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Electric Guitars
(59 in stock)
2022 Gibson Les Paul Standard '60s Electric Guitar - Iced Tea
$2,999.00$2,499.00This 2022 Les Paul features a beautiful Iced Tea sunburst Maple top, and a Solid Mahogany body. It comes with a deluxe hard shell case.
2023 Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Cherry Sunburst
$2,999.00$2,499.00The new Les Paul™ Standard returns to the classic design that made it relevant, played, and loved – shaping sound across generations and genres of music. It pays tribute to Gibson's Golden Era of innovation and brings authenticity back to life. The Les Paul Standard '50s has a solid mahogany body with a maple top and a rounded 50s-style mahogany neck with a rosewood fingerboard and trapezoid inlays. It's equipped with an ABR-1, the classic-style Tune-O-Matic™ bridge, an aluminum Stop Bar tailpiece, Vintage Deluxe tuners with Keystone buttons, and aged gold Top Hat knobs. The calibrated Burstbucker™ 1 (neck) and Burstbucker 2 (bridge) pickups are loaded with Alnico 2 magnets and wired with audio taper potentiometers and Orange Drop® capacitors.
2000 Gibson LPR-7 Tom Murphy ’57 Les Paul
$5,259.00In excellent condition, this is one high-class Gold Top Les Paul with low action, killer sound and aging by master-finisher Tom Murphy. The original hardware is all included with the instrument but there are a Tone-Pro bridge and Tone-Pro gears which were drilled out so that the original screws could be used without any modification to the instrument which is 100% original. It comes with its COA and its original hard shell case with case candy.
2021 Fender KURT COBAIN JAG-STANG® Fiesta red
$1,349.99$925.00Few artists in music history can be credited with changing the industry nearly overnight and continuing to influence music culture three decades after the height of their popularity. Kurt Cobain and his bandmates in Nirvana appeared on the scene in the early ‘90s as generational talents who combined raucous, heavy tones, punk-infused energy and melodic hooks to create a sound that quickly attracted millions of fans and established grunge and alternative rock as a genre with legitimate mainstream appeal. Although Kurt was seen playing a variety of Fender guitars over the years, his Fender Jaguar® and Mustang® remain the most iconic due to their use on the “Nevermind” tour and “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video. Kurt designed the Jag-Stang® to combine his favorite elements of both instruments and brought it to life with help from the Fender Custom Shop in 1993. Commemorating the 30th anniversary of Nirvana’s seminal record “Nevermind,” this Jag-Stang comes equipped with the same features that made it Kurt’s ideal instrument. The alder body delivers a punchy tone perfect for big power chords, the 24” short-scale reduces string tension for easier playing, and the 7.25” radius rosewood fingerboard with maple neck has a comfortable feel that won’t fatigue your hands when chording. The vintage-style single-coil and custom humbucking pickups are perfect for recreating Kurt’s classic tones, while the Mustang slider switches provide the flexibility to dial in four distinct settings for a variety of in or out-of-phase tones. This is new old stock being sold as clearance and is sold as-described.
Sold2011 Collings 290 - Doghair!
This 290 is in excellent condition and plays and sounds as beautiful as it's black dog-hair finished Honduran Mahogany body. It weighs in at an easy-to-manage 7 lbs. 12.2 oz. Named for the scenic 290 highway that winds past the Collings shop though the Texas Hill Country, the 290 is a modern day tribute to the original working man's rock'n roll guitar. Its solid mahogany body and neck are complemented by a Pearloid headstock overlay and two Lollar SoapBar P90 pickups for a tone that shows off an amazing harmonic range and dynamics. It comes with its original hard shell case.
Sold2021 Taylor T5z Custom Koa
A figured koa top with a shaded edgeburst evokes the exotic beauty of Hawaii on the T5z Custom. Distinctive features compared to the original T5 include a more compact body, a 12-inch fretboard radius, and jumbo frets, which together deliver a familiar size and setup for electric players. Like the T5, the T5z is equipped with a three-pickup configuration of an acoustic body sensor, a concealed neck humbucker, and a visible bridge humbucker, plus five-way switching and onboard tone controls, giving players an incredibly versatile electric/acoustic guitar. Additional appointments include white binding, gold hardware and Taylor’s progressive Spires inlay scheme. The guitar ships in a T5z with Aerocase.
Sold2022 Fender American Original 60s Telecaster® Thinline, Maple Fingerboard, Aged Natural Finish
This svelte, 6 pound 5 ounce beauty is in Excellent / Unplayed condition with its plastic protective wrap still on the pickguard! Beloved by country players and indie rockers alike for its semi-hollow warmth, rounder twang and elegant appearance, the Telecaster® Thinline is a classic in its own right within the venerable Telecaster lineup. The American Original '60s Telecaster Thinline recreates this sophisticated six-string with tastefully modernised playability. Tim Shaw designed '60s Telecaster Thinline pickups deliver authentic late sixties Tele tones, while the 21 Vintage Tall frets and a 9.5" radius contribute to comfortable playability. Other touches include original-era body radii, vintage-style hardware - including F logo tuners, vintage-style hardshell case and a lacquer finish that lets the wood breathe naturally with resonant tone, and wears in a distinctively appealing way. W/original hard shell case and case candy. Some specs: Body: Ash Neck Material:Maple Neck Finish: Gloss Nitrocellulose Lacquer Fingerboard Radius9.5" (241 mm) Fingerboard Material:Maple String Nut: Bone Nut Width1.650" (42 mm) Nut Material: Bone Pickup Configuration:SS Controls, Master Volume, Master Tone Switching: 3-Position Blade: Position 1. Bridge Pickup, Position 2. Bridge and Neck Pickups, Position 3. Neck Pickup
Soldc. 1960 Fender Studio Deluxe Lap Steel w/ Legs, Cover and Case
In very good condition. This great-sounding, classic instrument is ready to jam, record and gig!
Sold2013 PRS Private Stock Modern Eagle | Madagascar RW Neck | MOP w/ White Gold Surrounds
This is a truly unique Private Stock PRS Modern Eagle with exquisite details including: Madagascar Rosewood neck, fingerboard, backplates, tuning buttons, pickup rings, control knobs, truss rod cover, headstock veneer, and switch tip. Fingerboard and headstock inlays featuring white Mother of Pearl with White Gold outlines and white mother of pearl purfling around the fingerboard and headstock! Even the truss rod cover has white mother of pearl purfling. One of the most incredible parts of this guitar is that the Mother of Pearl eagles on the fingerboard and headstock are actually etched to give the birds the appearance of having feathers, absolutely stunning! One piece master grade curly maple top with charcoal burst. Signed by Paul Reed Smith on the back of headstock and on the certificate of authenticity. Pickups are 53/10 on the treble and bass and electronics are a volume, push-pull tone with 3-way toggle. Comes with its original Private Stock leather guitar case. COA is in case and has a full list of build specs on it. In overall excellent condition, was gently handled as a collectors piece, no wear of note. 8 lbs 1.2 oz.
Sold2005 Taylor T5-C1
This Taylor T5 is one of the best gigging and recording guitars available. It is the perfect guitar for the acoustic player that wants to get into electric playing and the working guitar player who needs a versatile rig. This Maple-top Tobacco Sunburst model is in very good to excellent condition with light signs of playing and very light fret-wear. It comes with its original hard shell case.
Sold2011 Godin Icon Type 3 x/P90's!
This burgundy beauty is in excellent, hardly played condition. It features a set mahogany neck and 3 Lollar P90 pickups. The ICON Type 3 features a chambered solid mahogany body with a carved mahogany top and a 22-fret set mahogany neck with a 16 "-radius ebony fretboard and a 24 ¾" scale. The Type 3 sports a Graph Tech ResoMax bridge with graphite saddles and a Graph Tech Tusq nut, and its three P-90s pickups are selected with a 5-way switch and signed on the back by Jason Lollar. Its original bag is included and is in excellent condition.
Sold2020 Collings I35LC Deluxe
This Pelham Blue beauty is in excellent condition and boasts deluxe ivoroid fingerboard and peghead binding,ivoroid "top hat" knobs and pickup rings. Comprised of both Collings' in-house custom laminate recipe and their handmade ivoroid appointments, this guitar is truly a unique Collings creation. With a balanced and articulate tone due to its laminate construction, the I-35 LC Deluxe offers a strikingly elegant appearance to match its great sound. Parallelogram Fingerboard Inlays and a Half Parallelogram Headstock inlay complete the look of this great guitar. It feels and sounds pretty incredible! With original hard shell case.
Sold1992 Gibson Les Paul Custom - Alpine White
This beautiful Alpine White is in excellent condition with barely any wear considering it’s vintage. The action is low and the all original electronics work perfectly and sound great. There is one small dent in the finish on one corner of the headstock that does not look bad in person and may look worse in photos. It comes with its original hard shell case. Weight: 10 lbs 2.4 oz
Sold2014 Collings I35 LC
We think that his beauty lives up to its reputation as the best "35" style guitar you can get today! It features a custom laminate maple top, an all mahogany neck, sides and back, Lollar Low Wind Imperial pickups and an Aged Tone finish and hardware. This is one of the most solid feeling and sounding guitars available today and it will make you happy every time that you play it! It comes with a Deluxe Hardshell Case. This instrument is in excellent condition with some light signs of play. Semi hollow w/ maple/spruce center block construction Maple laminate Body and Top Honduran mahogany neck Body Binding Non-grained ivoroid Body Binding TonePros Bridge and tailpiece Rosewood w/ MOP long dots Fingerboard 12" Fingerboard Radius Lollar Low Wind Imperial Humbucker Pickups DiMarzio 500K / Xicpn Pots/Caps Amber top hat Knobs Cream Pickup Rings Nut Width: 1 11/16" Scale Length: 24 7/8" Neck Joint: Extra long mortise & tenon Haircut Peghead Profile Nickel Gotoh w/ Collings logo tuners 50s style Wiring High gloss nitrocellulose lacquer Tobacco Sunburst Pickguard :None Truss Rod Cover: Ebony Deluxe hardshell case by Ameritage Nut Width : 1 11/16" Scale Length : 24.875"
Sold1991 Fender Strat Plus
The Strat Plus Series was introduced by Fender in 1987 and was the highest-end production model next to Fender’s Custom Shop guitars. It features 3 Fender Lace Sensor pickups, a roller nut and locking tuners. This instrument is in excellent condition with light signs of play and age, a ding or two and very light fret-wear
Sold2014 PRS "Core" Custom 24
The Custom 24 is the quintessential PRS guitar. This 2014 model in Livingston Lemondrop is in excellent condition and features 85-15 model Neck and Bridge pickups and PRS's Pattern Thin Neck that was previously called "wide / thin". With original hard shell case.
Sold2021 Collings CL - Tobacco Sunburst
You'll love jamming with this soulful Collings City Limits, it plays like butter! The Figured Maple top in Tobacco Sunburst, and a Honduran Mahogany body and neck have a high gloss Nitrocellulose finish. It is equipped with Dual Lollar standard Imperial humbuckers, CTS 500K pots, and Jupiter Yellow Vintage Tone capacitors. The CL comes from Collings with 11-49 strings, and it comes with a Collings deluxe hardshell case by Ameritage. This instrument weighs in a 8 lbs, 2.4 oz and shows some light signs of play but is in overall excellent condition as is its case.
Sold2021 Nash S-63
With its instantaneously recognizable body shape, extremely stable tremolo, and three single coil pickups, our S Model guitars are not only classic but versatile as well. While paying homage to the near perfect original design, they incorporate a few changes to update both playability and sound. They have a shade higher output bridge pickup and a much needed tone control. Together, these modifications provide enhanced flexibility and overall balance. This used instrument is in excellent condition and features an alder body, Lollar pickups and a sunburst finish with heavy relic. It comes with its original hard shell case.
Sold2022 Fender Custom Shop 1963 Stratocaster - Journeyman Relic
We are the original sellers of this used instrument. It is in excellent condition as is the case. We spec’d this 3 Color Sunburst beauty to be lightweight and play great with 6105 frets. The Vintage Modified # 2 wiring provides great tonal versatility. The Journeyman package gives you that nice broken-in feel right away. We love the shape of a ’63 Strat neck and you will too! Here are some specs: BODY: ALDER COLOR: 3 COLOR SUNBURST 2 PC SPREAD LIGHT WEIGHT: 7lb 8.6oz BODY FINISH: NITRO LACQUER CUSTOM NECK BACK SHAPE: 60 STYLE OVAL "C" FINGERBOARD RADIUS: 9.50" NECK THICKNESS AT 1ST FRET: .790" NECK THICKNESS AT 12TH FRET: .930" NECK: MAPLE SIDE DOT: MICARTA WHITE 3/32" FACE DOT: MICARTA WHITE .250 FRET WIRE: NARROW TALL / 6105 NUT BONE NECK FINISH: LIGHT TINT NECK FINISH: NITRO LACQUER FINGERBOARD: CITES RW AAA 9 MM BIND HEAD CAP: NO BIND FINGERBOARD: NO FINISH PACKAGE: JOURNEYMAN PLATING: CHROME/NICKEL HARDWARE STANDARD PICKGUARD BRIDGE ASSEMBLY AM VINT STRAT BRG REL OUTPUT ASSEMBLIES VINT STRAT REL CONTROL ASSEMBLY STRAT VINT MOD WIRING #2 REL NECK PLATE: GTR V LOGO SN REL BACK PLATE & TREM COVER: GTR STRAT PARCH REL REAR CONTROL COVER: NONE NO STRAP LOCKS TREMOLO ARM TIP: WHITE REL TUNER KEY: VINT W/FENDER LOGO REL STRING SETS FOR GUITAR 010-013-017-026-036-046 TREMOLO ARM: VINT UPGRADED 60'S REL STD PICKGUARD: ASM STRAT 60 STRAT REL CASE FCS STRAT/TELE BROWN LIKE STANDARD NECK ASSEMBLY 63 STRAT CC/REL DECALS HEADCAP FOR GTR 63 STRAT - 3 PAT #
Sold2015 Taylor T3B
This 2015 Taylor T3B features humbuckers, a 3 way switch and a Bigsby. It's in excellent condition and comes with a gig bag.
Sold2019 Gibson Custom Shop '64 SG Standard Reissue with Maestro Vibrola VOS
This custom shop SG features a gorgeous one piece lightweight mahogany body with VOS nitrocellulose lacquer finish. The Mahogany neck is an authentic '64 Medium "C" profile, also VOS nitro finish. The fingerboard is beautiful Indian rosewood with a 12" radius along with 22 authentic medium jumbo frets and trapezoid inlays. This guitar has been Plek'd at the factory for maximum intoned playability up and down the neck. The two Custombucker Alnico III unpotted humbucker pickups will rip your head off as they ooze tone and will make your amp sing! The scale on this instrument is a comfortable 24.75" and features a 1.69" nylon nut. One of the main features of this guitar is the ABR-1 bridge, Maestro Vibrola tailpiece tying in that iconic look reminiscent of Santana at Woodstock. This guitar includes the Custom Shop certificate of authenticity and a gorgeous black Gibson hardshell case with plush gold interior. Proudly made in the USA. Condition: Little to no fret-wear. Superficial finish wear as you would expect on a gently handled collectors piece. No noticeable dings nor dents. In beautiful overall condition.
Sold1999 Gibson B.B. King Lucille
Get ready to channel your inner B.B. with this gorgeous custom ES-355 (with no f-holes per BB's request) which features a 6-way Varitone control and both mono and stereo outputs. This guitar is in overall excellent condition. The strings bend just right and the tone is fit for a King! Comes with its original hard shell case.
Electric Guitars for Sale at Northern Lights Music. Shop electric guitars now. We are proud to offer a wide selection of top guitar brands. We offer for sale a wide range of new and used electric guitars from leading brands including Fender, Collings, Taylor and more. As authorized dealers, we have many high-quality electric guitars in stock and ready to ship.
Why are electric guitars great for beginners?
Electric guitars are perfect for beginners because electric guitars have smaller necks and lighter strings compared to acoustic guitars, making them easier to play. However, they do require amplification through guitar amps to produce a louder sound. For the actual technique of playing guitar Berklee is a great resource.
What is the history of electric guitars?
The Inception of Electric Guitars: A Brief History The invention of electric guitars dates back to the 1930s, when guitar players needed louder instruments to keep up with larger bands and eventually rock and roll. Electric guitars work on the principle of magnetism, where a magnetic pickup detects the vibration of the metal strings and converts it into an electric signal that is amplified through a guitar amplifier.
Iconic Electric Guitar Designs from the 1950s and 1960s The history of electric guitars took off in the 1950s with the introduction of iconic models from brands like Leo Fender and Gibson. The popular Fender Telecaster was one of the earliest electric guitar designs and featured a solid maple neck and two pickups. The Fender Stratocaster, introduced later, had a contoured body and three single coil pickups. The Gibson Les Paul, another classic design, featured humbucking pickups and a solid mahogany body and neck, making it a favorite for driving amplifiers into distortion in rock and roll and later, metal. These iconic designs, the Les Paul, Telecaster, and Stratocaster, remain popular to this day and are replicated by numerous brands with their own twists on headstock design, color options, and pickups.
You can learn more about guitar history here.
How Much Do Electric Guitars Cost?
The cost of electric guitars varies widely, ranging from a few hundred dollars to hundreds of thousands of dollars for rare vintage models.
Why Choose a Small Independent Guitar Store?
Support local economies and family-owned businesses by choosing to buy from a small independent guitar store like Northern Lights Music. Unlike big chain stores like Guitar Center, Sweetwater, and Musicians Friend, which are owned by hedge funds and other investors, small independent stores offer a more personalized experience, individual attention, and lasting relationships.
How do I find my unique sound on the electric guitar?
Finding Your Sound and Choosing Your Tone Start by exploring the music of your favorite artists to find the right electric guitar for your style. Pay attention to the style of guitar they play and the pedals and amplifiers they use, as these are key to their signature sound.
What is the difference between Solidbody electric guitars and ones that are chambered or hollow?
Solidbody vs. Chambered Body Guitars Solid body guitars, such as the Stratocaster and Telecaster, are made from solid chunks of wood and have little acoustic tone. Les Pauls can also be solid, but sometimes, guitarists prefer chambered body guitars to reduce weight during long gigs or extended playing. Chambered body guitars have pockets of wood removed from inside the body, such as the Thin-line telecaster, which features a visible chambered body.