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1954 Epiphone FT-210 Deluxe Cutaway
While Epiphone's archtop guitar line would give Gibson a run for their money, the flat-top line was lacking in a guitar at the top of the food chain. Gibson's...
1967 Epiphone FT-110 Frontier
The Epiphone Frontier was manufactured by the Gibson company in Kalamazoo, MI from 1958 until 1969. This model was a continuation of the Epiphone made FT-110 which also featured...
Gibson Era Vintage Epiphone Guitars
The two decades from 1950 to 1970 saw a massive shift for the Epiphone brand name from family company, to Gibson's upscale line, and finally to inexpensive import sub-brand. Many players are unfamiliar...
1965 Epiphone Frontier
This 1965 Epiphone FT-110 Frontier acoustic guitar came through the shop a few years ago. I'm always a vintage Epiphone guitar buyer but I'm especially looking for the FT-110 Frontier...
More Vibe Than A 335 | Vintage 1967 Epiphone E360T Riviera!
1960s Epiphones are some of my favorite vintage guitars because they kind of break the “collectible vintage guitar” rules for pricing. Their quality is every bit as high as Gibson...
Songwriters on vintage Gibson guitars: Stephen Kellogg | 1961 Epiphone FT-45 Cortez
Super talented Singer/songwriter Stephen Kellogg was playing a show here in Birmingham, AL so I dropped by the venue with three vintage Gibson guitars. I asked him to pick one...
1964 Epiphone FT-79 Texan
Some of my favorite vintage Gibson guitars to ever come through the shop actually bear the name "Epiphone." The Epiphone company sold to Gibson in 1957 after almost a decade...
Vintage Epiphone Wilshire Electric Guitar
The Epiphone Wilshire was introduced in 1959 as medium grade professional electric guitar. The Wilshire was a double cutaway, thin solid body electric guitar that initially featured Epiphone's New York made...
Vintage Guitar Appraiser
Are you wondering what your vintage acoustic guitar, vintage electric guitar, or vintage amplifier might be worth? If your cherished heirloom was stolen or damaged, how would you prove to...
Vintage Gibson Nut Width and Neck Profiles
Both players and collectors alike consider a guitar's nut width and neck profile to be very important. Gibson changed the standard nut width many times from the 1930s to the 1960s....
Consign your vintage guitar or amplifier with True Vintage Guitar
True Vintage Guitar offers consignment service for those who want to sell their guitar or amplifier at a professional level without the years of infrastructure building and hassle that it requires....
Vintage Gibson Made Epiphone Flat-top Guitars
The Epiphone company had been making flat top guitars since the early 1930s but they never really seem to catch on like the Gibson and Martin made flat tops. The success...