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Gibson Les Paul 1956 Goldtop in California
I'm writing this post from in the air during my return flight from buying this 1956 Gibson Les Paul goldtop from the son and daughter of its original owner...
Gibson ES-335 1963 Red with Bigbsy and Custom Made Plaque
This 1963 Gibson ES-335 TDC in original Cherry Red finish with Bigsby tailpiece and Custom Made plaque is one of the finest examples of the model that I've had!...
Gibson Les Paul 1954 Goldtop in Georgia
The past year of buying guitars has been very good to this Gibson Les Paul collector. When I was contacted by the son of the original owner of this 1954...
Guitar Safari Champion: Gibson EDS-1275 1959 Doubleneck
When Reverb.com titled Tony Bacon's interview article about me The Guitar Safari Champion, I knew that one incredibly rare Gibson double neck guitar contributed significantly. I was vaguely familiar with the very rare...
Reverb's Guitar Safari Champion? The Guitars Responsible for the Title
2021 has been a spectacular year for buying vintage guitars worldwide, but I was still shocked when a friend at Reverb.com reached out with interest in featuring my shop. I've bought...
Guitar Magazine Interview with John of True Vintage Guitar
Want to learn more about me? Check out this recent article by my friends Chris and Eleanor for Guitar.com. I was thrilled when they reached out to talk about the...
Les Paul Junior Gibson 1958
This Les Paul Junior made by Gibson in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1958 is one of the cleanest 1958 Les Paul guitars I've ever had. The Les Paul Junior was the...
Gibson EDS-1275 Doubleneck 1959
1959 Gibson EDS-1275 Double Twelve My heart started beating faster the day I received a call from a man saying he had a Gibson guitar from 1959 with two necks-...
Gibson Les Paul Collector: Gibson SG Special 1960
As a Gibson Les Paul collector, I'm on the road a lot to find the best examples of vintage Gibson guitars. This road trip took me to Lexington, Virginia to...
4 of 4: 1963 Gibson ES-335 Cherry Red
The vintage Gibson guitars that popped up for sale during 2019 and ended up here at True Vintage Guitar were astounding. In some ways, 2019 was the most exciting year...
Gibson Firebird '76 White 1977
Gibson's catalog from 1977 lists two cool reissues of its wild shaped guitars inspired by the Bicentennial of the United States: The Firebird '76 and Thunderbird '76; both models made with...
Gibson Firebird: Reverse or non-Reverse?
The iconic Gibson Firebird model range was the result of legendary car designer Ray Dietrich after being tasked by then Gibson president Ted McCarty to make a fresh new solid...