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Video: 1940 Gibson L-00
This lovely 1940 Gibson L-00 has just recently landed in the shop and its our current favorite. It's true pleasure to play with proper action/saddle height/neck relief. We hope this clip can...
Chris plays a 1971 Fender Jazzmaster
Chris came over to check out a couple guitars in the shop. The first one he chose was a 1971 Fender Jazzmaster in factory original custom color Black. He plugged...
Vintage Gibson L-00
This is my great uncle Clellan with what appears to be a 1933 or 1934 Gibson L-00 or L-0. We don't know where the guitar is but we're thrilled to have...
Sound Clip: 1966 Fender Jaguar Lake Placid Blue
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Gibson's golden banner "Only a Gibson is Good Enough"
Gibson acoustic guitars manufactured during World War II exhibited an odd feature: a golden banner reading "Only A Gibson is Good Enough." Current records indicate that the banner was applied to low...
Custom Color Fender Guitars
The Fender Electric Instrument Company's catalogs offered standard finishes only at no additional cost until 1957. Until then, only popular artists and people with friends at the Fullerton factory were...
1965/66 Fender Stratocaster: Fiesta Red
Fender's custom color Fiesta Red was available as a catalog option from about 1960 until 1969. The color is better described as a Salmon Pink which often leads to confusion...
Happy 4th from True Vintage Guitar!
Happy 4th! Here are a few vintage Fender guitars with custom color/matching headstocks: 1969 Fender Competition Mustang in Red, 1967 Fender Coronado II in Olympic White, 1962 Fender Jazzmaster in Lake...
Vintage Fender Starcaster Guitars
Fender debuted a totally new model for the 1976 production year: the Starcaster. Fender's brand was built upon the solid body electric guitar market but the Starcaster totally defied its...
Summer intern at True Vintage Guitar
Summer intern Will Carlisle with a 1965 Fender Jazzmaster. Will is hanging out this summer and helping with the social media work load. He will probably end up playing...
Jeff Tweedy's 1936 Gibson L-00 Black with Maple rims
Here's a lovely tune from Jeff Tweedy of Wilco on a guitar he purchased from my shop in 2014. This 1936 Gibson L-00 was made with an odd feature: flame Maple...
1965 Sears Silvertone 1483 (Danelectro Made)
This killer Silvertone 1483 just left the shop for a new life making music. The 1483 was the smallest of the head and cabinet Danelectro made Silvertones featuring a ~23 watt...