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1959 Fender Telecaster Custom from first batch of production

Rare vintage find: 1959 Fender Telecaster Custom 1st Batch!

I'm excited to show off a rare vintage guitar find which came through the shop last week: 1959 Fender Telecaster Custom from the first batch of production! This exceptionally clean...
1957 Stratocaster year, how many were made, how much did it cost? 1957 Fender Stratocaster

1957 Fender Stratocasters: The Best Year for the Strat?

After owning a Stratocaster from every pre-CBS year, the ones that stick out to me as being the best are the two I've had that were made in 1957. 1957...
Fender Custom Telecaster guitar 1959 1960 with double edge binding and Sunburst finish

Fender's Custom Telecaster 1959 - 1966

Fender's Custom Telecaster model came about in the late 1950s in an attempt to attract some electric guitar market share away from its largest competitor. To accomplish this, Fender took...
Roy Lanham's 1957 Fender Stratocaster Red with gold anodized aluminum pickguard

Roy Lanham's 1957 Fender Stratocaster Red with Gold Anodized Aluminum Pickguard

One thing that's remained constant over the past 15 years of buying vintage guitars is that it's impossible to predict what might surface next. This rare Fender Stratocaster, custom made...
Image of a 1950s Fender Stratocaster. Use this guide to help you find the year that your Stratocaster was made.

Date Your Stratocaster: How To Find the Year

Find the year and value of your Fender Stratocaster This page is for owners of old Fender Stratocaster guitars looking for help identifying the year they were made. The value...
Picture of an original 1954 Fender Stratocaster guitar in its original case.

1954 Fender Stratocaster: Price, Production, and Details

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...
True Vintage Guitar on Youtube this week! 11/26/2023

True Vintage Guitar on Youtube this week! 11/26/2023

This week at True Vintage Guitar, my friend Riggs Taylor came by to make this video of the 1965 Fender Stratocaster in Lake Placid Blue finish and rare A neck...
Fender Broadcaster guitar made in 1950, black pickguard, blond finish

Fender Broadcaster Guitars 1950 - 1951

  Before the Telecaster model name, Fender's first solid body electric guitar made for Spanish style playing was known as the Broadcaster model from 1950 to early 1951. The Broadcaster...
1961 Fender Stratocaster guitar with Olympic White finish

1961 Fender Stratocaster Olympic White

The Fender Stratocaster guitars made in 1961 are some of the finest that the company every made since their introduction in 1954. The slab Rosewood fretboards, thin finishes, mint green...
1959 Fender Jazzmaster with gold pickguard

Fender Jazzmaster 1959 Gold Guard

This 1959 Fender Jazzmaster with original Sunburst finish and gold anodized pickguard was made during the second year of production for the model. 1959 was the transitional year from the very...
Fender guitar collector buys older Fender guitars

Arizona Guitar Safari in January 2023

  I've just returned from a fantastic trip buying vintage guitars in the Flagstaff, Arizona area. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Flagststaff has an elevation of about 7000...
1965 Fender Stratocaster in candy apple red metallic finish

Fender Stratocaster 1965 Candy Apple Red Metallic

  This clean 1965 Fender Stratocaster in original Candy Apple Red finish came through the shop earlier this year directly from the daughter of its original owner. It's a fantastic example...