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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...
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...
Gibson Les Paul Standard 1960 original vintage real Burst with hang tags and original case.

Gibson Les Paul Standard Burst 1960 in Illinois!

  Check out this original Gibson Les Paul Standard Burst 1960 that I just picked up in Illinois! This amazingly clean original Les Paul Burst has remained with its original...
Where to find more information on vintage Gibson Flying V, Explorer, and Firebird guitars from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s

Gibson Flying V, Explorer, & Firebird Information

  Some of my favorite vintage guitars are the Gibson Flying V, Gibson Explorer, and Gibson Firebird guitars made in the late 1950s and early 1960s. These are rare vintage...
Fender Stratocaster 1966, how to date Fender Stratocaster, Fender Stratocaster values

Fender Stratocaster 1966

  This Fender Stratocaster 1966 with Sunburst finish came through the shop a few years ago. Here are the steps I go through to date a Fender Stratocaster and some...
Gibson Les Paul goldtop guitars with Bigsby 1953 1955

Gibson Les Paul Goldtop with Bigsby 1953

This Gibson Les Paul Goldtop 1953 with Bigsby tailpiece is one of my favorite guitars to come through the shop recently. It sticks out as being one of best playing 1950s...
Gibson Les Paul TV Model 1958 electric guitar with tv yellow finish, tortoiseshell pickguard, one p-90 pickup like Les Paul Junior. Double cutaway body.

Gibson Les Paul TV 1958

  This Gibson Les Paul TV Model 1958 came to me earlier this year from the widow of its original owner. The Les Paul TV model, often called a TV Junior,...
Fender Jaguar 1966 with Lake Placid Blue color custom finish guitar

Fender Jaguar 1966 Lake Placid Blue!

  This was a really special guitar that came through the shop last year: an early Fender Jaguar 1966 in custom color Lake Placid Blue. Although this Fender Jaguar was...