If you're looking to buy a vintage or custom built guitar, you've come to the right place. This site aggregates the latest auction for some of the most popular electric guitar models of the last 60 years, breaking them down into nice and easy listings for just the sort of guitar you're looking for.
Whether you're an avid guitar collector, an interested enthusiast or looking for spare parts, there's something here for you. As well as the eBay auction listings, there's news, photographs and videos to look at, and some background information on some classic guitars and guitar manufacturers.
Monday, Jan. 9th 2012 9:51 PM
The Fender Custom Shop in Scottsdale, Arizona is famed for producing some of the finest quality guitars in the world, with their success story stretching back to the 1950’s. And now, this classic guitar manufacturer is heading back in time with the 2012 Fender vintage and custom guitar collection. The collection is made up of nine custom guitars and a custom bass, with six designs styled on classic Fender models while the other four are the latest designs from the legendary guitar makers.
The new 2012 Fender vintage and custom guitar collection features guitar designs of both past and present. These ten limited edition custom guitars are some of the finest instruments to be found, made using the most sought after materials and built at the Fender Custom Shop by time-served guitar builders.
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Monday, Oct. 10th 2011 9:36 AM
Over the years there have been many vintage guitars built and played, some better known than others. But what makes famous vintage guitars so iconic, so desirable and so famous? Some vintage guitars make their way into history for being the very first of their kind, with their makers being known as pioneers of their field, while others are the weapon of choice for some of the world’s biggest stars.
When you think of classic vintage electric guitars there are one or two names that spring to mind every time. Names like Fender, Gibson, Vox and Rickenbacker are all synonymous with vintage guitars and can be found at vintage guitar auctions around the world, where enthusiastic bidders can pay a small, or not so small, fortune for rare and desirable vintage guitars.
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Monday, Oct. 3rd 2011 5:23 PM
We’d all like to be the owner of a Fender Telecaster but just how far would you go to get your hands on one? Well, it is alleged that a Wisconsin man stole a guitar from the arms of a dead body that had been laid to rest in a crypt and, as a defence the accused is quoted as saying that he did it because he had “a respect for fine musical instruments.”
Allouez Catholic Cemetery employee Steven Conard saw the custom Fender Telecaster, which is worth in the region of $2,000, while working a shift and said to a fellow co-worker “I have to have that guitar, it’s too expensive to be in a crypt”, and it is alleged that he took the guitar from the deceased man’s casket.
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Tuesday, Sep. 27th 2011 9:20 AM
To many guitarists, the Gibson Les Paul is considered to be the ultimate solid body electric guitar, with many famous advocates of the timeless classic. But what makes the Les Paul such a desirable and critically acclaimed guitar? Is it design aspects such as the strings being mounted on the top of the guitar body, or maybe could it be the huge number a various custom guitars in the Les Paul range? No matter what the reason, the Gibson Les Paul is widely regarded as the best of the best…the ultimate!
On the road to earning the label of ‘ultimate solid body electric guitar’ the Gibson Les Paul has had some adventures, with hundreds of stars using the famous guitar to make their very own kind of music. This adventure may be 59 years old but it’s by no means slowing down. In fact, the Les Paul is as popular as ever, with new and improved stock and custom guitars leaving the factories every day.
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Friday, Sep. 23rd 2011 10:17 PM
Since the raid of the Gibson guitar factories in Memphis and Nashville last month there have been many rumors and fears regarding the ownership of custom guitars made using illegally imported wood. However, in a letter released by two federal agencies, it is stated that custom guitar owners won’t face prosecution, with efforts being focused on parties who are “removing protected species from the wild and making a profit by trafficking in them”.
The letter makes it clear that it’s importers of illegal woods, and the customers who offer a place to sell the contraband material, that the FBI are targeting in their most recent clampdown. This means that owners of possible contraband guitars needn’t worry, the Feds aren’t interested in chasing the end users, just the people who are making them.
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Tuesday, Sep. 20th 2011 9:35 AM
The name ‘Fender’ has been synonymous with custom guitars for generations and now, as a tribute, the Fender-styled VW Beetle has been displayed as a concept car at the 2011 Volkswagen Frankfurt Motor Show. The stylish vehicle has been modelled in many of the features that make Fender guitars so iconic.
Even though it’s clear to see that this car is a VW Beetle, the references to Fender and their guitar and amp designs are also obvious. From the two-tone wood design pattern to the high-end audio system that allows you to plug in your guitar and play on the move, the custom Beetle screams ‘Fender’!
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Sunday, Sep. 18th 2011 1:02 AM
Guitar legend Slash recently went home to play his first ever gig in his hometown of Stoke-on-Trent in the UK, a gig that was deemed a massive success by his fans in the UK. And now Slash’s Stoke gig will be available on CD/DVD in November under the title ‘Made in Stoke’. Slash, a Gibson Les Paul advocate, wowed the crowds back in June and you will be able to experience the ‘wow’ too in the next few weeks.
The former Guns ‘n Roses guitar hero, played his hometown gig and it was an epic three hour gig at that. This is why a live CD/DVD is going to be released. The tracks featured in the release include favourites from his time with Guns n’ Roses and Velvet Revolver such as Sweet Child O’ Mine, Paradise City, Been There Lately and Civil War to name but a few.
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Monday, Sep. 12th 2011 4:16 PM
None of us can have possibly forgotten the tragedy of September 11th 2001, when many lives were lost as they World Trade Centre was attacked, and there have been many heart-felt tributes paid over the last few days to remember those who lost their lives. One such display is the creation of three tribute 9/11 Fender custom guitars, which will be played by guitar legend Eric Clapton then donated to 9/11 first-responder organizations.
There are three uniquely designed Fender Stratocaster custom guitars, each commemorating a New York City agency; New York Fire Department Stratocaster, New York Police Department Stratocaster and Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Stratocaster. Each of the tribute 9/11 Fender custom guitars is decorated with custom artwork and a selection of pins, badges and medals to commemorate the many lives that were lost or affected by the disaster.
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