Guitars and basses for sale:

This is a collection of individually designed instruments created during our development years. Each Guitar and Bass has a special character and tone and is an example of how the Albizzia tone can be enhanced by combining it with other tone woods.
serial #
Guitar                                            
Description                                                            
0001
"Patent  Applied For"-
First Albizzia Electric Guitar
This left-handed guitar was the first Albizzia Guitar to be built and was used in the Patent 6011205 drawings.  Built in 1997, this guitar was labeled "Patent Applied For" until the Patent was granted in January 4, 2000.  A true tone machine, #0001 was used to test a wide array of vintage and contemporary  pickups.   Please inquire.
0002
Blonde on Blonde Albizzia
Albizzia  body topped off with a "Ghost" figured grain top.  Koa neck with a rosewood board. Special Black Pearl Petroglyth Inlay.  2 Seymour Duncan Alnico Pickups.  SOLD
0003
Curly Koa on Albizzia Body.
The finest example of curly Koa mounted to an Albizza body, complete with creme binding.  This is the guitar that is featured on the internet site.  Matching Curly  Koa neck with Grover tuners and ebony buttons. Rosewood fingerboard with mother-of-pearl block inlay.   Black Hardware and 2 Seymour Duncan  Alnico P-90s.  $4000.
0004
Left-handed Koa
Koa Top/ Albizzia Body
Stunning curly Koa Top, which has been hand carved and finished with cream dropped bindings.  Body comes with the optional maple spline.  Koa neck with a Rosewood fingerboard.  Grover tuners with ebony buttons.  Block inlay in Black Lip Pearl.   Black hardware and pickup covers.  Ebony knobs.  This Koa and Albizzia guitar is nicely balanced at 7.0 lbs.  Priced at  $3250. with vintage Gibson PAF pickups.
0005
Flame Maple top/ Albizzia Body
Hanalei Sunset Red Burst.  Aged Gold hardware.  Maple Neck with  brillant  red flame grain.  Rosewood fingerboard with white mother-of -pearl block inlay.  Optional maple spline. SOLD
0006
"Celebrity" Koa /
Albizzia Body
Curly Koa top on a very lightweight albizzia body with creme top binding.  The body has a specially selected maple spline.   Matching 1 piece Koa neck, with  Rosewood finger board.  Black lip pearl  Petrogylth Inlay.  Features a matched set of 1952 Les Paul  P-90 Pickups, with original cream covers.  Very lightweight body that weighs  3 1/4 pounds. This guitars is ON HOLD

0007
"David Killingsworth"
Signature  Koa Bass Prototype
6.75 pound BASS
Designed and built by David in 2001.  The top is a highly figured curly koa.  The top has been hand carved and finished in cream bindings.  The body contours have been hand shaped.  The Neck is a one piece maple, with  a Rosewood fingerboard.  The block inlays are formed out of  Pua shell inlay.   The Pickups are Lindy Fralin.  This is a very loud bass unamplified and weighs in at 6.75 pounds.  $3250.
0008
Vintage Butterscotch  Color-" Blond on Blond" /           Albizzia Body
1960's Gibson PAF Pickups
Albizzia body topped off with a "Ghost" figured grain top. The hand carved top is finished with a dropped cream binding.  The neck is a one piece mahogany with a  Rosewood fingerboard and Black lip pearl oval inlay markers.  The guitar features all black hardware, including Grover tuners with ebony buttons.  The 2 Humbucking pickups are the original Gibson "Patent sticker" models from the 60's, combined with a special circuitry.  This extreme Albizzia blond guitar weighs in 6 lbs. and  3 ounces and is priced  $3600.
0009
Straight Grain Maple Top
Albizzia Body
This guitar features straight maple grain top for that vintage "goldtop" tone. The top was hand carved with a drop cream binding.  The top is finished as a 3 color sunburst, the special  grain  features have been  restained to emphazise the character of the top.  The optional maple spline is included.  The neck is a one piece maple, with extreme maple flame grain.  The grain has been restained and finished as a 3 color sunburst  to emphasize the awsome maple flame. The knobs are ebony and the hardware features black chrome finishes, including the Grover tuners with ebony buttons.  There are 2 Seymour Duncan  Alnico P-90 pickups.  The is fine example of a lightweight guitar with a maple spline, weighing in at 6 lbs. 3 ounces and is priced at $2800.
0010
Straight Grain Maple Top
Albizzia Body
Very Lightweight example
1963 Gibson  Firebird Pickups
This is another guitar that features the straight grain maple top used on early Gibson electrics.  Finished as a 3 color Sunburst, the restained top reveals a curly, opposing  grain pattern.  The back of the body is finished with an exotic redwood burl veneer.  The neck is maple, finished in the 3 color sunburst  and features a birds eye grain pattern.  The Rosewood fingerboard is complete with  Black lip pearl oval inlay markers.  The pickups are a matched pair of  Gibson  mini-humbuckers from a 1963 Firebird.  This guitar is the lightest example of Albizzia guitars in collection, weighing in at 5 1/2 lbs and priced at $3250.
0011
Finest Koa Top
Albizzia Body
Petroglyth Pearl Inlay

The finest example of Curly Koa in a stunning three dimentional grain pattern, which has been hand craved.  The drop bindings are cream.  The neck is matching Curly Koa and narrow at the nut.  The fingerboard is Rosewood and  the inlay pattern is the special  Petrogylth characters engraved onto mother of pearl.  The tuning keys are premium Grovers with  mother of Pearl buttons.  Rosewood knobs and black hardwood compliament the darker Koa grain.  The pickups are 1960's Gibson PAF, patent number "sticker models".  Special wiring allows for many tones. This guitar is a nice lightweight example of Koa and Albizzia, weighing 6 lbs 6 ounces and priced at $4750.
0012
All Albizzia body
5 3/4 lbs with the Maple Spline
The Albizzia body of this guitar is finished in a translucent Teal, with an optional maple spline.  The  hardware and pickup covers are  finished in black. The neck is mahogany  with a Rosewood fingerboard.  The block inlay is Pua shell  and matches the Teal body.  The headstock is Black lacquer with a  Pua shell "Pineapple".  Pickups are Seymour Duncan P-90s.
This guitar weighs an astonishing 5 3/4 lbs with the maple spline and is priced at $2250.
0013
All Albizzia body
50's Gibson P-90s
Classic three color sunburst body featuring all Albizzia core body with maple spline.  Hardware and pickup covers are finshed in black.  The dark red mahogany neck  comes with a Rosewood fingerboard and a  Black lip pearl block inlay. Tuners are Grovers with  Black ebony keys.  The Guitar features 2 Gibson P-90 pickups from the late 50's, wired together in a special tone circuit.  This has a rounded and contoured body, weighing 6 lbs and priced at  $2750.
0014
"Ghost Grain" Albizzia Top-Red Sunburst finish
Very unusual "ghost grain"  Albizzia top mounted to an albizzia body.  Body features optional maple spline and drop bindings.  The top has been hand-carved and finished in Red Sunburst.  The select mahogany neck  features a Rosewood fingerboard with  Black lip pearl block inlay.  This guitar features 2 Gibson  mini  humbucking pickups  from the late 60's, wired  into a midrange circuit. This guitar is very nicely balanced with the spline at 6 lbs 6 ounces and priced at $3250.

0015 Martini Glass Bass or Guitar
See an example of this guitar under Tucker Guitars -"Custom Guitars and Basses".  This is a larger version of the Todd Rungren Martini Glass design.  Please inquire if you are interested  in owning this design is an guitar or bass.
0016 Albizziia Body
with Maple Spline-
Custom made to your specifications

Choose the finish woods, neck, and fingerboard, designed  to your specifications.  Pickup configuration of your choice.
Please inquire.
0017
Lightweight Albizzia Strat
Custom made to your specifications this Albizzia Strat body weighs 2 1/2 lbs.  Combined with a maple neck this guitar can be finished to weigh less than 5 lbs.  "Strat" and "Stratocaster" are registered trademarks of Fender Musical Instrument  Corporation.



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