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Fender Stratocaster 1954 old classic vintage guitar

Fender Stratocaster 1954

Fender's iconic Stratocaster model debuted in 1954 with a design that rocketed the electric guitar into a new era. The Stratocaster's offset center waist, perfectly intonatable bridge, smooth tremolo, and...
Gibson Les Paul TV Junior Yellow 1955 through 1958

Gibson Les Paul TV (yellow Junior) 1954-1958

  While it may look like a Les Paul Junior in TV yellow finish, Gibson's own catalog and price list considered this an entirely different model that it called the...
1954 Gibson Les Paul Model gold goldtop vintage guitar from Colorado

1954 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop from Colorado

  This very clean 1954 Gibson Les Paul Model has just come through the shop! It's a very fine example from the third year of production of what collectors call the...
Fender Stratocaster 1954 January neck

Fender Stratocaster 1954 January from Georgia

  I've just returned from a long road trip to south Georgia after buying this very cool 1954 Fender Stratocaster parts guitar that was updated by Fender 1965! It has...
Gibson guitar collector for Gibson Les Paul 1954 goldtop guitars

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 stratocaster guitar buyer and collector

Fender Stratocaster 1954 in Chambersburg, PA

I've just returned from a guitar safari to Chambersburg, Pennsylvania after buying this clean 1954 Fender Stratocaster! The seller has owned this guitar since his parents gave it to him...
Gibson Les Paul Gold goldtop 1954 how to date a value

Gibson Les Paul goldtop 1954 Dating & Values

  I've always been attracted to the gold finish of 1950s Gibson Les Paul guitars, so when this one from 1954 became available for a local sale in San Diego,...