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...

No sales tax for US customers outside California. Here we have a beautiful Blackguard Telecaster from 1953, considered by many to be the best of the 76 years that the guitar has been produced. This piece is in killer...

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...

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,...

This 1953 Fender Esquire in its original Blond finish is another incredible example from Fender’s Golden Age of Blackguards! This Esquire has everything you’d want in a Blackguard, with a nicely aged and patina’d...

A personalized 1953 Fender Telecaster in Blond is always enough to grab our attention! This Blackguard had been fitted with a few personal touches from who we assume to be the original owner, Larry Lee! On the bass...

Here’s an awesome 1953 Fender Esquire “Blackguard” in its original Blond finish! This particular one retains all of its original components and hardware, with everything being in pretty clean shape! The neck feels...

Here we have a wonderful 1953 Fender Telecaster in Blond! A blackguard is a staple for so many players; with this one, it’s easy to understand why! The neck has been played in beautifully for a smooth, comfortable...