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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
The Fender Jaguar Through the 1960s: 1962 and 1963
Fender's Jaguar model was Leo's fourth proprietary solid body electric guitar for professional use after the Broadcaster (Telecaster), Stratocaster, and Jazzmaster. It debuted in 1962 as the brand's top...
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...
The Metropolitan Music Mod - Stratocaster with Jaguar switches!
This killer 1962 Fender Stratocaster walked into a Guitar Center in Wisconsin last year. It had a strange modification that I had never seen before: a Jaguar style switch plate...
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...
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...
1967 Epiphone FT-110 Frontier
The Epiphone Frontier was manufactured by the Gibson company in Kalamazoo, MI from 1958 until 1969. This model was a continuation of the Epiphone made FT-110 which also featured...
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...