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About Anthem
Anthem Guitars is a family run business that specialises in the buying and selling of classic and vintage guitars.
If you have a guitar you’d like to sell, we’ll give you an honest assessment of its market potential and, if we love it, will offer you a fair price. Just give us a call on
07525 268753 or drop us an email rob.hodgson@anthemguitars.co.uk
We only sell guitars we love and want you to love them too, so we’ll do everything we can to ensure the guitar you buy from us is everything you’d hoped it would be.
If for any reason you aren’t 100% happy with a guitar purchased from us you can return it to us within 7 days.
All our guitars are professionally set up before sale in our own workshop.
If you have a guitar you’d like to sell, we’ll give you an honest assessment of it’s market potential and, if we love it, will offer you a fair price. Just give us a cal
PRS CE24 1994 Cherry Sunburst
Wow - just look at that finish- does this guitar have presence!
Maple top on mahogany back, maple neck with rosewood fingerboard.
Very rare for this model - birds of flight position markers.
Absolutely stunning.
Lovely condition and plays exceptionally well.
3.5kg
£1900 SOLD
Gibson Les Paul Traditional Pro II USA
Probably the most versatile Les Paul ever.
Merlot finish with satin mahogany back.
One or two very slight dings but overall excellent condition.
Split coils
Bridge Pickup: Super 57
Neck Pickup: ’57 Classic
Tuners: ‘Tulip’ Locking Grover 18:1
Bridge: Nashville T-O-M
Original case.
4.65kg
£1495
Fender Player Series HSS Stratocaster 2018
Living proof that great guitars sometimes come with a modest price tag.
Buttercream. Maple neck, maple fretboard.
Whammy bar.
Pays like a dream - one of our current favourites.
As new condition.
3.68kg
See demo
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£450 SOLD
1964 Hofner President Archtop
Just about the most fun you can have with six strings! We absolutely love this old charmer.
Blonde finish with plenty of lovely ageing including dings and scratches that give this guitar real character.
Neck has been reset and is now a joy to play.
Fretboard is overlacquered rosewood, replacement bridge and some regretting.
2.03kg
Ultra Cool PRS Silver Sky John Mayer Signature 2020 USA
Lovely looking instrument in Midnight Rose.
Maple neck and rosewood fingerboard.
Some minor laquer cracking.
Original gig bag and papers.
3.14KG
£1,150
SOLD
“It’s been a dream of mine for years to design a guitar that includes some of my favourite vintage specifications but with a modern spirit and aesthetic. After two years of study and refinement, the Silver Sky is my vision of what a reboot of the electric guitar should look and feel like.” – John Mayer
Hofner Contemporary Limited Verythin Standard CT Semi-Hollow
Silver metallic with sky-blue centre racing stripe. Rosewood fretboard, Bigsby Tremelo, 3.36kg.
High quality gig bag.
Virtually as new condition.
Guitar Magazine scored it 8/10 which at this price makes it a true bargain.
The Hofner Verythin CT not only captures that unique 60s sound but also has the ability to produce tones ranging from deep gutsy blues through to cutting distorted rock. Hofner achieve this by fitting a centre block in the body to produce more sustain, deeper tones and less feedback. The CT model is now fitted with striped position markers on the neck just like the original Hofner 1960s model.
£350
2008 Gibson Custom Shop Inspired by Joe Bonamassa Aged Les Paul Gold Top 1955
Serial number 021 of just 150.
Absolutely stunning example of this sensational Les Paul based on the heavily modified 1955 gold top that came through the shop owned by Joe's father when he was 11.
Complete with certificate of authenticity signed by Joe himself.
These artist associated guitars are without doubt where the investment potential is heading.
Single-ply crème binding top accents the antique gold top finish reminiscent of the most famous Les Pauls of the early 1950s. The standard 24¾-inch scale one-piece mahogany neck is shaped with a traditional 1959 rounded neck profile, a 22-fret rosewood fingerboard and figured acrylic trapezoid inlays.
All of the hardware is nickel, and softly aged to give it the look of a classic, vintage Les Paul, including an ABR-1 bridge without the retainer wire and an aluminum stopbar tailpiece. The headstock is also reminiscent of the vintage Gibson Les Paul headstocks of the early 1950s, which are slight narrower than today’s version.
The pickups and power in this outstanding signature Les Paul comes from a pair of Gibson’s legendary Burstbucker pickups – a Burstbucker 2 in the neck and a Burstbucker 3 in the bridge. Together, these two pickups successfully capture the subtle variations of true, classic humbucker tone with historically “unmatched” bobbin windings and Alnico II magnets.
Other standard appointments include Grover kidney tuners, a “Bonamassa” truss rod cover, vintage CTS pots and bumble bee capacitors, Amber Top Hat knobs for the neck volume and tone controls and Gold Top Hat knobs for the bridge volume and tone controls, Dunlop strap locks, and black pickup rings, switchwasher and pickguard, just as they appeared on some of the vintage Goldtops from 1957.
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£5700
SOLD
Gorgeous 1969 Gibson ES340TD
Superb example of this rare and highly collectible semi-acoustic.
Double cut-away semi hollow body guitar, birch body, top with pair of "f" holes, three-piece maple neck, rosewood fretboard with mother of pearl block inlay, Kluson Deluxe tuners, Tune-o-Matic bridge, trapeze-style tailpiece, two humbucking pickups, pickguard with beveled edge, black bonnet knobs, three-way selector swich.ch.
Huge sound!
Virtually unmarked and with original case.
£7400
SOLD
1990 Fender Custom Shop
JW Black Master Built Thinline QMT
Absolutely sensational Tele hand built by a luthier who's clients include Ritchie Sambora, Jeff Beck, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Wood and Mick Jagger. Quilted red maple top upon red back. Birds eye maple fretboard and neck with original case. 2.84kg
There are a couple of dings on the back shown in the photos. The top is mint.
It's going to be difficult to let this one go!
Check out this video for more info.
£4150
SOLD
2017 Fender FSR Exotic Edition American '59 Pine Stratocaster
Completely gorgeous with bird's eye maple neck and fretboard and 100 year old pine body salvaged from Globe Grain Elevator Factory in Superior with highlighted grain and knotholes. Gives the body an incredible aged look. Original 50's prototypes were made from pine and this instrument has a fabulous classic Strat tone. Under 7lbs so very comfortable for gigging.
In "as new"condition with original case and candy.
£1475
SOLD
Important and totally unique 1994 PRS McCarty '#2 Test Run'
Made in USA, ser. no. 4xxxx6; Body: quilted amber top upon cherry finished mahogany back; Neck: mahogany; Fretboard: rosewood; Frets: good; Electrics: working; Hardware: good; Case: original hard case with tags; Weight: 3.81kg; Overall condition: very good
According to PRS, this guitar was the second factory McCarty Model through the production line. The guitar comes with a control plate that is signed by Ted McCarty, dated 1994
£7,750
SOLD
1991 Fenix by Young Chang Jazz Bass
Fenix guitars have acquired a real cult following in recent years as people have started to really appreciate the superb quality of these instruments.
This genuinely striking example in Torino red has fantastic presence.
There is minor pitting to some of the metalwork and some minor chips and scratches have been repaired (please see photos) but overall in very good shape for a 30 year old guitar.
Solid alder body with rosewood fretboard.
This instrument has been set up in our workshop and new strings fitted.
There is no case but you very rarely see these guitars at under £300 so this will go very quickly.
£235
Absolutely stunning 1974 Fender Stratocaster
Completely original hardtail Strat with deep and lustrous sunburst finish.
Rosewood fingerboard. One owner.
£4,300
SOLD
Impeccable USA Fender Telecaster blonde 2015
Twin pickups and original Fender hard case.
£1,450
SOLD
Battered and beautiful Fender Precision Bass 1998
Very original.
£2,400
SOLD
Gorgeous Taylor 210 2012
Lovely unmarked condition.
Complete with original hard case.
£875
SOLD
Yamaha RGX 12
This one has been a bit of a hooligan but is starting to settle down. Twin humbuckers and whammy bar. Original case.
£274
SOLD
Yamaha APX SPL II Electro-Acoustic 1995
Robust travel guitar in dark red burst.
Lovely bright tone.
£360
SOLD
Beautiful Ibanez SD GR Bass Metallic Blue
Mahogany body, 5-piece maple and walnut neck, and jatoba fingerboard. Bright, warm characteristics, delivering excellent lows and strong mids for a classic bass thump.
£320
Donnar Les Paul
One of our customers brought this in a a PX. In our opinion - outrageous value for money. Looks absolutely kick-ass, twin hum buckers, nice low action and for this money - simply brilliant for a beginner.
£90
1960's Alhambra Classical
Fabulous mature tone from great Spanish maker.
£320
SOLD
Rob and Joe Hodgson
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