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Vintage 1964 Fender Stratocaster Guitar
This vintage 1964 Fender Stratocaster in worn Sunburst finish came through the shop a few years ago. Its original owner played and loved the guitar his entire life and...
Vintage Fender Jaguar Black with matching headstock
This 1966 Fender Jaguar in rare custom color Black with matching headstock is my current shop favorite. I spent a little time dialing in the setup and enjoying the tone...
1964 Gibson ES-335tdc!
This golden era vintage Gibson guitar cruised through the shop a few years ago: a 1964 Gibson ES-335tdc with Bigsby tailpiece. It was worn thoroughly but was an exceptional sounding...
Gibson's ES-335 from 1958 to 1968
This solid center block inside the Gibson ES-335 is one of my favorite Gibson developments from Gibson in the late 1950s. None of the other manufacturers had made a...
The Fender Jaguar: 1968, 1969, and 1970
The Fender Jaguar model electric guitars is one of my favorites every made. It was intended to supersede the previous three electric guitar models from Fender, but never quite...
The Fender Jaguar: 1966 and 1967
Fender's Jaguar model electric guitar debuted in 1962 and changed gradually throughout the 1960s. I'm a fan of pretty much all Fender Jaguars made in the original Fullerton, California...
The Fender Jaguar Through the 1960s: 1964 and 1965
Fender began production on the new Jaguar model in 1962. Like all Fender guitars in the 1960s, various aspects of the guitar changed gradually throughout the 1960s. I haven't...
The Fender Jaguar Through the 1960s: 1962 and 1963
Fender's Jaguar model was Leo's fourth proprietary solid body electric guitar for professional use after the Broadcaster (Telecaster), Stratocaster, and Jazzmaster. It debuted in 1962 as the brand's top...
The Metropolitan Music Mod - Stratocaster with Jaguar switches!
This killer 1962 Fender Stratocaster walked into a Guitar Center in Wisconsin last year. It had a strange modification that I had never seen before: a Jaguar style switch plate...
Weird and cool: the Gibson Les Paul Signature and Fender Starcaster
The 1970s were a decade of cool innovation but also declining quality for both the Gibson and Fender guitar companies. Large scale factory production took a toll on what once...
1957 Gibson Les Paul Junior
Gibson's Les Paul Junior model debuted in 1954 as an affordable, stripped down alternative to the Les Paul Model or the Les Paul Custom. The beautiful gold finished Les Paul...
True Vintage Guitar top 5 vintage guitars from 2018
The vintage guitar haul from 2018 was one for the record books! I love every guitar that comes through the shop, which is why I bought them in the...