Willies American Guitars

Black, alder body, rosewood fretboard with pearl dot inlays, nice and light at 8.7 pounds, newer 60’s reissue cloth wire pickup, original pots date to ’78 and neck dates to ’71. A great example, currently sounds fantastic with flat wound strings. A very cool lightweight vintage P-bass in basic black. Comes with the original hard case.

Natural, one of the finest guitars currently being made by Martin. All of the great 1937 Authentic features with a thinner lacquer finish and factory applied understated aging. a solid wide-grained Adirondack Spruce top with VTS Solid Mahogany neck back and sides, an Ebony fingerboard and bridge, 1 3/4” nut, Authentic 1937 neck profile, forward shifted scalloped top bracing, bone nut and saddle,...

Tweed, original 8” Alnico speaker. Has a changed power cord and hand le but the originals are included. These need no introduction as they are one of the most famous amps for recording. This one sounds fantastic. Turn the volume to 4 and capture the tone heard on Eric Clapton’s Bell Bottom Blues. Comes with a nifty home made card board cover.

Sunburst, just in used model that we special ordered with a baked Adirondack Spruce top a few years ago. The baked top is aged for tone and rigidity. The result is fantastic bold and articulate tone. The sunburst finish, flamed maple binding and the pearl really makes the rich grain pop. The high grade Indian rosewood back and sides make the guitar breathtaking to look at too. In good shape with...

High-quality wheeled road case, internal dimensions are 16.5”x17.5”x9”/420x445x229mm, so sized to fit a black or silver Fender Champ. All recessed hardware, nice butterfly latches, excellent casters, two of which are locking. Excellent condition and fully functional, made in Korea. No box required, we’ll just slap a label on it and ship!

Butterscotch blonde, these are among the last of Fender’s excellent golden era reissues, AKA a true reissue with vintage wiring and their Original Vintage pickups. We're told that this was an export model with a factory satin neck finish. The strap, instrument cable, and all other case candies are included. Nitrocellulose finish, 1-ply black pickguard, with a comfy 7.25” radius, and a U-shaped...

Butterscotch Blonde on ash body, nitro lacquer finish, added Bigsby tremolo, newer bridge. In great shape, just one nick on the edge of the body, otherwise quite clean, no fret wear, weighs in at 8.5 pounds which is pretty light considering the Bigsby. Comes with the original bridge and brass saddles in the original tweed hard case. $1699

Natural, original Tarback pickups and 1976 pots. The moment U2 broke out in 1976 the Edge had bought his ’76 Explorer while on vacation in NYC. David Evans aka The Edge has used his 1976 Explorer on every studio record and tour. His sonic textures are famous. His use of echo, drone notes and rhythms made millions of players sit up and take notice. This is all original except for a couple of...

Polished Pumpkin finish, with Fender style headstock. Solid spruce top, Grand Concert 000 size. Has a recent neck reset. 25.4” scale, 1 3/4” nut width on a big neck, bound “b” grade Brazilian Rosewood fretboard with original medium jumbo frets with almost no fret wear. The mustache bridge looks Brazilian too. Has four layers of binding. Solid mahogany neck and laminated mahogany back and sides....

Cherry, gloss nitro lacquer finish, near mint used model, cant’ find a scratch, plastic is still on the pickguard,, bound rosewood fretboard, rounded C neck profile, 1 11/16” nut width, no fret wear, chrome hardware looks great, nice and resonant unplugged, what’s not to like? Comes with the original Gibson strap and papers with the original hard case.

Cherry Sunburst with satin finish, cutaway body, sweet sounding small bodied Larrivee, 25.5” scale Sitka Spruce top, mahogany back and sides, bold rope top trim, maple bound ebony fingerboard with diamond inlays, 1 3/4” nut width, scalloped hybrid bracing, tortoise guard, open back tuners, sounds great, plays great, super comfortable and fun to play. Comes with a new hard case. $2999 $2099

Cherry, Venetian cutaway, unbound rosewood fretboard dual P-100 pickups, two volume and two tone controls, all original and in good shape, just a few nicks and scratches on the top and back, no breaks or repairs, very comfortable and excellent sounding semi-hollow, comes with the original hard case.

Cherry, with hang tags. Factory Cherry respray. Big neck era. We knew Ronny the owner who told us the story when brought in the guitar for servicing. He bought the guitar new in Iowa on May 7th 1962. The included sales invoice says it was $365. We did not begin seeing it until the early 2000’s. The story is that he sent it back to the factory, an eight hour drive from Iowa to have it...

Faded Cherry with aging toner, another amazing new semi hollow electric from Collings. This one with an optional solid mahogany top to go with the solid mahogany body. The solid woods on the I35 add harmonic complexity closer to an acoustic. Other features include: 24 7/8 scale, very comfortable 15” wide body, upgraded Throbak SLE-101 MXV humbuckers, bound rosewood fretboard with grained...

Sunburst, VG+, purchased from the widow of the original owner. The neck dates to Sept. ’66. This is a lacquer finish, three tone sunburst, still gold logo (they went to black in ’67), lollipop tuner buttons, Brazilian Rosewood fretboard with block inlays and binding. Lots of pre-CBS features here but of course, it’s not. Cool color, the alder body shows some grain and it’s rather light at 9.5...

Sunburst, sometimes describing condition is best left to the photos before you tout a guitars virtues. Sun faded top? Yes. Repaired cracks? Yes. We can’t fool you but all the cracks have been addressed. Are those capo marks on the back of the neck? No. We thought so but after you play it you realize the previous owner had a strong grip. Those are thumb marks and feel quite natural as you play up...

Two Tone Sunburst, EX-, Airline was a brand used by retail/mail order giant Montgomery Wards. Wards was based in Chicago. Harmony made guitars and amps for Montgomery Wards. This semi hollow (an idea borrowed from the Gretsch Duo Jet) has a beautiful, all lacquer two tone burst like a 50’s Strat. Note, the back and sides are also “sunbursted”. Has great sounding DeArmond made pickups, original...

Spectacular flamed maple “10” top in Dark Cherry Sunburst high-gloss nitrocellulose lacquer, nickel hardware, mahogany body and neck with “pattern thin” carve, ebony fingerboard with bird inlays, a pair of powerful but versatile PRS \m/ (Metal) humbucking pickups controlled by a master volume and tone control with a 5-way blade selector switch, and nickel Phase III non-locking tuners....

Natural with herringbone trim, another winner from Austin featuring a warm woody vintage like tone courtesy of the Sitka Spruce top on Indian rosewood back and sides. Also features: 25.5” scale, ebony fingerboard with abalone short diamond and square inlays, modified V neck profile, .855” at the 1st fret, 1 11/16” nut width, pre-war scalloped bracing, stained exotic ebony headstock veneer, nickel...

Black, a stunning new custom shop creation whose fantastic tone is matched only by its great looks. Let’s start with an Adirondack Spruce top on a Black finish with eye popping abalone pearl trim. The back and sides are East Indian rosewood. Your fingers will happily play over the black ebony fingerboard if you can stop staring at the style 45 abalone pearl snowflake inlays. The nut width is 1...

Natural, this was bought recently then traded on a high end Collings mandolin. As some of you know our Finn is famous for reclaimed woods and Juliette is beautiful with gorgeous spalted wood on the headstock, pickguard, fingerboard, bridge and tailpiece. The tone is rich, loud and complex. A wunderkind mando built by Finn. Meet Juliette #645 of Finn’s completely handmade instruments including...

Natural, Blonde, single string tree era. A light fantastic sounding Tele with the original bridge pickup. However, the pots are changed and has a rout for a humbucker under the bridge pickup and the neck pickup area is slightly routed for a Strat sized pickup. The maple neck is stripped of its plasticky finish and it is refrettted. You’re very welcome because it plays great. Comes with a hard...

Natural, 12 frets to the body, just back from the shop with a fresh neck reset, new nut and first three frets replaced. This is now good as new yet this 47 year old has the silky smooth tone and punch that only gentle playing over forty plus years can provide. Sitka Spruce top, mahogany back and sides, rosewood fingerboard and bridge. Nice wide 1 7/8” nut width. Fully serviced. Comes with a...

1x12” combo, black tolex on birch ply. A pair of EL84s running in class AB produces 15 watts, driven by an all-tube preamp with traditional 3-band EQ, a presence control, and a truly excellent master volume for a wide variety of very British-sounding tones through an outstanding Magnatone Custom 12” ceramic-magnet speaker. Additional useful features include a headphone jack, an internal speaker...

Boy these need no introduction. What do they sound like? You gotta be kidding. You've heard these almost all of your life. This is a '66-'67 era bass, could be late '66 but we'll say '67. Has raised logo, covered tuners with straight screws, short nickel tailpiece, covered heel cap with no etching. Has light checking but in really nice condition. Has strong pickups, clean switches so you can play...

Black, with P-90 pickups, still Chicago-made. Willie’s was one of the largest Hamer dealers in this era. These had a clever three-piece neck with the grain from the two outside pieces going in opposite directions providing extra strength. The wood selection was also superior. Frank Untermeyer, one of Hamer's partners, now oversees the global supply of wood for Martin (he’s still a badass). The...

Polaris White, EX++. The EDS-1275 was always a special order item as they still are today. Of course Jimmy Page made these famous playing “Stairway To Heaven” in Led Zeppelin’s touring days This Polaris White model is really clean and the consignor had it cleaned, restrung and set up just for you. Don’t you wish everyone did that? The strap button on the six string neck is changed but it is...

Sonic Blue on ash body, nice and light at 7.5 pounds, big Nocaster neck with U profile, maple fretboard with 9.5” radius and 6105 frets, dual Nocaster pickups, freshly set up and sounds awesome. Cool to see the classic Nocaster in a great custom color. This has changed bridge saddles and jack cup. The originals are in the case along with the bridge cover and COA in the original tweed hard case.

Stunning flamed maple “10” top in Cobalt Smokeburst nitrocellulose lacquer, mahogany body (great weight at just under 8 pounds overall) and one-piece mahogany neck, “pattern thin” carve, 25” scale, 1 & 11/16” nut, 10” radius, East Indian rosewood fingerboard with bird inlays, hybrid gold/nickel hardware including Phase III locking tuners and the fantastic Gen III tremolo. Electronics feature the...

Black, really great Vintage Select series ’53 Duo Jet. Complete with Bigsby and TV Jones T-Armond pickups and weighing only 7 pounds, chambered mahogany body, mahogany neck and bound rosewood fretboard with block inlays, super light considering it has a Bigsby/ In good shape but does show a few nicks and light scratches on the back. Comes with the original hard case.