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Gibson Firebird III 1968 Frost Blue color, light blue, powder blue.

Gibson Firebird III 1968 Frost Blue

  This amazing light blue looking Gibson Firebird III 1968 is in its custom color that Gibson called "Frost Blue". Gibson's Firebird range of guitars was offered in the standard...
Gibson Firebird V 5 1965 Cherry Red non-Reverse

Gibson Firebird V 1965 Cherry Red

  This Gibson Firebird V 1965 in original Cherry Red finish came through the shop last year. The standard color for the Gibson Firebird range of guitars was Sunburst, so...
Gibson Firebird V 1964, Firebird 5 guitar Reverse body

Gibson Firebird V 1964

  This Gibson Firebird V 1964 belonged to a friend but I've been searching for one like it ever since. The Gibson Firebird came out in 1963 and was made...
Fender Guitars with Candy Apple Red finish from the 1960s

Fender's Candy Apple Red Metallic Custom Color

  Some of my favorite vintage Fender guitars are the ones finished in a custom color instead of the more common standard colors. Fender introduced a color chart in 1960...
Gibson Les Paul 1956 guitar, yellow, vintage original Les Paul Special guitar with black pickguard and knobs.

Gibson Les Paul Special 1956 Dating & Values

  This Gibson Les Paul Special 1956 in original yellow finish that Gibson called Limed Mahogany came through the shop earlier this year. It's a very nice example of 1956...
Fender Telecaster Red 1968 with Bigsby. How to date Fender Telecaster and Values.

Fender Telecaster Red 1968 Dating & Value

  This Fender Telecaster Red 1968 guitar came through the shop a few years ago, but I remember it vividly. The lightly metalic red color is called Candy Apple Red...
Gibson ES-335 1960 guitar, how to date a Gibson ES-335, Gibson ES-335 values

Gibson ES-335 1960 Dating & Values

  This Gibson ES-335 1960 guitar is one of my favorite examples of the ES-335 that I've ever had. I purchased this guitar from its original owner in Pekin, Illinois...
Gibson Les Paul Standard 1960 original vintage guitar, How to date a Gibson Les Paul, Gibson Les Paul Values

Gibson Les Paul Standard 1960 Dating & Values

  This Gibson Les Paul Standard 1960 is one of the finest vintage guitars to come through this humble shop. The Gibson Les Paul Standard 1960, often called the Burst...
Fender Telecaster 1957 vintage original guitar. How to date a Fender Telecaster and what is my Fender Telecaster worth.

Fender Telecaster 1957

It's important to know how to date a Fender Telecaster 1957 in order to help determine what is my Fender Telecaster worth. Fender guitar dating is more than just looking up...
How to date a Fender Jaguar guitar 1960s 1970s

How To Date A Fender Jaguar

  Knowing how to date a Fender Jaguar is an important step to finding out how much it's worth. Fender Jaguar guitars from the 1960s and 1970s are constructed of parts that...
Fender Stratocaster 1962 guitar, what is my Fender worth, how to date Fender Stratocaster 1960s

Fender Stratocaster 1962: how to date and what's it worth

  This Fender Stratocaster 1962 is one of my favorite guitars to come through the shop this year. It's important to know how to date a Fender Stratocaster to help...
Gibson ES-345 guitars 1960, 1967. Cherry Red with stereo wiring, varitone switch, split parallelogram inlays.

Gibson ES-345 1960 & 1967

  The Gibson ES-345 model was the company's first to feature the brand new Stereo wiring with Varitone switch in 1959. These two Gibson ES-345 examples from 1960 and 1967 illustrate...