Photo Gallery
Nicholas Hoffman is a guitar nut
and is always hoping to get his hands on an interesting axe.
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This one is a 2002 Wes Montgomery Model Gibson L5.
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Here is Nicholas at a gig with organist
Steve Czarnecki's
Soul/Jazz Quintet in Santa Cruz CA,
borrowing Steve's '61ish Barney Kessel Model Gibson. Note the cool inlay on
the headstock that you you don't see on most BK's. That is if you
see any to begin with.
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The pinnacle of Japanese jazz guitar technology circa 1995.
This is an Ibanez George Benson Model. GB10 for short.
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Here is Nicholas at
Hadley Caliman's 71st birthday party
with a '67 Gibson Super 400C fitted with two floating BJB pickups
mounted on the pickguard. This one is a dream guitar......
Note: That's trombone legend Julian Priester on the left.
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With the Northern Lights Jazz Orchestra, vocalist Christine Anderson, Nicholas,
tenor icon Pete Christlieb and most interestingly a '49 Super 400C
with McCarty pickup.
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Here is a better picture of the old bird.
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Below is a guitar summit in Osaka Japan at The Don Shop. Left, Yutaka
Hashimoto (w/ a '56 Super 400C), drummer Kieth Micheal, Nicholas (w/ a Hofner Jazzica)
and Hidefume Nose (w/ a guitar that appears to maybe be a Johnny Smith but not quite).
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