Vintage 1957 Gibson Les Paul TV Yellow guitar

1957 Gibson Les Paul TV Model

This clean 1957 Gibson Les Paul TV Model electric guitar came through the shop a few years ago. The TV Model is its own Gibson model, even though most players...
vintage 1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior guitar

1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior Cherry Red with Stinger

  Lots of great vintage Gibson Les Paul guitars came through the shop in 2020, but one of my clear favorites is this 1959 Gibson Les Paul Junior in Cherry...
Vintage 1956 Gibson Les Paul Special electric guitar

1956 Gibson Les Paul Special

  My 2020 vintage guitar recap would not be complete without reminiscing on this amazing find: a 1956 Gibson Les Paul Special from the widow of its original owner! Her...
Vintage 1950s Gibson Les Paul goldtop guitars

1954 and 1955 Gibson Les Paul Goldtops

  A lot of great vintage Gibson Les Paul guitars came through the shop in 2020, but I'm having trouble picking my favorite between this 1954 Gibson Les Paul Model...
Vintage 1964 Gibson ES-335 guitar, Bigbsy, CUSTOM MADE plaque

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 ES-335 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1968

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...
Vintage Gibson J-45 guitars

The Gibson J-45 Model Through the Years

The Gibson J-45 with its round shoulder body shape and classic Americana tone is an essential model for any collector, studio or serious player. Gibson named the model "J-45" with...
1948 Gibson J-200 acoustic guitar

1948 Gibson J-200 - Cowboy Tiny Adams

Vintage 1948 Gibson SJ-200 ~ This beauty was owned for a long time by Cowboy Tiny Adams. It's going in the shop at Burns Repair for a few maintenance repairs before heading...
Vintage Fender Starcaster electric guitar

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...
Vintage 1957 Gibson Les Paul Junior guitar

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...
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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...
Vintage 1960 Gibson ES-355 cherry red electric guitar

Vintage 1960 Gibson ES-355 Cherry Red Electric Guitar

  Feast your eyes upon Gibson's top of the line thinline, semi-hollow arcthop electric guitar, the ES-355td Stereo+Vartione! Gibson offered three versions of the thinline electric arcthop guitar with solid...