{"title":"Memorial Day","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"2018-414e-r","title":"2018 Taylor Guitars 414e-R","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis 414e-R is in beautiful shape with no cosmetic flaws to report and it shows virtually no signs of use. It comes with its original hardshell case. \n\n\n\nThe acoustic\/electric Grand Auditorium 414e-R responds well to an array of playing styles thanks to Taylor's iconic mid-size body shape and the rich musical palette of Indian rosewood paired with spruce. Expect a sweet blend of power, balance and tonal definition, so whether you like to strum, flatpick or play fingerstyle, the 414e-R won't let you down. Contemporary aesthetic details include white binding, Renaissance fretboard inlays, a three-ring rosette, and a full-gloss body. The guitar comes equipped with Taylor's Expression System 2 acoustic electronics and ships in a Taylor deluxe hardshell case.","brand":"Taylor Guitars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51187799621907,"sku":"WWTY1101188073","price":1673.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/wwty1101188073_lg1.jpg?v=1769079538"},{"product_id":"taylor-grand-pacific-builders-edition-517e-3","title":"Taylor Grand Pacific Builder's Edition 517e","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis gently-used Taylor is in dreamy condition as it shows hardly any signs of use with no cosmetic flaws to report. It has a full manufacturer's warranty, as it has never been registered, and it looks basically new. It comes with its original hardshell case, too!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Grand Pacific: A Modern Classic\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWildwoodians, we are proud to present the latest guitar to emerge from Taylor design maestro Andy Powers's workshop: the Grand Pacific dreadnought. Simply put, this new round-shouldered beast is one of the most inspiring new guitar designs to emerge in the last decade. Though many of Taylor's classic cornerstones inform its design, the Grand Pacific sounds and feels like nothing else in their entire line. It's revolutionary, it's bold, it's fresh, it's imaginative, and above all, it is sure to inspire you to reach new heights on your journeys across the fretboard. I (Trevor, the resident Wildwood Guitar Scribe) would like to cordially invite you to journey down the rabbit hole with me and learn a bit more about what makes the Grand Pacific so spectacular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCalifornia Dreamin'\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBefore we get into the specific delights the 517e has to offer, let's take a step back and talk about what the Grand Pacific body style is and what benefits it offers the player. I was lucky enough to learn straight from the source, because our friends at Taylor were kind enough to fly me out to San Diego to visit their factory in El Cajon and learn about the Grand Pacific from Andy Powers himself. Andy Powers is everything you'd hope him to be. He brims with warmth and intelligence, and he is a truly fearsome guitar picker. After setting the fretboard ablaze as he put a Grand Pacific through its paces, he shed some light on what inspired him to build the guitar in the first place. While Andy was doing a bunch of work on his new home, he found himself listening to a lot of classic acoustic music: bluegrass, country, and folk. Now, Andy was a renowned repairman before he started work at Taylor. Though he's too modest to name names, he personally worked on many historic guitars that made appearances on iconic records. As he listened to these albums, he reflected on the time he spent with these classic instruments. Oddly enough, many of them left him wanting something more when he sat down with them. They just didn't sound like the record! Why? The wheels in Andy's head started turning, and he started dreaming. How could he design an acoustic guitar that sounded like a record in the room? The seed that would grow into the Grand Pacific began to sprout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Birth of V-Class\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo tell the story of the Grand Pacific, we have to pick up the story of V-Class bracing. Though V-Class bracing made its commercial debut in Taylor's Grand Auditorium guitars, Andy Powers actually came up with the idea for the Grand Pacific. V-Class bracing is truly revolutionary, and it is one of the reasons for the Grand Pacific's greatness. You see, for years acoustic guitar builders had to compromise between volume and sustain. Flexibility equals volume, and stiffness equals sustain. Obviously, a piece of wood cannot be rigid and flexible at the same time, so builders had to go for one or the other. Andy Powers wanted to have his cake and eat it, too. After much tinkering, V-Class bracing was his elegant solution to the problem that has plagued luthiers for centuries. As the name implies, V-Class bracing features two long pieces of wood that make a \"V\" shape together. The bracing is quite thin and flexible near the rear bout, but it becomes thicker as you get closer to the soundhole. So, you get volume from the flexible parts of the bracing, and sustain from the rigid parts! Many areas of the guitar neck that typically sound weak (ninth fret on the G string, for instance) have just as much presence, resonance, and sustain as the low E. As a result, the Grand Pacific sounds supremely balanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIntonation Station\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eV-Class bracing also does wonders for the guitar's intonation. Are you ready to have your mind blown? When I was in El Cajon, Andy explained that an acoustic guitar's intonation is not necessarily just the sum of the typical adjustments like saddle height, nut slots, and neck angle (though they do play a part). The way that the \u003cem\u003eactual guitar itself\u003c\/em\u003e vibrates also has a lot to do with how in-tune it sounds. Andy told me to picture it like this: when you take close-up slow-motion footage of a guitar's top with a high-speed camera as someone plays it, you can see the top move vividly. On a traditional X-braced guitar, the top vibrates in a disorderly, disjointed manner. This can cause a guitar with the perfect saddle height and neck angle to sound out of tune when you play a big open chord. By contrast, guitars with V-Class bracing vibrate in a much more orderly manner. The graduated braces compel the energy from the player's attack to move from the thin outer part of the bracing to the thicker inner part in an efficient manner. If you were to take a high-speed shot of a V-Class top, you would see it rock back and forth evenly. Because of that V-Class magic, the Grand Pacific sounds so in-tune that it's scary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Metaphor for Monster Sound\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, how does V-Class bracing sound in the context of a classic dreadnought? Andy loves to talk in metaphors, and he shared one really crystallized my understanding of the Grand Pacific's tone. Imagine a six-lane highway with six cars traveling side-by-side in their respective lanes. That's how a Grand Auditorium with V-Class bracing sounds. You can hear each note ring out pure and clear with excellent separation. The Grand Pacific's is more like six boats traveling side by side. Though the boats don't crash into one another, their wakes interact behind them. When you strum all six strings on a Grand Pacific, the notes \"run together\" and blend in a way that is symmetrical and orderly but also warm and inviting. Andy kept calling it a \"seasoned\" sound, and that's an apt description. The notes bleed into one another and form beautiful vivid, colorful timbres.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePost-Production Magic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reason why most of the iconic guitars Andy repaired left him feeling disappointed is simple: a lot usually happens to acoustic tracks in post-production. Typically, a mixing engineer will use an EQ to roll off woofy low end and cut other \"problem frequencies\" that sound ugly. They'll then use a compressor to round off the attack, and a limiter to kill any remaining transients. So, that guitar that sounded gloriously rich in the room during the recording winds up sounded sculpted and well-mannered on the actual record. Thanks to its V-Class bracing, the Grand Pacific sounds like much of this post-production work is already done as you play it live in the room. Here's the best way to explain it, again courtesy of the illustrious Mr. Powers. Put an open palm in front of your mouth and say \"PUH PUH PUH PUH PUH\" repeatedly (don't do this in public or you will look foolish). Then say \"MM MM MM MM MM\" into your palm. Typical dreadnoughts make that \"PUH\" noise upon attack as woofy low-end escapes the soundhole. The Grand Pacific makes more of a \"MM\" sound. It may not rattle your rattle your ribs, but it does sound awfully nice-iconic, even. Therein lies both the rub and the magic with the Grand Pacific: though it has plenty of muscle and power, it doesn't necessarily sound like a wooden piano in the room. It sounds produced, and there's a big difference. For that reason, it's not going to replace your J-45 or your D-18. Big-sounding, boomy acoustics are a lot of fun, and we love them, too. The Grand Pacific just presents a whole new flavor of acoustic tone that is different but equally enticing. Playing one feels like stepping into a classic record that hasn't been made yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAdd it Up\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, what does it all add up to, sonically? The Grand Pacific sounds warm, seasoned, and inviting like a classic dreadnought as warm overtones swirl together and mix to form a truly spectacular collage of sound. But, V-Class bracing also gives it a spectacular combination of volume and sustain. Furthermore, V-Class bracing helps sculpt the Grand Pacific's frequency response to sound balanced and mannered. Not to mention, it helps give the Grand Pacific astoundingly accurate intonation. So, to sum things up: the Grand Pacific is a warm, vintage-style dreadnought with improved volume, sustain, balance, and intonation. I don't know about you, but I'll trade a little bass boom for all that any day of the week!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Delights of Adirondack Spruce\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere at Wildwood, we love Adirondack spruce the way the narrator of the Percy Sledge song \"When a Man Loves a Woman\" loves the titular woman: fervently, and with our whole heart. Adirondack spruce has a few inspiring signature sonic quirks, and we love the way it adds flavor when used for bracing. But first, a crash course in headroom: every acoustic guitar top has a point at which it can't get louder. When an acoustic guitar reaches this point, the guitar starts becoming more and more compressed as the player hits harder. The longer it takes for a guitar to reach this point of compression (I like to call it The Point of No Return), the higher its headroom. Furthermore, Adirondack spruce bracing tends to impart a woody, percussive quality to the guitar's attack. Subtle right-hand dynamics come through with exceptional fidelity and detail, but it's not a sterile sort of hi-fi sound. So, this guitar has a clear, organic, bold attack that asserts itself with incredible power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSmitten With the Builder's Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis particular model is a Builder's Edition 517e. As with all the other Builder's Editions, it has a host of luxurious appointments. A thin \"silent satin\" finish maximizes resonance while reducing incidental noise, while chamfered body edges, a ridgeless neck heel, and contoured fingerboard edges maximize the player's comfort. It also sports a compound-carved neck profile that makes for natural handfeel all the way up and down the fretboard. Factor in the round, warm tone produced by the mahogany back and sides, and you get an intoxicating sonic cocktail full of vintage flavors. We're proud to present such an amazing instrument, and we know the Grand Pacific Builder's Edition 517e will bring you a lifetime of joy and inspiration throughout all your acoustic adventures.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Used Acoustics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51200056983827,"sku":"1211151098","price":2278.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/1211151098_lg1.jpg?v=1745624545"},{"product_id":"wildwood-10-1955-telecaster-journeyman-relic-2","title":"2022 Wildwood 10 1955 Telecaster - Journeyman Relic","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Wildwood 10 Tele looks like a brand-new guitar. It shows virtually zero playwear and has no cosmetic imperfections to report. Basically, it looks perfect! It also comes with its original hardshell case, a certificate of authenticity, and all its case candy. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Perfect 10\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears ago, we approached our friends at the Fender Custom Shop with a proposal: would they build us guitars that combined the mojo of a true-to-vintage reissue with modern handfeel and comfy modern ergonomics? They were enthused about the idea, and the Wildwood 10 was born. Thanks to the Custom Shop's incredible craftsmanship and artistry, these guitars look gorgeous, sound killer, and play like butter. Each of these Custom Shop creations features a thin fifties-style nitrocellulose finish, which allows the voice of the resonant hand-selected tonewoods to shine through. They also have hand-wound Custom Shop pickups that are sure to inspire you to reach new heights on your sonic journey. Wildwood 10s feel great in your hands, too. Their modern 10\" radius is suitable for a wide variety of styles and techniques, and their 6105 narrow-tall frets allow you to expend less energy with your left hand, especially when bending strings. To top it all off, they come with a limited edition Dealer Select Wildwood 10 hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFabulous Fifty-Fives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1955, things were hopping at Fender, and the Telecaster was the hottest new electric guitar in all the land. Rock and roll, rockabilly, and country music were all taking off, and the Fender Telecaster was at the epicenter of it all. Our Wildwood 10 1955 Telecasters are an homage to the Telecasters that rolled off the line and into the hands of thousands of guitar players during the mid-1950s. They feature resonant ash bodies, period-correct neck shapes, hand-wound Custom Shop electronics, and maple necks. But they also feature our dealer-exclusive 10\" radius and narrow-tall 6105 frets for comfortable modern handfeel. So, you get the best of both worlds: all the fabulous fifties Fender tone you can handle AND modern playability. Please keep drooling to a minimum as you browse our many Wildwood 10 1955 Telecasters. We have lots of colors, neck profiles, and relic'd finishes, so we're sure you'll find something to make you salivate!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePickup Rundown\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWildwoodians, the Hand-Wound Wildwood 10 Twisted Tele pickups in this guitar are the winners of the most fearsome shootout since the OK Corral! When we were trying to figure out what type of special sauce to put in our Wildwood 10 Tele pickups, the Twisted Tele was an easy choice for a starting point. Standard Twisted Teles have high output for fiery Tele tone, a dash of Strat-y sparkle, and excellent articulation. That sounded like a good base to work from, so we asked our friends at the Custom Shop to send us some underwound versions with AlNiCo II magnets instead of the standard AlNiCo V, and we asked that Fender's resident pickup maestro, Josefina Campos, be the one to wind them. They sent us multiple guitars with different output levels, and the whole staff got together to put them through their paces and compare notes. After a delightful Tele-filled afternoon, we reached a rare unanimous consensus, and these pickups emerged bloodstained from the octagon as the winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow Do They Sound?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow did these pickups unite the notoriously opinionated Wildwood staff? Well, for starters, the lower output makes them wonderfully touch-sensitive and dynamic, allowing you to alter your tone significantly using just your hands. But, they also have plenty of power because of the nature of the Twisted Tele. They're also unbelievably articulate, so they have that iconic woody Tele twang and capture every percussive detail of your right-hand attack. The bobbin for the bridge pickup is also shorter and the neck taller, which warms up the bridge and livens up the neck. Speaking of lively, the Wildwood 10 Twisted Teles have a Strat-like sparkliness, and they're similarly vocal. As a result, the bridge pickup is punchy and has excellent presence with plenty of jangle, chime, and sparkle. But, it still sounds quite round with no ice-pick frequencies or harshness. The neck pickup is sweet, warm, and vocal, yet it also remains open, lively, and dynamic. Teles may be simple guitars, but the amazing thing about them is they always fit in no matter what you're doing musically. In that spirit, we believe the Hand-Wound Wildwood 10 Twisted Tele will allow you to cover just about any musical territory you want to adventure through, and its dynamic, iconic voice will inspire all sorts of musical joy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Used","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51203739320595,"sku":"R122732","price":3284.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/r122732_lg1.jpg?v=1745631045"},{"product_id":"2023-prs-guitars-mccarty-10-top","title":"2023 PRS Guitars McCarty - 10 Top","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSonic Evaluation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nMan, this is a monster McCarty! It has a vintage flavor reminiscent of the carved-top guitars of yesteryear, but with modern clarity and sparkle--a lovely combo! The attack has just the right amount of vintage sag before blooming into its full, powerful resonance. The lows are big but have a woody clarity, the trebles sing beautifully, and the midrange bites and punches like Mike Tyson. The neck pickup sounds fat but is clear enough for rhythm work, and the bridge pickup has a focused punch and sweet chiming overtones. If you're looking for a classic sound with a modern edge, check this marvelous McCarty out! \n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePaul and Ted's Excellent Adventure\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nIn the 1980s, Paul Reed Smith's obsession with golden-era vintage guitars led him to the U.S. Patent Office, where he combed the records for clues about what made those old guitars so inspiring. One name kept popping up over and over on these old patents: Ted McCarty. Paul did a bit more digging and found that Ted McCarty was Gibson's president from 1950 to 1966. During that time, he used his considerable engineering experience to help develop dozens of innovative designs that shaped the electric guitar into what it is today. Over the course of the McCarty era, Gibson went from selling 5,000 instruments a year to 100,000 a year.\n\n\n\nTed clearly knew a thing or two about building guitars and about running a guitar company. So, Paul decided to reach out to Ted and ask for an interview so he could pick his brain a little. Ted obliged him, and that interview blossomed into a decades-long friendship. They became such good buddies that Paul decided to honor Ted by designing a guitar using all of the tips and techniques he'd gleaned from their conversations. Naturally, he named the guitar after his friend. The PRS McCarty had arrived.\n\n\n\nEver since its birth in 1994, the McCarty model has inspired countless players with its blend of vintage tone and modern playability. It's also a fitting tribute to Ted McCarty and his friendship with Paul Reed Smith. Throughout the years, Paul's tireless drive to innovate has produced several delectable additions to the McCarty line: the McCarty 594, the McCarty SC 594, and the McCarty 594 Hollowbody II. After all, you can't rest on your laurels when you've named a guitar after one of the greatest six-string innovators ever to live! We believe that each model combines the best qualities of old and new in one art museum-worthy package.\n\n\n\nWildwood Guitars is proud to showcase the fruit of Paul and Ted's excellent adventure: the PRS McCarty. The McCarty's excellence is a testament to the powers of collaboration and friendship. It's proof that when two brilliant people who enjoy one another's company roll up their sleeves and get to work, magnificent things happen. We invite you to try out this fabulous instrument and see how it inspires you. Be forewarned: once you take one for a spin, you'll be hooked for a long, long time.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis pugnacious PRS looks nearly untouched except for some light buckle rash on the back, and it comes with its original hardshell case, too!","brand":"PRS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51212967149843,"sku":"WWPRS230356854","price":4556.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/wwprs230356854_lg1.jpg?v=1745649021"},{"product_id":"wildwood-exclusive-double-agent-w-53","title":"Wildwood-Exclusive Double Agent W","description":"\u003ch2\u003eA License to Kill\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nA new Reverend Double Agent--codenamed \"W\"--is here, and it is on a critical mission to deliver monster tone and superb playability to an undisclosed location behind enemy lines. Though Double Agent W may have a cryptic one-letter name, it provides a remarkably inviting playing experience thanks to a host of player-friendly appointments and a stellar combination of pickups. The resonant korina body provides a warm, balanced, harmonically lively basic tone, and the roasted maple neck provides a little bit of extra clarity and focus. \n\n\n\nWith an excellent basic tone established by the tonewoods, the HA5 humbucker in the bridge position and 9A5 P-90 in the neck position provide players with a thick dossier of classic tones. Reverend's world-famous bass contour knob really works its magic here, and it allows you to cop so many awesome sounds, it'd make James Bond weak in the knees! Fat, punchy humbucker tone? See the file for the bridge position. Warm, woody twang with upper-midrange quack and cutting trebles? Just make sure you're not being followed and flip to the neck position after rolling off the bass contour. Muscular, sculpted low-end with lots of high-end sparkle? Just make your way to the middle position! The list could go on and on, but we mustn't discuss it here--the walls have ears!\n\n\n\nFacetiousness aside, Reverend has provided lucky guitar players with yet another deceptively simple guitar that can cover an incredibly wide swathe of stylistic ground with only simple control! It also plays like a dream, too, thanks to its delightful medium oval neck profile and 0.110\" wide x 0.050\" high frets. A good spy is reliable, too, so Double Agent W comes equipped with high-quality components like a Pure Tone jack, boutique-quality capacitors and pots, and a treble bleed circuit. A six-bolt neck plate for better resonance and an angled neck heel for better ergonomics complete the package. \n\n\n\nWell, there you have it, Wildwoodians! Double Agent W is at your service. Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to plug in and melt faces until you reach rock and roll Valhalla. Good luck, and godspeed.","brand":"Reverend","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51212968821011,"sku":"59325","price":1049.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/59325_lg1.jpg?v=1745648965"},{"product_id":"2024-james-tyler-studio-elite-hd-p","title":"2024 James Tyler Studio Elite HD-P","description":"\u003ch2\u003eSonic Evaluation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nWhat a jaw-dropping guitar this James Tyler Studio Elite HD is! It has a lush, open sound that fills the room with its reverberant power (it's quite resonant acoustically, too!). The single-coils have warm, deep bass response, sparkling trebles, and a vocal quack in the upper mids. There's also a slight scoop in the low-mids that allows everything to stay nice and balanced and sit in a mix perfectly. The bridge humbucker has a focused snarl like a junkyard dog fixating on a steak, and its articulation and high-end sparkle will delight you. The in-between positions also nail that iconic vocal quack and chirp. If you're looking for a big, open-sounding Strat, this serial will get the job done with aplomb! \n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis James Tyler is in minty-fresh condition with virtually zero signs of use. It comes with its original hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity, too!","brand":"James Tyler","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51215226274067,"sku":"WWJT24296","price":5486.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/24296_lg1_25ec3f50-a00a-4bed-bdba-602cde30eea2.jpg?v=1745651085"},{"product_id":"2018-fender-american-vintage-thin-skin-1972-telecaster-custom","title":"2018 Fender American Vintage \"Thin Skin\" 1972 Telecaster Custom","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Tale of the Tele Custom\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThe 1970s were a confusing time for everyone, but 1972 was an especially perplexing year. While kids everywhere jostled one other in front of the TV set for a chance to play the first iteration of Pong, adults everywhere saw the tale of the Watergate scandal unfold on the evening news.\n\n\n\nThe musical world was in tumult, too, and the upheaval caught Fender off guard. Led Zeppelin had dethroned the Beatles as the biggest band on Earth, and David Bowie debuted a new stage persona modeled after Lou Reed and Iggy Pop that he called Ziggy Stardust. The sound of a humbucker-equipped guitar plugged into a Marshall amplifier was the de facto sound of rock and roll, and Fender was nervous that their single-coils wouldn't be able to keep up with the demands of rockers looking for meaty tones.\n\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003eStealing Seth\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\nSo, the geniuses at Fender worked out a plan: they'd entice legendary pickup-winding wizard Seth Lover to jump ship from Gibson to Fender and have him design a world-beating humbucking pickup. Then, they'd develop a Telecaster that bore a passing resemblance by Keith Richards's legendary blackguard named Micawber (a Tele routed for a humbucker in the neck position).\n\n\n\nThey executed their scheme to perfection, and the legend of the '72 Telecaster Custom was born. The pickups that Seth Lover designed for these terrifying Teles-which he dubbed Wide-Range Humbuckers-have such an incomparable tone that original examples sometimes fetch three, four, or even five hundred dollars on the open marketplace.\n\n\n\nAnd they deserve their price tag and their reputation, because they're a big part of the Tele Custom's magic. Wide-Range humbuckers sound unlike any other double-coil pickup on the planet. They have a remarkably snappy attack, whereas more traditional PAF-style 'buckers give the front end of your notes a rounder, more pillowy quality.\n\n\n\nAfter that unmistakably crisp attack, the Wide-Range humbucker sings with a voice that is warm and creamy yet clear and articulate, and it has an open, airy top-end. You can get a delightfully rich, full sound out of a Wide-Range, but they never sound muddy or flabby. Even in the neck position, you can strum away on open chords through an overdriven amp and hear every note ring out clearly.\n\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003eA Rock and Roll Duet\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\nThis thick-yet-crystalline tone works beautifully with the snappy, sizzling midrange bite of the traditional Tele bridge pickup, and these complementary voicings make this guitar quite versatile. You have all of your jangle, bite, and squawk in your bridge pickup, and a perfect thick rock tone in your neck position.\n\n\n\nSpeaking of pickup selection, Tele Custom's extra set of tone and volume controls allow you to dial in some extraordinarily cool tones in the middle position-one of the Wildwood Staff's favorite tricks is to roll back the tone all the way on the bridge pickup to get a scorching take on Clapton's \"Woman Tone.\"\n\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThinskin for the Win\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\nGiven the storied history of these six-strings, it was an enormous honor to work with Fender to help design a '72 Telecaster Custom for our line of Thin Skins. We believe that the modern Wide Range Humbucking pickup in the neck position captures the essence of the vintage originals with exceptional accuracy, to say nothing of the screaming tones produced by the hand-wound Twisted Tele in the bridge.\n\n\n\nOf course, the lightweight ash bodies come with a thin nitrocellulose finish, just like a Fender from the 1950s. This allows the bodies to \"breathe\" and resonate more freely, giving you fuller, more three-dimensional tone and longer sustain.\n\n\n\nDespite their vintage roots, these Teles are as modern as can be when it comes to feel. The '70s-style D-shaped neck has plenty of shoulder to dig into for big bends, and it is just as comfortable for those who employ a more traditional thumb-in-the-middle left-hand technique as it is for those who wrap their thumbs over the top of the fretboard a la Hendrix. It also sports a modern 9.5\" radius and 6105 frets, so modern players with a taste for vintage mojo will feel right at home.\n\n\n\nWe invite you to experience the magic of 1972 by playing one of these terrific Telecaster Customs. They prove that musical tumult can inspire innovation of the highest order, and we believe that their singular yet versatile voice will motivate you to stretch your practice sessions out for hours on end every time you pick one up. We cannot wait to see what glorious fretboard adventures they inspire you to embark upon.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis Thin Skin '72 Tele is in fantastic shape! It shows virtually no fretwear, so its ready to rock for a long time. It shows light signs of use (mostly just some marks on the top and back), and the only real cosmetic imperfections to note are one larger chip on the back edge that is missing color and some chipping at the fret ends. All in all, it's a lean, clean tone machine! To top it off, it comes with its original hardshell case.","brand":"Fender","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51224982782227,"sku":"WWFDV08452","price":2324.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/wwfdv08452_lg1.jpg?v=1749550226"},{"product_id":"2023-fender-custom-shop-wildwood-10-relic-ready-1957-stratocaster","title":"2023 Fender Custom Shop Wildwood 10 Relic-Ready 1957 Stratocaster","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eWildwoodians, thank you for making Relic-Ready Custom Shop Fenders such a massive success! Your support has allowed our friends at Fender to really break new ground and create something fresh, exciting, and bold. However, given that the concept of a \"Relic-Ready\" finish is relatively new to the world of guitars, we wanted to add some notes to clarify what you should expect from a Relic-Ready instrument. \u003c\/strong\u003e\n\n\n\nRelic-Ready finishes are much, much different than NOS finishes because they only have three or four layers of clear coat. Because the finish is so incredibly thin, Relic-Ready instruments begin the natural relic-ing process the moment they are fully assembled. Since these finishes are designed to wear quickly, sometimes Relic-Readies arrive at our shop having already begun their journey to vintage mojo. So, you can expect things like light dings, small spots where the finish has burned through, light scratching, and checking in the neck pocket. However, you can be assured that your instrument will NOT have any full-body checking from weather, deep scratches, or major dings\/blemishes. As always, if you'd like more information about the condition of each particular serial, please don't hesitate to reach out for an in-hand description.\n\n\n\nWith Relic-Readies, our idea was to allow the player to write their own story into the finish of each guitar. But, sometimes the process of getting the guitar to you adds a little foreword to the finish to help you get started. For more information about all things Relic-Ready, read on!\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eRelic-Ready to Rumble\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nOver the years, Wildwood Guitars has sold thousands of relic'd Fender guitars. The incredible response that we've gotten from our Wildwood Tens is proof that most of the guitar-playing world loves instruments that marry modern convenience with vintage look, feel, and sound. We've also learned that there are plenty of pickers out there that like the distressed vintage look, but feel a little strange about playing a guitar that they didn't relic themselves through everyday use. For these guitarists, each ding and scratch is a punctuation mark in the story of their instrument, and they want to be in charge of what happens in the tale of their axe.\n\n\n\nObviously, this is easier said than done. If you want to make an NOS finish look vintage through good 'ol fashioned playwear, you usually have to play it for so long that it actually becomes vintage in the process. You could put your guitar in a trash bag of burned leaves and relic it yourself like one of my coworkers, but your house will smell horrible the moment you bring it inside. Frankly, few people have enough resources, energy, or training to make it look as good as the Fender Custom Shop's builders can.\n\n\n\nSo, these players have been in a pickle until now. How do you make a new guitar look vintage without having to wait thirty years or resort to crazy schemes involving bags of burning leaves? Well, we at Wildwood Guitars are proud to introduce our answer: a new line of Wildwood Tens that we have dubbed \"relic-readies.\"\n\n\n\nThese Custom Shop creations are just like the heavy-relic guitars that have been a shop staple for years-same wood, same electronics, same hardware, and same outstanding build quality-except we snatch them away from Fender before they have a chance to actually do the relic job. The result is a guitar that accumulates wear-and-tear at an exponentially higher rate than normal. So, it'll look like a guitar that's been gigged for thirty years after just a couple birthdays. Finally, YOU can be the one to make your guitar look vintage!\n\n\n\nAfter playing and ogling the first batch of these guitars, we feel confident that this line is easily one of the coolest collaborations in the history of our friendship with Fender's Custom Shop! At Wildwood, we've been doing our best to tell our guitars' stories as faithfully as we can for thirty-four years. Now, we are excited to step aside and give the reins to our exceptional customers. What sort of interesting tales will you carve into these finishes? We can't wait to find out with you!\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Perfect 10\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nYears ago, we approached our friends at the Fender Custom Shop with a proposal: would they build us guitars that combined the mojo of a true-to-vintage reissue with modern handfeel and comfy modern ergonomics? They were enthused about the idea, and the Wildwood 10 was born. Thanks to the Custom Shop's incredible craftsmanship and artistry, these guitars look gorgeous, sound killer, and play like butter.\n\n\n\nEach of these Custom Shop creations features a thin fifties-style nitrocellulose finish, which allows the voice of the resonant hand-selected tonewoods to shine through. They also have hand-wound Custom Shop pickups that are sure to inspire you to reach new heights on your sonic journey. Wildwood 10s feel great in your hands, too. Their modern 10\" radius is suitable for a wide variety of styles and techniques, and their 6105 narrow-tall frets allow you to expend less energy with your left hand, especially when bending strings. To top it all off, they come with a limited edition Dealer Select Wildwood 10 hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFun Times in '57\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nNineteen fifty-seven was a banner year for the Fender Stratocaster. Though the Stratocaster became a runaway hit after hitmakers like Buddy Holly toted them on stage, Leo Fender's tireless commitment to excellence led him to introduce a number of improvements to the Stratocaster's design. In a quest to cater to players' demands, he introduced a soft V-shaped neck profile, and he started building some of the bodies out of alder. Our Wildwood 10 1957 Stratocasters pay homage to Leo Fender's relentless work ethic by replicating the glories of the original heavenly '57s. We have a wide variety of finishes with various types of relic-ing and lots of neck profiles, so we're sure you'll be able to find a '57 that speaks to you. We invite you to browse our selection and experience the myriad delights the Wildwood 10 1957 Stratocaster has to offer.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePickup Rundown\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nWe believe that the Wildwood 10 Strat pickups our friends at Fender wind for us are some of the finest single-coils in the world. Here's a quick rundown of what makes them tick. They're slightly underwound, which gives them exceptional dynamic response and touch sensitivity. You can really alter your sound based on how hard you're hitting, which makes for a wonderfully expressive playing experience. However, they are wound with thicker wire like Fender did in the sixties, which gives them a little more power and guts despite being underwound. As a result, their voice is similar to vintage Strat pickups we love with lots of bell-like chime and vocal response, but with a little extra warmth and muscle. \n\n\n\nAlthough they are not exactly the same as a real vintage example, we think they capture the magic sound of a great vintage Strat, giving you access to the iconic sound that shaped countless classic records. We have no doubt they will make your heartstrings resonate! \n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis Wildwood 10 is in minty-fresh, practically new condition with no cosmetic flaws to report. It comes with its original hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity, too!","brand":"Fender Custom Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51955366461715,"sku":"WWFDR119940","price":3905.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/wwfdr119940_lg1.jpg?v=1750655705"},{"product_id":"2023-gibson-murphy-lab-wildwood-spec-1959-les-paul-standard-light-aged-3","title":"2023 Gibson Murphy Lab Wildwood Spec 1959 Les Paul Standard - Light Aged","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Marvels of the Murphy Lab\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThere are 7.764 billion people on this beautiful ball of water and dirt that we call home, and hardly any of them know Gibson guitars better than Tom Murphy. Tom is a legend in the world of guitars, and instruments bearing his name have acquired a deservedly sterling reputation due to their outstanding tone, jaw-dropping looks, and stunning vintage accuracy. But, he wasn't always a rockstar of lutherie. In fact, he worked as a professional touring musician for many years, and during that time he became intimately acquainted with vintage guitars: how they sound, how they feel, and how they look. After deciding to stop touring, Tom got a job as a finish specialist at Gibson and eventually became a project manager in charge of the first reissues of the 1959 Les Paul standard.\n\n\n\nFor a while, Tom also gained valuable experience working as a luthier to the stars, and his client list included luminaries like Jimmy Page, Dickey Betts, Joe Perry, Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, and Gary Rossington (fun fact: he brought Peter Frampton's iconic Les Paul Custom back from the dead after it had been resting in pieces in the debris of a crashed cargo plane for three decades!).\n\n\n\nNow, things have come full circle, and our friends at Gibson have handed Tom the keys to a brand-new institution of sonic savagery within the Gibson Custom Shop: the Murphy Lab. Tom and his team of skilled craftspeople have one mission, and one mission only: to create the most ridiculously awesome recreations of vintage Gibson guitars that the world has ever seen.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eStep Into the Lab\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nMurphy Lab is aptly named because it is basically the musical equivalent of what happens when you give a mad scientist a laboratory fully-stocked with warp drives and flux capacitors. With a plethora of resources behind them, Tom and his team have been able to create guitars that are essentially carbon copies of vintage Gibsons. They look, feel, and sound so close to the originals that it's downright scary.\n\n\n\nHow do Tom and his team achieve such unparalleled vintage accuracy? Well, first off, Tom has discovered a brand-new formula for nitrocellulose lacquer to use on aged guitars that mimics the properties of 1950s and '60s finishes to a T. Thanks to this thinner finish, aged Murphy Lab guitars look like authentic vintage pieces. They don't just look the part--they are the real McCoy!\n\n\n\nOf course, the heart of the Murphy Lab is the aging process. Part of what made Tom a legend was his ability to replicate the natural wear and tear found on distressed vintage instruments by hand-aging brand-new instruments. With his practiced eye and skilled hands, Tom artfully mimicked the finish and feel of old guitars, and he has imparted his skills to the talented team at the Murphy Lab.\n\n\n\nThough Tom may not age each and every guitar himself, he has done a bang-up job of teaching his team the Way of Murphy, and they do a marvelous job of replicating his masterful work. As a result, each guitar looks like it came out of a time machine and feels like your favorite worn-in pair of blue jeans.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Divine Fifty-Nine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis particular magical Murphy is a reissue of the 1959 Les Paul Standard, one of the most iconic guitars in musical history. In the hands of a plethora of players, the '59 Les Paul provided the sonic backbone for dozens and dozens of classic records. It's easy to see why it's so widely sought-after, too. In 1959, Gibson started using stunning flamed maple for the tops and set the gold standard for style in the world of guitars. They also slimmed the neck down some to create more of a medium C profile, and many players fell in love with its feel because it sat squarely in the Goldilocks Zone: not too fat and not too slim. All of these features are present on this gorgeous Murphy Lab '59 Les Paul, and we have no doubt it will inspire you to make a joyous racket for a long, long time.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWildwood Spec-Tacular\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nBecause our friends at Gibson are the coolest people ever, they were kind enough to allow us to have exclusive Wildwood Spec Murphy Lab guitars. Basically, these guitars receive a little bit of extra fairy dust in the build process that makes them a bit more magical. All tops are hand-picked for exceptional beauty, and they are so beautiful that the cases should probably come with a built-in drool shield!\n\n\n\nBut, they're not just pretty faces: they're also absolute sonic titans thanks to their pickups. Each one of these guitars comes equipped with Wildwood Spec Custombuckers, and they (to use a very scientific term) totally rule. They are brimming with vintage flavor, and they capture the sound of an old PAF beautifully. The fine folks who make Gibson's pickups also added a little bit of extra secret sauce that improves their articulation, dynamism, and clarity, too. As a result, these pickups translate the subtleties and nuances of your playing so well that the guitar almost feels like an extension of your hands.\n\n\n\nWe have no doubt that these Wildwood Spec Murphy Lab guitars will bring you a lifetime of musical delight. They look gorgeous, they sound titanic, and they feel like an old friend you've never met. We hope you love them as much as we do, and we hope they inspire you to make lots of joyous racket for a long time.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis Murphy Lab-made monster is in amazing shape! It shows extremely light signs of normal use, and it has no cosmetic flaws to report. It comes with its original hardshell case, too!","brand":"Gibson Custom Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52407296917779,"sku":"WWGB93374**","price":6788.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/wwgb93374_lg1.jpg?v=1758710601"},{"product_id":"wwgb951724npre-owned-gibson-custom-shopn2025-wildwood-spec-1959-les-paul-standardnsouthern-fade-vosnhardshell-case-wwgb951724","title":"2025 Gibson Custom Shop Wildwood Spec 1959 Les Paul Standard - VOS","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis Wildwood Spec LP is in minty-fresh condition; practically brand new, in fact! It has no cosmetic flaws and it shows barely any signs of use. It comes with its original hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity, too! \n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePure Vintage Magic\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nNo one would bat an eye if you called the 1959 Les Paul the most legendary vintage guitar of all time. It's certainly rare enough for one to stake such a claim, since less than 650 were ever made (roughly eight percent of Gibson's total production that year!). More importantly, they were some of the best-sounding electric guitars ever to grace this ball of dirt and water we call home.\n\n\n\nThough they weren't big sellers at the time (so much so that the model was discontinued briefly in favor of the SG in 1961), 1959 Les Pauls quickly achieved holy grail status among players in the know. Guitarists like Peter Green, Jimmy Page, Ed King, and Paul Kossoff all fell in love with the 1959 Les Paul Standard's just-right medium C neck profile and its muscular, rich tone. Since so many important players adored their '59s, its signature tone formed the sonic backbone of dozens of canonical rock records.\n\n\n\nAs a result, the 1959 Les Paul has achieved lofty status in guitar culture (rightfully so!), and its value reflects it. Beat-up examples can sell for six figures, and guitars owned by legends can go for ten times that. Yep, that's right: Peter Green's '59 sold for a cool million to Kirk Hammett of Metallica.\n\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003eCapturing the Vibe\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\nWhenever we do a run of Wildwood Spec Les Pauls, our primary goal is to capture vintage magic in a brand-new instrument. For these guitars, Gibson pulled out all the stops and went deeper down the rabbit hole of guitar nerdery than ever before. Before we get into the obsessive details (I swear, you've never heard anyone geek out about plastics as much as we did when these guitars arrived), let's talk about some of the design choices that make these '59s so Wildwood Spec-tacular.\n\n\n\nAll great guitars start with great woods, so our resident Gibson expert visited the Custom Shop to hand-pick each and every top and fretboard. As a result, these luscious Lesters are sure to induce uncontrollable drooling every time they come out of the case. Of course, such high-quality woods also produce exceptional resonance and sustain.\n\n\n\nSpeaking of sustain: our friends at the Custom Shop then used hide glue to attach each piece of wood together. Here at Wildwood, we love hide glue the way Pete Townshend loves windmilling. It's a protein-based adhesive that promotes the greatest possible energy transfer between two pieces of wood. This results in maximum resonance and sustain, but it isn't easy. Hide glue is incredibly difficult to work with, and it requires a master's touch (as well as a tremendous amount of patience and elbow grease). The Custom Shop luthiers were up to the task, though, and their incredible skill made these guitars true sonic heavyweights.\n\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003eBoss 'Buckers\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\nWe also requested that Gibson use Wildwood Spec pickups in these beasts, and we couldn't be happier with the results. They have such incredible vintage vibe that you'd think you took a time machine back to London circa 1966 when you plug one in. They have all of the qualities we covet in old-school PAFs: warm, clear low-end, upper-midrange snarl, low-mid growl, and sweet, singing highs. The bridge pickup is as punchy, muscular, and articulate as an undefeated prizefighter with a master's degree in communication. Flipping over to the neck pickup makes you feel like you dove into a vat of melted artisan milk chocolate. It's warm, inviting, vocal, creamy, and righteously smooth.\n\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Neck of Your Dreams\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\nWhile I could probably write an entire book about how glorious these '59s sound, it's also worth noting that they play like a dream, too. If you're a fan of the medium-chunky rounded '59 neck profile, you will be blown away by these guitars. Gibson took great pains to ensure these guitars felt authentic, and as a result, their '59s have the same sort of spectacular playability that drew players like Jimmy Page to them in the first place.\n\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003eObsessive Attention to Detail\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\nIn our never-ending quest for total vintage accuracy, we asked the Custom Shop to put aged plastics on our VOS Wildwood Spec '59s. They obliged, and the resulting hardware looked perfect. It may seem like a small detail, but it really does make you feel like Gibson pulled these guitars from a time capsule.\n\n\n\n\u003ch3\u003eThe Legend Lives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\nWe believe that these Wildwood Spec Les Paul Standards capture the magic of 1959 with exceptional accuracy (not to mention, you won't have to mortgage a mansion to get one!). We're proud to showcase them for our exceptional customers, and we know they will inspire any Gibson aficionado to reach new heights on their fretboard adventures.","brand":"Gibson Custom Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52573466460435,"sku":"WWGB951724","price":5858.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/951724_lg1_d0129e8a-ac1c-4fb6-90bc-d726236b5de1.jpg?v=1763017050"},{"product_id":"limited-g6129tg-59vs-vintage-select-1959-sparkle-jet-fenjt25072204","title":"Limited G6129TG-59VS Vintage Select 1959 Sparkle Jet","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCondition of Instrument\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Gretsch is in excellent condition with no cosmetic issues to report. It's a great opportunity to add a limited edition Gretsch that sounds fantastic to your collection!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the pivotal and prolific years of Gretsch's 1950s and early '60s golden age, Vintage Select Edition guitars are designed for players who appreciate the finest in musical instrument heritage The Limited Edition G6129T-59VS Red Sparkle Jet pays sparkling homage to that great legacy. The Sparkle Jet is a glitzed-up and time-honored version of the Gretsch Duo Jet model, with signature power and punch coming from its chambered mahogany construction, which magnifies harmonic richness by letting air resonate between the top and body for livelier and more articulate tone. Filter'Tron pickups first appeared on the Jet in 1959, and the dual TV Jones Ray Butts Ful-Fidelity pickups on this glittering Limited Edition beauty reproduce that vintage Filter'Tron sound with unprecedented accuracy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gretsch","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52573473177875,"sku":"JT25072204","price":2492.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/jt25072204_lg1.jpg?v=1763103208"},{"product_id":"2020-fender-custom-shop-wildwood-10-1957-stratocaster-heavy-relic","title":"2020 Fender Custom Shop Wildwood 10 1957 Stratocaster - Heavy Relic","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nThis Wildwood 10 '57 Strat is in minty-fresh condition! The frets show virtually no wear, and the finish looks nearly brand-new. It comes with its original hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity, too! \n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Perfect 10\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nYears ago, we approached our friends at the Fender Custom Shop with a proposal: would they build us guitars that combined the mojo of a true-to-vintage reissue with modern handfeel and comfy modern ergonomics? They were enthused about the idea, and the Wildwood 10 was born. Thanks to the Custom Shop's incredible craftsmanship and artistry, these guitars look gorgeous, sound killer, and play like butter.\n\n\n\nEach of these Custom Shop creations features a thin fifties-style nitrocellulose finish, which allows the voice of the resonant hand-selected tonewoods to shine through. They also have hand-wound Custom Shop pickups that are sure to inspire you to reach new heights on your sonic journey. Wildwood 10s feel great in your hands, too. Their modern 10\" radius is suitable for a wide variety of styles and techniques, and their 6105 narrow-tall frets allow you to expend less energy with your left hand, especially when bending strings. To top it all off, they come with a limited edition Dealer Select Wildwood 10 hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFun Times in '57\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nNineteen fifty-seven was a banner year for the Fender Stratocaster. Though the Stratocaster became a runaway hit after hitmakers like Buddy Holly toted them on stage, Leo Fender's tireless commitment to excellence led him to introduce a number of improvements to the Stratocaster's design. In a quest to cater to players' demands, he introduced a soft V-shaped neck profile, and he started building some of the bodies out of alder. Our Wildwood 10 1957 Stratocasters pay homage to Leo Fender's relentless work ethic by replicating the glories of the original heavenly '57s. We have a wide variety of finishes with various types of relic-ing and lots of neck profiles, so we're sure you'll be able to find a '57 that speaks to you. We invite you to browse our selection and experience the myriad delights the Wildwood 10 1957 Stratocaster has to offer.\n\n\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePickup Rundown\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\nWe believe that the Wildwood 10 Strat pickups our friends at Fender wind for us are some of the finest single-coils in the world. Here's a quick rundown of what makes them tick. They're slightly underwound, which gives them exceptional dynamic response and touch sensitivity. You can really alter your sound based on how hard you're hitting, which makes for a wonderfully expressive playing experience. However, they are wound with thicker wire like Fender did in the sixties, which gives them a little more power and guts despite being underwound. As a result, their voice is similar to vintage Strat pickups we love with lots of bell-like chime and vocal response, but with a little extra warmth and muscle. \n\n\n\nAlthough they are not exactly the same as a real vintage example, we think they capture the magic sound of a great vintage Strat, giving you access to the iconic sound that shaped countless classic records. We have no doubt they will make your heartstrings resonate!","brand":"Fender Custom Shop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52890454753555,"sku":"WWFDR107753","price":3719.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/wwfdr107753_lg1.jpg?v=1767873957"},{"product_id":"wwfdr138418-2023-fender-custom-shop-dealer-select-wildwood-10-61-strat","title":"2023 Dealer Select Wildwood 10 '61 Stratocaster - Heavy Relic","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Wildwood 10 '61 Strat is in minty-fresh condition! It shows barely any signs of use, and it has no cosmetic flaws to report. It comes with its original hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity, too! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Perfect 10\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears ago, we approached our friends at the Fender Custom Shop with a proposal: would they build us guitars that combined the mojo of a true-to-vintage reissue with modern handfeel and comfy modern ergonomics? They were enthused about the idea, and the Wildwood 10 was born. Thanks to the Custom Shop's incredible craftsmanship and artistry, these guitars look gorgeous, sound killer, and play like butter. Each of these Custom Shop creations features a thin fifties-style nitrocellulose finish, which allows the voice of the resonant hand-selected tonewoods to shine through. They also have hand-wound Custom Shop pickups that are sure to inspire you to reach new heights on your sonic journey. Wildwood 10s feel great in your hands, too. Their modern 10\" radius is suitable for a wide variety of styles and techniques, and their 6105 narrow-tall frets allow you to expend less energy with your left hand, especially when bending strings. To top it all off, they come with a limited edition Dealer Select Wildwood 10 hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSupremely Fun Sixty-Ones\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy 1961, the Stratocaster was fast on its way to becoming a cultural mainstay after Strat-slingers like Hank Marvin took the airwaves by storm. The sixties were also an exciting time for Stratocaster design, as Leo and company outfitted them with rosewood fretboards for the first time. The rosewood produced a sweet attack that spoke to everyone from Hendrix to SRV! Our Wildwood 10 1961 Stratocasters pay tribute to the great Strat boom of the sixties, and we think they embody the sweet sounds of that era to a T. We have a wide variety of colors, relic'd finishes, and neck profiles on tap, so we invite you to browse away and find a Strat that plucks your heartstrings. Once you do, we're sure you'll fall under the spell of the Wildwood 1961 Stratocaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePickup Rundown\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe believe that the Wildwood 10 Strat pickups our friends at Fender wind for us are some of the finest single-coils in the world. Here's a quick rundown of what makes them tick. They're slightly underwound, which gives them exceptional dynamic response and touch sensitivity. You can really alter your sound based on how hard you're hitting, which makes for a wonderfully expressive playing experience. However, they are wound with thicker wire like Fender did in the sixties, which gives them a little more power and guts despite being underwound. As a result, their voice is similar to vintage Strat pickups we love with lots of bell-like chime and vocal response, but with a little extra warmth and muscle. Although they are not exactly the same as a real vintage example, we think they capture the magic sound of a great vintage Strat, giving you access to the iconic sound that shaped countless classic records. 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After deciding to stop touring, Tom got a job as a finish specialist at Gibson and eventually became a project manager in charge of the first reissues of the 1959 Les Paul standard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a while, Tom also gained valuable experience working as a luthier to the stars, and his client list included luminaries like Jimmy Page, Dickey Betts, Joe Perry, Billy Gibbons, Eric Clapton, Peter Frampton, and Gary Rossington.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNow, things have come full circle, and our friends at Gibson have handed Tom the keys to a brand-new institution of sonic savagery within the Gibson Custom Shop: the Murphy Lab. Tom and his team of skilled craftspeople have one mission, and one mission only: to create the most ridiculously awesome recreations of vintage Gibson guitars that the world has ever seen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eStep Into the Lab\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMurphy Lab is aptly named because it is basically the musical equivalent of what happens when you give a mad scientist a laboratory fully stocked with warp drives and flux capacitors. With a plethora of resources behind them, Tom and his team have been able to create guitars that are essentially carbon copies of vintage Gibsons. They look, feel, and sound so close to the originals that it's downright scary.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow do Tom and his team achieve such unparalleled vintage accuracy? Well, first off, Tom has discovered a brand-new formula for nitrocellulose lacquer to use on aged guitars that mimics the properties of 1950s and ‘60s finishes to a T. 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Basically, these guitars receive a little bit of extra fairy dust in the build process that makes them a bit more magical. All tops are hand-picked for exceptional beauty, and they are so beautiful that the cases should probably come with a built-in drool shield!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut, they're not just pretty faces: they're also absolute sonic titans thanks to their pickups. Each one of these guitars comes equipped with Wildwood Spec Custombuckers, and they (to use a very scientific term) totally rule. They are brimming with vintage flavor, and they capture the sound of an old PAF beautifully. The fine folks who make Gibson's pickups also added a little bit of extra secret sauce that improves their articulation, dynamism, and clarity, too. As a result, these pickups translate the subtleties and nuances of your playing so well that the guitar almost feels like an extension of your hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe have no doubt that these Wildwood Spec Murphy Lab guitars will bring you a lifetime of musical delight. They look gorgeous, they sound titanic, and they feel like an old friend you've never met. We hope you love them as much as we do, and we hope they inspire you to make lots of joyous racket for a long time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Used","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53945787810067,"sku":"WWGB82561","price":5114.07,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/5824\/5651\/files\/wwgb82561_lg1.jpg?v=1773525045"},{"product_id":"wwrk2029733-2020-660-12","title":"2020 660\/12","description":"\u003ch2\u003eCondition Report\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Ricky 660\/12 is in fantastic shape, and it sounds fabulous! 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Also, a previous owner installed a strap button on the neck heel--bonus! It comes with its original hardshell case, too. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eA Thoroughbred With a Workhorse's Spirit\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWildwoodians, we are pleased to showcase the Modern Collection J-45 Standard, an acoustic thoroughbred with a workhorse's spirit. Though they borrow the looks of the J-45s of yore, the J-45 Standard sports a modern neck profile for players that desire fast feel. These guitars capture all of the J-45's most appealing characteristics--versatility, dynamic response, and elegant good looks--in a modern package.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey pair a solid Sitka spruce with solid mahogany back and sides, and together those two premium tonewoods produce a beautifully balanced midrange-forward sound that works wonderfully in a wide variety of musical contexts. 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So, the K22ce is a guitar that will grow with you and sound better and better as you practice and grow as player!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eI've Got to Admit it's Getting Better\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd that really is the heart of the K22ce’s appeal. It's a beautiful guitar of heirloom quality, it's ridiculously comfortable to play, and when you pass it down to your children or grandchildren it will sound even better than it did the day it came out of the box. We're proud to showcase such a spectacular instrument for our exceptional customers, and we know the K22ce will inspire you endlessly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGrand Concert Greatness\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTaylor's Grand Concert body shape offers a host of strengths to both fingerstyle players and strummers. Guitars with this shape produce punchy midrange response, well-defined low-end, and plenty of that classic Taylor sparkle and chime. Their articulation is incredible, and their woody attack captures every detail and nuance of your right-hand dynamics. When you dig into them, more and more overtones pop out of the top as the sound becomes more piano-like and full, like a box full of lush resonance. This is because the Grand Concert's smaller body has less headroom, which makes it easier to get the top moving and get some natural-sounding compression.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA V-Classic\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eI would be remiss if I did not mention how the K22ce utilizes Taylor's new V-Class bracing. It's an elegant solution to a problem that has plagued luthiers for decades. For years, acoustic guitar builders had to compromise between volume and sustain. Flexibility equals volume, and stiffness equals sustain. 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When you hear one played live in the room, you'd swear a mix engineer had already done a bunch of post-production work on it. And, it gives the guitar piano-like note separation and crystalline clarity even when you play fancy jazz chords!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eIntonation Station\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eV-Class bracing also does wonders for the guitar's intonation. Are you ready to have your mind blown? When I visited the Taylor headquarters El Cajon, Andy Powers explained that an acoustic guitar's intonation is not necessarily just the sum of the typical adjustments like saddle height, nut slots, and neck angle (though they do a play a part). The way that the \u003cem\u003eactual guitar itself\u003c\/em\u003e vibrates also has a lot to do with how in-tune it sounds.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAndy told me to picture it like this: when you take close-up slow-motion footage of a guitar's top with a high-speed camera as someone plays it, you can see the top move vividly. 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Their modern 10” radius is suitable for a wide variety of styles and techniques, and their 6105 narrow-tall frets allow you to expend less energy with your left hand, especially when bending strings. To top it all off, they come with a limited edition Dealer Select Wildwood 10 hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFun Times in '57\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNineteen fifty-seven was a banner year for the Fender Stratocaster. Though the Stratocaster became a runaway hit after hitmakers like Buddy Holly toted them on stage, Leo Fender’s tireless commitment to excellence led him to introduce a number of improvements to the Stratocaster’s design. In a quest to cater to players' demands, he introduced a soft V-shaped neck profile, and he started building some of the bodies out of alder. Our Wildwood 10 1957 Stratocasters pay homage to Leo Fender’s relentless work ethic by replicating the glories of the original heavenly ’57s. We have a wide variety of finishes with various types of relic-ing and lots of neck profiles, so we’re sure you’ll be able to find a ’57 that speaks to you. We invite you to browse our selection and experience the myriad delights the Wildwood 10 1957 Stratocaster has to offer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePickup Rundown\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe believe that the Wildwood 10 Strat pickups our friends at Fender wind for us are some of the finest single-coils in the world. Here's a quick rundown of what makes them tick. They're slightly underwound, which gives them exceptional dynamic response and touch sensitivity. You can really alter your sound based on how hard you're hitting, which makes for a wonderfully expressive playing experience. However, they are wound with thicker wire like Fender did in the sixties, which gives them a little more power and guts despite being underwound. 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Model Ts share only four wheels and a steering wheel in common with modern Fords, and modern planes look like alien technology compared to the Wright Brothers’ original contraption (and anyway, you can’t play the blues on a fighter jet, so who cares, anyway?).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy contrast, the modern Telecaster is almost exactly the same as the first prototype Leo Fender ever built in 1950. More impressively, this guitar—which was originally built to cater to the tastes of Western swing guitarists before rock and roll was even a twinkle in Chuck Berry’s eye—found devotees in every musical genre under the sun. What’s the secret behind the wide-ranging, lasting appeal of the original design? Well, frankly, the answer is simple: the Telecaster is a perfect instrument, and you can’t improve on perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, hindsight is always 20\/20, and the Telecaster wasn’t even close to a sure thing when it debuted. In fact, when Fred Gretsch first laid eyes on the Tele he said “that thing will never sell.” When it was unveiled, players scoffed and called it a “boat paddle” and a “snow shovel.” We can forgive these pessimistic pickers for their skepticism; after all, in 1950, solid-body guitars were considered a novelty. Sure, Les Paul had his Log, and Merle Travis had his Bigsby solid-body, but there had never been a production-model solid-body guitar before. Hollow- and semi-hollowbodies ruled the guitar world, and it seemed ridiculous to imagine anything supplanting them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, history would vindicate Leo. In the eight or so decades since the Telecaster’s invention, it has been responsible for some of the most magical musical moments of all time. The solo on “Stairway to Heaven,” the crashing chords that open The Clash’s “Should I Stay or Should I Go,” and the sweet fingerpicking on Jeff Buckley’s transcendent version of “Hallelujah” all sprang from the fretboard of a Fender Telecaster. Everyone from heady punk rockers like D Boon to avant-jazz cats like Bill Frisell to soul sidemen like Steve Cropper to otherworldly virtuosos like Danny Gatton all adopted the Telecaster as their instrument of choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo, what is the source of the Telecaster’s universal appeal across genres and its incredible staying power? What makes it so perfect? Two words: elegant simplicity. The Telecaster is an incredibly simple guitar. It’s a plank of wood with a bolt-on neck, two pickups, two knobs, one switch, a bridge, and six tuners. It’s a completely unpretentious workhorse that cuts a striking figure with its iconic rounded cutaway, clean lines, and curvy shape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYet despite its simplicity, it’s one of the most versatile guitars on the planet. You can’t cop a million sounds on a Telecaster, but the ones you can dial in work in just about any musical context. The bridge pickup usually has punchy midrange, cutting highs, and thumping bass, while the neck pickup has broader midrange response, smoother highs, and woodier, warmer bass response. The middle position is a balanced, full-sounding blend of the two. So, Telecaster players have an ideal bright, aggressive sound, a delightfully warm, mellow sound, and a pleasant middle ground between the two at their disposal at all times! When you get down to brass tacks, that’s all you really need as a guitar player. With one three-way selector switch, you can get the right tones for just about any live gig or recording session, and look good doing it!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe’re proud to showcase our selection of Telecasters for our exceptional customers, and we invite you to gaze at the cornucopia of beautiful guitars on this page. 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It comes with its original hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Perfect 10\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYears ago, we approached our friends at the Fender Custom Shop with a proposal: would they build us guitars that combined the mojo of a true-to-vintage reissue with modern handfeel and comfy modern ergonomics? They were enthused about the idea, and the Wildwood 10 was born. Thanks to the Custom Shop’s incredible craftsmanship and artistry, these guitars look gorgeous, sound killer, and play like butter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach of these Custom Shop creations features a thin fifties-style nitrocellulose finish, which allows the voice of the resonant hand-selected tonewoods to shine through. They also have hand-wound Custom Shop pickups that are sure to inspire you to reach new heights on your sonic journey. Wildwood 10s feel great in your hands, too. Their modern 10” radius is suitable for a wide variety of styles and techniques, and their 6105 narrow-tall frets allow you to expend less energy with your left hand, especially when bending strings. To top it all off, they come with a limited edition Dealer Select Wildwood 10 hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eNo-Nonsense Nocasters\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1951, Leo Fender changed the world of music forever by introducing the first-ever mass-produced solidbody electric guitar. Leo was going to call it the Broadcaster, but the threat of a lawsuit from Gretsch (who produced a drum set called the Broadkaster) forced him to abandon that plan. Ever the resourceful (and frugal) businessman, Leo simply snipped the word “Broadcaster” off the headstock decal and shipped his nameless guitars out. Since the guitars had no model name, musicians dubbed them “Nocasters.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause of their incredible rarity, original Nocasters have become some of the most desirable vintage pieces out there. So, we decided to team up with our friends at the Fender Custom Shop and issue a Wildwood 10 version that marries the vibe of the originals with modern ergonomics. The Wildwood-exclusive 10″ radius and 6105 frets are a perfect pairing with the '60 oval C neck profile, and the uber-sweet electronics deliver spectacular sounds. 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The pickups sound great, and they measure 7.73k ohms in the bridge position and 7.95k ohms in the neck. It comes with its original hardshell case and a certificate of authenticity, too! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Spirit of 1960\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGibson's original \"Burst\" Les Pauls are perhaps the most sought-after vintage guitars of all time. They are renowned for their beauty and snowflake-like uniqueness; after all, each one had a different level of flame in the maple top, and each finish received a different amount of UV light, which drastically changes the color of the finish. So, no two are alike, and that's the beauty of the burst.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd there aren't many originals to compare, because Gibson made less than 2,000 Les Pauls between 1958 and 1960. Near the tail end of that run, they started putting slimmer necks on them. These guitars had lightning-fast feel that appealed to lots of rock and blues guitar players in the '60s (though some of them had '59 neck profiles--more on that later!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of these players, a young British man named Eric Clapton, touched off the British blues revolution and the Les Paul renaissance by playing his '60--nicknamed \"Beano\"--on John Mayall and the Bluesbreakers' album of the same name. Another young British fellow named Jimmy Page made a few classic records that you might have heard with his '60 LP. Meanwhile, a young American guitarist with a '60 got the funk right on his 49th try with his band, the James Gang--yup, Joe Walsh played a '60, too! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, an original '60 Les Paul will run you somewhere in the neighborhood of three-hundred grand. So, we are delighted to report that our friends at Gibson have decided to celebrate the '60 LP's 60th anniversary in style by reissuing a Historic Anniversary edition. Using time-consuming old-world manufacturing processes and incredible materials, the wizards and warlocks of the Gibson Custom Shop have captured the vibe of 1960 in these imminently playable, drool-inducing guitars. Let's take a closer look and see what makes them so special! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMaximum Resonance for Monster Tone\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll great electric guitars begin with killer raw materials, and these 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Pauls are no exception. After all, it's impossible when you pair a premium maple top with a select mahogany body. This classic tonewood combination produces a warm, rich, round unamplified sound with just the right amount of cut and articulation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHide glue is another source of Custom Shop magic. It's a protein-based adhesive, and when you use it to attach two pieces of wood together, it allows for maximum energy transfer. Though hide glue is extremely difficult to work with, the Custom Shop wizards use it to secure each and every point of connection on reissue Les Pauls. This pays incredible dividends to each instrument's tone. So, these Les Pauls showcase world-beating resonance and sustain!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBoss 'Buckers\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf course, it is nigh-impossible to make rock and roll music without electricity, so let's talk about the wires within the wood. Each 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul comes equipped with two Alnico III Custombuckers, and they are stunning recreations of vintage PAFs. They punch, bark, bite, rasp, and snarl with the best of them, and they have a good balance of richness and clarity. The mids are woody, the highs sing with inimitable sweetness, and the lows are pure sculpted muscle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlso, these luscious Lesters come equipped with old-school paper-in-oil capacitors. These true-to-vintage components improve high-end transparency and impart a bit of extra treble cut. So, the warm, beefy humbucking pickups sound supremely balanced.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGoin' Like '60\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo celebrate the 1960 Les Paul's sixtieth birthday, Gibson pulled out all of the stops to create three historically-accurate versions of the model that document its evolution: the V1, the V2, and the V3. Each guitar comes in different finishes that represent the variations we see in the finishes on original bursts, too! \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe V2 on this guitar is meant to evoke the classic '60 Les Paul, and it has the same Authentic '60 Slim C neck profile that made Eric Clapton fall in love with the Les Paul he nicknamed \"Beano.\" It comes in two finishes as well: a stunning Orange Lemon Fade and a delectable Tomato Soup burst. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eIt's All in the Little Things\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGibson has also gotten all of the little things right for each version of the 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Paul Standard. These guitars come decked out with all sorts of period-correct cosmetic appointments. We're talking laminated cellulose butyrate pickguards, authentic stepped 2-ply truss rod covers, amber butyrate top hat knobs with silver inserts, amber catalin switch tips, black royalite control covers, aged cellulose nitrate trapezoid inlays, and authentic profile nickel-silver pickup rings. Those may seem like small details, but Gibson's attention to such vintage minutiae really gives you an unparalleled sense of immersion when you pick up one of these 60th Anniversary Les Pauls. It really feels like stepping back in time!\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBursting with Joy! \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are proud to showcase these beautiful 60th Anniversary 1960 Les Pauls for our exceptional customers. 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