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Fender Telecaster: How to date Telecaster

Vintage Fender Telecasters: How to Tell the Year

The Fender Telecaster has been in continuous production since its introduction as the Broadcaster in 1950, so how do collectors tell the year it was made? Telecaster values range wildly...
1960 Fender Jazzmaster custom color Violet. Rarest Fender custom color.

The Rarest Fender Custom Color: 1960 Fender Jazzmaster Violet

I waited over three years to see this guitar in person — a 1960 Fender Jazzmaster in Violet. It’s a previously unknown color that never appeared on a Fender color chart.

Original 1958 1959 1960 Gibson Les Paul TV Model double cutaway

The Gibson Les Paul TV Model 1958, 1959, and 1960

Late 1950s Gibson Les Paul TV Double Cut 1958 was a significant transitional year for the lesser known Gibson Les Paul TV Model. The entire line of solid body Les...
1962 Fender Stratocaster Price Value Date Year

The 1962 Fender Stratocaster: Price, Value, Dates, and Examples

The 1962 Fender Stratocaster The 1962 Fender Stratocaster is a valuable vintage guitar that's just as relevent today as it was back then. The 1962 Fender price list gives a...
Roman Red 1959 Fender Stratocaster vintage guitar

Very Rare: 1959 Fender Stratocaster 8 Hole Guard Roman Red!

It’s a rare day when a 1959 Fender Stratocaster in original Roman Red surfaces—especially one this clean and from the elusive 8 hole mint green pickguard era. I’ve been gravitating...
1959 Fender Stratocaster vintage guitar price and features

The Fender Stratocaster in 1959: Price and Features

1959 was a significant transitional year for Fender's revolutionary Stratocaster model. The Stratocaster debuted only 5 years before in 1954, but the company had already introduced a higher end solid...
Vintage 1953 Fender Esquire guitar found in a barn

Barn Find: 1953 Fender Esquire Blackguard!

This amazing vintage guitar has just come through the shop: a 1953 Fender Esquire in original Blonde finish with black pickguard that was found in a barn in Florida only...
1959 Gibson ES-355 Mono Red guitar in original case

1959 Gibson ES-355 Mono with Monoplak to Tom Bukovac

I was privileged to buy this amazing 1959 Gibson ES-355 T Mono with Bigsby tailpiece and customized Monoplak truss rod cover from the family of its sole owner since the...
Diagram of the inner layers of the thin top on a 1958 Gibson ES-335

1958 Gibson ES-335: First-Year Features Revealed

This very clean 1958 Gibson ES-335 has just come through the shop and is full of very cool first year features like the unbound neck and the thin top. We...
This image shows one of the most valuable vintage Fender Stratocaster guitars we've had at True Vintage Guitar. The guitar is a 1962 Fender Stratocaster in original Fiesta Red finish with gold plated parts.

The 5 Most Valuable Vintage Fender Stratocasters Through True Vintage Guitar

The Five Most Valuable Vintage Fender Stratocaster Guitars We've Had at True Vintage Guitar Over the past 15 years, we've handled some of the rarest and most valuable vintage Fender...
1965 Fender Stratocaster: Culmination of Fender’s Golden Age

1965 Fender Stratocaster: Culmination of Fender’s Golden Age

Is the 1965 Fender Stratocaster the culmination of the Golden Age of Strats? Here at True Vintage Guitar, we have a great appreciation for Stratocasters and the small differences between each year...
1966 Fender Marauder field test prototype guitar in Sunburst finish with slant frets. This image shows a real original vintage example of the type II Marauder.

Unmasking the Marauder: Fender's Flagship Prototype That Never Was

If you've spent time looking through Fender's catalog from 1965, then you may have come across a strange listing at the top of the price list: "MARAUDER GUITAR with tremolo,...