vintage guitar

Don’t you wish you could afford a vintage guitar?

We’re talking a detailed simulation of the aging process. Create an instrument from scratch with licensed parts or convert a guitar you already own with authentic parts and finish. You can have that vintage vibe without breaking the bank.

Rare, Medium, or Well Done?

Does your dream guitar look like it’s spent the last 30 years touring smoky bars across the country or nestled softly in a case under grandma’s bed?

Vintage Guitar Repairs

When a vintage guitar comes in with a broken headstock, or even if its headstock is completely missing, we’ll blend the repair in with the original finish to make it look like it never happened.

WHAT is a Vintage GUITAR? This term is used in the wine industry to indicate a wine's harvest date. The use of "vintage" has been modified by collectors to mean old, such as a Vintage Car, or Vintage Clothing. This extension of the meaning is used in guitar terminolgy to mean "an original, older guitar."   Most collectors value guitars from the mid 1920s to 1970.

Guitars prior to the mid 1920s are too primitive in design for most collectors. Guitars after 1970, even though they are over 30 years old, have little collectible appeal.   Many people ask me if I think their new guitar will be valuable in the future. Also today most guitars are made with CNC (computer controlled) routers and cutters. Frankly anything guitar made since 1970 can be easily replicated today with currently available materials.