From the estate of the late Ron Anthony, this is a one-owner 1959 D'Angelico Excel model serial #2081, that was purchased new by Mr. Anthony from John D'Angelico on June 5th 1959, and was his primary instrument until his death in 2021. During Anthony's 60+ year career the guitarist worked with many legends (Bob Hope, George Shearing, Tex Beneke, Les Brown & Stan Kenton to name a few), but is most often known for being Frank Sinatra's "go-to" guitarist during the last 14 years of ol' blue eye's... Read More

Very rare model with all five strings in the peghead, white holly neck and rim, nickel plated, shallow figured maple resonator is maple with tulip flange; originally intended as a five string plectrum banjo, the instrument is currently setup with a standard five string set (mixed Aquila set), and sounds absolutely fantastic with a John Balch skin head and Farquhar bridge. Rim assembly features original five string Kershner tailpiece, armrest, hardware, and Silver Bell tonering. The neck has a... Read More

A pretty rare bird in the Fender amp catalog. The relatively short lived Tremolux amplifier is a highly regarded piggy back amp in the line up boasting only about 20 watts. The design was shared by the Vibrolux, which by the nature of the combo discontinued the Tremolux in 1966 at the full turn over of CBS purchasing Fender. These amps are well known as studio pieces with their unique low end response due to their closed back cabinet and "ideal" wattage for early break-up and compression. This... Read More

BACK IN STOCK!!!WE HAVE PURCHASED ALL OF THE REMAINING BRIDGES FROM JIM FARQUHAR WHO HAS RETIRED. These are handmade rock maple bridges. These bridges have Taqua inserts and are guaranteed to improve the tone, volume and balance of your tenor or plectrum banjo; available in 1/2, 17/32, 19/32, 9/16, 5/8 and 21/32. Please specify height AND string slot spacing; Wide 1-5/16" (normal) or Narrow 1-7/32" (Bacon & Day and Vega). All bridges are PRE-CUT. We do not carry 'blank' bridges with un-cut... Read More