Mike Marshall signature model 5-string by John Knutson.
$3,500.
For nearly 50 years at his shop in Forestville, California,
John Knutson has been building magnificent custom instruments.
And this one is no exception.
It's a "Mike Marshall signature model" 5-string. Only three of them were made. It's patterned after a Gibson ES335 jazz guitar. Mustache bound headstock with vine inlay. 1.5" nut; 14-9/16" scale length; bound ebony 24-fret board with dot inlays. Five-piece curly maple/ebony neck. Double-cutaway semi-hollow quilted maple body with top and back binding. Gold-plated hardware, including tuners, Tun-O-Matic bridge, and stop tailpiece with "Mike Marshall" engraved on it. Three-ply binding everywhere. Two single-coil pickups with black plastic mounts; 3-ply black/white/black plastic pickguard. Tone and volume controls, 3-way pickup switch.
It's fun to play, and the wide nut makes for easy string bends. Buy it and you're practically guaranteed to have the only one on the block. See more photos, call 425/772-0231, or for more information. $3,500 plus shipping.
It's a "Mike Marshall signature model" 5-string. Only three of them were made. It's patterned after a Gibson ES335 jazz guitar. Mustache bound headstock with vine inlay. 1.5" nut; 14-9/16" scale length; bound ebony 24-fret board with dot inlays. Five-piece curly maple/ebony neck. Double-cutaway semi-hollow quilted maple body with top and back binding. Gold-plated hardware, including tuners, Tun-O-Matic bridge, and stop tailpiece with "Mike Marshall" engraved on it. Three-ply binding everywhere. Two single-coil pickups with black plastic mounts; 3-ply black/white/black plastic pickguard. Tone and volume controls, 3-way pickup switch.
It's fun to play, and the wide nut makes for easy string bends. Buy it and you're practically guaranteed to have the only one on the block. See more photos, call 425/772-0231, or for more information. $3,500 plus shipping.