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- GUITARS & BASSES for the left handed player
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Lefty Carvin TL60 - Neck-Thru, (front/back), (headstock/neck), (heel), (case). For our left-handed players out there we're excited about getting in this beautiful Carvin, which I've stated for years are the best value in an American made guitar on the used market. The TL60 is a very traditional model, much like a Tele, except in a neck-thru construction rather than the usual bolt-on, and has the traditional alder body, with a maple neck running through the body. From a technical standpoint, the body/neck attachment is typically an area where much of the sustain is lost and a neck-through guitar eliminates this problem. Another sustain-inducing feature is the hardtail bridge, mounted directly to the body, with thru-body stringing. This allows for increased transfer of energy that's better than a top-loading bridge and much better than a tremolo model where the only contact point may be two pivot points. Electronics suite includes an optional pickup configuration with a hum/single setup with appears to be an S60T single coil in the neck, mounted directly to the body, with a C22 humbucker in the bridge. Controls are a standard 3-way for bridge/both/neck while the bridge humbucker has a 3-way for front coil/both/back coil plus a 2-way series/parallel switch. The series/parallel is subtle except when used with the bridge pickup in the humbucker mode combined with the neck single coil where it produces a hollow tone that is extremely cool and definitely gives this guitar a unique voice. Other standard and optional features include 6/side headstock, black hardware, Sperzel locking tuners, Dunlop locking strap pins, moderately flamed maple neck, 24-frets on an ebony fretboard, 25" scale (same as PRS). The body is super comfortable with nicely rounded edges, a deep body contour, and a deep cutaway that allows easy access to the top frets. Very clean condition with no noteworthy flaws anywhere and setup is superb with a very lively sustain. For a neck-thru American guitar, this is an incredible value at $639. Includes a new tweed case with Carvin logo.
2007 Epiphone ES-335 Dot - Lefty, (front/back), (headstock), (fretboard), (flaw). In classic Heritage Cherry finish and a real beauty. This guitar was a factory 2nd, thus stamped "used" on the back of the headstock due to the irregular grain pattern on the back shown in the pic above. Other than that, this guitar is otherwise perfect. Features are the same as the ES-335 including semi-hollow body design with center block for better sustain and reduced feedback, Grover tuners, bound body and neck, laminated maple body with mahogany neck, dual vintage Alnico V humbuckers, and dual volume/tone controls with a 3-way selector. One of the coolest aspects of this guitar is the rosewood fretboard grain, which has an appearance very close to Brazilian rosewood. Beautiful. This is a very versatile guitar and can cover everything from rock to blues to jazz. Full specs - click here - for Epi's site. List price on new is $690 but this one is perfect and just $362.
2003 Ibanez Prestige RG1570BK LEFTY, (front/back). Killer lefty Prestige from Japan's Team J-Craft. This guitar has seen very little use, evidenced by perfect frets and plastic still on the back covers, although there are a few very minor flaws plus a finish touch-up on the headstock (shown here). The new RG-1570 is an improved version of the old RG-570, with improved high tech hardware and upgrades, including a Wizard Prestige neck, IBZ V7 and V8 humbuckers with an S1 single in the middle, 5-way switching, 3-piece maple, and the Edge-Pro tremolo system. Other specs are Basswood body, pearl dot inlay, pearl logo inlay, and jumbo frets. This model sell for $799 at the major online retailers with case but if you don't mind a gigbag and a few in-store dings on an otherwise barely played Prestige, this one's just $550 and plays like a monster. Note: I have a new Prestige case I can substitute for $99 if needed.
Lefty Epiphone Les Paul LP-100L, (front/back), (headstock). Don't confuse this with the "Special II", easily identifiable with it's flat top - this is a Les Paul 100, and features an arched top of maple over mahogany body, dual volume and tone controls, matching cream pickguard/pickup rings, pearloid Epi headstock logo, and sells new for $150 more. If you want the classic Gibson Les Paul feel and sound, but find the Epiphone Les Paul Standard a little higher than your budget allows, this one's for you. With dual open-coil humbuckers, a rosewood fretboard with a bolt-on mahogany neck and great body wood give this model the powerful, sustaining tone character of the best Les Pauls. They make these in an all-mahogany model for their painted finishes, but for their transparent finishes like this beautiful cherry sunburst, a maple top layer is used for aesthetic purposes. The pickups deliver the classic Paul tone - a powerful cutting bridge pickup and a thick, warm neck pickup. With a list price of $524 these sell at 40% at a nice price of $314 new. This one is in immaculate condition, set up to perfection, and just $239. Add used Gibson gigbag for $20 (pic).
Lefty Epiphone SG Special G-310, (front/back), (headstock). The sister guitar to the LP-100 above, again featuring a pair of humbuckers with dual volume and tone controls. This one features an Alder body, which gives it a brighter tone than the mahogany body models - with a mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard and dot inlays, pearloid Epi headstock logo, and chrome hardware. As with the LP-100, this guitar has barely been played and is in beautiful cosmetic condition and it's even better than new since its been upgraded with a pair of Seymour Duncan-Designed humbuckers (HB-103N/HB-103B) which sound fantastic and quantum improvement over the stock humbuckers. This one sells for $264 new but even with these great DD pickups, you can get this beauty for less. Just $189, set up and ready to rock. Add used Gibson gigbag for $20 (pic).
Lefty Davison SG Standard Style, (front/back), (headstock). Based on the look of the '61 SG, with small pickguard, chrome-covered humbuckers, trapezoid fretboard inlays, and control cluster where the pickup selector, 4 volume/tone controls, and output jack are all located on the lower treble bout, this guitar has the look of true classic. To take it even a step further, this guitar is built with a set neck, rather than a bolt on, which many claim enhances sustain through better transfer of the string vibration from the neck to the body. Other features include enclosed die cast tuners, high gloss finish, and tuneomatic bridge with stop bar tail piece. Impeccably finished in vintage white, this guitar appears to have seen little playing time with no hints of use other than minor pickguard scratches. For a set neck guitar, this one's hard to beat for $139, especially with a real in-house set up prior to shipping. If you're a Strat/Tele player and want to add a humbucker guitar to your arsenal, this is easy-on-the-wallet and will get the job done nicely.
2003 Fender Lefty Stratocaster Special Edition, Special Edition model which was merely a limited run color, "Spiro Light" which is a dark gray/black with some silver flake, shown in the middle of this (front/back) picture. Realizing that the color wasn't special enough, we pro-installed a vintage 60's Trans logo to give it more Jimi vibe and in this pic (headstock) you can see the old logo on the far left. Just so it wasn't all style and no substance, we installed a new Duncan Vintage Stack in the bridge, which looks like a single coil but it's a stacked humbucker. With this simple upgrade you can get the fat humbucker tone for chunky rhythm or searing leads - but because the pickup is split, you still have the out-of-phase bridge/middle combination. The other 3 positions are unaffected. This guitar was NOS when I got it so it's dead mint - only better - with plastic still on the pickguard and zero hours of use. We charge $65 for a pro logo job and $70 parts/labor for a Duncan which makes this a pretty nice savings on a great playing lefty Strat at $485(HOLD-Jack B 9/13).
2004 Epiphone Les Paul Standard Plus - LEFTY, (front/back), (headstock). A real beauty in immaculate condition with flame that goes all the way up into the upper bout (shown here), side to side, which sets the "Plus" model apart from the Standard. Features include Mahogany/Alder body with flame maple top, Set in mahogany neck, Bound rosewood fingerboard with trapezoid inlays, Chrome covered humbucker pickups, 2 Volume and 2 Tone knobs with 3-way switch, Grover "kidney bean" tuners, tuneomatic bridge with stop tailpiece, Chrome hardware, 24.75" scale, and 1.68" nut width. Great setup, nice tone, and with new ones going for $564 ($940 list), a nice buy at just $399(SOLD-Patty 8/29).
2007 Epiphone LEFTY Les Paul Special II, (front/back), (headstock). Immaculate condition and a set-up that shows that you don't have to spend $400 to get a nice playing guitar. up that's better than factory. This is the most basic model of the Les Paul line and an excellent choice for entry level to intermediate. Features include Alder body - beautiful cherry sunburst finish with a high gloss finish - Mahogany neck with rosewood fretboard, dual humbucker pickups controlled by master volume - tone - three-way selector, and stopbar/Tuneomatic bridge. List price is $307 but this nice barely used one's just $159.
2005 Fender LEFTY Standard Stratocaster, (front/back), (headstock). Identical to an '03 model I had on my "Lefty" page except this one's new, old stock with plastic still on pickguard and back plate. Black with a maple neck - an iconic look with a Clapton Blackie vibe. The Standard series offer an excellent value for the money, with solid Alder bodies, same Ping tuners as used on the USA models, pickups which I believe to be identical to the old American Standards, USA pots and jack, and quality vintage tremolo with steel stamped saddles (pic). Appears unplayed and as nice as it looks in the pics. A nice Strat for just $329(HOLD-Doug J 9/15) with new Fender gigbag.
Danelectro '56 U-2 - "Lefty" , (front/back), (headstock). - in cool retro color "Aqua", which is more of a surf green. Realizing the supply/demand shortage of these guitars in lefty's, we took the bull by the horns and converted (pic here) this one, which was simply installing a lefty aluminum nut, working a few of the saddle string slots, and re-setting the intonation. Just let us know where you'd like the strap pin installed, basically any of the three locations shown here. A few years ago Dano dropped the entire line and came out with the '56 Pro, which was soon dropped, and they're now making the '59 DC and the new Dano Pro which is sort of a Gumby shaped body style. Player's love the '56 U-2, even if only to pull them out for one or two songs per set. But they set up flawlessly, are feather weight, and nothing sounds like these vintage lipstick pickups. The fact that you can get a pro-quality tone in this price range is remarkable. Stacked knobs give you volume and tone on each pickup plus the usual 3-way selector. If you're a lefty and don't mind a guitar that used to be a righty (Hendrix thought it was okay), this one's around $75 cheaper, set up with superb action, and yours for just $225.
Ibanez Soundgear LEFTY SR300 Deluxe Bass, mod. SR-300DX LH, very clean shape and an absolute killer player with very low action and excellent tone. The DX model features “Phat Bass Boost” circuitry and this lefty model lists for $450 on a new one. The clean used one probably plays better than factory setup and is a good deal for $199.
LEFTY Fender DG-10LH, Acoustic Dreadnought. New, perfect, never retailed. Features spruce top, mahogany sides and back, in classic dreadnought style. Satin finish lends itself to better transfer of energy and this is a very good sounding acoustic for the money - plus setup better than any neglected guitar in a store. Listed for $284 but this one is untouched, fully setup, and just $165.
LEFTY Fender DG-10CELH, (pic2), Acoustic Electric Cutaway. Again, new and perfect. Specs are the same as the DG-10 except features a cutaway and Fender CE-300 preamp with endpin output jack. List on this one was $399 but, again, this one's fully setup and just $229.
2001 Fender DG-10CE-LH Lefty, acoustic/electric, very clean and nice guitar for the bucks, $225
LEFTY Fender Squier P-Bass Special, (pic2), get your choice of rich & deep Precision tone - or the mid-range presence of a Jazz with this one. Doesn't appear to have been played much but there are some finish issues (pictured here) and we touched up a few dings plus filled an extraneous strap-pin hole - plus currently set up with dual locations for strap pins. New cost on these is $299 ($500 list) and while this is not one for the cosmetically finicky collector type, 1/2 price for the player at $149. Includes gigbag.
