Vintage DeArmond Amplifiers

Vintage DeArmond R5 and R15 Amplifiers

Vintage DeArmond R5T and R15T Amplifiers Harry DeArmond is credited with bringing the first attachable guitar pickup to market back in mid 1930s. He went on to design a variety...
Vintage 1937 Martin Shade top Sunburst guitar

Vintage Shaded top Martin guitars

  The CF Martin company finished most of their guitars in a clear natural finish, but some of them received the coveted shaded top (or sunburst) finish. Martin did far fewer...
Vintage 1964 Fender Stratocaster electric guitar

Vintage 1964 Fender Stratocaster Guitar

  This vintage 1964 Fender Stratocaster in worn Sunburst finish came through the shop a few years ago. Its original owner played and loved the guitar his entire life and...
Where to sell vintage Fender guitars

Vintage Fender Jaguar Black with matching headstock

This 1966 Fender Jaguar in rare custom color Black with matching headstock is my current shop favorite. I spent a little time dialing in the setup and enjoying the tone...
Vintage 1946 Fender Deluxe Amplifier Woody

1946 Fender Model 26 Deluxe Walnut and Gold

  Leo Fender's Model 26 "De Luxe" amplifier was the middle size of the first three production amplifiers for the newly established Fender Electric Instrument Company after Doc Kaufman left...
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...
1954 Epiphone FT210 Deluxe Cutaway acoustic guitar

1954 Epiphone FT-210 Deluxe Cutaway

  While Epiphone's archtop guitar line would give Gibson a run for their money, the flat-top line was lacking in a guitar at the top of the food chain. Gibson's...
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...
1968, 1969, 1970 Fender Jaguar guitars

The Fender Jaguar: 1968, 1969, and 1970

  The Fender Jaguar model electric guitars is one of my favorites every made. It was intended to supersede the previous three electric guitar models from Fender, but never quite...
Vintage Fender Jaguar Guitars 1966 and 1967

The Fender Jaguar: 1966 and 1967

  Fender's Jaguar model electric guitar debuted in 1962 and changed gradually throughout the 1960s. I'm a fan of pretty much all Fender Jaguars made in the original Fullerton, California...
Vintage Fender Jaguar 1964 and 1965

The Fender Jaguar Through the 1960s: 1964 and 1965

  Fender began production on the new Jaguar model in 1962. Like all Fender guitars in the 1960s, various aspects of the guitar changed gradually throughout the 1960s. I haven't...