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Fender Stratocaster values for 1950s and 1960s guitars

1950s and 1960s Stratocaster Values: Expert Help with Pricing and Identification

  Your vintage Fender Stratocaster can be very valuable to a guitar collector, but how does one determine how much could it actually sell for? I'm a vintage guitar collector...
Gibson Les Paul Custom 1953-1957 with black finish and gold hardware

Gibson Les Paul Custom 1953-1957

The 1953-1957 Gibson Les Paul Custom, with its classic black finish and intricate pearl inlay, is one of our top picks among the 5 Les Paul models from the 1950s....
How to date vintage Fender Stratocaster guitar

How to date a Fender Stratocaster

  Are you the proud owner of an old Fender Stratocaster, but the guitar's age remains a tantalizing enigma? Fear not, fellow guitar sleuths! Finding out "what year is my Stratocaster?" is...
How much is a Gibson Les Paul worth 1950s

How much is a Gibson Les Paul worth?

Finding out how much is a Gibson Les Paul worth begins with accurate identification. As a Gibson guitar buyer, I start with with most important parts of identification first, then...
Fender Stratocaster 1954 old classic vintage guitar

Fender Stratocaster 1954

Fender's iconic Stratocaster model debuted in 1954 with a design that rocketed the electric guitar into a new era. The Stratocaster's offset center waist, perfectly intonatable bridge, smooth tremolo, and...
1950s Gibson Les Paul guitar buyer in Europe and Portugal

1950s Gibson Les Paul Buying Trip To Portugal

 1950s Les Paul Buyer in Portugal I've just returned from a trip to Faro, Portugal to buy this mid 1950s Gibson Les Paul goldtop! Portugal is a wonderful country and...
Fender Broadcaster guitar made in 1950, black pickguard, blond finish

Fender Broadcaster Guitars 1950 - 1951

  Before the Telecaster model name, Fender's first solid body electric guitar made for Spanish style playing was known as the Broadcaster model from 1950 to early 1951. The Broadcaster...
1960 Gibson ES-345 TDC guitar with Cherry Red finish, stop tail, and long pickguard

Gibson ES-345 1960

  Gibson's ES-345 TD model debuted in 1959 as the third in the 3x5 series and the bridge to the gap between the standard ES-335 and fancy ES-355. The ES-345 was the...
1959 Gibson ES-355 T guitar with faded watermelon red color, Bigbsy tailpiece, and mono output

Gibson ES-355 T 1959 Watermelon Red

  1959 Gibson ES-355 T Gibson's ES-355 T model debuted during the last few months of 1958 as the fanciest upgrade to its new ES-335. It was initially only available...
1955 Gibson Les Paul Junior guitar

Gibson Les Paul Junior 1955

  This 1955 Gibson Les Paul Junior came through my shop recently and is a fine example of the golden era of the Les Paul! The Les Paul Jr was...
Vintage Fender and Gibson guitar collection bought in Colorado by guitar collector

Fender and Gibson Guitar Collection in Colorado

I'm thrilled to have just returned from the trip to purchase a vintage guitar collection with a Gibson Les Paul and a few Fender guitars in Denver, Colorado. I can tell...
1958 Fender Jazzmaster guitar with gold anodized pickguard

Fender Jazzmaster 1958 Gold Guard

  This 1958 Fender Jazzmaster is one of my favorite examples of the model to ever come through my shop. Fender introduced the Jazzmaster model in 1958 with a unique...