The Guitar Auction(#150617) 15/06/2017 11:00 AM GMT CLOSED Auction info Advanced Search ▼ Items per page 122448 Advanced Search Sort by DefaultTime LeftLot#Lot NameNewestHighest PriceLowest PriceBidsViews Filter By Categories Category match ANY of the aboveALL of the above Featured Exclude closed lots Price Lot Number Results: Viewing items 1-48 of 424. View Lot 1 Mark Griffiths’ Hofner Artist bass guitar, made in Germany, circa 1962, ser. no. 9x0, red snakeskin Tolex finish with minor imperfections, heavy lacquer checking to the back of the neck, wear to frets, replaced volume knob, damage to one tone knob, electrics working although intermittent due to a jack, condition: fair *Sold with CITES certificate no. 554486/02 View details Estimate£100 - £200Sold£240StatusCLOSED Lot 2 Mark Griffiths’ 1960s Vox Clubman bass guitar, faded cherry finish with imperfections including buckle scratches to the back and other minor blemishes, refret, electrics untested, condition: good View details Estimate£100 - £200Sold£220StatusCLOSED Lot 3 Mark Griffiths’ Eko 1150 violin bass guitar, made in Italy, circa 1963, finish with minor surface wear consistent with age, replaced control knobs, electrics in working order, condition: good *The Eko 1150 bass was produced between 1962-1964 with little commercial success. This guitar is therefore rather rare with fewer than 300 thought to have been sold *Sold with CITES certificate no. 554486/04 View details Estimate£200 - £400Sold£320StatusCLOSED Lot 4 Mark Griffiths’ 1960s Egmond Bass 9 bass guitar, ser. no. 1xxxxx2, Tolex removed to reveal natural wood finish, bow to neck, damage to head veneer, refret, electrics intermittent, condition: poor View details Estimate£80 - £120Sold£150StatusCLOSED Lot 5 Mark Griffiths’ Burns-Weill RP2B bass guitar, made in England, red re-finish with minor surface wear consistent for age, missing pickguard, electrics in working order, condition: good View details Estimate£200 - £400Sold£420StatusCLOSED Lot 6 Mark Griffiths’ 1960s Burns Trisonic bass guitar, made in England, red finish with lacquer checking and other heavy blemishes consistent for age, electrics appear to be in working order, original soft case, condition: good View details Estimate£250 - £500Sold£340StatusCLOSED Lot 7 Mark Griffiths’ Yamaha BB400S bass guitar, made in Japan, ser no. 0xxxx8, trans blue refinish with minor checking and other blemishes, wear to pickup surrounds, electrics in working order, original hard case, condition: good View details Estimate£250 - £350Sold£220StatusCLOSED Lot 8 Mark Griffiths’ 1989 Heartfield DR-6C bass guitar, made in Japan, ser. no. C8xxx1, natural birds eye maple finish with a few lacquer blemishes, electrics in working order, hard case, condition: good *This guitar was built at the Fujigen Gakki plant in Japan. These basses were top of the line and licensed by Fender. Due to the collapse of the US dollar against the Yen, production was ceased after a short time. These basses rarely come up for sale and this particular one is the first off the p View details Estimate£600 - £1,000Sold£600StatusCLOSED Lot 9 Mark Griffiths’ Ernie Ball Musicman Stingray 5 bass guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 5xxx2, amber burst finish with various blemishes, upgraded Bass Lines Musicman pickup (original retained), electrics in working order, soft case, condition: good *This bass was purchased by Mark Griffiths from a private seller in Northampton, UK in the late 1990s. It was used on many live shows plus on Any Trouble - ‘Life In Reverse’ and Mark’s solo CD ‘52 Florence Road’. Sold with a certificate of authenticity View details Estimate£750 - £1,000StatusUnsold Lot 10 Mark Griffiths’ 1997 Fender Jazz Bass five string bass guitar, made in USA, ser. no. N7xxxxx9, Lake Placid blue finish, electrics in working order, hard case, condition: good *This bass has been owned by Mark Griffiths since new. It was used on tour with Hank Marvin and is sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Mark, stating these facts View details Estimate£700 - £1,000StatusUnsold Lot 11 Mark Griffiths’ 1965/66 Fender Jazz Bass guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 1xxxx9, refinished in Fiesta red, hardware alterations, electrical alterations, electrics in working order, contemporary Fender hard case, condition: please enquire *This bass was purchased by Mark Griffiths at Mick’s Vintage Guitars, Seattle USA in 1981. The body finish had been removed and the bridge replaced. The pickups were later changed to Seymour Duncans. It was used by Mark on many Cliff Richard band tours and the View details Estimate£3,500 - £4,500StatusUnsold Lot 12 Mark Griffiths’ 1986 Philip Kubicki Ex Factor bass guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 1xxxxx6, with drop D lever system, Coral finish with some imperfections, electrics in working order, hard case, condition: good *This bass was purchased by Mark Griffiths new, directly from the Kubicki factory in Santa Barbara, California. Mark used it on his very first Shadows tour in 1986 and it featured on the Polygram CD ‘The Shadows at their Very Best’. Sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Mark, View details Estimate£1,200 - £1,800Sold£1,400StatusCLOSED Lot 13 Mark Griffiths’ Burns The Legend Series Shadows bass guitar, made in England, ser. no. 0xx3, white finish, additional strap buttons added, electrics in working order, original hard case, condition: good *This bass has been owned from new by Mark Griffiths and was used on the Shadows’ final tour in 2004. Sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Mark, stating these facts View details Estimate£1,000 - £2,000Sold£1,000StatusCLOSED Lot 14 Mark Griffiths’ Prototype Telecaster style electric guitar, with blond finish solid body, two P90 pickups and 22 fret maple neck, fault to electrics in neck position, condition: good View details Estimate£100 - £200Sold£120StatusCLOSED Lot 15 Mark Griffiths’ Ryder 335 style electric guitar, red finish, electrics in working order, condition: good *These guitars were sold through the Sue Ryder charity shops. Mark Griffiths was employed as a consultant to increase the quality and design of the guitars after their initial release View details Estimate£80 - £120Sold£95StatusCLOSED Lot 16 Mark Griffiths’ Casio PG310 guitar synth, black finish with some imperfections, electrics in working order although midi untested, missing tremolo cavity back plate, soft case; together with a Fujiha midi organ console, boxed (not working) and associated leads View details Estimate£100 - £200Sold£160StatusCLOSED Lot 17 Mark Griffiths’ 1950s Maccaferri G40 Dow Styron acoustic archtop guitar, made in USA, unused and within original packaging and box, with hang tag and dealer letter, condition: as new View details Estimate£400 - £600Sold£300StatusCLOSED Lot 18 Mark Griffiths’ 1950s Maccaferri G40 Dow Styron archtop acoustic guitar, many imperfections to the surface, high action, condition: poor View details Estimate£100 - £200Sold£90StatusCLOSED Lot 19 Mark Griffiths’ Recording King ROC-56CFE electro-acoustic guitar, made in China, ser. no. 0xxxxx1, with mahogany back and sides and natural top, electrics in working order, soft case, condition: good *This guitar was purchased new by Mark Griffiths. It was used exclusively on the CD ‘3 Boxes’ produced by the legendary John Wood. Sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Mark, stating these facts View details Estimate£250 - £350StatusUnsold Lot 20 Mark Griffiths’ ‘Woodstock guitar’ - 1965 Epiphone Texan acoustic guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 3xxxx8, finish with heavy lacquer checking and various other wear, hard case, condition: please enquire *This guitar was purchased used by Mark Griffiths from Top Gear, Denmark Street, London in 1969. It was used by Mark on many sessions and all MCA recordings made by Matthews Southern Comfort, including the number one hit ‘Woodstock’. Sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Mark, stating View details Estimate£1,500 - £2,000Sold£1,250StatusCLOSED Lot 21 Mark Griffiths’ Hofner Senator archtop guitar, made in Germany, circa 1960, ser. no. 1xxx0, brunette finish with various marks consistent with age, later electrics installed and in working order, hard case, condition: fair View details Estimate£200 - £300Sold£200StatusCLOSED Lot 22 Mark Griffiths’ 1980s Fender D’Aquisto electric archtop guitar, made in Japan, ser. no. 9xxxx2, vintage sunburst finish with some minor surface scratches, upgraded Seymour Duncan pickups, pickguard removed but retained, electrics in working order, soft case, condition: good View details Estimate£1,000 - £1,500Sold£950StatusCLOSED Lot 23 Mark Griffiths’ 1976 Ibanez 2457 hollow body electric guitar, made in Japan, ser. no. J76xxx9, cherry finish with minor surface wear, wear to gold plating on hardware, replaced pickups, replaced Varitone switch, attention required to rhythm pickup electrics, hard case, condition: good *This guitar has been owned by Mark Griffiths since new and was his first guitar endorsement, as a member of the David Essex band. It was used live and on some of the early Essex recordings. Sold with a certific View details Estimate£500 - £800Sold£700StatusCLOSED Lot 24 Mark Griffiths’ 1980s Maton Pro 58/80 Custom hollow body electric guitar, ser. no. 0x2, cherry sunburst finish with light surface marks, electrics in working order, hard case, condition: good *This guitar was custom built for Mark Griffiths at the Maton factory. It has since had very little use. Sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Mark, stating these facts View details Estimate£1,200 - £1,800StatusUnsold Lot 25 Mark Griffiths’ 1960s Futurama 1 electric guitar in need of restoration, red finish, condition: poor View details Estimate£80 - £120Sold£400StatusCLOSED Lot 26 Mark Griffiths’ 1962 Framus Strato electric guitar, made in Germany, metallic gold finish with imperfections consistent with age, missing tremolo arm, electrics untested, condition: fair View details Estimate£200 - £400Sold£400StatusCLOSED Lot 27 Mark Griffiths’ Jaydee ‘Cherry B’ electric guitar, cherry finish with many imperfections, replaced tuners, zebra humbucker pickups, electrics in working order, condition: fair *This guitar was purchased by Mark Griffiths from Musical Exchanges, Birmingham in the 1980s. It has no serial number and was one of twelve built by John Diggins for a large music retailer in the late 1970s. Sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Mark, stating these facts View details Estimate£500 - £700Sold£500StatusCLOSED Lot 28 Mark Griffiths’ 1965 Gibson SG Junior electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 3xxxx9, cherry finish with heavy checking and other imperfections, replaced tuners, replaced scratchplate, electrics in working order, Gibson hard case, condition: please enquire *This guitar was purchased by Mark Griffiths in the early 1980s. Sold with a certificate of authenticity signed by Mark **Sold with CITES certificate no. 554370/01 View details Estimate£700 - £1,000Sold£1,650StatusCLOSED Lot 29 Mark Griffiths’ 1972 Fender Telecaster electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 3xxxx0, June 1972 neck date, trans blue refinish with blemish imperfections, body routed for a humbucker pickup underneath the pickguard, bridge pickup changed to a Seymour Duncan (original retained) neck pickup changed to a Strat pickup, pots and wiring replaced, nut replaced, electrics in working order, hard case, condition: fair *This guitar was purchased by Mark Griffiths from Peter Gray Music, Northampton in the View details Estimate£800 - £1,000Sold£1,400StatusCLOSED Lot 30 Mark Griffiths’ 1962 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 6xxx8, 1961 serial plate, 1/62 neck pencil date, refinish to neck with original rosewood board replaced with a maple cap, Dakota red refinish, incorrect nut, five replaced tuners, body routed around the bridge pickup cavity, volume pot dating to 1961, central pot number unreadable, lower tone pot dating to 1960, bridge and neck pickups replaced, middle pickup originality unknown but at least re-wound/wired, switch re View details Estimate£3,000 - £3,500Sold£2,800StatusCLOSED Lot 31 Mark Griffiths’ 1962 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 8xxx3, sunburst finish with various imperfections consistent for age, factory refret, electrics in working order, original Selmer hard case, condition: please enquire *This guitar was purchased new by Mark Griffiths’ father from Selmer, Charing Cross Road, London in 1962/3. It was re-fretted and overseen by Dan Smith at the Fender factory in Fullerton in the 1980s. The guitar is in good condition for its age, alth View details Estimate£10,000 - £12,000Sold£13,000StatusCLOSED Lot 32 2016 Martin Westside Custom Edition Performing Artist custom sapele edition #V electro-acoustic guitar, made in Mexico, ser. no. 1xxxxx0, attention required to action, electrics in working order, soft case, condition: good View details Estimate£250 - £350Sold£280StatusCLOSED Lot 33 Patrick Eggle Los Angeles Plus electric guitar, made in England, ser. no. LA3/93xxx, pink glow finish with minor imperfections, electrics in working order, original Hiscox hard case, condition: good View details Estimate£450 - £650Sold£440StatusCLOSED Lot 34 Fender Deluxe Series five string Jazz Bass guitar, made in Mexico, circa 2009, ser. no. NZ9xxxxx5, blond finish, electrics in working order, Hiscox hard case, condition: good View details Estimate£300 - £400Sold£340StatusCLOSED Lot 35 1980s Aria Pro II Cardinal series CS-Deluxe electric guitar, made in Japan, ser. no. 3xxxx9, black finish with various imperfections, electrics in working order, condition: good View details Estimate£100 - £200Sold£240StatusCLOSED Lot 36 1970s Epiphone EA-250 hollow body electric guitar, made in Japan, ser. no. 0xxxxx2, red finish with surface imperfections, oxidisation to frets, adjustment needed to action, electrics in working order, condition: good View details Estimate£200 - £300Sold£200StatusCLOSED Lot 37 Squier by Fender Affinity Series P-Bass guitar, made in Indonesia, sunburst finish, electrics in working order, soft case, condition: good View details Estimate£50 - £100Sold£80StatusCLOSED Lot 38 Yamaha SLG-100S silent guitar, electrics in working order, soft case, condition: good View details Estimate£100 - £200Sold£180StatusCLOSED Lot 39 Tobias Toby Pro bass guitar, ser. no. U0xxxxx6, red flame finish with blemishes and other imperfections, electrics in working order although adjustment needed to jack, replaced E tuner, soft case, condition: fair View details Estimate£100 - £200Sold£85StatusCLOSED Lot 40 Custom built cast aluminium electric guitar, comprising a cast aluminium body finished in metallic blue, humbucker bridge pickup and single neck pickup, Perspex guard with visible electronics, metallic blue finish neck with 22 fret ebony board, electrics require attention (bridge pickup), soft case, condition: good *Sold with a journal detailing various processes of the build View details Estimate£800 - £1,200StatusUnsold Lot 41 1987 Gibson Howard Roberts Fusion semi hollow body electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. 8xxx7xx5, black finish with various imperfections, electrics in working order, later hard case, condition: good View details Estimate£900 - £1,100Sold£920StatusCLOSED Lot 42 1966 Hofner 500/1 violin bass guitar, made in Germany, ser. no. 2xx2, sunburst finish with some light imperfections, electrics in working order, original re-covered hard case, condition: good *Sold with images of the vendor playing the guitar in 1969 and later **Sold with CITES certificate no. 554445/01 View details Estimate£600 - £1,000Sold£880StatusCLOSED Lot 43 1978 Fender Musicmaster electric guitar, made in USA, ser. no. S8xxxx4, black finish with some imperfections, electrics in working order, original hard case, condition: good View details Estimate£600 - £800Sold£600StatusCLOSED Lot 44 Ibanez RG series RG350DXZ electric guitar, made in Indonesia, ser. no. I15xxxxxx1, white finish, electrics in working order, condition: very good View details Estimate£100 - £200Sold£130StatusCLOSED Lot 45 Squier by Fender Affinity series Tele electric guitar, blue finish in tired condition with custom chequer board central stripe, electrics in working order; together with a Rockwood by Hohner electric guitar, white finish in tired condition, electrics in working order, damaged nut, soft case, condition: poor (2) View details Estimate£60 - £100Sold£80StatusCLOSED Lot 46 Applause by Ovation AE28M bowl back electro-acoustic guitar, sunburst finish, soft case; together with a Countryman BB Elite Autumn Leaf electro-acoustic bowl back guitar, soft case (2) View details Estimate£80 - £120Sold£85StatusCLOSED Lot 47 Crafter GA7 acoustic guitar, made in Korea, condition: good View details Estimate£50 - £100Sold£40StatusCLOSED Lot 48 1960s Vox Super Ace electric guitar, blue finish with various blemishes, damage to headstock tip, electrics require attention, condition: poor View details Estimate£100 - £200Sold£130StatusCLOSED Items per page 122448 Previous|123456789|Next Previous 123456789 Next