1932 Martin OM-28
$39,995
Emerald City Guitars
A fantastic, well-preserved pre-war Martin OM-28! This guitar sounds GREAT has a gorgeous aesthetic with a solid Adirondack Spruce top, Brazilian Rosewood back/sides, and gorgeous herringbone binding throughout. It features a well-done neck reset, a refret, a replaced saddle & bridge, a...
1930 Martin O-18T
$4,795
Mahar's Vintage Guitars
No sales tax for customers outside California
This Martin 0-18T is one of 333 made in 1930, the second year of production of the model. It is a historically important piece that led to a major change across the Martin line, ushering in their Golden Era.
Tenor guitars were becoming very popular...
1937 Gibson ES-150
$4,499
Empire Guitars RI
Summary: Gibson first introduced tenor guitars into its line in the late 1920’s, and any guitar model was available in a tenor version by special order. The tenor guitar or four-string guitar is a slightly smaller, four-string relative of the steel-string acoustic guitar or electric guitar. The...
2024 Iris DE-11
$4,350
South Shore Guitar Boutique
More photos coming soon:From Iris: Dan’s first signature guitar, based on his beloved 1937 Kalamazoo KG-11, features a 1930s V-shaped neck, Rickard rear-mount banjo tuning machines, an Adirondack spruce top, a satin finish, as well as Honduran mahogany back, sides, and neck. Most intriguing, its...
~1930 Kel Kroydon KK-20 Mandolin
$1,899
Thunder Road Guitars PDX
Freshly set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech, this venerable and extremely rare Kel Kroydon KK-20 Mandolin is playing and sounding just as it should. Kel Kroydon was a line of instruments made by Gibson for only a few years. The guitars have become highly collectable, most notably in the...
Iris Dan Erlewine DE-11 Black Distressed - Adirondack S
$4,600
Eddie's Guitars
Dan’s first signature guitar, based on his beloved 1937 Kalamazoo KG-11, features a 1930s V-shaped neck, Rickard rear-mount banjo tuning machines, an Adirondack spruce top, a satin finish, as well as Honduran mahogany back, sides, and neck. Most intriguing, its neck extends past the nut before...
Fairbanks F-35 1934 'Martelle' De Luxe - Torrefied Adirondac
$14,500
Eddie's Guitars
This incredible Fairbanks F-35 1934 'Martelle' De Luxe model is closely based on a one of a kind guitar built by Gibson in 1934 for Kalamazoo-based Gibson dealer, Charles Martelle. In that era Gibson was known for building unique guitars specifically for different shops that carried Gibson Guitars....
1972 Gibson Firebird V Medallian Reissue
$8,995
The Guitar Broker
This is a rare 1st type Limited Edition of a ’64 Firebird V w/a Reverse Body using some leftover nickel parts such as banjo tuners, tunamatic bridge and Lyre Vibrola, w/2 mini Humbuckers w/a factory production #’d Gold Medallion that look, play, sound and feel just like original reverse body ones...
1931 Martin OM-28
$59,000
Best Guitars
1931 OM-28... one of the most sought after pre-war Martins, and in my opinion, the best sounding acoustic guitar ever made. Extremely rare and in original condition, with honest playing wear. Its an original belly bridge Martin, yet I believe original banjo tuner'd.... so transitional. The banjo...
~1920 Martin Style 3 Uke by Ditson
$3,995
The Guitar Broker
In February, 1916, the Ditson Stores, one of Martin’s largest customers, ordered the first Dreadnaught shaped guitars. In November of 1915, Ditson began to order ukuleles in all the various models Martin offered, with a Dreadnaught shape as well. The Model 3 is one of Martin’s most beautiful model...
~1932 Gibson Ukulele
$16,995.99
Mahar's Vintage Guitars
No sales tax for customers outside California.
If you've seen the Poinsettia Ukulele we have in stock, you've seen one of Gibson's rarest and most sought after ukes. Now we bring you this one-of-a-kind piece that should attract plenty of attention from you who watch the ukulele market.
The...
1934 Martin 0-17T Tenor Guitar
$4,995
The Guitar Broker
This is a great example of what Martin specialized in…making such fabulous sounding small bodied models of all types. This is a very special early production 0-17T Tenor Guitar made in mid-1934 in all original clean shape 1 of just a few 14-Fret neck Tenor models available. Its Mahogany top is...
Reunion Blues Continental Voyager Banjo
$249.95
Bananas At Large Inc
Often imitated. Never equaled.
When Reunion Blues launched the RB Continental back in 2008 (literally, from the top of a three story building), they had no idea that they'd be the vanguard of a new era in protective cases that would transform the expectations of professional and hobbyist musicians...
1970 Guild F-112 F-112
$1,495
ALUMPSTER'S GUITARS
This wonderful Guild 12-string F-112NT guitar was apparently made in the fabled Westerly, Rhode Island, plant in early 1970, judging from its serial number (OA1176) and the Guild website. It features a full jumbo body based on the F-30 design and was probably the most popular 12-string in America...
1970 Guild D-35 D-35
$1,095
ALUMPSTER'S GUITARS
This wonderful Guild dreadnought guitar was made in the Hoboken, New Jersey, plant in early 1970, judging from its serial number (OJ2116) and the Guild website. The all solid wood D-35 was a substantial upgrade from the more common D-25 until it was discontinued in 1987. As such, this particular...
1970 Gibson Southern Jumbo Deluxe Southern Jumbo Deluxe
$1,995
ALUMPSTER'S GUITARS
The Gibson Southern Jumbo/Country Western model guitars were created in 1942 during WW II, according to some as a perk specifically for the Gibson distributors below the Mason-Dixon Line. As with many of Gibson’s models—especially during the early war years--there are many variations in the specs...
1970 Gibson Southern Jumbo Deluxe Southern Jumbo Deluxe
$1,995
ALUMPSTER'S GUITARS
The Gibson Southern Jumbo/SJ/Country Western model guitars were originally created in 1942 during WW II, according to some as a perk specifically for the Gibson distributors below the Mason-Dixon Line. As with many of Gibson’s models—especially during the early war years--there are many variations...
2012 Guild GAD F-30 GAD F-30
$995
ALUMPSTER'S GUITARS
This Guild GAD F-30 guitar was made in January of 2012, judging from its serial number (1201260190) and a website on-line. This model was introduced in 1954 as a version of the original F orchestra style guitars, discontinued in the late 1980s to re-appear as the GF series, and more recently has...
1976 Guild F-30 F-30
$1,995
ALUMPSTER'S GUITARS
This vintage Guild F-30 guitar was made in the fabled Westerly, Rhode Island, plant in 1976, judging from its serial number (139361) and the Guild website. This model was introduced in 1954 as a version of the original F orchestra style guitars, discontinued in the late 1980s to re-appear as the GF...
1988 Guild D-60 D-60
$2,995
ALUMPSTER'S GUITARS
Note: This is a historically great guitar—with a flaw. Please read the description to the end.
There were apparently only 308 D-60s built between 1987-1990 (only two were released in 1990). The 1987 price list for Guild lists the D-60 at $1,395 over 35 years ago, and it was among their...
Preston Thompson D-BS 42 Style - Swiss Spruce & Brazilian Rosewood
$20,100
Eddie's Guitars
Preston Thompson Dreadnought models are all crafted to produce the tone and volume that the dreadnought guitar was originally designed to achieve. These are powerful instruments that, when needed, stand up to the volume of a mandolin, fiddle and banjo. They have the bass response that provides an...
1964 Gibson B-25-12 B-25-12
$1,795
ALUMPSTER'S GUITARS
According to The Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, the Gibson B series of acoustic guitars was the successor to the LG series largely phased out in the early 1960s. Generally speaking, the B-15 replaced the LG-0, the B-20 replaced the LG-1, and the B-25 replaced the LG-2 and LG-3. Thus, this B-25-12N...
~1965 Gibson B-25-12 B-25-12
$1,795
ALUMPSTER'S GUITARS
According to The Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, the Gibson B series of acoustic guitars was the direct successor to the LG series largely phased out in the mid-1960s. Generally speaking, the B-15 replaced the LG-0, the B-20 replaced the LG-1, the B-25 replaced the X-braced LG-2, and the larger B-45...
1969 Gibson B-25-12 B-25-12
$1,795
ALUMPSTER'S GUITARS
According to The Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, the Gibson B series of acoustic guitars was the direct successor to the LG series largely phased out in the mid-1960s. Generally speaking, the B-15 replaced the LG-0, the B-20 replaced the LG-1, the B-25 replaced the X-braced LG-2, and the larger B-45...
2024 Iris SG-11
$2,700
Thunder Road Guitars PDX
Freshly set up in-house by our esteemed Guitar Tech, this beautiful Iris SG-11 Model guitar is dialed in and ready to join you onstage tonight. We love the open pore satin finish which gives the guitar a vintage vibe tonally as well as aesthetically. This is a guitar that will continue to develop...
1965 Gibson LG-1 LG-1
$1,695
ALUMPSTER'S GUITARS
This 1965 Gibson would have been (maybe even was) very comfortable at Woodstock, or the first Newport Folk Festival, maybe when Pete Seeger tried to unplug Bob Dylan's electric guitar. Gibson introduced the LG-1 in April of 1943 as a kind of junior partner to the famous J-45, with the same solid...