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Vintage guitars for sale: Gibson Barney Kessel

Barney Kessel was a jazz guitar legend. And the Gibson Barney Kessel was a jazz guitar fit for such a legend. Only produced in small numbers in the 1960s and early 1970s, as part of Gibson's 'Artist Series'; finding a Gibson Barney Kessel for sale is not always easy. But they really are superb guitars, revered amongst musicians and guitar collectors. There were two variants, both pretty similar in playability, but with differing levels of 'bling': the Barney Kessel Regular, and (with gold-plated hardware) the Barney Kessel Custom. There were several good-quality Barney Kessel-style copies produced (primarily in Japan) in the early 1970s, and many of these are pretty good guitars too. But none come close to a real Gibson Barney Kessel. If you are in the market for a full-body electric acoustic Jazz guitar and find one available near you, check it out!

Gibson Vintage Barney Kessel Hang Tag Card 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1960

Gibson Vintage Barney Kessel Hang Tag Card 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1960's

Petaluma, California, 949**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$129



* Vintage Gibson Barney Kessel Hang Tag **
Very Good ConditionSee PhotosShipping Lower 48 $12 00We Ship Worldwide091524... more
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1969 Gibson Barney Kessel Sunburst w / factory BIGSBY

1969 Gibson Barney Kessel Sunburst w / factory BIGSBY

Carbondale, Illinois, 629**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$6490


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Olivia's Vintage would like to present this 1969 Gibson Barney Kesell in its original Sunburst finish with a factory Bigsby. It has a great playing neck with great frets. It's all original and 100% complete. A later hardshell case is included. There are a couple of very minor surface cracks around the jack along with nicks + dings, lots of finish checking, finishing chipping over the headstock inlay and other cosmetic wear. The guitar itself remains ... more
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Vintage 1967 Gibson Barney Kessel Custom Sunburst w case

Vintage 1967 Gibson Barney Kessel Custom Sunburst w case

Doylestown, Pennsylvania, 189**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$9000


Vintage 1967 Gibson Barney Kessel Custom Sunburst
Weight: 6 LBS 15 OZone ownervery nice conditionno breaks or serious repairsfrets and neck in very nice conditionneck is straight with very low easy to play actionpickups sounds incredibleold patent sticker pickups sound almost as good as PAFsseriously awesome tones from this guitar
D-Town Guitars1109 N Easton Rd Doylestown PA 18902
mon-fri 12-8pm sat 11-3pm EST- closed on sundays
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1962 Gibson Barney Kessel Regular Archtop Guitar Cherry Sunburst + OHSC

1962 Gibson Barney Kessel Regular Archtop Guitar Cherry Sunburst + OHSC

Lake Stevens, Washington, 982**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$9500

1962 Gibson Barney Kessel. This one sports a set of original pickups (early patent numbers wit Pre T-top bobbins with nickel covers??same as short magnet PAFs)



Buyer beware: there are a few other early 1960s Barney Kessels for sale right now that don??t have original pickups and the buyers are not clearly disclosing this. As is so often the case, ask and verify before you buy



This is a Jazz guitar, but as you can see from the video demo it ... more
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Vintage! 1962 Gibson Barney Kessel Custom Archtop Guitar Cherry Sunburst + OHSC

Vintage! 1962 Gibson Barney Kessel Custom Archtop Guitar Cherry Sunburst + OHSC

Thousand Oaks, California, 913**, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

$9995



Vintage! 1962 Gibson Barney Kessel Custom Archtop Guitar Cherry Sunburst + OHSC

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Lovies Guitars is excited to offer up this 1962 Gibson Barney Kessel Custom Archtop Hollowbody Electric Guitar with a Cherry Sunburst Finish! One of the coolest artist model guitars to come out of Gibson's Golden Era is undoubtedly the Barney Kessel model. This large hollowbody electric with twin "florentine" cutaways has a commanding stage presence and unique ... more
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70er Jahre UNIVOX BARNEY KESSEL KOFFER - passend für GIBSON

70er Jahre UNIVOX BARNEY KESSEL KOFFER - passend für GIBSON

COLOGNE, GERMANY

£135

70's UNIVOX BARNEY KESSEL CASE - fits GIBSON :
* flat top
* latches are rusty
* tolex has wear & is loose in some places
* missing a bunch of the golden trim
* check ALL pics
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70's UNIVOX BARNEY KESSEL CASE - fits GIBSON

COLOGNE, GERMANY

€159

70's UNIVOX BARNEY KESSEL CASE - fits GIBSON :
* flat top
* latches are rusty
* tolex has wear & is loose in some places
* missing a bunch of the golden trim
* check ALL pics
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1967 Gibson Barney Kessel Custom Guitar - sunburst - excellent vibrant flaming

1967 Gibson Barney Kessel Custom Guitar - sunburst - excellent vibrant flaming

Brought Ferry, Dundee, DD5***, UNITED KINGDOM

£6999

Beautiful 1967 Gibson Barney Kessel Custom hollow body guitar in sunburst with a particularly superb and desirable vibrant red / orange / yellow flaming, in period hard case
This belonged to a member of the Grampian Television orchestra before I purchased is as a teenager in the late 1980's
Plays like melted chocolate on a late summers evening it's a shame I'm not a good enough player to have got close to doing it justice.
" The Gibson Barney Kessel came in two variations, the ... more
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