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1950s Gibson Les Paul guitar buyer in Europe and Portugal

1950s Gibson Les Paul Buying Trip To Portugal

 1950s Les Paul Buyer in Portugal I've just returned from a trip to Faro, Portugal to buy this mid 1950s Gibson Les Paul goldtop! Portugal is a wonderful country and...
1958 Gibson Les Paul Standard vintage guitar burst

Gibson Les Paul Standard 1958 Goldtop and Sunburst

  Gibson's Les Paul Standard was at its peak during the transitional year of 1958. The classic Goldtop finish that model was introduced with only 6 years earlier was updated...
Fender Broadcaster guitar made in 1950, black pickguard, blond finish

Fender Broadcaster Guitars 1950 - 1951

  Before the Telecaster model name, Fender's first solid body electric guitar made for Spanish style playing was known as the Broadcaster model from 1950 to early 1951. The Broadcaster...
Gibson Les Paul TV Junior Yellow 1955 through 1958

Gibson Les Paul TV (yellow Junior) 1954-1958

  While it may look like a Les Paul Junior in TV yellow finish, Gibson's own catalog and price list considered this an entirely different model that it called the...
1961 Fender Stratocaster guitar with Olympic White finish

1961 Fender Stratocaster Olympic White

The Fender Stratocaster guitars made in 1961 are some of the finest that the company every made since their introduction in 1954. The slab Rosewood fretboards, thin finishes, mint green...
1959 Fender Jazzmaster with gold pickguard

Fender Jazzmaster 1959 Gold Guard

This 1959 Fender Jazzmaster with original Sunburst finish and gold anodized pickguard was made during the second year of production for the model. 1959 was the transitional year from the very...
Gibson Les Paul Custom made in 1958 in black finish with three pickps

Gibson Les Paul Custom 1958

Gibson's Les Paul Custom made in 1958 is one of the pinnacle years for the model since its introduction in 1954. The 1958 Les Paul Custom has the perfect combination...
Fender guitar collector buys older Fender guitars

Arizona Guitar Safari in January 2023

  I've just returned from a fantastic trip buying vintage guitars in the Flagstaff, Arizona area. I was pleasantly surprised to find that Flagststaff has an elevation of about 7000...
Gibson ES-335 1960 guitar

Gibson ES-335 1960

  Gibson's ES-335 model electric guitar was two years old by 1960. It debuted in 1958 with what a design that straddled the line between the classic full depth archtop...
Matty Healy's new Black Gibson ES-330 1966

Matty Healy's Factory Black 1966 Gibson ES-330

This very rare 1966 Gibson ES-330 in original factory Black finish just came through the shop from its second owner. Its third owner is long time Gibson ES-330 guitar player...
Gibson Les Paul Special Yellow Cream 1960

Gibson Les Paul Special Cream 1960

I purchased this very clean 1960 Gibson Les Paul Special in original Cream finish from its original owner earlier this year. While many collectors would describe this as a double...
1965 Fender Stratocaster in candy apple red metallic finish

Fender Stratocaster 1965 Candy Apple Red Metallic

  This clean 1965 Fender Stratocaster in original Candy Apple Red finish came through the shop earlier this year directly from the daughter of its original owner. It's a fantastic example...