#90- ca.1970's Ibanez Double Neck Gibson Copy

Made in Japan. A Gibson Jimmy Page copy. Ibanez made several copies in the 1970's until Gibson persued a lawsuit against them for copyright infringement. Thus the 70's was dubbed the "Lawsuit Era" for these Ibanez copies. Good quality copies, but not near as good as the original Gibson's. During this time Ibanez made several copies using various names to avoid getting caught by the Gibson team of attorney's. This one was refinished when I purchased it. Previous owner also upgraded tuners to Sperzel locking tuners and I believe the pickups were also upgraded. I paid $299. for this.

#91 - IBANEZ LA Custom Shop Iceman

#91 - IBANEZ LA Custom Shop Iceman





Here's a cool and very rare Ibanez Iceman made in the USA (just about all Ibanez guitars are made in Korea/China and a few are still made in Japan) at the Los Angeles (LA) , CA, Custom Shop. This one was built by Matty Baratto. He started working at the Ibanez Custom Shop in late 1994 to late 1999. He made prototypes, and all the endorsee's guitars for Ibanez as well as repair, R&D, paint, inlay, you name it! Matty worked with some of the most respected guitarists in the world. He built over 200 guitars for them and now has his own shop in California. See http://www.barattoguitars.com/index.htm for more info on Matty. He's a great guy and I was able to talk with him personally about this guitar about 2 years ago when I 1st purchased it. The kicker... I paid $250 for it in a pawn shop.

Super bright white finish, 2 humbuckers and Sperzel locking tuners. Bound fretboard. I picked this up 2nd hand for a very reasonable price. STAY TUNED!

#92 - Wanna See A $10,000 + guitar????

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Here's a Gagnan hand made guitar from Oregon. Over $10,000! I paid a mere $1,200 for it in a local shop that couldn't find any info on it. Unfortunately for me, it was a left handed guitar. A gentleman in the Tampa,FL area has it now. ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL. Superb quality.STAY TUNED!

My meeting with Mr. Jimmie Vaughan

Back in 2003 (?), I met Jimmie Vaughan. Formerly of The Fabulous Thunderbirds and brother of the Legend Stevie Ray Vaughan. Jimmie Signed my Antoine's t-shirt and also a Strat for me. Lucky me!

#93 - '86 Fender Stratocaster '62 Vintage Re-Issue

#93 - '86 Fender Stratocaster '62 Vintage Re-Issue

Quite simply one of the best guitars I ever owned! Part of the Vintage Re-Issue Series from 1986. MADE IN AMERICA. Naturally aged. I paid $400 for it via on-line auction. Came with an original tweed case.