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Free
K & K pickup fitted on all guitars over £1500 sold this
week:
the deal is not only back on, but extended to all
guitars over £1500 - applies to all guitars sold, either
in the store or via mail/internet order.
We also stock and fit the excellent K & K Pure, Ultra
and Trinity systems
Click
here to enquire about K & K pickups
K
& K: 3 transducer heads
Free setup on all guitars
over £1500 sold this week:
Low actions, high actions, custom fingerstyle setup...
we'll set up a guitar for you personally - applies to
all guitars sold, either in the store or via mail order.
Collings OMs:
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an extra £100 off NOW!
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Miscellaneous
fine guitars just in:
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And
some great deals:
Also arrived: Oasis
Humidifiers, Oasis
Hygrometers, Intell Tuners, Cases, bags, G7th capos
call 01603 617 912 for details or click
here to contact us
Coffee by Steve
Sometimes he makes it, sometimes he fetches it from
the best deli in Norwich. It's always good.
Relax and enjoy selecting one of the best steel acoustic
guitars ever made, we're 45 seconds walk from easy parking
and under 2 hours from London by train.
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2003
Collings OM2H-Koa
A jaw-dropping Hawaiian Koa
OM with a custom 1 3/4" neck. A treat for your
eyes, ears and hands.
One only £3495 inc case.
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C10 Custom
An outstanding, individual
custom instrument, based on the Gibson L-00 model
of the late 1920s in a custom black/black grain
finish with pearloid headplate and pickguard.
One only £3675
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Collings
OM2H-Cutaway
A truly superb cutaway OM
from the great Texan maker and featuring a custom
1 3/4" neck.
One only £2995 inc case.
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LG-2, 1952
A fine-sounding, early-50s
small-body Gibson, bought by it's the last owner
from a Soho pawnshop in 1959.
One only £1595 inc case.
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Collings
OM1-Mh all-mahogany
A premium hand-voiced instrument
with a remarkable and distinct voice.
One at £2995
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S35 Custom Fingerstyle
AAAA Blackwood and Alpine
spruce on George Lowdens new small body S Model
and complete with 45/60mm fingerstyle neck.
SOLD
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2007
Fylde Single Malt Ariel
A remarkable and very individual
12 fret guitar from this reknowned Penrith-based
maker, made almost entirely using whisky barrels
recycled from the Talisker Distillery.
One at £1995
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CF Martin & C0 0-17H
A rare prewar Mahogany
Martin 12 fretter, converted from Hawaiian - an
fine-sounding instrument, especially for jazz
or blues-based fingerstyle, with a spacious 1
7/8" (48mm) neck width.
One only £2995 inc case.
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2004
Gary Southwell A series, Brazilian rosewood
Southwells ingenious concert
guitar featuring his reinterpreted Stauffer neck-tilt,
handmade 4/2 Rogers tuning heads and fitted B
Band pickup/microphone, blended via a Pendulum
module.
£7250
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Gibson L-5 CES
Version 1 with twin
P90s.
Eats anything from Scotty
to Wes.
One only £14,950 inc case.
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2003
Collings CJ sunburst
A fine, 30s-style slope
shouldered jumbo in flame maple and Sitka.
£2750
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Taylor W 15
Sweet and loud - a
fine playing, great looking deluxe walnut instrument
in Taylors popular jumbo body style.
Scalloped braced Sitka top.
Now only £2295 inc case.
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New LR Baggs
Core 1 - Acoustic Reference Amplifier
A product of three years'
intensive development, blends cutting edge loudspeaker
design, analog and digital circuit technology
and industrial design to redefine the way that
acoustic guitar and vocals should be amplified.
Limited Edition, signed by
Lloyd Baggs. Sale
£895
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Martin D-28 Clarence White Model
A fine Martin dreadnought
in the pre-war style, based on the the 1935 instrument
owned and played by the late Clarence White of
The Kentucky Colonels and The Byrds.
Scalloped braced Adirondack
top.
Now only £1895 inc case.
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New Lowden
O32/12, 12-string in AAA Indian rosewood and AAA
Sitka spruce.
One small scratch for man,
one giant deal for mankind - £1995
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Martin & Co D-35 & original blue case.
A fabulous vintage dreadnought
from the CF Martin III era, featuring unusually
nice rosewood back and sides, bound ebony fingerboard
and a rich, powerful voice.
Complete with original
Hiscox case at £1595
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Taylor 914CE
Limited Edition L7, 2004 - Brazilian rosewood.
A near-mint, Limited Edition
Taylor Grand Auditorium Cutaway guitar in breathtakingly
figured Brazilian rosewood and with a fine-grade
Engelmann spruce top.
Onboard Expression System,
including original XLR cable for minimal frequency
loss & CD-Rom) and original hard case.
One only in stock at £3295
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1998/99 Lowden
O10 & case.
A huge-sounding, 'Original'-shape
Lowden guitar in solid mahogany with a solid cedar
soundboard.
This instrument has great
tone and character and was built in the old Newtownards
factory.
Complete with original
Hiscox case at £1395
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Near
mint Avalon D24 + Headway pickup/preamp.
A surprisingly responsive
handbuilt dreadnought from the small Newtownards
factory in almost new condition.
Complete with original Hiscox
case at £995
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1935 Martin 0-18
A genuine 'Golden Era'
pre-war Martin in mahogany and Adirondack spruce.
A playable little 'picker
with astonishing depth and character.
In stock now at only
£3495
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outrageously figured Ziricote on this
New Lowden F35 Richard Thompson
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VintageGuitar.co.uk is a small independent specialist
acoustic shop in the heart of Norwich's medieval Lanes area, seconds
from easy parking and minutes from Norwich Rail Station (under 2
hours from London).
Click
here for trains times.
We've just received some great instruments
including a nice Brazilian rosewood Ramirez 1A built in Madrid in
1975, ultimate 3/4 Collings Baby, a sweet 2006 Lowden F32, a carved
top Ibanez two point florentine mandolin, 1975, a very
clean R Taylor Model 1 mahohgany, a Wechter Pathmaker, and the very
first Peerless Wizard in sunburst and translucent black.
Also arrived: Several excellent SR acoustic instrument combos...I'll
try to get as much of this on this website soon, but if you want
details now please
click here to contact Seamus or call 01603
617 912 with enquiries.
Shop
Opening times
Monday: 12 - 6
Tuesday: 12 - 6
Wednesday: 12 - 6
Thursday: 12 - 6
Friday: 12 - 6
Saturday: 10 - 6
Sunday: Closed
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If you're looking for your dream guitar, we
want you to enjoy buying it and encourage you to visit us - the
shop is conveniently situated seconds from St Andrews Car Park just
within Norwich's Inner Ring Road and is open between noon and 6pm
during the week and between 10am and 6pm on Saturdays.
We appreciate that many customers travel long distances to our shop
- so relax on a comfortable sofas with fresh hot tea & coffee here
after your journey.
Major roads to the Norwich area
are the M11, A11, A12, A140 (from London, S, the ferry ports and
the Channel Tunnel) and the A14, A47, A1/M1 (from the N and W).
It's a small, historic city... Getting
Here
Alternatively... We ship new, used
& vintage fine acoustic guitars (like Lowden, Martin, Collings and
Gibson) carefully packaged to our customers all over The World via
trackable courier. If
you have a question about mail order, click here.
There are also excellent local
shops and places to visit should your spouse not want to spend the
afternoon in a guitar shop. Visit
Norwich website (opens in new browser window) |
Lowden Guitars
from George Lowden's Downpatrick workshop
Original and 35 Series instruments, including
left handed models and the excellent nylon-strung 'Jazz' models. |
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O32L Left Hand
A fabulous Lowden lefty, fresh from George
Lowden’s new Downpatrick workshop, featuring AAA-grade timbers and
hand-voiced, dolphin-profile top bracing.
A
clear, ringing tone with great clarity and detail - A truly great
all-rounder.
One available from stock £1895 including Case & Lifetime
Warranty.
A fabulous AAAA Alpine Spruce soundboard and reclaimed Brazilian
rosewood on this new workshop Lowden O35 (£4995)
*** the instrument on the Lowden website! ***
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Pickups for Lowden guitar in stock
now: K & K Pure Western, K & K Ultra Western, K
& K Trinity, Headway GE1/HE2, LR Baggs I-Beam, Fishman Matrix
split-saddle.
Small body Lowden guitars:
Lowden S Models in stock
Lowden
S25 Jazz - Nylon-strung amplified acoustic
AAA-Grade timbers: Fine Indian Rosewood back and sides with
a AAA-grade Western Red Cedar Soundboard and mahogany neck with
ebony fingerboard .List £2725 Discount £2495
The Original (O) body style:
Lowden O Models in stock
Lowden
O35 AAAA Koa with AAAA Alpine Spruce soundboard
Exceptionally figured, Quadruple-A grade Koa, with a AAAA Alpine
top for clarity AND warmth!
Sounds every bit as good as it looks.
Lowden
O35 Brazilian Rosewood/Alpine Spruce - £4995
Reclaimed, CITES-certified Brazilian Rosewood, topped with a delicious
AAAA Alpine top for clarity AND warmth!
This is the instrument from the George Lowden website - a phenomenal-sounding
guitar.
Lowden
O12 - £1895
A well-figured AAA-grade American mahogany soundbox with a AAA Western
Red cedar top. Includes LiteFlite case and Lifetime Warranty.
Lowden F Models:
George Lowden's
curvy new F Style guitars give a focussed, powerful tone with strong
bass and striking presence.
Just arrived: Lowden F10 awaiting details...
Lowden
F23 Claro walnut/cedar
Lowden demonstrator Thomas
Leeb play various Lowden models (MP3)
Lowden
O32 - Indian rosewood/Sitka spruce
Lowden
O35 - Indian rosewood/Alpine spruce
Lowden
F25 - Indian rosewood/Cedar
Lowden
S12C - Mahogany/Sitka spruce
Lowden
S32 - Indian rosewood/Sitka spruce
Lowden
O10 - Mahogany/Cedar
Pickup options
for Lowden guitars - Get yours fitted in our workshop!
Stock pickups: K
& K Pure Western (small heads ) LR Baggs IBeam, LR Baggs Element,
LR Baggs IMix, Fishman Matrix (split saddle) Fishman Rare Earth
Single Coil, Fishman Rare Earth Humbucker, Fishman Ellipse Soundhole
Blend,
New
instruments arriving weekly - click here for current stock |
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Collings Guitars: New and used instruments from
this great Texan maker
12 fretters and other iconic American designs,
built to a standard that most other luthiers can only dream of -
with tapered tops, scalloped bracing and the most incredible, harmonically-rich
tone imagineable.
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One of the very finest production guitars
available: Collings DS2H
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In
Stock now::
New
Collings 0002H Custom 12 fret
A quite magnificent mid-sized 12 fret Triple O in Sitka spruce
and Indian rosewood, with custom, Ivroid-bound neck and peghead!
Fingerpicks and flatpicks exceptionally well with a complex but
defined voice with great personality. £3269
Collings
OM3C, 2001
A deluxe-grade OM cutaway with fabulous playing action, rich
voice and a distinctive Brazilian rosewood headstock facing.
£2750
Collings
CJ sunburst, 2003
A deluxe and visually striking slope shouldered jumbo with a huge
voice and fabulous vintage styling. £2495
Collings
D2SH 12 fret dreadnought
A great example of the model about which former 'Guitarist magazine'
editor, Neville Marten said " this is the best acoustic guitar
I have ever played!". £2995
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Taylor Guitars: Used, Deluxe
and LTD Edition Taylor Instruments
Rare and collectable used Taylor instruments in
mint or near mint condition complete with original Taylor hard cases
and Expression Systems. |
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Just
Arrived:
6 String Taylor Guitars
R Taylor Style 1 - Mahogany Details
here soon or call 01603 617 912
Taylor
812C, 1994
A full body sound from a little guitar! Beautifully played in
and from a great vintage. £1695
Taylor
912CE L7, 2004
A very deluxe Brazilian Rosewood Limited Edition Taylor in near
mint condition - fabulous playability and a sweet, rich tone £2695
Taylor
655CE NAMM 2002
A golden sunburst over a quilted big leaf maple body. Sounds as
good as it looks! £2195 now only
£1995
Taylor
Leo Kottke LKSM 12 string - superb!
Widely accepted as the best production 12 string available - £2250
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Acoustic Amplification - compare MP3s
Sound files (MP3) of acoustic amplifiers,
low prices on AER amplification, plus the new SR Jam combos - wood
cabinets from only £329. |
Shipped to your armchair by
Business Post for only £9.95
Next Day Service with online tracking |
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CF Martin & Co guitars |
CF Martin & Co 0-18, 1935 |
Selected Martin instruments
Martin
0-18, 1935 £3495
Prewar, scalloped-braced, Adirondack top - A genuine 'Golden Era'
guitar!
Martin
D-28CW (2004) £2495 reduced to £1895
Clarence White Commemorative - Adirondack spruce top.
A fine flatpicking dreadnought with fantastic clarity, definition
and warmth.
Martin
000-18, 1973
Sweet vintage picker
Martin
D-18, 1941 £7250
Prewar/wartime, scalloped-braced, Adirondack top
Pickup options
for Martin guitars - Get yours shop-fitted
Stock pickups:K & K
Pure Western bridgeplate transducers
LR Baggs IBeam, LR Baggs Element, LR Baggs IMix,
Fishman Matrix, Fishman Rare Earth Single Coil, Fishman Rare Earth
Humbucker, Fishman Ellipse Soundhole Blend,
Stock preamps: K & K Pure Pure, Pure XLR, Dual
Channel Pro, Trinity, Quantum Blender
Vintage Jack
endpin socket
same size as your Martin endpin, no drilling required!
3.5mm jack, finshes: Brazilian Rosewood, Ivory Micarta, Snakewood,
Brass from £80
Tapastring
Cleaners & Polishes
The cleaner that we use on our finest prewar instruments - the
2oz glass bottles of this premium cleaner delivers a fine mist
that removes most common substances from the finish of your guitar.
Polishes available in 1 and 3 micron grades
for use in light scratch removal and restoring lustre and sheen
to a tired finish.
Used and Vintage
Martin Guitars arriving regularly - click
here and let us know what you're looking for
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This excellent 'Best of' tab & music
book, complete with CD and VCD featuring the unbelievable fingerstyle
work of Lowden demonstrator Thomas Leeb has just
arrived on exclusive import from Korea and features previously unavailable
tabulature!
Limited quantities now available for only £19.95 + £2.95 carriage
details
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Other
stuff:
Oasis Humidifiers
& Hygrometers (now
back in stock) - something to think about when you turn the central
heating on...
handmade 'F' mandolin,
lots more handmade Premium Bottlenecks... , LR Baggs I-Beam, LR Baggs
Element call 01603 617 912 for details
Workshop
Repairs
Setups, pickup fits and repairs...Click
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