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Where To Find Your Gibson Guitar's Serial Number
Where to Find a Gibson Serial Number (Solid Body, Hollow/Semi-Hollow, and Acoustic) Let me help you find the serial number on a vintage Gibson guitar so you can find out...
1959 Gibson ES-335 Thin Top We Bought in Niagara Falls
1959 Gibson ES-335 Sunburst Thin Top Every now and then, a truly special guitar crosses my path—one that stops me in my tracks and reminds me why I do what...
1956 Fender Stratocaster Value & Appraisal Guide
How Much Is a 1956 Fender Stratocaster Worth? Every vintage guitar has a story to tell, but this 1956 Fender Stratocaster that came through my shop recently had nearly a...
Fender Serial Number Guide & Lookup
How To Date Fender Guitars By Serial Number Use our guide to find the year of your Fender Stratocaster, Telecaster, Jazzmaster, Jaguar, and more. This page is built to help owners of vintage...
Expert 1950s Gibson Les Paul Value Guide By Year
Find out how much a 1950s Les Paul Is Worth If you're the owner of a real vintage 1950s Gibson Les Paul - congratulations! You've got a very valuable vintage...
Date Your Les Paul: How To Find The Year By Serial Number and More
Three ways to tell the year of your Gibson Les Paul Use this guide to quickly and easily date your Gibson Les Paul guitar from any year. Serial number lookups...
Near Mint 1964 Gibson SG Standard From Montreal, Canada!
This amazingly clean 1964 Gibson SG Standard just breezed through the shop after I purchased it from a luthier outside of Montreal, Canada! This nearly perfect example of the SG...
Telecaster Values by Year: How Much Is a Vintage Telecaster Worth?
This expert guide includes charts of value of vintage Fender Telecaster and Broadcaster guitars made from 1950 through 1969.
Vintage Fender Stratocaster Value: Guide to Appraisal & Pricing
How much is a 1950s & 1960s Stratocaster Worth? Use this guide to determine the value of your Fender Stratocaster made during the 1950s and 1960s. Consider a few key...
Vintage Fender Telecasters: How to Tell the Year
The Fender Telecaster has been in continuous production since its introduction as the Broadcaster in 1950, so how do collectors tell the year it was made? Telecaster values range wildly...
The Rarest Fender Custom Color: 1960 Fender Jazzmaster Violet
I waited over three years to see this guitar in person — a 1960 Fender Jazzmaster in Violet. It’s a previously unknown color that never appeared on a Fender color chart.
The Gibson Les Paul TV Model 1958, 1959, and 1960
Late 1950s Gibson Les Paul TV Double Cut 1958 was a significant transitional year for the lesser known Gibson Les Paul TV Model. The entire line of solid body Les...












