Spring Sale! 1938 J-35 with 3 unscalloped tone bars. There is a hole where the decal is and 4 other small ones at the end of the neck. Couple of small back cracks. I’m trying to sort out the tuners right now ( I just...

Spring Sale! Player grade total refin. Narrow neck. Bridge isn’t original and bridgeplate has a piece of wood on top of it. Black pickguard. (More accurate one just taped on for looks but it’s too small.) Center seam...

Here's a well cared for, no issue 1960 ES-345. It has been converted to mono but the Varitone is intact and working great (not all of them do). The red is still vibrant although it looks like the early red that fades to...

1954 Gibson ES-295 ...in original Gold finish ...non original Gibson hard shell case... has some paint wear on back of the neck as all of these do... purchased by the owner in 1957... some checking on the body very nice...

GIBSON SJ-200, 1952, Sunburst, all original other than a perfect re-fret with the right small size frets, all original inside, has some pickwear at the bridge/pickguard/sounhole nexus, 1 11/16" at the nut, 25 1/4"...

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1953 Gibson ES 295.. Professional refin by Lay's Guitar Shop. Original electronics. non original Gibson Case Bigsby added. Bigsby bridge original pickguard

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 Fender Telecaster in very good condition. This Telecaster is currently set up with modern wiring but could be easily restored back to its original configuration as the entire original wiring harness, which retains...

1962 Fender Strat refinish done by Guiliano in 75/76...he also did new frets and a new nut... 1 pot changed ... 2 other pots date to 1962 ... 3046242... neck date is 2 Oct 62 B ... body date 10/62... bridge and neck...

1966 Fender Jazz Bass Candy Apple Red w/ Matching Headstock All Original 1965 Neck Date, 1966 Electronics Small Paint Chip by bridge pickup The body has a few dings, dents, and finish checking all over. This bass was...

Sunburst, sometimes describing condition is best left to the photos before you tout a guitars virtues. Sun faded top? Yes. Repaired cracks? Yes. We can’t fool you but all the cracks have been addressed. Are those capo...

Nearly universally agreed upon as the best sounding guitar at the Dying Breed Music booth- the vaunted and extremely rare 1934 Jumbo. The jumbo model was Gibson’s very first dreadnought, 16 inch flat top. They created...

HOLY GRAIL. The best sounding guitar we have. 1945 D-28. It is truly hard to beat an Adirondack top and Brazilian back and sides herringbone dreadnought. This one is certainly no exception. It has a very old and well...

Bay Area Vintage Guitars is proud to offer this fantastic 1959 Gibson Les Paul Custom Black Beauty. 1959 is widely considered to be the pinnacle year for Gibson’s mid-century solid body electric guitars, and this one is...

GIBSON L-5C, 1962, sunburst, sharp cutaway, McCarty pickup/pickguard, 1 11/16" at the nut, fairly slim neck profile, finish may have been redone, a very rare model, vgc+, hsc...$12,500, reduced..$10,500

This 1944 scalloped (last year) braced D-18 was purchased by a Navy man in San Diego before departing to the Pacific to fight World War II. He and it survived multiple Kamikaze attacks before returning home. He became a...

GIBSON Thunderbird 4 Bass, 1966, sunburst, 2 pickups, has the rare mutes still attached to the bridge, one dot inlay missing- we'll replace it, 8.85 lbs, no breaks, has some lacquer checking, vgc, ohsc.......$12,000,...

D'ANGELICO EXCEL, 1960, sunburst, 17" Excel Cutaway, 7 ply body binding, 3 ply ƒ hole binding, Ebony squared off board with block inlays, Johnny Smith style floating pickup at neck, repaired crack north of the bass ƒ...

This Fender Jazzmaster was made in the USA in 1959. Aside from an old body refin it is in nice original condition. The pickups have been rewound but are original. The neck has the original finish. The body looks awesome...

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This vintage electric guitar from 1957 is a true gem for any musician or collector. With a stunning Gibson L-5CES model, this guitar is sure to impress. The brand speaks for itself and the quality of this instrument is...

This is an extremely cool Fender P-Bass, made in the USA in 1952. First version with slab-body. The original owner (presumably named Ray) refinished it white a long time ago and affixed mailbox letters of his name on...

An exceptionally beautiful 1969 Gibson Les Paul Custom which belonged to Richie Faulkner, in very good condition. This Black Beauty comes straight from the second period of Les Paul production, which started again in...

This Fender Telecaster Custom was made in the USA in 1968. The guitar has an original Olympic White finish with black binding. The pickups are original but at some point it was routed for a humbucker. The pots,...

1968 Fender Telecaster Serial No. 245157. Very Nice Tele with factory Sunburst finish and Rosewood fingerboard. Nut Width - 1 5/8" 1st fret - .854 12th fret - .917 Weight - 8lbs 3oz.

This Fender Stratocaster was made in the USA in 1963. It has a blue sparkle finish and matching headstock. While the finish is not original, it was likely done in the mid 1960's and is a high quality vintage sparkle...