This is NOT a reissue, just in remarkably clean condition for being 73 years old! Only 150 made that year. Tuners have been replaced. At one timethere was a mini-phase switch that's been removed under the pickguard and...

Spring Sale! This guitar actually started out in 1949 and was more than likely retopped circa 1953 by Martin. The kerfing extending out from the xbrace is mismatched a bit. According to John Arnold this would more than...

Bay Area Vintage Guitars is proud to present this outstanding circa 1953 Fender Stringmaster triple-neck lap steel, a beautifully preserved example of one of Leo Fender’s most important early instruments. Finished in...

Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Good Vintage condition with normal wear for an instrument of this age, including scratches, dings, scrapes and natural aging of parts and finish. Our...

1953 Gibson ES-175 DN, Hard to find Natural finish, Two P-90's, Double parallelogram inlays, Carved Rosewood bridge, Kluson tuners, 1 & 11/16 inches wide at the nut, Full feeling neck, Small chip repair by “G” tuner...

Here is a clean black guard Telecaster. While many vintages from this era suffer damage due to their thin finishes, this one maintains excellent clean condition in remarkably pristine shape. The frets and nut have been...

EPIPHONE Zephyr Regent, 1953, Blonde Cutaway archtop, 1 New Yorker Epi pickup near the neck, 2 white octagonal knobs, not sure about the tailpiece, vgc++, ohsc....$2595

1953 Gibson ES-295 ...in Gold Finish...Think "Scotty Moore"... the guitar is all original , pickups ,hardware ,tuners etc. and the original HSC is included ...some finish damage and greening to back side of the neck (as...

Pre-Holiday Sale! Here is a beautiful 1953 Gibson L7-C, serial # A 13659, in excellent original condition with no issues. Golden sunburst finish, all original parts and fine original Lifton hard case complete the...

When I started taking guitar lessons when I was 12, my teacher was an old Italian gentleman who only played (and only taught) jazz. He would teach me blues or rock but he was pretty much the only teacher in town in...

1953 Gibson EB-1 bass in excellent condition. This bass is from the collection of Jason Newsted of Metallica fame. Violin shaped mahogany body with painted on purfling and f-holes, carved mahogany top, mahogany neck,...

1953 Epiphone Zephyr Emperor Regent, Deluxe Cutaway Archtop, Tobacco Sunburst finish, Three New York pickups & Control plate with push buttons, Gorgeous Flamed Maple back and neck, Gold hardware, Beautiful Kolb tuners,...

~1953 Fender Double 8 lap steel console, See thru Blonde finish, Sounds beautiful, All legs fit snugly, Shows minor wear, Excellent vintage condition, Original Tweed hard case in very good shape with newer handle,...

1953 Gibson L-7 C, Cutaway, Tobacco Sunburst, Stunning clean guitar, No logo Kluson tuners, Parallelogram inlays, Maple back and sides, Spruce top, Sweet warm tonality, Nicely set up and ready to enjoy, Finest example...

1953 Gibson Century Lap Steel, Six string model with a gorgeous greened out Blue finish, Floral motif pickup cover, Colored dot markers, Lovely instrument, Very good condition, Original hard case, $1,995

Lap Steel, Deco designed, has small fret numbers on side, brown hard case, original tuners and knobs and all else

SOLD.

1953 Gibson L7-CN, Rare Blonde, Cutaway, Parallelogram Inlays, Professionally refretted, New guard, Attractive maple back & sides, Great set up! EC, OHSC $7,995