This is a selection of our second hand stock.
The list is provided to invite you to come into the store to try the gear out.
We don't sell second hand gear on a mail order basis.
We have our own fully equiped workshop to make sure that every second-hand guitar we offer for sale is in tip top playing condition.
All of the second-hand guitars we offer for sale are backed with a 12 month guarantee & a 12 month after care service deal. We can look after you properly.
Guitars can be further set up to your requirements.
SECOND HAND ELECTRIC GUITARS
DEAN 'DIME' RAZORBACK. 'Green Slime Bumblebee' finish. Mint condition. Serviced & set up to play as you want it to. Complete with the original Dean fitted hard case. £599
ESP Ltd. Viper. White with black hardware. 'Flag' fingerboard inlays. 2 x EMG HiZ humbuckers. Excellent condition. Serviced & set up to play as you want it to. Complete with original ESP fitted hard case. £399
Epiphone Sorrento. 1964 Kalamazoo USA. Sunburst. Single cutaway. Single mini humbucker pickup in the neck positition. Mostly original but missing the scratch plate & has re fitted Gibson machine heads. Good condition, plays & sounds fantastic. Comes with a case that may be the original (but who knows?). A modern Epiphone hard case is included as the original one is very old & basic. £1499
Epiphone Les Paul Junior. Serviced & set up in our own workshop to play like it should. Tobacco Sunburst. Recent model in very good condition. Single cutaway with 1 humbucker, 1 volume & 1 tone. Wrapover bridge. No nonsence guitar with attitude! No case inclued in the price but a new one can be added at a discounted price of only £30. £125
Epiphone Zakk Wlde Les Paul Custom Buzzsaw. Serviced & set up in our own workshop to work like it should. Down tuned & fitted with ZW custon gauge strings. Near mint condition. Proper case inclued. £449
Epiphone DOT 335. Cherry with chrome hardware. 2007. Very good condition. Prepared in our own workshop to work like it should. Set up to how you want it to play. Complete with original Epiphone hard Case. £269
Fender USA Jaguar. 1963. This Jag is 45 years old & is fantastic condition. The body was refinished in natural gloss body a long time ago. All original apart from that. Plays & sounds superb with dead cool looks. £1899
Fender USA Custom Shop 51 No Caster. Time Machine series. NOS. Lake Placid blue. Collectors condition with all the tags, accessories & case. £1499
Gibson SG 200W. 1971. Walnut finish. Original & unmolested apart from a missing brige guard (this would have been disposed of in 1971). Fantastic mechanical condition with a cool worn in look but clean & tidy for a 37 year old Gibson. 2 x Melody Maker pickups. Melody Maker style neck profile. A great player & sounds dead right (but nothing like a SG Standard). Hard case included. £1199
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe. LEFT HANDED. 1979. Tobacco sunburst. This guitar is in fantastic condition for its age. A very light fret dress, a good treatment of the fingerboard & a careful polish of the finish brought it back to life. Everything original, machine heads, original hardware, original Gibson hard case, original neck pickup & original electronics. This guitar has one ‘issue’ only & that is that it has a full sized Seymour Duncan humbucker fitted in the bridge position. I can’t tell you the exact model of the replacement pickup as the sticker has gone, but it don’t have a cover & it’s a zebra finish. Looks dead cool & in keeping with the guitar. This Les Paul is ready to rock! £1899
Gibson ES Artist. (ES335 Artist) 1980. Ebony (black). Original in every detail. Gold hardware. Fine tuning tailpiece with 'Quick - Crank' machine heads. Ebony fingerboard with offset inlays. Active electronics in fine working order. Original brass nut. Custom binding. This now plays like a jazz/fusion 335 should do. Set up with 13's (wound 3rd). Plays & sounds superb (when the active electronics are turned off). Priced with a new Hiscox case. £2300
Gibson U2. 1989. Black with black hardware. Gibson's take on a Jackson from that age. All original apart from the humbucker in the bridge position (we have fitted a new DiMazio PAF). It has 2 x Gibson single coils for the neck & mid. Quality 'Gibson' Floyd Rose tremolo. Gibson's standard U2 switching offers every possible option from the pickups. Very good condition. Plays & sounds fantastic. Complete with the original Gibson hard case. £699
Gibson Sonex 180E Standard. 1980. Black. Fret job & full service done by us. Good mechanical condition. Worn finish that looks dead cool. Unmolested apart from a new jack socket fitted. A quality case is included in the price. £475
Gibson SG 'Standard' 1972. Very faded Cherry finish. Factory fittid 'Gibson stamped' Bigsby vibrato. Ebony fingerboard. Very good playable condition with a nice worn in look. Sounds fantasic. Plays like a great SG should do. A new quality case is included in the price. £1499
Godin Exit 22. 2005. Made in the USA from parts made in Canada. Maple fingerboard. Natural mahogony body. 2 single coils + a humbucker in the bridge position. Hard tail. Very good condition. Original Godin Quality gig bag included. £299
Music Man (Ernie Ball) Silhouette Special 2005 Limited Edition. Buttercream finish. Tremolo with locking machine heads. Humbucker & 2 single coils. Tortoiseshell pickguard. Set up to play like you want it to. Immaculate condition. Complete with original 2005 Limited Edition Music Man hard case. £1199
Music Man (Ernie Ball) John Petrucci Signature 7 string. Non Piezo model. Desert Gold finish with matching Desert Gold headstock finish & JP 'Shield' fingerboard inlays. Tremolo with locking machine heads. Set up to play like it should in our own workshop. Immaculate condition apart from 2 very small laquer cracks. Complete with original Music Man hard case. £1250
Patrick Eggle Los Angeles Pro II. 1993. Light cherry sunburst. Maple neck with ebony fingerboard. All original with Wikinson/Eggle tremolo & Sperzel locking machine heads. Unmolested & in excellent condition. Set up to play like you want it to. Complete with original Eggle/Hiscox BRG hard case £650
PRS Paul Reed Smith USA. CUSTOM 22 HARDTAIL 10 TOP. 2004. Stunning Flame 10 top. Emerald Green. Moon inlays. This Custom 22 is in 'Like new' condition. Serviced & set up in our own workshop. Complete with the original PRS hard case & tags. £1899
PRS Paul Reed Smith USA. CE 22 Tremolo. 2005. 25th anniversary. Royal Blue high gloss finish. Moon inlays. Very clean condition. It's been used but not abused. Serviced & set up in our own workshop. Complete with the original PRS hard case. £975
Rally Custom. Double cutaway LP style with fixed neck. Gloss black with gold hardware, fancy fingerboard inlays & pretty binding. 2 x humbuckers. High quality & like new condition. Complete with hard case. £299
Unbranded Stratocaster Copy. High quality body & neck. Sunburst. Distresed & very worn looking. Not the best 'Relic' finish we have seen but half close your eyes and it looks like a very old Strat from a distance. Plays & sounds fine. Fully prepared in our workshop. £99
If none of these second hand bargain electric guitars are of interest to you then please remember us if you purchase a second hand electric guitar from elswhere. We offer full workshop facilities for the repair, servicing & customization of all guitars. So if that bargain that you get elswhere needs a little work to make it into the guitar of your dreams we can sort it out. We also offer a check over service of any guitar you own or may have recently purchased, like a MOT for guitars. This is a free service!
SECOND HAND ACOUSTIC GUITARS
Gibson J45 Deluxe. 1974 or 1975. Tobacco sunburst. Original tuners. This is still a useable acoustic guitar for its 33 years. Fret job done in our workshop. Has had a minor repair to the top & it has dings & dents. End pin jack fitted but not in use now as internal contact transducer removed. Plays & sounds tip top. Worn-in finish but not tatty. Complete with a period hard case, it may be the original but I can't confirm this. £1199
Larrivee OM O9. 2002. Tip top condition, it's been used but not abused at all. Spruce top with rosewood back & sides. Ebony fingerboard. Ebony headstock. Natural maple binding. Set up with 11's with a low action. We can set this up for heavier strings for you. Sounds/plays fantastic for fingerpicking & works fine as a flat picker. Complete with original Larivee hard case. £1299
Line 6 VARIAX Acoustic 300 NYLON. Recent model in excellent condition. Serviced & set up in our workshop to play in a pro way. Fitted with Dadario EXP 'Extra Hard Tension' strings. Complete with origial manual, XPS power supply unit with mains adaptor, stereo TRS cable. Also included is a gig bag. We can supply a hard case for this guitar for an extra cost. £285
Moondog ''Howling'' Single-cone Electro/Acoustic Resonator. All maple (top, back & sides). 14 fret neck joint. 'Like new' condition. Serviced & set up in our workshop for 'crosss-over' slide playing. Can be further set for a higher action for slide-only style or lower if you want it a a fretted style. Complete with origial hard case. £149
Taylor Big Baby. Recent model. Good condition apart from some wear where they should have put a scratch plate. Fishman undersaddle transducer (passive) fitted to make this a useable electro/acoustic dreadnought. Sounds & plays great thanks to a full service in our own workshop. Priced with a new hard case. £299
If none of these second hand bargain acoustic guitars are of interest to you then please remember us if you purchase a second hand acoustic guitar from elswhere. We offer full workshop facilities for the repair, servicing & customization of all guitars. So if that bargain that you get elswhere needs a little work to make it into the guitar of your dreams we can sort it out. We also offer a check over service of any guitar you own or may have recently purchased, like a MOT for guitars. This is a free service!
SECOND HAND BASS GUITARS
Fender Precision. 1978 USA. Sunburst with a rosewood fingerboard. Good, unmolested condition with a nicely worn finish, but not battered. Looks dead cool, sounds great & plays superb for a 70's original. With modern USA Fender hard case. £1100
Gibson USA EBO. 1973/74. Artic White (a high quality refinish done ages ago) with some dings and dents since. Dead cool & sorted out to play great in our workshop. £699
Vintage. 5 string Music Man Stingray copy. Sunburst finish & in very good condition. Active electronics. Wilkinson hardware & pickup. Fully serviced & set up in our workshop with new 'Quality' Rotosound strings. A new hard case is not included in the price (Add £30 for a case that we sell for £60) £150
If none of these second hand guitars are of interest to you then please remember us if you purchase a second hand bass guitar from elswhere. We offer full workshop facilities for the repair, servicing & customization of all guitars. So if that bargain that you get elswhere needs a little work to make it into the guitar of your dreams we can sort it out. We also offer a check over service of any guitar you own or may have recently purchased, like a MOT for guitars. This is a free service!
SECOND HAND GUITAR AMPLIFICATION
Marshall JCM800 MODEL NUMBER 4210. 1X12, 50watt all valve guitar combo. 2 channels with reverb. It's been gigged & shows the obvious signs of use but it's not tatty. Everything works & it sounds fine. No cover, footswitch or manual. We have checked it out but not re valved it. A new set of valves can be fitted at extra cost if required. £275
Mesa Boogie Maverick. 2x12, 35watt all valve guitar combo. 2 channels with reverb. Complete with footswitch, cover, tags & manual. 2004. Very good condition. £799
Traynor YCV50. 2x12, 50watt all valve guitar combo. 2 channels with reverb. Footswitch included. Very good condition. Celestion loaded. £399
SECOND HAND GUITAR FX
ELECTRO HARMONIX 16 SECOND DIGITAL DELAY. A great deal of delay fun with looping features and a lot more! Like new condition with the wooden box, manual & mains adaptor. £85
All above in stock at start of business 17th November 2008
Awaiting preparation in our workshop
All of our second hand guitars are put through our own fully equiped workshop to make sure that every second-hand guitar we offer for sale is in tip top playing condition. This is a list of guitars awaiting preparation.
Gretsch White Falcon. Japanese double cut with trem.
Gretsch 6120 Nashville. Japanese single cut with trem.
Hofner Verithin with Bigsby. 1963 aprox.
Hofner Verithin Bass. 1963 aprox.
Hofner President Acoustic. 1961 aprox.
Hofner President Acoustic with electrics. 1963 aprox.
Hoyer Elite Acoustic. 1964 aprox.
Martin Acoustic bass 4 string (Alter X). 2003 aprox. with Fishman electronics & original case.
Fender USA STD Telecaster. 2001 aprox. Customised with a humbucker in the bridge.
Ovation USA Elite. 2004 aprox. Model number 1868. Black.
The worshop is very busy at the moment & customers guitars are in the line before our own second hand guitars. If you want to see any of these 'Awaiting Preparation' guitars in their unprepared state then give me a ring on 02920 461234 & I'll give you full details.
