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Welcome to Empire Loans Summer 2009 Guitar Bazaar!
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 Gibson ES 330 (1959-1961) |
1959-1961 Gibson Es-330 $3,750
Too quick a glance and one could be forgiven for mistaking the Gibson Es-330 for an Es-335. The Es-330 sports a similar shape and tail piece but the similarities are primarily superficial. Unlike the Es-335, the Es-330 is a fully hollow thin line guitar with dog-eared p-90 pickups. The Es-330 was available in a single or double pickup configuration. The single pickup model was denoted by the letter “t” and had the strange attribute of having the pickup placed half way between the bridge and the neck. This guitar has a strong deep sound capable of mellow jazz tones through a clean amplifier or a biting aggressive tone through overdriven tubes. At various times, BB King, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bernard Sumner of New Order, and Elliot Smith have all played an Es-330. |
 Fender Mustang 1972 |
1972 Fender Mustang $1,350
Introduced in 1964 as a mid-price rang alternative to the student level Duo Sonic and the professional line of instruments. The Mustang was one of fenders more popular brands and sported a short 24″ scale length. Original the guitar had a slab body but this was quickly replaced by the more comfortable and elegant contoured body. The electronics include two covered single coil pickups with a single volume and tone knob. Two slider switches turn each pickup on or off with a third option which turns the pickup on with the phase inverted. This switching scheme was highly unusual at the time and gave the Mustang the ability to create a broad selection of tones. Famous Players include Frank Black, Eric Burdon, Graham Coxon of Blur, John Frusciate of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Kurt Cobain. |
 1985 Kramer Vanguard |
1985 Kramer Vanguard $600
Kramer designed the Vanguard in response to heavy-metal guru Randy Rhodes’ Jackson model. This is a left-handed version with original factory Floyd Rose tremolo with EMG pickups installed by original owner. This guitar was made during a period when the Kramer guitar company was at their peak, during the heday of 80’s metal. It features a maple neck and original case. The Vanguard was endoresed by music heavyweights Richie Sambora and Eddie Van Halen. |
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Gibson ES 330 (1959-1961) |
Too quick a glance and one could be forgiven for mistaking the Gibson Es-330 for an Es-335. The Es-330 sports a similar shape and tail piece but the similarities are primarily superficial. Unlike the Es-335, the Es-330 is a fully hollow thin line guitar with dog-eared p-90 pickups. The Es-330 was available in a single or double pickup configuration. The single pickup model was denoted by the letter “t” and had the strange attribute of having the pickup placed half way between the bridge and the neck. This guitar has a strong deep sound capable of mellow jazz tones through a clean amplifier or a biting aggressive tone through overdriven tubes. At various times, BB King, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bernard Sumner of New Order, and Elliot Smith have all played an Es-330. |
 National Reso-Lectric II |
National Reso-Lectric II ca. 1993 - $2,750.00National Reso-Lectric Model II; ca. 1993 - $2,750). According to Don Young of National Resophonic, there are only 78 of these guitars in circulation. Its special features include a Piezo pickup located inside the resonator cone, and a “lipstick” tube pickup in the neck position. The two controls are volume and pickup blend, allowing the Piezo’s brash, brittle, aggressive, trebly tone to blend with the relatively warm tone of the lipstick pickup. In the process, you lose no frequency when you roll off the tone knob. This model Resophonic effectively solves the problem of getting an amplified resophonic sound and tone without excessive feedback. By the way, both pickups are active.Two Resophonic masters that you can check out are the bluesmen Son House and Bukka White; for a more contemporary exponent of this sound, check out the late, great Chris Whitley. |
 Fender Mustang 1972 |
Introduced in 1964 as a mid-price rang alternative to the student level Duo Sonic and the professional line of instruments. The Mustang was one of fenders more popular brands and sported a short 24″ scale length. Original the guitar had a slab body but this was quickly replaced by the more comfortable and elegant contoured body. The electronics include two covered single coil pickups with a single volume and tone knob. Two slider switches turn each pickup on or off with a third option which turns the pickup on with the phase inverted. This switching scheme was highly unusual at the time and gave the Mustang the ability to create a broad selection of tones. Famous Players include Frank Black, Eric Burdon, Graham Coxon of Blur, John Frusciate of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Kurt Cobain. |
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