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The pre-CBS Fender custom color chart from 1964!
The pre-CBS Fender Fine Electric Instruments color chart! This color chart is from 1964. I received this rare bit of Fender paper with a 1964 Fender Jaguar that was factory...
Fender Jaguar - 1966!
Fender's Jaguar model debuted in 1962 at the top of the price list at $379.50! It was to be their flagship new solid body electric guitar. They considered it the...
Vintage 1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom black guitar
Here's one from the archives: a beautiful Gibson Les Paul Custom made in 1969! The story I have is that it was purchased new by a professional player in Jasper,...
Vintage Fender Telecaster - 1952!
Here's a neat story about two ladies that ended up with a special guitar - a Fender Telecaster from 1952. It's a common enough thing in the vintage guitar world....
Vintage Guitar Library: Vintage Fender Book
I received a question on Instagram last week asking "Where can we find out more about our guitars? Websites? Forums?" There are some great websites and forums about vintage guitars...
1965 Silvertone 1457
This clean package just breezed through the shop: a 1965 Silvertone 1457 commonly referred to as the amp in case guitar. These were manufactured and finished by Danelectro, in Neptune,...
True Vintage Guitar in Iron & Air's Issue #034
I'm really honored to be included in Issue 34 of Iron & Air focusing on resilience. My good friend Peter Corn wrote beautifully about the early days of True Vintage...
1952 Martin 000-21
~Truevintageguitar.com~ This little gem recently breezed through the shop in unrepaired condition. The 000 sized Style 21 model is a 15 1/2" wide auditorium shaped body with Spruce top, Rosewood...
2019 Vintage Guitar Price Guide
It's October in the vintage guitar world which means there's a new price guide. You can pick one up for yourself here: 2019 Vintage Guitar Price Guide. Contact me here...
1963 Gibson Hummingbird - Sound Clips
We are quite smitten with this clean 1963 Gibson Hummingbird! Would you like to hear how this guitar sounds? Here are two quickly made sound clips of...