Danny Gatton (1945-1994) brought jazz, blues and rockabilly influences together to become one of Rolling Stone magazine's Top 100 guitarists of all time. He never achieved great commercial success, but he was well known in guitar circles as "The Telemaster." This pearloid-covered Fender Custom Shop signature model from 1993 was the first of the run and is numbered DG001. It was Gatton's personal guitar, and it comes with a Certificate of Authenticity. With a modern Fender hard case, it is SOLD.
Gruhn Guitars has a collection of Danny Gatton's guitars and amps. Each comes with a letter from his widow.
EF7873 Fender, made in Japan Mini Tele, early 1990s, M, 22 1/4" scale, neck pickup removed, Joe Barden bridge pickup, needs rewiring, Tele blonde finish, tweed HC......SOLD
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EZ4993 Michael Stevens LJ, 1991, EXC, made by Michael Stevens of Fender Custom Shop, top of guitar inscribed to Gatton by Stevens, highly figured carved maple top, Custom Shop logo on back of peghead, missing pickup ring, missing back plates, bridge pickup is dead, missing bridge and tailpiece, used by Gatton on Cruisin' Deuces album, with letter from Stevens to Gatton and snapshop of Gatton on stage with guitar, amber finish, HC......SOLD
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BF2821 Fender Precision Bass, 1958, body finish stripped, customized with 5th string, Grover tuner and extra string tree, neck set up fretless, rhinestone side dots added, used on Cruisin' Deuces and 88 Elmira St. recordings, rough tweed HC (fabric stripped)......SOLD
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BF2822 Fender Precision Bass body with incomplete neck, 1970s Fender body with clear natural finish, Philip Kubick neck has uncut peghead blank with handrawn pattern (Gatton intended to cut the peghead himself), no electronics, repro pickup covers, neckplate and anodized pickguard, rough '50s tweed HC......SOLD
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AG5664 Gibson J-200, 1992, EXC, used on Cruisin' Deuces recording, acoustic under-bridge pickup added by Gatton along with volume control through pickguard and top, truss rod cover removed, repaired back rack, natural finish, OHC......SOLD
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AR4000 Vega Special, early 1950s, EXC, 17" wide, pickguard cut out for pickup, sunburst finish, OHC......SOLD
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PA2271 Magnatone Custom 460, 1962, VG, 35 watts, 2 x 12" speakers, 2-channel, vibrato and reverb, non-functional......SOLD
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PA2272 Fender Super 60, 1989, VG+, needs electronics cleaning and repair and new tubes......SOLD
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PA2273 Fender Dual Showman Reverb, 1970, VG+, includes heavy-duty road case, functional but noisy, reverb and footswitch inputs relocated to underside of the chassis, footswitch cable lengthened......$1500
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MC0076 Maestro Echoplex EP-1, 1960s, VG+, needs grounding repair......SOLD
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