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09/10/2026

Back-to-back home runs from Hunter Amplifiers. ⚡⚡️

After yesterday’s custom Dirty DeLuxe, here’s another one-off, customer-ordered, vintage-Fender-inspired build passing through.

This is the Hunter Keno Bassman 5F6A.

Bob stayed faithful to the late-’50s 5F6A Bassman circuit, running 5881s and a GZ34 for about 35–40 watts, then packaged the whole thing as a much more manageable 1x12 combo. It’s handwired, built into a finger-jointed pine cabinet, loaded with a WGS G12C/S, and even has a genuine 1961 Fender output transformer tucked inside.

The charcoal tweed was a good call, too. 😎

Two custom orders, two very different takes on old Fender circuits, and two killer amps coming out of a little shop right here in South Central Kentucky.

Nice work, Bob.

09/09/2026

This one never even made it to the showroom floor long enough for us to take our own pictures of it...

A true friend of the shop commissioned this custom Hunter Amplifiers Dirty DeLuxe 5E3+, Bob finished it, and the new owner scooped it up about as fast as humanly possible.

We’re not trying to sell you this amp. It already has a home. 🏡

We just wanted to show it off, because this is the stuff that fills our tanks around here.

The starting point is the classic Fender 5E3 Deluxe circuit, but the customer and Bob took the idea a whole lot further: separate Normal and hotter Lead channels that are externally jumpable via a push/pull k**b, three negative-feedback settings, switchable cathode/fixed bias, a smarter Silvertone-style mute circuit, and a pair of complementary Weber 10s. All handwired into a tall finger-jointed pine cabinet and wrapped in tweed. Think: half Bassman. 😀

Basically, take one of the most loved little tweed circuits ever made and start asking, “Okay... but what if it could also do this?”

Cool customer. Cool idea. Talented local builder willing to run with it.

That combination is a big part of why we love doing this.

Great job all around, gents. From the dream to the ex*****on, this one was a home run. 👏⚡

09/08/2026

Folks ask pretty often why we keep the curtains closed when the shop isn’t open.

Part of it is privacy and loss prevention.

But a big reason is the sun.

The pickguard on the right came off a brand-new guitar that hung in the showroom. The one on the left is a fresh replacement we’re installing before the guitar heads home with its new owner.

Look at the difference.

You can even see the tan lines where the k**bs blocked the light.

UV damage happens so slowly that most people never notice it while it’s happening.

And here’s the part worth remembering: if it happens in a guitar shop, it happens in your house too.

Keep your guitars out of direct sunlight. Your finishes, plastics, bindings, and colors will thank you later. ☀️

09/07/2026

After keeping it on display since it was new, we’re finally going to part with one of our all-time favorite shop guitars: the Kramer Hot Dogger 1984 Reissue. 🌭

Only 75 of these glorious things were made.

We’ve tried to put this one up for sale more than once over the years and backed out every time. It just makes people happy. I have no idea how many customers have taken selfies with it, laughed at it, asked about it, or begged us to sell it to them.

It has been a great shop guitar.

So, to all of you who have asked over the years...

Fine. You win.

The Hot Dogger is officially for sale. 🌭😂

We just hope the next owner gets as much joy out of this ridiculous thing as we have.

09/06/2026

The Gibson BR-9.

Simple. Elegant. Reliable.

I always enjoy having these around when we find them. For a long time, the BR-9 was my grab-and-go choice anytime I needed a steel for a gig or recording session. Nothing fancy. Just easy to work with and consistently good at the job.

Just added: a 1953 Gibson BR-9 Lap Steel with its original P-90 pickup and original case.

Still one of my favorite little lap steels Gibson ever built.

09/05/2026

Fiesta Red always gets our attention. 🔥

New arrival: a 2023 Fender Player Plus Stratocaster from a short-lived run with Noiseless single-coils in the neck and middle, and a Wide Range humbucker at the bridge.

That gives you all the familiar Strat territory up front, with a little more muscle waiting in the bridge position. Locking tuners, nice case, and Fiesta Red.... mmhmmm.

Happy Strat-urday, folks!

09/04/2026

Behold: a player-grade 1969 Fender Jazz Bass just landed at Cumberland Guitars. 😲

Yes, it has been refinished. But once we opened it up, we were surprised by how much of the original stuff was still there.

Original pickups. Original pots. Original hardware. Original guard. Outside of the refin and a set of changed strap buttons, this one managed to hang onto far more original parts than we usually see on a refinished vintage Fender.

And look at it. Block inlays, tort guard, old chrome covers, plenty of miles.

It’s got vibes.

A lot of them.

09/03/2026

You really can’t make this stuff up.

Last week, a good friend of the shop came in, fell for our 1946 Gibson L-48, and took it home.

One of our favorite details on the 1946 L-48 is the script Gibson logo on the headstock. It was the only year the L-48 got that logo, so while the guitar was selling I made sure to point it out to the employees and whoever else happened to be standing around.

“Take a good look. It’ll probably be a few years before another ’46 comes through.”

Four days later...

Another 1946 Gibson L-48 walked through the door.

And this one is even cleaner.

Wild. 😂

We love it when the guitar universe does stuff like this.

This one is now available.

09/02/2026

I can’t believe we’ve reached the point where I was genuinely excited to see a wooden Crate amp walk through the door. 😂

I spent decades avoiding these things, then went years without seeing one at all, and apparently absence really does make the heart grow fonder.

This one is especially neat: a 1978 Crate CR-1R, the reverb-equipped version, and about as early as these get.

Wooden cabinet, little solid-state combo, spring reverb, and all the late-’70s Crate weirdness intact.

09/01/2026

We're going to need a mop and bucket for all the drool this one creates. 🤤🤤🤤

Another Custom Shop R9 just arrived... pics and info to follow. Or, swing by and play it just be sure to stop at the front counter and ask for a bib first. 😉

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318 Monument Square
Jamestown, KY
42629

Opening Hours

Wednesday	11am - 5pm
Thursday	11am - 5pm
Friday	11am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 2pm

Telephone

+12708754343

Website

http://www.cumberlandguitars.com/

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