Vintage guitars for sale: Watkins / Wilson / WEM

This has been through the mill cosmetically, since onreceipt, it was hand painted and the neck varnish was cracked everywhere. Thefollowing has been done:
1. The neck
a. This was totally scrapped clean and sanded to afine finish.
b. The frets were then polished and a couple ofcoats of lemon oil, to feed the wood was applied. There is wear on the frets, although there appears not to distract from the playability of the guitar. Iguess in an ideal world, one would have a ... more

A classic 1960's Watkins Rapier 22 guitar. Owned from new. It plays perfectly. One tone knob has been replaced (lost in a house move ) C0llection only. It's price will increase with age. First to see will buy!... more

Watkins Rapier 33
In bright gloss red of course!
And with gloss red neck - Not many of these around
Original paintwork - no touch ups
All original I believe - except for 2 control knobs. I had intended to replace these so bought some old ones from eBay but never got round to it and now I kind of like the ones it came with. The 60's knobs I bought are included in the sale if you wanted to replace them. See pics
I have also included a photo of how it would look with replacement ... more

Watkins Rapier 22 1960s guitar. All original and fully working !Body crazed all over , hairlines in neck pocket , small chip repaired on 1 tuner lots of Mojo !Not only does it look amazing and sound great its actually very easy to play !Collection only but will wrap for buyers own courier... more

Watkins Rapier 44, 1963 Electric GuitarIn Red, 'Toaster Pickups' SN 8720Some small dings, in good condition for the year.... more

Watkins Rapier 44 electric guitar made in England in roughly 1964. The guitar shows signs of its age but has no major damage. It has been worked on and set up by a professional luthier. It has had a full fret level and dress, the bridge posts repaired, a fully bespoke bone nut installed and the neck has been shimmed with a solid maple shim as shown in the pictures. The pickup screws have been replaced with modern screws and springs to make it more functional. The original tremolo bar will be ... more

Early 1960s Watkins Rapier 33 electric guitar. Matching red headstock
Serial 1634 so an early production version, set neck with 3 single coil pickups
Its a little tired condition wise but a good chance for an afffordable 60s vintage guitar. Its just had a fret dress and some small attention to the nut and new strings fitted.
The lacquer is very checked all over and the tuners are obvious replacements with the top E tuners corner modified to follow the shape of the headstock. Not ... more

Original 1960s Watkins Rapier 33
Restoration project!
Would look fantastic refinished!
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Zum Verkauf kommt eine WATKINS RAPIER 22 aus den frühen 60er Jahren, vermutlich 1961 / 62. Die Gitarre weist eine sehr niedrige Seriennummer auf: 1038
Viele englische Gitarristen starteten (ihre Karriere) mit einer Rapier als preiswerter Variante einer Stratocaster, so beispielsweise auch Danny Kirwan von Fleetwood Mac (s. Fotos, mit einer Rapier 33). Bekannt war Watkins vor allem auch für seine WEM Produkte, die viele prominente Nutzer hatten. Das Besondere an dieser frühen Ausführung ... more

Up for sale is a very rare 1970s Left handed Wilson Rapier. As you'll be no doubt aware, Wilson was formerly Watkins / WEM, and briefly had a plethora of updated models from the former line-up. One of those was the famous Rapier, and this is a superb example, complete with a natural wood finish, clear scratchplate, humbuckers, and a maple fretboard
The action is quite high, so this guitar will need a decent setup. As far as I know, electrics should work, though I don't have an amp at home ... more

1966 all original Watkins 44 circuit 4 with original Selmer leather strap in Epiphone hard case
Serial number 7068 I think is 1966 . One replacement knob other than that all original
Luther serviced fret dressed all electrics also serviced
As shown some surface cracks in the finish nothing serious
This is the real deal
Free postage in uk only

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1969 WEM Sapphire - made in ENGLAND:
* alder body finished in sunburst, has laquer cracks & wear
* maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
* Van Ghent tuners
* 3 single coil foil pickups
* Hagstrom style bridge
* tremolo
* low action
* a cool guitar with a unique sound !
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Late 1960s / 1970s Wilson (WEM) Sapphire electric guitar - Rare left handed version. Made in England
Hard to date exactly but Wilson branded WEM guitars were post 1968 and according to Watkins guitar world circa 1972 guitars were in the 18000 serial number range, this is serial 17195 so as a guess its from between 1968 - 1972
Used condition but pretty clean for age, there are minor indents around the body edges and one small indent on the fretboard. The electrics are working and the ... more

1969 WEM Sapphire - made in ENGLAND:
* alder body finished in sunburst, has laquer cracks & wear
* maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
* Van Ghent tuners
* 3 single coil foil pickups
* Hagstrom style bridge
* tremolo
* low action
* a cool guitar with a unique sound !
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1969 WEM Sapphire - made in ENGLAND:
* alder body finished in sunburst, has laquer cracks & wear
* maple neck with rosewood fingerboard
* Van Ghent tuners
* 3 single coil foil pickups
* Hagstrom style bridge
* tremolo
* low action
* a cool guitar with a unique sound !
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