1930s square-neck Dobro - here's a lovely, extremely original wood-bodied California (Regal) made Dobro from the mid to late 1930s. Comes with a new HSC - $2495AUD (plus shipping)

1930s 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 just sold it to Grouse Guitars, more than 65 years later! $2995AUD (plus shipping)

1940s Grimshaw "Revelation" - super rare and mint very early 1940s guitar made in London by Emile Grimshaw, with an extra 'resonator' cavity like a banjo! - $2995AUD (plus shipping)

2000 Donmo Tricone early build custom-ordered with original National cones and custom Porsche 356 etchings! One doting owner (me!) - not for sale (but you can look!)

1940s German Marcelli mandolin - a charming and extremely original bowlback mandolin, with beautiful inlay work and all solid timbers. Sounds and plays as great as it looks! Comes with OHSC - in June within hours of listing to Nick in Qld

1959 Maton Mastersound - a delightful very early Maton Mastersound amplifier, with about 4 watts of glorious single-ended tone feeding the original 8" Rola Alnico speaker. Unbelievable tone for studio work, and incredibly collectable. - in July to Wadih in Sydney

1960s Vadis 409 with trem and reverb - I have always been a huge fan of Vadis amps, despite their rather plain-Jane looks, and gig them regularly. This valve-rectified 6CA7 (EL34) amp puts out around 40 watts into the 2x12 (Alnico Rolas!) sealed-back box for absolutely heaven-sent vintage Aussie tone!. - in June to Andrew in Victoria

1968 Leslie 16 - remember 'that' sound on Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Cold Shot'? Or Cream's 'Badge'? What about Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing'? Or Danny Gatton's 'Ugly Man'? That sound, my friends, was one of these rare babies. I've been searching for years, and finally found one in amazingly original condition - in July to new owner in Sydney

1971 Fender Twin Reverb Amp - I've finally found another of these great early silverface non-master volume Twins, and want to hang on to it! These sound awesome, and are becoming very scarce, with prices heading rapidly north! - in June to Darren in Melbourne

1974 (approx) Ibanez 2404 twin neck bass and guitar - extremely rare version, with a 4-string bass and 6-string guitar neck. Very usable, and very collectable! - in July to Luke in Melbourne

1977 Gibson G3 bass - these awesome basses powered early AC/DC, Green Day and ELO! Three single-coils wired in humbucking configuration give these great Gibsons heaps of punch; you will LOVE the sound and playability - in June to Rod in Tasmania

1978 Greco lawsuit copy of a Rickenbacker® 4001® bass - this must be the best example of arguably the most accurate of the 'lawsuit' Japanese copies in existence. Faultless, mint condition, and stunningly accurate. Extremely collectable! Comes with OHSC, which is also mint - in June to Gus in Melbourne

1990 Greco Japan 'lawsuit' copy of a Rickenbacker® 4001® bass - in well-played but good condition. Greco made some of the best 'lawsuit' copies in Japan, and this bass is a corker. Comes with HSC - in July to Derek in New Zealand

1999 Ken Smith BSR 'B' Custom 4-string bass - absolutely as-new. Stunning timbers from their in-house timber yard, and playability and sound to match. The Custom was the highest-spec (and priced) model of the BSR series, now discontinued. Comes with OHSC - in June to Jeff in the USA

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Grouse lap steel guitars (paw-picked by Leo the resident tone hound)

this page last updated Thursday, July 2, 2009

1930s 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 just sold it to Grouse Guitars, more than 65 years later! $3495AUD (plus shipping)

1940s Moody lap steel - a delightful early Australian (Sydney) lap steel by the R. Moody company, which went on to become well-known for its amplifiers. Dead original example in its original case - $1095AUD (plus shipping)

1940s USA-made Kay lap steel - a very original example in its original Jade Green finish. 60 years young and still sounding great! - $595AUD (plus shipping)

late '50s or early '60s Australian Moody lap steel - a beautiful and toneful example of an early Australian lap steel. Gorgeous! - $795AUD (plus shipping)

1940s German Marcelli mandolin - a charming and extremely original bowlback mandolin, with beautiful inlay work and all solid timbers. Sounds and plays as great as it looks! Comes with OHSC - in June within hours of listing to Nick in Qld

1959 Maton Mastersound - a delightful very early Maton Mastersound amplifier, with about 4 watts of glorious single-ended tone feeding the original 8" Rola Alnico speaker. Unbelievable tone for studio work, and incredibly collectable. - in July to Wadih in Sydney

1960s Vadis 409 with trem and reverb - I have always been a huge fan of Vadis amps, despite their rather plain-Jane looks, and gig them regularly. This valve-rectified 6CA7 (EL34) amp puts out around 40 watts into the 2x12 (Alnico Rolas!) sealed-back box for absolutely heaven-sent vintage Aussie tone!. - in June to Andrew in Victoria

1968 Leslie 16 - remember 'that' sound on Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Cold Shot'? Or Cream's 'Badge'? What about Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing'? Or Danny Gatton's 'Ugly Man'? That sound, my friends, was one of these rare babies. I've been searching for years, and finally found one in amazingly original condition - in July to new owner in Sydney

1971 Fender Twin Reverb Amp - I've finally found another of these great early silverface non-master volume Twins, and want to hang on to it! These sound awesome, and are becoming very scarce, with prices heading rapidly north! - in June to Darren in Melbourne

1974 (approx) Ibanez 2404 twin neck bass and guitar - extremely rare version, with a 4-string bass and 6-string guitar neck. Very usable, and very collectable! - in July to Luke in Melbourne

1977 Gibson G3 bass - these awesome basses powered early AC/DC, Green Day and ELO! Three single-coils wired in humbucking configuration give these great Gibsons heaps of punch; you will LOVE the sound and playability - in June to Rod in Tasmania

1978 Greco lawsuit copy of a Rickenbacker® 4001® bass - this must be the best example of arguably the most accurate of the 'lawsuit' Japanese copies in existence. Faultless, mint condition, and stunningly accurate. Extremely collectable! Comes with OHSC, which is also mint - in June to Gus in Melbourne

1990 Greco Japan 'lawsuit' copy of a Rickenbacker® 4001® bass - in well-played but good condition. Greco made some of the best 'lawsuit' copies in Japan, and this bass is a corker. Comes with HSC - in July to Derek in New Zealand

1999 Ken Smith BSR 'B' Custom 4-string bass - absolutely as-new. Stunning timbers from their in-house timber yard, and playability and sound to match. The Custom was the highest-spec (and priced) model of the BSR series, now discontinued. Comes with OHSC - in June to Jeff in the USA

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1940s German Marcelli mandolin - a charming and extremely original bowlback mandolin, with beautiful inlay work and all solid timbers. Sounds and plays as great as it looks! Comes with OHSC - in June within hours of listing to Nick in Qld

1959 Maton Mastersound - a delightful very early Maton Mastersound amplifier, with about 4 watts of glorious single-ended tone feeding the original 8" Rola Alnico speaker. Unbelievable tone for studio work, and incredibly collectable. - in July to Wadih in Sydney

1960s Vadis 409 with trem and reverb - I have always been a huge fan of Vadis amps, despite their rather plain-Jane looks, and gig them regularly. This valve-rectified 6CA7 (EL34) amp puts out around 40 watts into the 2x12 (Alnico Rolas!) sealed-back box for absolutely heaven-sent vintage Aussie tone!. - in June to Andrew in Victoria

1968 Leslie 16 - remember 'that' sound on Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'Cold Shot'? Or Cream's 'Badge'? What about Jimi Hendrix's 'Little Wing'? Or Danny Gatton's 'Ugly Man'? That sound, my friends, was one of these rare babies. I've been searching for years, and finally found one in amazingly original condition - in July to new owner in Sydney

1971 Fender Twin Reverb Amp - I've finally found another of these great early silverface non-master volume Twins, and want to hang on to it! These sound awesome, and are becoming very scarce, with prices heading rapidly north! - in June to Darren in Melbourne

1974 (approx) Ibanez 2404 twin neck bass and guitar - extremely rare version, with a 4-string bass and 6-string guitar neck. Very usable, and very collectable! - in July to Luke in Melbourne

1977 Gibson G3 bass - these awesome basses powered early AC/DC, Green Day and ELO! Three single-coils wired in humbucking configuration give these great Gibsons heaps of punch; you will LOVE the sound and playability - in June to Rod in Tasmania

1978 Greco lawsuit copy of a Rickenbacker® 4001® bass - this must be the best example of arguably the most accurate of the 'lawsuit' Japanese copies in existence. Faultless, mint condition, and stunningly accurate. Extremely collectable! Comes with OHSC, which is also mint - in June to Gus in Melbourne

1990 Greco Japan 'lawsuit' copy of a Rickenbacker® 4001® bass - in well-played but good condition. Greco made some of the best 'lawsuit' copies in Japan, and this bass is a corker. Comes with HSC - in July to Derek in New Zealand

1999 Ken Smith BSR 'B' Custom 4-string bass - absolutely as-new. Stunning timbers from their in-house timber yard, and playability and sound to match. The Custom was the highest-spec (and priced) model of the BSR series, now discontinued. Comes with OHSC - in June to Jeff in the USA

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