How to date SG Guitars 1960s 1970s

How to date a Gibson SG

  Gibson's SG line of solid body electric guitars is a huge commercial success and has been in continuous production since the SG name was introduced in the November of 1959...
1964 Gibson SG Custom electric guitar with white finish and three pickups

Gibson SG Custom 1964 White

This 1964 Gibson SG Custom in original White finish is a recent shop favorite! It's a surprisingly rare vintage guitar with very few examples made. The Custom trim level of the...
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...
Les Paul TV 1958 Yellow guitar with red swirl pickguard

Gibson Les Paul TV Guitars 1958

The Gibson Les Paul TV Model from 1958 went through the same transition as both the Les Paul Junior and the Les Paul Special: the switch from single cutaway to...
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 Les Paul gold 1957-1958 goldtop guitar with humbucker pickups

Gibson Les Paul 1957

Among my absolute favorite vintage guitars is the Gibson Les Paul Model goldtop with gold finish made from mid 1957 to mid 1958. Gibson's Les Paul model guitar was only...
Gibson Les Paul Junior 1959 single cutaway with Sunburst finish

Gibson Les Paul Junior 1959 Single Cutaway

This incredibly clean 1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior with single cutaway body style and Sunburst finish came through the shop recently from its original owner in Anchorage, Alaska! The single cutaway...
Gibson Les Paul 1960 Burst guitar collector in Houston Texas

Gibson Les Paul Standard 1960 in Houston, Texas

I've just returned from a great trip to sell this Gibson Les Paul Standard 1960 Burst to a friend in Houston, Texas! This amazing 1960 Les Paul was purchased from its...
Gibson Les Paul Special 1957 tv yellow

Gibson Les Paul Special 1957

  This Gibson Les Paul Special 1957 in original tv yellow finish came through the shop 2015. It's a really great example of the late 1950s Gibson single cutaway Les...
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!...