Sound quality: vintage v. new guitar?
Question: Do used/vintage guitars actually sound better with age, and if so why is this? I need to buy a 12-string, and am considering a used Martin D28 12-string; finish is wearing off quite a bit (crackled), but I thought I read somewhere that as a quality guitar ages, the wood opens up so th ...
- Vintage guitars??
Question: I was reading a post on another newsgroup and the poster said he was buying a 20 year old vintage Gibson Les Paul. It got me to thinking about the word Vintage and how it relates to guitars or instruments in general. While the dictionary mentions age in its definition of vintage as Le ...
tagged: - Vintage Gibson site?
Question: Anyone know of a good vintage Gibson Guitar site? I saw a very attractive used Gibson in a store window last week, and under the guitar was a sign calling it an L5. However, the guitar looked like a hollow or semi-hollow Les Paul. The guitar was bound, from body and I think, to the ...
tagged: - Vintage Gibson acoustic?
Question: I recently bought a Gibson acoustic guitar at an auction in Ohio. This would be of no interest except that I only paid $1 for it. I am trying to identify this guitar. It is a tobacco sunburst flat top non cutaway with the Gibson logo with the I dot touching the top of the G. It has pe ...
tagged: - Rewinding pick up
Question: Have anyone of you rewound a pick-up? I have an old Hofner p.u. that needs to be done. Can it be done at home? What type of wire? ect. Answer: Yes it can be done at home. Many recommend #42 enamelled wire, but like every other subject matter in here, this suggestion will cause endless ...
tagged: Hofner Vintage Guitar- Be Aware of buying guitar on eBay- My experience
Question: Where to start? I wanted more than anything, a new D'Angelico Excel, have been researching this guitar online for sometime. and was read to to make an on-line order with jhale.com. In the process of checking-out I noticed that Jhale also sold D'Angelico guitars online (eBay). So I had ...
tagged: Hoboken Vintage Guitar- Guitar shops in Phoenix/Tuscon
Question: In a few weeks I will be in Phoenix for a conference, and then Tuscon for a weekend of golf. I should be able to get away from the conference some, and will have an afternoon before 36 holes a day begins in Tuscon. Where can a get a guitar fix? (I don't have a Larivee parlor to take ...
tagged: - Question about old Kay guitar
Question:I first learned to play guitar on my grandfaters Kay archtop. I hadn't give it much thought till tonight, I pulled it out of the closet and cleaned it up. I was wondering if anyone knows anything about these old guitars. I looked inside of it and couldn't find a serial # or model #. I ...
tagged: Guitar Kay Part Vintage- Hints on dealing with Vintage Guitar Dealers?
Question:I've got a couple of sorta-collectable guitars I want to sell/trade and a local vintage dealer (who has a good rep as far as I know) wants me to bring 'em in. He mainly deals in vintage and collectables and some recent stuff (mainly '70's-'80's USA Fenders) he's taken in trade. I've go ...
tagged: Guide Guitar Vintage- Please help with identifing fender Prec. bass
Question:I need help from some experts in this group. I ran across what I sort of believe is a 1964 Fender precision bass in a pawn shop. The serial number on the back of the neckplate is L247968. The logo and patent numbers decal appears to be correct. The body and pickups etc. appear to be of ...
tagged: Gruhns Guide To Vintage Guitar- Gretsch Guitar, Where to sell?
Question:I have an old Gretsch Anniversorary Model from the mid to early 1950's. Where is a good place to put it on consignment? Also, what is it worth Answer: Gibson has a auction on its web page and they charge 10% but you have to ship it there. They get 150,000 hits a day at there web page b ...
tagged: Gretsch Guitar Sale Vintage- WTK: Framus German Vintage Guitars
Question: I have just won at auction a Framus guitar that was made in the sixty's. Does anyone have any information regarding these guitars it is a Framus 6 string JUMBO acoustic guitar, model number J197, serial number 04523, and is in EXCELLENT condition. Built in the mid-60's, it is all orig ...
tagged: Framus Guitar Vintage- Good Source to find vintage guitar parts?
Question: Does anyone have suggestions for good sources of vintage guitar parts? Specifically I am looking for 1970s Fender humbuckers (like in a tele deluxe). Answer: Try posting a misc. wanted ad at the vintage guitar website free want ads. If you have a vintage show nearby, sometimes you can ...
tagged: Find Guitar Part Vintage- Need information about Dobro I purchased
Question: I just acquired a Dobro. It has laminated maple top/sides/back with the round resonator. Also has F-holes. I was told it is a Gibson Dobro reissue, but what I don't understand is 1. No Gibson written anywhere on the guitar 2. Just has Dobro on the guitar 3. Did Dobro make laminated re ...
tagged: Dobro Guitar Vintage- Kramer Paul Dean guitar
Question: Who is Paul Dean??? Seems like everyone's got a signature guitar these days. Answer: Paul is, of course, best known as the guitarist for the 80s Canadian rock band Loverboy; previously he also made his name with a couple of other Canadian bands like Scrubbaloe Caine (whose song When A ...
tagged: Dean Guitar Vintage- Ramirez guitar
Question: I'm an amateur classical guitar player who's just acquired a 1964 Jose Ramirez. It's beautifully made and has a fabulous tone plus all the right attributes like the ramirez headstock, the beautiful woods used by the luthier and the Madrid label. If I'm honest, the quality is far beyon ...
tagged: California Vintage Guitar- Purpose of Vintage Guitar Shows?
Question: But isn't the purpose of vintage guitar shows to give an opportunity for dealers to BUY vintage guitars rather than sell them? At least that has been my impression from the ones I've attended. Of course if there is a downturn in vintage guitar sales, it stands to reason that nobody is ...
tagged: Buy Guitar Vintage- guitar amp blue book?
Question: Is there any place I can find blue book values (expected used prices) for most guitar amps? I'm searching for good amps that come in and out of used guitar shops but want to be able to know the difference between steals and complete rip-offs to be able to haggle for a decent price. An ...
tagged: Blue Book For Vintage Guitar- Vintage guitar repair in Atlanta area
Question: I am looking for a repairman in the Atlanta area who is expert at major repairs to vintage guitars. It would help if you have direct experience with him doing such repairs and restoration. Answer:Slim pickins. Kent Everett has done some restoration work on a Gibson A5 (1920s, I think) ...
tagged: Atlanta Vintage Guitar- Can anyone help me ID an antique guitar?
Question: I have a very old guitar I’m trying to ID. Any comments would be most welcome. Thanks in advance. It's at: http://stevenmaloney.com/guitar/top.jpg and http://stevenmaloney.com/guitar/back1.jpg Answer: Bill, that guitar could have been built by any one of dozens of small shop and facto ...
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