POST # 225 Jascha Heifetz on The Top

There is no top. There are always further heights to reach. - Jascha Heifetz

( This is pretty damn near the top! I know its a guitar blog but you have to admit a musical virtuoso of this calibre is pretty inspirational no matter what instrument you play! - Ed )

POST # 224 Pat Martino on Practice

"When I sit down to play something it is not because I want to master a technique. It is because I want to hear what an idea sounds like." - Pat Martino

( Pat Martino burning through Oleo - Ed )

POST # 223 Art Blakey on Jazz and Rhythm and Blues

You can't seperate modern jazz from rock or from rhythm and blues - you can't seperate it. Because that's where it all started, and that's where it all come from - that's where I learned to keep rhythm - in church. - Art Blakey

( Dig the bluesy groove of the jazz classic Moanin' - Ed )

POST # 222 GIBSON MELODY MAKER Ebay Price Guide

Another installment of Guitar Eureka's Ebay Price Guide, this time the GIBSON MELODY MAKER

The Stats:

- introduced in 1959
- All mahogany neck and body
- Setneck
- Slab body, thinner then Les Paul Jr
- Single coil pickups and cable jack assembled onto plastic scratchplate
- 1 or 2 pickups
- Single cutaway and double cutaway shapes
- Also available 3/4 size neck
- Wrapped around bridge/tailpiece
- Colours : Sunburst, Cherry Red, Blue, Burgandy, Walnut

The prices ranges from $1800 to $599 depending on condition. The Sunburst ones seems to fetch more, I guess its the first colour available and is more collectable. Personaly I dig the cherry red finish with the double cutaways, bit more flash!

VINTAGE 1959 GIBSON MELODY MAKER 3/4 ELECTRIC GUITAR
$1,800.00


1961 GIBSON MELODY MAKER CLEAN SG LES PAUL JUNIOR JR
$1,246.00


Gibson Melody Maker - 2 Pickups - 1961 - SN34620
$1,150.00


1962 GIBSON MELODY MAKER CLEAN SG LES PAUL JUNIOR JR
$1,050.00


Gibson 1962 Melody Maker Single Pickup Guitar With Case
$1,025.00


1958 or 1959 Gibson Melody Maker 3/4
$800.00


Vintage 1960 Gibson Melody Maker Poor Mans Les Paul
$799.00


1964 GIBSON MELODY MAKER ~~VINTAGE GEM~~
$795.00


VINTAGE 1965 GIBSON MELODY MAKER GUITAR - EXCELLENT !
$795.00


1965 GIBSON MELODY MAKER CHERRY ELECTRIC GUITAR NICE!!!
CHERRY MELODY MAKER NICE CONDITION W/CASE AND BOOKS!!!
$777.00


1968 Gibson melody maker SG
$690.00


1965 CHERRY GIBSON MELODY MAKER ELECTRIC GUITAR
$677.00


1965 GIBSON MELODY MAKER ELECTRIC GUITAR W/CASE (N)
$650.00


Gibson 1962 Melody Maker
$649.00


65_GIBSON_MELODY MAKER_VINTAGE GUITAR_SG HERITAGE CHERY
$599.99


1960 Gibson Melody Maker
$599.99

POST # 221 Ludwig Van Beethoven on Guitar

The guitar is a miniature orchestra in itself. (after hearing Giuliani play) - Ludwig Van Beethoven

( John WIlliams talk about the guitar - Ed )

POST # 220 Ebay Price Guide...MUSTANGS!!!!

Here's a couple of vintage Fender Mustangs that were sold on Ebay, some original some have been modified....

Price range from US$1599 for a prisitne 1966 white Mustange to $800 for a 1977 Mocha Brown Mustang, although there was a 1966 Mustange for only $899 it was pretty played in, changed electronics etc.

All in all pretty funky looking guitar, I've never had a chance to play one hope to one day!
Interesting fact about Mustangs....John McLaughlin played one Miles Davis' "Bitches Brew".


1966 Fender Mustang Electric Guitar White Slab Board!
$1,599.00


1967 Fender Mustang All Original Daphne Blue with OHC
$1,550.00


VINTAGE 1970 FENDER MUSTANG ALL ORIGINAL!!!!
$1,525.00


Vintage 1966 Fender Mustang. All original w/case.
$1,076.00


1967 '67 Vintage Fender Mustang Guitar
$1,028.00


VINTAGE Fender 1974 Mustang EXC w/original parts & OHC
$1,025.01


1966 Fender Mustang w/'68 Gibson Humbuckers, Floyd Rose
$1,025.00


1968 Fender Mustang Competition Red
$950.00


1965 Vintage Fender Mustang Dakota Red
$950.00


1966 Fender Mustang With Case
$899.00


VINTAGE FENDER MUSTANG ELECTRIC GUITAR WITH CASE

$879.99


1977 Fender Mustang Mocha Brown Original Finish USA

$800.00

POST # 219 Eric Clapton on his Heroes

It's been very important throughout my career that I've met all the guys I've copied because at each stage they've said, "Don't play like me, play like you." - Eric Clapton

(Clapton with one of his heroes. - Ed )

POST # 218 Fender Amp EBAY Price Guide

GUITAR EUREKA'S Vintage Fender Amp price guide! These are all actual sold prices on Ebay recently. Only include pics of some amps, roll mouse over pic for model.

1974 FENDER SUPER REVERB TUBE GUITAR AMP $949
1962 Fender Princeton amp (amplifier) with no reserve $860
1966 FENDER PRINCETON REVERB AMP-GOOD CONDITION $990
1970 Fender Deluxe reverb amp $995
Vintage 1970 Fender Deluxe Reverb Amp+Celestion Gold 12 $1111
Fender Vibrolux Reverb Amp Blackface PreCBS '60's $1244
Fender Dual Showman Blackface Piggyback Vintage Amp $1325
1961 Fender Harvard Amp $1400
1965 Fender Deluxe Reverb Black Face Pre CBS $1493
1964 Fender Princeton Amplifier $1599
1965 Vintage Fender Princeton Reverb $1599
Fender Deluxe Reverb 1964 Blackface Amp w JBL speaker $1626
1962 Fender Bandmaster Blonde tolex brownface amp $1662
Vintage Blackface Fender Vibrolux Reverb Amp 1966 $1750
1966 Fender Vibrolux Reverb Vintage Amp Tube Amplifier $1850
1965 Fender Princeton Reverb Deluxe Amp Oxford Speaker $1950

POST # 217 GIBSON Solidbody Ebay Price Guide

Here's a few lesser known Gibson Solidbodies...(roll over mouse to see item model) see how much they went for at the end of the post!

Gibson "BluesHawk" Ebony w/ ivory binding (90's?)

GIBSON INVADER 1983 (bolt on)

Gibson G3 Grabber 4-String Bass 1977 W/ Hard Case Clean

Vintage Gibson Corvus III Guitar

76 gibson S1 relic with OHSC

1997 Gibson Blueshawk Blues Hawk P-90 Electric Guitar

1996 Gibson "The Hawk" Guitar

2007 Gibson RD Electric Guitar w/ HS Case

Gibson Marauder 1975 Vintage

GREAT CONDITION 1959 GIBSON MELODY MAKER & ORIGINAL CAS

Rare Gibson "The Hawk" Electric Guitar

Worlds Ugliest Vintage Gibson Invader & Case

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Gibson "BluesHawk" Ebony w/ ivory binding (90's?) US$789

GIBSON INVADER 1983 (bolt on) US$500

Gibson G3 Grabber 4-String Bass 1977 W/ Hard Case Clean US$650

Vintage Gibson Corvus III Guitar US$565

76 gibson S1 relic with OHSC US$499.99

1997 Gibson Blueshawk Blues Hawk P-90 Electric Guitar US$881.99

1996 Gibson "The Hawk" Guitar US$330

2007 Gibson RD Electric Guitar w/ HS Case US$950

Gibson Marauder 1975 Vintage US$669.99

GREAT CONDITION 1959 GIBSON MELODY MAKER & ORIGINAL CAS US$1500

Rare Gibson "The Hawk" Electric Guitar US$575

World's Ugliest Vintage Gibson Invader & Case US$285

POST # 216 Gibson Archtops Ebay Price Guide II

here's a couple more Gibson Archtops ! Roll mouse over pic to see name of model. See how much they sold for at the end of the post.

1969 Gibson Byrdland, Blonde. MINT w/ OHSC

1934 Gibson L-50~F-holes~Sunburst Front/Back~ElevPickGd

Vintage 1968 Gibson Barney Kessel Archtop Guitar

Gibson ES-150,1953, P-90, Best Tone Ever, Sunburst

Vintage 1955 Gibson ES-140 3/4 Full-Depth Hollowbody

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1969 Gibson Byrdland, Blonde. MINT w/ OHSC $7000

1934 Gibson L-50~F-holes~Sunburst Front/Back~ElevPickGd US$800

Vintage 1968 Gibson Barney Kessel Archtop Guitar US$2384.99

Gibson ES-150,1953, P-90, Best Tone Ever, Sunburst US$1000

Vintage 1955 Gibson ES-140 3/4 Full-Depth Hollowbody US$1850

The Barney Kessel is something a bit special, I always thought the Ibanez Pat Metheny guitars owes a knod to this!

POST # 215 GIBSON ARCHTOPS Ebay Price Guide

Ok here we go another installment of Guitar Eureka's Ebay Price Guide, from now on I will try and group them....see if you can pick how much they went for...no seller descriptions but you might get some idea from the pics and get a ballpark price guide when you wanna buy/sell. Answers at end of the post. (Place mouse over picture to see model)

A. 1954 Gibson ES-125 Vintage Hollowbody Electric Guitar

B. 1946 Gibson L-5, P90 pickup *nice* w/case

C. THE GIBSON 6 STRING - L 3 MODEL

D. GIBSON EPIPHONE BYRDLAND ELITIST ELECTRIC ARCHTOP

E. 1954 Gibson ES 125, 130, 150 Guitar

THE PRICE:

1954 Gibson ES-125 Vintage Hollowbody Electric Guitar US$1500

1946 Gibson L-5, P90 pickup *nice* w/case US$5899

THE GIBSON 6 STRING - L 3 MODEL US $1325

GIBSON EPIPHONE BYRDLAND ELITIST ELECTRIC ARCHTOP US $1700

1954 Gibson ES 125, 130, 150 Guitar US $ 1825

I like the simplicity of the "1954 Gibson ES 125, 130, 150 Guitar US $ 1825" guitar I think the seller wasnt quite sure what model it was. The byrdland looks real nice and pretty and for a SOLID SPRUCE top its a lot of guitar for the money. The L3 looks yummy too.

POST # 214 Jimmy Raney on Guitar and Music

Listen, I don't care about the guitar; music is the main thing. I just happen to play the guitar. - Jimmy Raney

( Nice little interplay between two old timers. - Ed )

POST # 213 FENDER ESQUIRE ( 1952 ) EBAY Price Guide

Ok here's another installment of the GUITAR EUREKA! Ebay Price guide...what woud you need to shell out for this yummy all original 1952 Fender Esquire?

This vintage 1952 Fender Esquire is completely original. Nothing has been altered in any way. The overall condition is extremely good. It has typical dings and paint loss for a guitar of this age. The case is new.

This classic plays like a dream and sounds great...!!!

THE DAMAGE : US$17,500

POST # 212 FENDER SUPER REVERB Amp ( 1964 ) Ebay Price Guide

Guitar Eureka's Ebay Price Guide! Here's an almost all original 1964 Fender Super Reverb...what would you pay for it?

here's the blurb from the seller ( find how much it sold for at end of post)

1964 Fender Super Reverb Amp. OK so it's not in mint condition, but it is one great sounding vintage Super Reverb workhorse. The tolex has it's share of nicks and small tears, but it's all there. The grill cloth is in perfect conditions. Comes with the original Victoria cover that has a few small tears and footswitch with early style gray cord. All original with the exception of: power cord end, tubes and some filter caps(see pictures). Would make a great addition to any collection.

THE DAMAGE: US$2950

POST # 211 FENDER TELECASTER CUSTOM SHOP, All Rosewood (2007) Ebay Price Guide

Guitar Eureka! Ebay Price Guide...would you pay top dollar for this nice clean Telcaster Custom Shop Rosewood ...or just LET IT BE???

Here's the blurb from the seller...(Find out how much it sold for at end of post.)

NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE TEAM BUILT OR SATIN FINISH VERSION... THIS IS THE MASTERBUILT GLOSS VERSION!
You are looking at a 2007 Fender Masterbuilt Rosewood 60's Telecaster NOS! If you're old enough, you might remember George Harrison playing one of these Rosewood Tele's on the famous rooftop jam. Fender released a team-built version from the custom shop a few years ago... There is also a "satin finish" version out there in guitar-land. However, this is the much more sought after Masterbuilt GLOSS version. Only the finest woods were selected... and John Cruz himself created this work of art. This guitar is nothing less than a master-piece all the way down to the last screw. Sure, she's a beautiful to look at... but you will not believe the way she plays and sounds! This is the real deal folks! By the way; if you've been shopping around for this guitar, you might have noticed that places like The Music Zoo are selling this exact model for $5999! So save yourself a stack of cash and "BUY IT NOW" right here!! She's 100% original and 100% unmessed with!

Here is the low-down on the features;
Premium Rosewood Body with GLOSSY Finish
Premium Rosewood Neck, Fretboard and Headstock
7.25" Fretboard Radius
21 Vintage Frets
Two (2) 60's Tele Single Coil Pickups
3-Position Blade with "Top-Hat" Switch Tip
Original Vintage Style Tele Bridge with 3 Threaded Steel Saddles
Chrome Hardware
Nut-Width ~ 1.650"
25.5" Scale Length
3-Ply Black/White/Black Pickguard
One Master Tone and One Master Volume Control
She Weighs 7.7 lbs.
Serial # CZ508539

She was born on September 25th, 2007 and has been totally babied! I just picked this up from a good friend of mine who collects only the finest guitars. This one was only played gently a few times in a smoke-free home... Subsequently, there are no nicks, dings or scratches to be found. This is as clean as it gets folks! Otherwise, the neck is straight with no cracks or repairs... The frets are excellent with their entire life ahead of them... and the sound is everything you'd expect from a Masterbuilt Tele! Also included is the original Fender hard shell case (shown in the pictures) which is also in great condition and even includes the case candy, leather strap, factory cable, and Ash Tray Bridge Cover! Whoever wins this sweet guitar is going to be STOKED!!

THE DAMAGE: US$5000

POST # 210 : TELECASTER VALUE on EBAY - 1953 Telecaster

From today onwards I will feature a few price guides gleamed from Ebay of selected Vintage Instruments.

Since Ebay only have info available on completed item for a few weeks only I thought if I index a few instruments it might be interesting and of value to a buyer or seller who wants to check out what someone paid for a guitar.

Most of these guitars are still on Ebay history but will go offline in the near future, if you are interested they might still be availble on their webpage.

BTW I have only included items that HAVE SOLD....bit pointless to include items that are priced ridiculously high and have no correlation with market values!

So without futher ado lets go with our first post! A much worked on 1953 Telecaster....whats it worth??? Find out at end of the post!

Here's the blurb from the seller

Here we have a 1953 Fender Telecaster. Finish has been stripped. . Bridge pickup is original and sounds incredible. Neck pickup is aftermarket. Electronics (cap and pots) are correct. Switch was changed inthe 1960's. Control plate, jack cup and knobs are original. Bridge is original. Brass saddles are replacement. Neckplate is original with original screws. Tuners are double line Kluson tuners from the 1960's. Strap buttons and string tree are original. Original bakelite pickguard was sanded and reshot with overspray when body was stripped (jhey man, it wasthe 60s.) Decal is a replacement but looks rreal good. Frets are in nice shape but was refretted. We hate to let this one go. Gig bag.







THE DAMAGE: US$8995

Bit of Fender history for close to 9K ... good value or not?? What do you think?

POST # 209 Jimi Hendrix on Imitations

I've been imitated so well I've heard people copy my mistakes. - Jimi Hendrix

( Better to come up with your own mistakes rather then imitating someone mistakes and all! - Ed )

POST # 208 Pablo Picasso on Finishing Work

To finish a work? To finish a picture? What nonsense! To finish it means to be through with it, to kill it, to rid it of its soul, to give it its final blow the coup de grace for the painter as well as for the picture. - Pablo Picasso

( The artist/musicians journey is never ending! - Ed )

POST # 207 Barney Kessel on Music

"Above all, the humanness of a performer should be apparent...the essence of a living being is greater than the music. The music is only an expression of that essence. " - Barney Kessel

( As crazy as it sounds ... life is more then about playing guitar! - Ed )

POST # 206 Johnny Smith on Triads and Upper Extensions

I like to break tonal harmonies down into simple things to work from. With the exception of the 6/9 chord, all of our tonal harmonies harmonies can be broken down into one of four components: a major triad, a minor triad, a major- third interval, and a minor-third interval. The major and minor triads are the upper three notes in just about any chord. For instance, a G13b9contains an E major triad on the three
highest strings: If you want to fit a melody to the G13b9chord, play around an Etriad. If you want to play against,say, a G7#5b9 chord, you have an Abm triad to
work with: So remember: Simplify soloing by playing against the chord’s upper triad. - Johnny Smith

( I love chord substitutions! Make your playing more hip and less 'root' oriented. Plus definately easier to play E major triad then think what ar the notes in G13b9! Although you probably would need to resolve on one of G7 chord tones to pull it off. - Ed )

POST # 205 Alex Lifeson on RUSH

“If we’ve influenced a generation of bands or musicians, it’s because they look at Rush and think, Here’s a band that wasn’t popular in a mainstream way, yet they’ve been around for 30 years.” - Alex Lifeson

( Alex talks about his gear. - Ed )

POST # 204 George Fullerton on Leo Fender's Favourate Amp Design

“Hard to say, I don’t know. We made a 4 speaker bassman (4x10) in the early days – Don Randall and Leo wanted to remove it from the line. Freddy and I wanted to keep it. I really think the bassman was a great sounding amplifier. Leo finally agreed with us and it stayed, but he liked the super too. Leo might say the Super.” - George Fullerton

( Some dude playing some nice BB King Styled blues on a Super. - Ed )

POST # 203 Randy Rhoads on his best Solo

“I’d have to say that ‘Mr. Crowley’ is my most memorable solo, I had spent hours trying to figure out a solo for the song, but wasn’t getting anywhere. I finally put something down. Then Ozzy came in and said, ‘It’s crap—everything you’re playing is crap.’ He told me to get in there and just play how I felt. He made me really nervous, so I just played anything. When I came back to listen to it, he said it was great, and I had to agree.” - Randy Rhoads

( Ozzy is one scary dude! - Ed )

POST # 202 Jack Grassel on Creating Your Own Voice

With the current mass availability of instruction it’s more difficult than ever to create your own voice. When Frank Zappa auditioned players, he looked them in the eye and said, "What do you do that's fantastic?" When hiring teachers at MATC (Milwaukee Area Technical College), I would ask them that question. Nine out of ten applicants recoiled and couldn't give an answer. I would also ask, "What do you do that no one else can do?" Needless to say, I wound up with an incredible, fully-functioning faculty that turned out fantastic musicians.

Remember that most of the great music legends were self-taught. They didn't have the internet, instruction books, DVDs, teachers, or music schools. Charlie Parker, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Tal Farlow, George Van Eps, Lenny Breau, Johnny Winter, Eddie Van Halen, McCoy Tyner, Elvin Jones, Roy Haynes, Gary Peacock, Keith Jarrett, Sonny Stitt, Thelonius Monk, etc. These guys were self taught musicians. They can play one note, and you know exactly who it is. Now ask yourself, what degrees to these guys have or what school did they attend? You don't care and it doesn't matter, it's about the music. - Jack Grassel

( You wont find many jazzers like Jack playing an Explorer for sure! Gibson Explorer for jazz...who knew! - Ed )

POST # 201 Picasso on Truth and Art

If there were only one truth, you couldn't paint a hundred canvases on the same theme. - Pablo Picasso

( Just check out all the different types of "Blues" ! - Ed )

POST # 200 Joe Pass on Hitting a Wrong Note

“If you hit a wrong note, then make it right by what you play afterwards.” - Joe Pass

( If you play as passionately and take as many risks as Joe you are bound to hit a bum note here and there, much more interesting then someone playing really safe though. - Ed )

POST # 199 Dave Brubeck on Playing Music

There's a way of playing safe, there's a way of using tricks and there's the way I like to play which is dangerously where you're going to take a chance on making mistakes in order to create something you haven't created before. - Dave Brubeck

( Brubeck playing Take 5 - Ed )

POST # 198 Pat Metheny on Wes Montgomery and Phrasing

Wes' phrasing and melodic development affected me the most. He had a story-telling quality that let ideas unfold over time in a way no guitarist had done before. He took certain stylistic breakthroughs of Sonny Rollins and John Coltrane and applied them to the guitar in a way that is the ultimate achievement for an improvising musician. On a phrasing level, he made the guitar speak. Up to that point, players picked every note and had guitar-like phrasing. He was in the same ballpark with the greatest horn improvisers; he's probably the only pre-1970 guitarist I can say that about. Wes and Jim Hall pretty much revolutionized the instrument. Those are the two guys for me. - Pat Metheny

( Good introduction on Wes - Ed )