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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....
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...
Gibson ES-335 1960 guitar

Gibson ES-335 1960

  Gibson's ES-335 model electric guitar was two years old by 1960. It debuted in 1958 with what a design that straddled the line between the classic full depth archtop...
Gibson ES-335 1963 Cherry Red guitar in Illinois

Gibson ES-335 1963 in Chicago, Illinois

  I've just returned from a guitar buying trip to Chicago, Illinois to buy this 1963 Gibson ES-335 from its sole owner since the early 1970s! It's a factory stop...
Gibson guitar buyer with 1966 Gibson Trini Lopez Standard Pelham Blue

Gibson Trini Lopez Standard 1966 Pelham Blue from Mexico City

  An original Gibson Trini Lopez Standard model guitar is tough to track down, but nearly impossible to find in an original Pelham Blue finish. I've just returned from a...
1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar black

Gibson Les Paul Custom 1969

This 1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom has just come in to the shop from its second owner who's had it for about 50 years! I could tell that its previous owner...
Gibson guitar collector buys 1956 Gibson Les Paul goldtop in California

Gibson Les Paul 1956 Goldtop in California

  I'm writing this post from in the air during my return flight from buying this 1956 Gibson Les Paul goldtop from the son and daughter of its original owner...
Gibson ES-335 1963 Cherry Red with Bigsby tailpiece and Custom Made plaque

Gibson ES-335 1963 Red with Bigbsy and Custom Made Plaque

  This 1963 Gibson ES-335 TDC in original Cherry Red finish with Bigsby tailpiece and Custom Made plaque is one of the finest examples of the model that I've had!...
Gibson Les Paul Standard Burst 1960 guitar, red fading to yellow top with figured wood

Gibson Les Paul Standard 1960 Burst - Guitar Safari Champion

  There are few vintage guitars that get as much attention as The Burst: the Gibson Les Paul Standard from 1958, 1959, and 1960. To this collector, all 1950s era...
Gibson collector buys 1959 Gibson doubleneck guitar

Guitar Safari Champion: Gibson EDS-1275 1959 Doubleneck

When Reverb.com titled Tony Bacon's interview article about me The Guitar Safari Champion, I knew that one incredibly rare Gibson double neck guitar contributed significantly. I was vaguely familiar with the very rare...
Gibson EDS-1275 Doubleneck guitar 1959

Gibson EDS-1275 Doubleneck 1959

1959 Gibson EDS-1275 Double Twelve My heart started beating faster the day I received a call from a man saying he had a Gibson guitar from 1959 with two necks-...
Gibson Les Paul Collector and buyer for vintage Gibson guitars

Gibson Les Paul Collector: Gibson SG Special 1960

As a Gibson Les Paul collector, I'm on the road a lot to find the best examples of vintage Gibson guitars. This road trip took me to Lexington, Virginia to...