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1960 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black guitar with three humbucking pickups

Gibson Les Paul Custom 1960 Black with three pickups

I purchased this amazing 1960 Gibson Les Paul Custom in original Black finish with three gold covered humbucking pickups from its second owner in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at the end...
Vintage 1966 Fender Precision Bass guitar with Sunburst finish

Fender Precision Bass 1966 from Colorado

This amazingly clean 1966 Fender Precision Bass came into the shop with the collection I bought in Greeley, Colorado! It's one of the cleanest 1960s era Fender guitars that I've...
1954 Gibson Les Paul Model gold goldtop vintage guitar from Colorado

1954 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop from Colorado

  This very clean 1954 Gibson Les Paul Model has just come through the shop! It's a very fine example from the third year of production of what collectors call the...
The only factory original long scale Fender Mustang?

The only factory original long scale Fender Mustang?

I spent nearly two years chatting with the long time owner of a guitar collection he was considering selling. He owned a music store in the 1970s and was known to...
How to date SG Guitars 1960s 1970s

How to date a Gibson SG

  Gibson's SG line of solid body electric guitars is a huge commercial success and has been in continuous production since the SG name was introduced in the November of 1959...
Fender Telecaster Custom 1968 Sunburst

Fender Telecaster Custom 1968 Sunburst

  I picked up this very clean 1968 Fender Telecaster Custom with factory installed Bigsby tailpiece as a part of a guitar collection I bought from its long time owner...
Vintage Fender and Gibson guitar collection bought in Colorado by guitar collector

Fender and Gibson Guitar Collection in Colorado

I'm thrilled to have just returned from the trip to purchase a vintage guitar collection with a Gibson Les Paul and a few Fender guitars in Denver, Colorado. I can tell...
Owner sells 1958 Fender Telecaster to buyer in Nebraska

Fender Telecaster 1958 and Deluxe Amp in Nebraska

I've just returned from a fantastic trip to get this 1958 Fender Telecaster and Deluxe amp from the family of its original owner in Omaha, Nebraska! It's a really nice...
1964 Gibson SG Custom electric guitar with white finish and three pickups

Gibson SG Custom 1964 White

This 1964 Gibson SG Custom in original White finish is a recent shop favorite! It's a surprisingly rare vintage guitar with very few examples made. The Custom trim level of the...
Gibson ES-335 1963 Cherry Red guitar in Illinois

Gibson ES-335 1963 in Chicago, Illinois

  I've just returned from a guitar buying trip to Chicago, Illinois to buy this 1963 Gibson ES-335 from its sole owner since the early 1970s! It's a factory stop...
Gibson guitar buyer with 1966 Gibson Trini Lopez Standard Pelham Blue

Gibson Trini Lopez Standard 1966 Pelham Blue from Mexico City

  An original Gibson Trini Lopez Standard model guitar is tough to track down, but nearly impossible to find in an original Pelham Blue finish. I've just returned from a...
1965 Fender Precision Bass Olympic White

Fender Precision Bass 1965 Olympic White

  I purchased this clean 1965 Fender Precision Bass in original Olympic White finish from the sister of its original owner in Chicago, Illinois! It is one of the nicest...