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2019 Vintage Guitar Price Guide
It's October in the vintage guitar world which means there's a new price guide. You can pick one up for yourself here: 2019 Vintage Guitar Price Guide. Contact me here...
1963 Gibson Hummingbird - Sound Clips
We are quite smitten with this clean 1963 Gibson Hummingbird! Would you like to hear how this guitar sounds? Here are two quickly made sound clips of...
Vintage Guitar Library: Kalamazoo Gals
I was contacted by a gentleman in Tuscaloosa a few months ago about purchasing his vintage 1963 Gibson Hummingbird guitar. I told him I'd love to take a look at...
From My Vintage Guitar Library: Kalamazoo Gals by John Thomas
Gibson acoustic guitar fanatics should add this one to their collection: Kalamazoo Gals. It's the story of the world in turmoil and changing
Stephen Kellogg's 1948 Gibson Southerner Jumbo
Stephen's beloved "Forty-Eight" rolled through the shop a few weeks ago for a little maintenance before going back to work fleshing out songs. It's a rare bird with that...
The BEST hard shell case for Gibson LG-1, LG-2, LG-3, LG-0, & B-25!
I get this question a lot: What is the best replacement hard shell case for my vintage Gibson LG-2, B-25, LG-1, LG-3, or LG-0? There are a lot of good...
Vintage Gibson Les Paul Junior (Jr!)
Gibson debuted an entry level solid body guitar in 1954 and called it the Les Paul Junior! It featured a solid Mahogany body with no Maple cap and a flat...
Seth Lover's Humbucking pickups
Seth Lover's love of electronics lead to along and very productive career at both Gibson and Fender. While at each company, Lover designed a pickup that change the sound of the electric...
SG or Les Paul?
We posted this graphic on our Facebook page to highlight a little known fact about the transition from "Les Paul" to "SG". Gibson Special model was the first in the...
c. 1945 Gibson J-45 Banner
We made it through the move and now we're back up and running. This dusty banner Gibson J-45 has just landed here at the shop. The banner era Gibson guitars...
Enjoying every minute with this 1957 Gibson Les Paul Jr!
This is another one that I'm so tempted to keep! This 1957 Gibson Les Paul Jr has just come out of retirement and is ready for another life in...
Coming Soon: 1957 Gibson Les Paul Jr!
This 1957 Gibson Les Paul Jr has just emerged from a storage unit in the north west US after decades of neglect. It's possible that the broken jack plate and...