Willies American Guitars

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. 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 Hamers partners now ovesees the global supply of wood for Martin guitar (he’s still a bad ass). The point? Hamer USA...

Sunburst, near mint with tags. Has the classic big ’64 C neck with long tenon and hide glue construction. A great 335 with light aluminum stopbar, no tube truss rod, vintage nickel ABR-1 bridge, and butyrate plastic knobs. Has great sounding Alnico III unpotted pickups, paper in oil caps. This guitar has nice hints of flame, hang tags, and COA in the original hard case.

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...

Cherry, a really nice example of the 335 dot neck reissue, all original and in excellent condition. Has some flame on the maple sides, time has aged the nickel hardware to perfection including the Grover tuners and pickup covers. Sounds great, very resonant unplugged, freshly set up and ready to play, comes with the original hard case.

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.

Surf Green on Alder body with upgraded double bound body, back in on trade, light aging, super light at 6.5 pounds, rosewood fretboard with “C” neck profile, 10” radius and 6105 frets, mint green pickguard. Sounds great with that warm and roundish Semi-hollow Tele tone. You won’t find a better feeling and playing neck. An awesome lightweight used Nash. Comes with the original deluxe Nash hard...

Sunburst, alder body with distinctive wood grain. All stock with a natural yellowing of the lacquer over the last 28 years. Considering its almost 30 years old it’s very clean and has no modifications. The pickups are well balanced with the bridge being 5.90K, the middle 5.88K and the neck at 5.84K. Made during the Bill Schultz era that is becoming a “thing” for buyers as Fender was less a...

Natural, 14-fret 00-size guitar, X-braced solid Sitka spruce top torrefied for maximum projection by Martin’s VTS technique, solid Indian Rosewood back and sides, 24.9″ scale length, 1 3/4″ nut width, slightly asymmetrical Vintage Deluxe neck profile, European Flamed Maple binding and herringbone purfling on top, Ebony fingerboard with abalone diamonds and square inlays, 1930s-style inlaid Martin...

Natural, what an incredible sounding Dreadnaught! Huge tone, as close as you can get to a pre-war D-28 but without the hefty price tag features include hide glue construction, Adirondack Spruce top with VTS tone system, Guatamalen Rosewood back and sides, forward shifted scalloped aged top bracing, authentic 1937 neck profile, ebony fingerboard with abalone 1937 diamond and square inlays, 1 3/4”...

First year of issue, factory White lacquer, some honest wear but overall reasonably clean, no breaks, and all-original with black hardware including bridge and tuner buttons, black neck pickup cover, and black pickguard. In production from 1986 to 2002, the 4003S/5 featured an unbound body and unbound fingerboard with dot inlays, and a high “C” string, and while the pickups are the same as the...

Lake Placid Blue on semi-hollow Thinline Alder body, just in on trade, Journeyman relic nitro lacquer finish, nice and light at 6.2 pounds, maple neck with ’63 Strat C neck profile, .830” at the 1st fret and 1.00” at the 12th. Dark Rosewood fretboard with clay dot inlays, 6150 frets, 9.5” radius, Custom Shop ‘67 Tele neck and bridge pickups, 50’s style bridge, a great looking and sounding...

Classic White, mahogany body, slim taper neck profile with rosewood fretboard and dot inlays, 70’s Tribute Humbucking pickups, two volume and one master tone control, in great shape, a smidge of hanger burn on the head stock, but otherwise quite clean, comes with in the original hard case.

Black, these are reliable, sturdy and well made. Has a 9.5” radius fretboard and medium jumbo frets for easy string bends. The original frets show no wear. The American Standard pickups with flat polepieces are original and have strong output. Also has original stainless steel saddles and Biflex truss rod. Comes with the original hard case.

Cherry, mahogany body, short 30.5” scale, unbound rosewood fretboard with dot inlays, nice rounded neck profile, two humbucking pickups, two volume and one master tone control, this has been played and shows playing scratches on back and some on front, but no breaks, nice and light at 7.9 pounds, comes with the original hard case.

Natural, EX-. An early ‘70s Fender classic that’s very light (6.5 pounds) and clean with no buckle wear or edge wear, save for a few scratches. The pots and switch have been changed but the originals are included in the case. Those pots date to the 9th week of 1973. The guitar has been professionally refretted (on this neck you are so very welcome) and because of these upgrades the guitar plays...

Head and cabinet sold as a set. Shop-checked, tubes biased, fresh preamp tubes (three), new tremolo module to make this sound great. The cabinet has 10” Oxfords from 1964, the head has new grille cloth. A fine 35-watt 2x6L6 Fender with a very light 2x10” cabinet. Ever played through a closed-back vintage Fender cab? Solid pine construction makes them amazing. The warmth and presence will astound...

Cherry Red on mahogany body, based on Tony Iommi’s legendary ’64 SG Special. Nice and light at 6.9 pounds, bound rosewood fretboard with dot inlays, medium jumbo frets, rounded neck profile, graph tech nut, adjustable wraparound bridge, Grover tuners, chrome covered P-90 pickups. Changed bridge and professionally-repaired heel crack. Otherwise in good shape but does have some a couple of nicks on...

Blackface, EX-. Re-grilled but with real vintage grille cloth. Matched quartet of 6L6GC power tubes, biased, and fully serviced with three new preamp tubes , new power cable, replaced power switch, all solder connections looked over and resoldered for reliability where necessary, tube sockets cleaned and tightened. About $200 invested so all you have to do is think about tone. Big fat smooth...

This guitar was modified by the previous owner who sent it to a luthier In Arizona replaced the Bartlett logo with a Gibson logo on the headstock. Willie’s has handled two Explorers in our day and had a chance to inspect a few belonging to friends. This is an amazingly accurate example. Has a single piece old growth Korina body, single line vintage Kluson tuners (not repros), original...

Sunburst, one of only 4 made that year. A jaw dropping work of art and tone. EX. Not every guitar description requires a post-graduate history lesson so forgive us but the Super 400 is the state of the art in guitar building of the era. Super 4’s were $400 when the acoustic version was introduced in 1935. Remember it’s in the middle of the Great Depression. The best selling J-35 flat top was...

Nocaster Blonde on semi-hollow Ash body, super lightweight, a twist on the classic Nocaster model in an aged nitro lacquer finish. Has the big ’51 Nocaster neck with a ’63 Strat C neck shape, 9.5” fretboard radius, medium vintage frets, brass saddles, the neck is .830” at the 1st fret and 1.00” at the 12th fret and weighs in at a feather-light 5.5 pounds. Mix all that with a lightweight 5.5 pound...

Black on alder body,, maple neck and fretboard with dot inlays, 1957 V neck profile, 7.25” radius, vintage tall frets, Pure Vintage ’57 Strat pickups, five-way selector switch, single ply white pickguard, very accurate reissue of the iconic ’57 Stratocaster in feel, tone and vibe. Comes with the COA, trem arm in the deluxe tweed hard case.

Natural, satin finish, with visual wear inspired by historic models found in Martin’s museum. Other features are the same as the classic D-28 including a Sitka Spruce top, East Indian rosewood back and sides, Dark Mahogany neck, ebony fingerboard with style 28 MOP dot inlays, 1 3/4” nut width, modified low oval neck profile, 2 5/32” string spacing,
Forward shifted non-scalloped top bracing. These...

Sunburst, Custom model aka Maverick. This is the first year of issue. An infamous model that needs to be in any serious Fender guitar collection. It’s a great sounding hum cancelling guitar. Made from leftover Electric 12 parts. As the Electric 12 was not selling this was a way to move necks and bodies as they had already tried a lot of custom colors. Yes, Fender Electric 12’s are the most...

Yellow Taxi, medium aging, maple board on maple neck, alder body. Top-notch Gotoh-made Floyd Rose double-locking tremolo, DiMarzio Air Norton in bridge and two DiMarzio single-coils in the neck and middle positions. Black hardware including the Floyd, looks great with the body color. Under 8 pounds, 1 & 5/8” nut, 25.5” scale length, 12” radius, fret wire is 6105. Plays great, looks wild, sounds...

Pink paisley finish, quite groovy. Medium aging on the lacquer, large maple neck, “C” profile, maple fingerboard. Fine-sounding Lollar pickups, good weight at a hair over 8 pounds, plays superbly and fantastic looks. Otherwise typical Nash specs such as 1 & 5/8” nut, 10” radius, 25.5” scale length, and 6105 fret wire. Includes original factory hard case, made in USA.

Vintage White, alder, lightly aged nitro lacquer. Maple neck, rosewood board with clay dot inlays, medium “C” profile. Good weight at 8.5 pounds, a great-sounding Lollar pickup. Plays very well, looks terrific, a great bass all-around. Comes in its factory gator-texture hard case, made in USA.