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Fender Jazzmaster 1958 Gold Guard
This 1958 Fender Jazzmaster is one of my favorite examples of the model to ever come through my shop. Fender introduced the Jazzmaster model in 1958 with a unique...
Fender Telecaster 1952 in Texas
I was recently sent photos of this amazing Fender Telecaster 1952 by someone who inherited the guitar. It's a great example of first year (1952) of the Telecaster model,...
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 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 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 Les Paul 1954 Goldtop in Georgia
The past year of buying guitars has been very good to this Gibson Les Paul collector. When I was contacted by the son of the original owner of this 1954...
Fender Telecaster 1957 in Georgia
As a Fender guitar collector, I'm always on the road or in the air on guitar safari trips to buy the guitars I've always dreamed of having. Last year was...
Fender Stratocaster 1958 in New York
I've just returned from a guitar buying trip to New York City to purchase this clean Fender Stratocaster 1958 in original Sunburst finish! As a Fender guitar collector, I'm...
Guitar Magazine Interview with John of True Vintage Guitar
Want to learn more about me? Check out this recent article by my friends Chris and Eleanor for Guitar.com. I was thrilled when they reached out to talk about the...
Gibson Les Paul Custom 1960 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The next stop on this guitar collecting trip was Baton Rouge, Louisiana to buy this 1960 Gibson Les Paul Custom! As a vintage Gibson and Fender guitar buyer, I'm always...
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-...
Fender Telecaster 1957 in Parkersburg, WV
I'm thrilled to be the next owner of this clean Fender Telecaster 1957 from the daughter of its original owner in Parkersburg, West Virginia! It was a long drive but...