Abalone Vintage Guitars
Celebrity clients & rock star gear.
Keith Richards The Rolling Stones | 1960's Maestro Echoplex tube tape delay guitar effects
Keith Richards The Rolling Stones | 1960's vintage Fender Reverb unit tube guitar effect
John Entwistle The Who | 1958 Gretsch Jet Firebird guitar
John Entwistle The Who | 1967 Gretsch Jet Firebird guitar
Bob Dylan | 1993 Fender Stratocaster guitar
Ace Frehley KISS | 1977 Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar collection
Ace Frehley of KISS | 1975 Gibson Les Paul Strings and Things guitar
Bruce Kulick KISS | 1959 Gibson Melody Maker guitar collection
James Hetfield Metallica | Vintage 1958 Gibson EMS1235 Double Neck guitar collection
Gary Moore Peter Green Kirk Hammett Metallica | 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard Greenie Greeny
David Bryan & Alec John Such of Bon Jovi | 1988 Kramer Baretta guitars
Billy Gibbons ZZ Top | Vintage Gibson guitar parts
Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead | 1977 Travis Bean TB500 #12
1977 Fender Stratocaster owned by Ritchie Blackmore of Deep Purple and Rainbow.
R.E.M. Peter Buck | Maestro Theremin effect unit
R.E.M. Peter Buck | Maestro Echoplex solid state guitar effect unit mint NOS in the box
R.E.M. Peter Buck | Univox Super Fuzz effects pedal
Dean DeLeo Stone Temple Pilots | 1959 Premier Ruby Special E721 guitar collection
Dean DeLeo Stone Temple Pilots | 1960 Danelectro Long Horn Baritone bass guitar collection
Dean DeLeo Stone Temple Pilots | Univibe / MXR Blue Box effects pedal
Jefferson Starship Craig Chaquico | 1980 Dean Cadillac guitar
Genesis Kramer Pacer guitar
Alabama Jeff Cook - JC Custom made guitar
Atlanta Rhythm Section JR Cobbs -1978 25th Anniversary Fender Stratocaster guitar
Nigel Pulsford Bush | 1954 Gibson L4C Archtop guitar
Nigel Pulsford Bush | 1960 Gibson ES-335 guitar
Dave Parsons Bush 1962 Fender P-Bass guitar
Bryan Adams Boss T-Wah Effects Pedal
The B-52's Gibson LG-2 Acoustic guitar
Cheap Trick A/B boxes etc.
Paul Kossoff Free | 1955 Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar
Joe Bonamassa | 1979 Charvel San Dimas EVH graphic Strat guitar
Joe Bonamassa Nerdville West guitar collection visit photos
Hootie & the Blowfish Dean Felber - 3 1970's Fender Jazz Bass guitars
Hootie & the Blowfish Mark Bryan - Gibson J-45 acoustic guitar
Hootie & the Blowfish Mark Bryan - Yamaha bass guitar
Hootie & the Blowfish Mark Bryan - Fender Twin Reverb amplifier head
Amy Grant / Jerry McPhearson DeArmond Tremolo effects pedal
Megadeth / Marty Friedman | 1970's Electro-Harmonix Zipper
Dick Dale | Fender amps - Various 1960's blackface Fender amplifiers
Syn Gates Avenged Seven Fold 1954 Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar Goldtop
Syn Gates Avenged Seven Fold Schecter Syn Gates model guitar
Garbage | 1970's Roland Double Beat effects pedal
George McCorkle Marshall Tucker Band | 1978 Hamer Standard guitar
Barbara Mandrell 1967 Gibson EMS-1235 Double neck
Bruce Gaitsch of Richard Marx | Steve Ripley Stereo guitar
Steve Ripley the Tractors
Matthew Sweet | 1970's Mu-Tron Bi-Phase effects unit 100% Fun
Matthew Sweet| 1970's Maestro Rover effects unit 100% Fun
Gary Moore of Thin Lizzy & BBM | 1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard Guitar Burst
Gary Moore Jack Bruce BBM | 1961 Gibson EB-3 Bass guitar collection
Gary Moore | 1980's Schecter Chandler guitar Wild Frontier Tour
Government Mule Alan Woody | Hofner Bass
Sixpence None the Richer Vintage effects rentals
King's X Ty Tabor 1983 Fender Stratocaster Elite guitar
King's X Ty Tabor 1983 Fender Stratocaster Elite guitar
Kings X Ty Tabor 1995 Zion Radicaster guitar collection
King's X Ty Tabor 1990s Marshall 4X12 Cabinets w/flight cases
King's X Ty Tabor MXR Phase 90 / Ebow / MXR Pitch Transposer rack effect
Eric Johnson 1965 Fender Stratocaster guitar (Lake Placid Blue)
Eric Johnson 1970 Marshall amp 4X12 cabinet (red)
Eric Johnson 1969 Marshall amp 4X12 cabinet
Eric Johnson 1970 Marshall amp 4X12 cabinet
Eric Johnson Dallas Arbiter Fuzz Face effects pedal
Eric Johnson Univox Univibe effects pedal NOS
Eric Johnson MXR 1000MS Digital Delay effects unit
Phil Keaggy of Glass Harp 1971 Gibson Les Paul Deluxe guitar collection
Phil Keaggy Yamaha SA-2000 guitar
Phil Keaggy Zion Phil Keaggy Model Ser.# 0001
Social Distortion Mike Ness 1950's Gibson ES-125 guitars
Social Distortion Mike Ness & pile of vintage Fender amps
Andy Timmons of Danger Danger Boss pedal
Andy Timmons of Danger Danger with his vintage Kramer NightSwan guitar
Andy Timmons of Danger Danger | 1988 Kramer Sustainer guitar
Hank Garland | 1962 Gibson ES-355 guitar
Tonic Fender Pro Reverb amplifier
The Verve Pipe Danelectro Convertible guitar
Kelly Willis Vintage Ampeg Amps
Galactic Cowboys Wally Farkus Fark-o-Fuzz Effects Pedal
Galactic Cowboys "Fark-o-Fuzz" Effects Pedal - Back
Galactic Cowboys MXR Analog Delay Effects pedal
Galactic Cowboys Ibanez PEQ-9 Effects Pedal
Galactic Cowboys ADA Flanger
Steve Taylor Vintage guitar effects rentals
Guardian Vintage effects rentals for the Bottle Rocket CD
Jump Little Children Electro-Harmonix Memory Man
Keaggy, King, Dent'e Vintage effects rentals
The 77's Guitar Effects Pedals guitar parts etc.
Abalone Vintage Guitars History & Scrap Book
Abalone Vintage Guitars | Columbia, South Carolina
1989-2001 (The retail years.)
| When | Where | Why |
| 1988 | Greenstreets | Hanging with Eric Johnson and a 1965 Lake Placid Blue Stratocaster guitar. |
| 1989 | First showroom | Gear. (Really just an office.) |
| 1990 | USC | Hanging with Bruce Kulick of KISS and some single cutaway Gibson Melody Maker guitars. |
| 1990 | Houston, TX | Hanging with Doug Pinnick of King's X in Houston. |
| 1991 | Second showroom | Gear! |
| 1992 | Atlanta, GA | Mike Ness of Social Distortion with some classic Fender brown & blackface guitar amplifiers. |
| 1993 | Third showroom | Electric guitars. |
| 1993 | Third showroom | Acoustic guitars. |
| 1993 | USC | Hanging with Phil Keaggy at the Carolina Coliseum in Columbia South Carolina. |
| 1993 | Germany | Lost in Germany. |
| 1994 | Fourth showroom | Store construction. - Lending a hand. |
| 1994 | Fourth showroom | Repair shop. |
| 1994 | Zion Guitars | Helping out on the Zion Ty Tabor prototype guitar. |
| 1994 | The store | Checking out Guild BHM Brian May Signature serial # 0002. |
| 1994 | The store | The repair facilities. |
| 1995 | Philly, PA | Purchasing Gary Moore's 1958 Les Paul Standard "Burst." |
| 1995 | Athens, GA | Hanging at REM's place with Microwave In Athens Georgia. |
| 1995 | The store | Legendary surf guitarist Dick Dale hangs out at the shop. |
| 1995 | England | Hard Rock Cafe' - Checking out Denmark St., Hyde Park, & other landmarks around London. |
| 1996 | The store | Killer new guitars. |
| 1996 | The store | More killer new guitars. |
| 1996 | The store | Celebrity guitars. KISS, Gary Moore, Phil Keaggy, Hank Garland, Ty Tabor of King's X. |
| 1996 | The store | Cool Amps! |
| 1996 | The store | Drum department. |
| 1996 | Atlanta, GA | Hanging with William Chapman, tech for Hootie & the Blowfish. |
| 1997 | The store | Vintage keyboards. |
| 1997 | The store | Vintage guitar effects. |
| 1997 | The Townhouse | Hanging out with Hank Garland & Tal Farlow in Tal's Hotel room. |
| 1997 | England | Music Ground.....Voxy Lady! |
| 1998 | The store | Brighton takes inventory. |
| 1998 | The store | Bevy of PRS Guitars. |
| 1998 | Nashville, TN | Nashville Guitar Show booth display. |
| 1999 | The store | Kramer Guitars by the dozen. |
| 1999 | Chicago | Geetar Bob's birthday! |
| 1999 | The store | Bevy of Gibson Les Pauls. |
| 1999 | Dallas, TX | Dallas Guitar Show booth display. |
| 1999 | Appalachians | Good wood hunting. |
| 1999 | The store | Unique display cases. |
| 2000 | Kalamazoo, MI | Heritage Guitars factory tour w/ Mark Huizenga |
| 2000 | The store | Abalone receives RIAA Award fro Steve Taylor. |
| 2000 | The store | The shop studio. |
| 2000 | The store | The computer age takes over. |
| Misc. | The store | Store Display collection! |
| Misc. | The store | Vintage tubes galore! |
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