1966 Fender Stratocaster in Original Candy Apple Red – An Excellent Player with all the right mojo! Bay Area Vintage Guitars is pleased to offer this 1966 Fender Stratocaster in its factory Candy Apple Red finish. This...
1955 Gibson Les Paul Special in very good condition from the personal collection of Steve Earle. This Gibson has a replaced wiring harness, tone and volume pots, and tuners, with the original tuners included in the...
Check out all the pictures and information here: 1966 Gibson SG Standard Pelham Blue
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...
One of our "Rare & Dream Collection", our stock number VG-3566. Super rare original custom color "Sonic Blue" 1Strings Tree Maple neck with "Pat Pend" Steel saddle and Tremolo Block, Early '72 gear...Have you seen...
Here's a wild one! This is a 1962 FENDER STRAT with a solid MAPLE NECK dated 6/62! She's not 100% original, but for the most important parts she is! The body sports its original sunburst finish, the pickups are original...
No sales tax for customers outside California. This 1969 Fender Esquire is an exceptionally clean and complete example from the final years of the original single-pickup Telecaster lineage. The guitar weighs a hair...
L-series, Pre-CBS, 1965 Stratocaster with "green guard". The neck is straight (dated 4/65), original grey bottom pickups are all strong, no rewinds, (all dated 5/11/65), original pots dated 14th week of '65, original...
This Fender Stratocaster was made in the USA in 1959. It is one of the last maple necks before Fender started using rosewood fretboards. This guitar shows lots of play wear, but it is in overall very nice shape and all...
Gibson Custom Shop 2016 True Historic 1959 Les Paul Murphy Aged Hand Selected This is the “1959 Les Paul Murphy Aged” model, which features an impressive wide flame maple top with a three-dimensional look. It is...
Gibson Custom Shop 2008 Inspired by Series Johnny Winter Firebird V Signed & Aged This is the rare 'Inspired by Series Johnny Winter Firebird V Signed & Aged' model, of which only 125 were produced worldwide. It is a...
Gibson Custom Shop 2016 Tak Matsumoto 1959 Les Paul Aged This is the ‘Tak Matsumoto 1959 Les Paul Aged’, produced as a limited run. Based on True Historic specifications, it faithfully recreates the 1959 Les Paul with...
This Fender XII was made in the USA in 1966 and has a beautiful original Ice Blue Metallic finish. The guitar shows play wear, but there is no structural damage. It has original F tuners on it, but at some point the...
As a kid, back when Rutherford B. Hayes was president, I thought the coolest guitar on the planet was a Mosrite Ventures. I still think they're pretty cool even if they aren't the most player friendly guitar out there....
Our stock number is VG-3555. Last issue of 4Bolt neck Stratocaster, Early '71 original "Sunburst" Rose neck. Only refrets and changed nut, 100% original in more than 8.25/10 condition. Body color no faded strong "Three...
One of our "Rare & Dream Collection", our stock number is VG-3547. Late '71 original "Black" 1Strings Tree 3Bolt Rose neck. 100% original in 8.75/10 condition. Plastic parts (Picxkguard, Knobs, PU Covers, Switch Tip)...
From what I can tell using black light, inspecting the routs and simple logic, this FB V left the factory finished in black. There was a headstock crack (see photo) that was repaired decades ago and the back of the...
Gibson Custom Shop 2009 Inspired Series Michael Bloomfield 1959 Les Paul Aged (Bloomfield Burst) This is the rare “Michael Bloomfield 1959 Les Paul Aged” model, of which only100 were produced worldwide. It features aged...
Gibson Custom Shop 2011 Ace Frehley "Budokan" Les Paul Custom Aged This is the limited-edition 'Ace Frehley Budokan Les Paul Custom Aged' model, of which only 100 were produced. It faithfully recreates the Les Paul...
SPOTLIGHT ON SPOTLIGHT Unlocking the mystery of the 1983 Gibson Les Paul Spotlight Special by Michael A. Slubowski It was 1983, and Gibson was in the throes of its darkest days. Norlin Industries, which owned the Gibson...
Conversions aren't for everybody. To someone with a lot of disposable funds, it's not something to consider as it's not what it is trying to be. A burst is a burst and all of the mystique and history and legendary tone...
You don't see a lot of copies of George Harrison's Les Paul known to all as "Lucy". You can read about the original on my ES-335 blog at www.es-335.com. There are lots of ways to make a Les Paul conversion. One of the...
There are about a dozen different ways to convert a Les Paul of any type to look like a burst. The range in prices is as wide as the techniques for doing the conversions. If you simply want a guitar that looks like a...
Not all conversions are created equal. In fact of all guitar types and iterations, none has the range of a "Les Paul Conversion". It can be a beat up Junior with a new maple top and all repro parts-cost you maybe...
Gibson Custom Shop 2010 TAK Matsumoto DC Standard Gold Top Gloss This is the “DC Standard Gold Top Gloss,” a signature model by Tak Matsumoto from B’z. Of all the variations of Matsumoto's models, this is a particularly...
This Fender Jazzmaster was made in the USA in 1964. It shows play wear but no structural damage and it is 100% original. The guitar has been pro-setup in our store and plays great. It weighs 8 pounds 1 ounce. It comes...
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Paul Reed Smith PRS Private Stock # 11309 Santana Retro Flame Maple Top Brazilian Rosewood Fingerboard Raspberry Glow 8.00 lbs Private Stock program began in 1996 as a way to bring instruments that Paul envisioned to...
Martin only built 50 of them so many others were in the same boat. The guitar features a beautiful design of abalone and pearl on the fretboard, pickguard, and bridge. The bird in the design is the "Purple Martin." The...
Freshly inspected and set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech. In Excellent Vintage condition with light wear for an instrument of this age, including faint scratches, small dings, and natural aging of parts and...