1971 Veleno Traveller ex-Peter Haycock ex-Ronnie Van Zant + Case + Provenance
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Shipping prices vary by item and by location, please see the individual products for details but as a guide, prices for a guitar is usually:
UK - £50
Mainland Europe - £75
USA - £200
Rest of World (rates can vary a lot depending on country) - £250
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Payments can be made by bank transfer (up to any amount) or credit/debit card through our website (up to £10,000.) Due to fraud risks we do not take payment by phone. We accept and use many online payment services that work by way of bank transfer and recommend Wise.com who will in generally offer far better exchange rates than banks.
Do your prices include VAT?
All prices include UK VAT but most used or vintage guitars are sold under the UK marginal scheme for secondhand goods which means you will not get an invoice with the VAT amount shown separately, neither will you be able to claim this VAT element back if you are VAT registered, and the VAT element cannot be deducted for export sales.
For new items such as some guitars, pedals, straps, cables etc 20% UK VAT is included and if you are in an export country, which since Brexit now includes Europe and of course the US, this 20% VAT will automatically be deducted at checkout for you. You may have to pay local taxes and duties when your goods arrive in your home country, we advise you to check with your local customs office to be sure.
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A further 10% payment at the end of the initial 30 day period will extend this period for another 30 days and subject to individual approval, this arrangement can be extended at our discretion. ATB Guitars holds title to the goods until paid for in full and if the buyer should change his/her mind for any reason, a restocking fee equivalent to to 15% of the total purchase price will be deducted from any refund given.
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1971 Veleno Traveller ex-Peter Haycock ex-Ronnie Van Zant + Case + Provenance
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What connects the US space program, Lynyrd Skynyrd, BB King and The Climax Blues Band? A master machinist by the name of John Veleno.
Working for NASA manufacturing aluminum parts for the space program in the 60s, John taught guitar in the evening. To advertise this he built a guitar shaped mailbox that was so good a friend suggested he build a working example. With an engineer’s precision he set about building guitars that soon started appearing round the necks of players such as Marc Bolan, Eric Clapton and Lou Reed with custom orders from artist such as Todd Rundgren and Pete Haycock of the Climax Blues Band who ended up owning three, a pair of Standards and the short scale example you see here on these pages.
Legend has it that John Veleno asked BB King what kind of guitar he wanted and that BB replied that he wanted a small guitar he could carry on the bus and onto planes. Though he never took delivery of such a guitar, John is reported to have built 10 of them, each one numbered. This example came to Pete Haycock via the late lead singer of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ronnie Van Zant, both bands having toured together in the 70s. The current owner has had the guitar in his possession for quite a while and it comes with a letter from Pete Haycock proving its provenance.
The guitar is in remarkable condition considering its age and the life it inevitably lead. There are small patches where the chrome plating has chipped slightly but these are only slight and on a whole the guitar looks fantastic.
The neck too is in great condition. The anodization on the fretboard has bubbled slightly in some places but that does not affect playability. There is plenty of life left in the frets.
The Veleno hardware is in good condition as are the plastics.
Electrically everything seems correct. The pickup is a Guild humbucker, commonly found on Veleno guitars. The guitar is fitted with a coil tap which was a standard feature. The volume is nearest the bridge and the tone control is on the lower horn.
The guitar comes with a softshell case.
If you've done any research into these Veleno guitars you will have heard that they are quite resonant, a trait that’s thankfully evident in this traveler guitar. The positioning of the pickup in relation to the bridge yields a pleasing tone that really compliments the singing quality of the instrument.
Tuned to G standard due to its diminutive scale length, the skinny neck and small fret spacing does take a little getting used to but you’ll soon forget all that once you're playing.
These do not come up for sale. Even if you aren’t a Skynyrd or Climax Blues Band fan, this guitar is a unique experience and a special guitar in its own right.
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We are not box shifters, we take your packing and shipping very seriously..!
We have to. You're considering spending a lot of money with us and you would obviously like your valuable musical instrument to arrive at your door, without drama, fuss or damage.
We have many years (stretching way back in to the last century) of packing and shipping fragile musical items all over the world - in fact the number of sometimes priceless, vintage instruments we have shipped is in the thousands.
When you buy a vintage or second hand item from us, it will be hand packed by one or more of our specialist, in house staff and then shipped in our own custom made cardboard boxes (If applicable).
We normally ship via our preferred carriers UPS, DPD, Parcelforce and Royal Mail for smaller items such as straps and leads. Tracking numbers are always provided.
Shipping prices vary by item and by location, please see the individual products for details but as a guide, prices for a guitar is usually:
UK - £50
Mainland Europe - £75
USA - £200
Rest of World (rates can vary a lot depending on country) - £250
How can I pay?
All our base prices are in £GBP Sterling and exclude delivery.
Payments can be made by bank transfer (up to any amount) or credit/debit card through our website (up to £10,000.) Due to fraud risks we do not take payment by phone. We accept and use many online payment services that work by way of bank transfer and recommend Wise.com who will in generally offer far better exchange rates than banks.
Do your prices include VAT?
All prices include UK VAT but most used or vintage guitars are sold under the UK marginal scheme for secondhand goods which means you will not get an invoice with the VAT amount shown separately, neither will you be able to claim this VAT element back if you are VAT registered, and the VAT element cannot be deducted for export sales.
For new items such as some guitars, pedals, straps, cables etc 20% UK VAT is included and if you are in an export country, which since Brexit now includes Europe and of course the US, this 20% VAT will automatically be deducted at checkout for you. You may have to pay local taxes and duties when your goods arrive in your home country, we advise you to check with your local customs office to be sure.
Can I reserve or put an item on hold?
Yes you can. Items can be put on hold for a deposit payment of 10%. This will hold the item for up to 30 days but this deposit payment is non refundable in the event of the buyer failing to complete the sale.
A further 10% payment at the end of the initial 30 day period will extend this period for another 30 days and subject to individual approval, this arrangement can be extended at our discretion. ATB Guitars holds title to the goods until paid for in full and if the buyer should change his/her mind for any reason, a restocking fee equivalent to to 15% of the total purchase price will be deducted from any refund given.
Do you have a mailing list?
The best way to get on our mailing list is to submit the form at the bottom of every page on our website. Also follow us on Facebook and Instagram @ATBguitars as most new items are posted there as soon as we buy them and before they go on the website. If you are searching for a specific guitar then send us an email and we will attempt to alert you once one has been found.
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