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Vintage Guitars is a British manufacturer of electric and acoustic guitars and bass guitars founded in 1995. The Vintage brand is owned by UK musical instrument distributors John Hornby Skewes and Co. Ltd. (JHS), and is based in Garforth , Leeds.
This is a list of the 91 original (pre-war) Martin D-45s made by C.F. Martin & Co. between the years 1933 and 1942, generally recognized to be the most desired, and highly valued, acoustic guitars ever made; in American Guitars - An Illustrated History, author Tom Wheeler describes them as "among American guitar's irreplaceable treasures". [1]
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In the 1920s and 1930s, Gibson, National and Martin developed higher quality acoustic, mandolin and resonator guitars which would later become very sought after vintage acoustic guitars. During this period, Gibson used a nomenclature related to the price of the guitar. For example, in 1938, a J-35 was $35, a J-55 was $55. J denoted Jumbo.
In 2003 Gibson Guitars produced limited editions of Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Allen Collins's Gibson Explorer. The guitar is made of African limba wood and features an aged finish, Maestro vibrola, and classic humbucking pickups In 2008 Gibson released two new versions of the guitar, the first of which was the "50-Year Commemorative Explorer".
In 2019, the 0001 Strat was sold at auction for $1,815,000, setting a new world auction record for a Stratocaster. This guitar was one of the most notable in his collection as it has the 0001 serial number, although Seymour W. Duncan claims that he assembled this guitar from two others. [1]
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Electric guitar models no longer in mainstream production: Fender Bronco [10] (Lives on through Squier as a bass guitar) Fender Bullet [11] (lives on through Squier) Fender Coronado [12] Fender Cyclone (lives on through Squier) Fender Esquire; Fender HM Strat USA/Japan; Fender Marauder; Fender Musicmaster; Fender Performer; Fender Prodigy [13 ...