Fender Stratocaster 1964 price in 1964, identification, and features

Fender Stratocaster 1964

1964 Stratocaster Fender's Stratocaster model was 10 years old during the last full year of manufacturing under the company's founder. 1964 is revered by guitar players and collectors as being one...
Vintage 1960 Fender Telecaster Custom

1960 Fender Telecaster Custom

Fender introduced a new version of their popular Telecaster model in the Summer of 1959: the Telecaster Custom, or Custom Telecaster as the model name on the headstock read. Unlike...
Fender Jaguar 1966 with Lake Placid Blue color custom finish guitar

Fender Jaguar 1966 Lake Placid Blue!

  This was a really special guitar that came through the shop last year: an early Fender Jaguar 1966 in custom color Lake Placid Blue. Although this Fender Jaguar was...
Vintage Guitar Library: Book suggestion for Gibson acoustic guitar enthusiasts

Vintage Guitar Library: Book suggestion for Gibson acoustic guitar enthusiasts

Dating a vintage Gibson acoustic guitar can be a difficult process, but it can be done! Many Gibson acoustic guitars made from June of 1942 until late 1945 or early...
1966 Fender Jaguar, Black, Gold Hardware guitar

1966 Fender Jaguar - Custom Color Gold Hardware

1966 Fender Jaguar in factory black finish, matching headstock and gold hardware. This guitar was just posted on a vintage guitar Facebook group (not for sale!). Factory black offset vintage...
Fender Custom Maverick vintage guitar

The Fender Custom... or Maverick

  The Fender Custom model, also known as the Maverick, was essentially a "floor sweep" model made for only two years. It's now faded mostly into obscurity but deserves our...
Fender Telecaster Thinline electric guitar with F hole

Fender's Thinline Telecaster 1967-1974

The recently purchased Fender company was noticing some complaints about one of their most popular models in 1967: the Telecaster was gaining weight. High quality (read: light weight) Ash to...
Vintage Fender Gibson Guitar Buyer

Vintage Guitars from 2015 - Fender, Gibson, Martin

2015 has been a great year here at True Vintage Guitar. We've seen some truly rare guitars and growth in the market that indicates a promising future for guitar collectors and...
Vintage 1963 Gibson Hummingbird guitar

The Gibson Hummingbird - 1963

Gibson's iconic Hummingbird model debuted in 1960 but it doesn't trace its roots from other Gibson guitars. Do I have your attention? Let's dive into some sacrilege: the Gibson Hummingbird...
Vintage 1964 Gibson ES-335 guitar, Bigbsy, CUSTOM MADE plaque

1964 Gibson ES-335tdc!

  This golden era vintage Gibson guitar cruised through the shop a few years ago: a 1964 Gibson ES-335tdc with Bigsby tailpiece. It was worn thoroughly but was an exceptional sounding...
Gibson ES-335 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1968

Gibson's ES-335 from 1958 to 1968

  This solid center block inside the Gibson ES-335 is one of my favorite Gibson developments from Gibson in the late 1950s. None of the other manufacturers had made a...
Vintage Gibson J-45 guitars

The Gibson J-45 Model Through the Years

The Gibson J-45 with its round shoulder body shape and classic Americana tone is an essential model for any collector, studio or serious player. Gibson named the model "J-45" with...