1948 Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar

1948 Gibson J-200 - Cowboy Tiny Adams

Vintage 1948 Gibson SJ-200 ~ This beauty was owned for a long time by Cowboy Tiny Adams. It's going in the shop at Burns Repair for a few maintenance repairs before heading...
Roland Space Echo tape machine buyer

Vintage Effects: 1974 Roland RE-201 Space Echo

Vintage Roland Space Echo Tape Delay Me looking somber as I head to Fedex with a favorite tape echo. This 1974 Roland RE-201 Space Echo was my first and favorite...
Fender Telecaster Deluxe Wide Range Humbucker Pickups

Vintage Fender Telecaster Guitars with Wide Range Humbucking Pickups

The Fender Telecaster model is one of- if not THE- most beloved solid body electric guitar styles amongst guitarist since its introduction in 1952. Well, ok, it was initially introduced as the...
1960 Fender Jazzmaster vintage guitar

1960 Fender Jazzmaster

  This amazing 1960 Fender Jazzmaster vintage electric guitar came through the shop a few years ago. I'm always a vintage Fender guitar buyer but I'm especially looking for Fender...
Vintage Fender Jazzmaster guitar

1965 Fender Jazzmaster - black refinish

1965 Fender Jazzmaster - black refinish This vintage 1965 Fender Jazzmaster was refinished in less than professional black paint a long time ago. It was still an excellent playing guitar...
Fender amp wood cabinet vintage 1946 model 26

1946 Fender Model 26 Deluxe!

This beautiful wooden cabinet amplifier with red grill cloth and metal front strips was made by the Fender Electric Instrument Co in late 1946. The company was established in 1946...
Fender Replacement Pickup Height Foam

The Best Replacement Foam For Jazzmasters and Jaguar guitars

  Vintage Fender Jazzmaster and Jaguar guitars rely on a piece of foam under the pickups to adjust their heights. Over time, the original foam degrades, shrinks, and hardens to...
Vintage 1965 Gibson SJ Southern Jumbo acoustic guitar

1965 Gibson SJ Southerner Jumbo

  Look what just breezed through the shop: a near mint 1965 Gibson SJ or Southerner Jumbo. It seems likely nearly every single one of these got hammered pretty hard...
1962 Gibson ES-335tdc

1962 Gibson ES-335tdc

There's something about the Gibson ES body style that grabs you as a player. It's the culmination of 60+ years of artistry, engineering, musicianship, drive, passion, and music. Gibson's ES-335...
Vintage 1957 Gibson Les Paul Special guitar

Vintage 1957 Gibson Les Paul Special guitar

  Gibson's solid body electric guitar line endorsed by popular guitarist Les Paul was in full swing with five models by 1955. The most affordable Les Paul was the Junior,...
Gregory Alan Isakov vintage Gibson guitar

Gregory Alan Isakov and his 1967 Gibson J-50

"It was a gift from a friend of mine"  Gregory Alan Isakov muses over his guitar as he rolls a cigarette.  It is the last day of September 2013 and...
How to date vintage Fender and Gibson guitars

How to Date Fender and Gibson guitars with potentiometer codes

  Did you know that the parts inside your vintage electric guitar will likely have manufacturing date codes? These parts, if original, are one date point that vintage guitar shops...