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LATEST NEWS:
23.06.09 - NEW IN STOCK
The following items have just come into stock so please email or call if you have any interest in anything listed below:
Fender Masterbuilt '58 Stratocaster 3 Colour Sunburst
Gibson Custom Shop ES-335 White with Gold Hardware, Bigsby & Custom Made Plaque.
Gibson Historic VOS '59 Les Paul Reissue Faded Tobacco Burst with an awesome pinstripe top.
Fender Masterbuilt '55 Tele & Pro Junior Relic set.
Fender 60th anniversary USA Standard Stratocaster Sunburst.
1962 Fender Tweed Champ Ex-OASIS
18.06.09 - 1959 VOX AC2
This is our latest find - an ultra rare original '59 VOX AC2 amplifier in fawn with a very early black control panel and bakelite knobs. These amps were produced in very low numbers and is a VOX collectors dream.
09.06.09 - 1958 GIBSON LES PAUL STANDARD
We are currently offering an outstanding 1958 sunburst Les Paul Standard at an extremely attractive price. This guitar is a near mint all original investment grade example that features some nice flame in the maple top and is complete with it's original five latch brown case.
Please email for details.
03.06.09 - JOHNNY MARR'S AMPLIFIERS
We are currently offering two of Johnny Marr's vintage Fender amplifers he has used since his days with legendary band The Smiths.
A fantastic sounding 1959 Bassman Amp and a rare 3x10 Bandmaster Amp are currently up for grabs.
Johnny has just finished recording a new album with The Cribs.
Many thanks again to Tom Sheehan for use of his awesome monochrome photographs.
Please email for details.
20.04.09 - CRINSON RELIC GUITARS
We have just taken delivery of two of the most outstanding relic guitars we've ever seen. Crinson Guitars are made by Nigel Crinson who is a renown violin maker and luthier.
Combining artisan woodworking and violin restoration skills, age old seasoned woods and a genuine love and respect for American vintage guitars, these instruments are without a doubt the closest thing we've found next to the vibe and feel of an original 50's vintage guitar and have the most authentic looking body finishes we've ever seen.
Please email for pricing and availability.
28.02.09 - METALLICA & KORINA EXPLORER
Richard got to check out Kirk Hammet's original 1958 Gibson Explorer after the recent Metallica show in Manchester. The guitar is one of a very few Korina Explorers that were shipped in the early 60's with nickel parts. Kirk used the guitar for the first time during the show and invited Richard to check it out afterwards. How cool is that?
05.02.09 - 2009 REBEL RELIC GUITARS IN STOCK
The first shipment of 2009 Rebel Relic Guitarshas jsut landed. The shipment includes an fantastic Korina Holy Grail Custom, A Sherwood Green Thinline RAW and a TG Special with Bigsby and Filtertron pickups. A review in'Guitarist' magazine is scheduled for April.
09.11.08 - BILLY F GIBBONS ZZ TOP
Billy F Gibbons purchase one of our fantastic hand made Replica Blackguard Esquires and wrote us saying:
"Rich, Thanks mucho...! The Esquire, which we received and have in service by the way, is superb...! Please feel free to forward the good word with our satisfaction of the instrument. Kindest Personal Regards, Billy F Gibbons"
Pics and info via the 'Guitars' link above in the 'Telecaster' section.
BIO
Richard Henry has been in the business of buying and selling guitars for over twenty years beginning in the late eighties in Manchester England.
Over the years he has managed various successful specialist guitar stores and worked as senior vintage salesman for Europe's largest vintage guitar specialists.
Richard spent the last two years pioneering a successful specialist vintage guitar brokering business with a friend but in June 2009 he set up 'Richard Henry Guitars Limited' giving him the freedom to conduct business under his own name offering an unrivaled wide selection of high end vintage as well as generic new and used American guitars.
With a strong reputation for honesty and integrity, Richard's knowledge and expertise in the field of vintage American guitars is known worldwide and he is respected for his ethics and reliability.
Richard believes that a person's greatest asset is their name, so every client can be assured that every deal is always conducted with the preservation of that in mind.
As well as being a full time guitar dealer, Richard has toured the world for well over a decade as an experienced guitar technician, most notably with The Charlatans, Hard-Fi and The Alarm and is currently on tour with Buzzcocks.
Many thanks to rock photographer Tom Sheehan for the use of the b&w images above.
Visit www.tomsheehan.co.uk for more info and exclusive prints.