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1952 Gibson Les Paul Model
The vintage guitar pictured below is a clean 1952 Gibson Les Paul Model, often referred to as a gold top. The Les Paul was Gibson's first solid body electric guitar meant...
Clean Vintage 1969 Gibson Les Paul
This vintage guitar is brought to you by my friend Robbie at Blue Sky Guitars: a clean 1969 Gibson Les Paul goldtop from just after their reintroduction. It's got the original...
Neko Case's 1960 Fender Jazzmaster
NPR caught up with Neko Case recently to discuss her favorite piece of gear - a 1960 Fender Jazzmaster. She makes a couple of interesting comments about the guitar in the...
Want to buy - Vintage Effects Pedals
The golden age for vintage effects pedals seem to be from the 1960s until the early 1980s. Brands like Ibanez, Shin-Ei, Maestro, Maxon, Dallas Arbiter, and many more were changing the sound...
Early 1965 Fender Jazzmaster
This pre-CBS Fender Jazzmaster is in solid original condition with natural occurring wear. The initial appearance of the guitar is unmistakably vintage Fender. It's in proper playing condition and ready...
1977 Fender Champ
The Fender Champ line began as a single ended, class A amp making just a couple of watts through a 8″ speaker in 1948 called the Champion 800. It underwent...
Ibanez FC10 Fat Cat Distortion
This Ibanez FC10 Fat Cat Distortion was part of the 10 series Ibanez effects pedals offered in the 1980s. I haven't had much time to play around with the pedal...
2002 Gibson Les Paul Standard 50s Neck Plus Top
The Les Paul has been in production in some form since 1952 with a short hiatus from 1963 to 1968. The new Gibson company has been building the Les Paul...
Vintage Ibanez JL-70 Jetlyzer Pedal
The Ibanez JL-70 Jetlyzer pedal was a modulation type effect pedal made by Maxon in Japan in the mid 1970s. The Jetlyzer featured both a phaser effect as well as...
Vintage Oliver Ditson Ukuleles by Martin
Nearly 100 years ago this year, Martin began making ukuleles for one of their customers, the Oliver Ditson Company. These ukuleles were labeled with a stamp that reads "Oliver Ditson...
One way to distinguish Brazilian Rosewood from Indian Rosewood
Brazilian Rosewood has long been considered the pinnacle of back and sides construction materials since the dawn of steel string acoustic guitars in the early 1930s. However, Brazilian Rosewood was...
1966 Kay Electric Bass K5925
This faded out Seafoam Green Kay Electric Bass is in great playing condition with original parts. The potentiometer codes date to early 1966. The original Kluson tuners are in good...