1969 Gibson C-1 C-1
$795
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According to The Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, the Gibson C-1 classical guitar was manufactured in various forms from 1951 to 1971. Gruhn’s Guide and Vintage Guitar Price Guide basically agree, although there is some disagreement as to specific features. Like most classical guitars, it’s smaller...
1966 Gibson C-1 C-1
$695
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According to The Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, the Gibson C-1 classical guitar was manufactured in various forms from 1957 to 1971. Gruhn’s Guide and Vintage Guitar Price Guide basically agree, although there is some disagreement as to specific features. Like most classical guitars, it’s smaller...
1975 Gibson MK-53 MK-53
$995
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According to The Blue Book of Acoustic Guitars, the Gibson MK-53 was made in very limited quantities: “Approx. 1,425 mfg. 1975-78” (p. 254. Gruhn’s Guide and Vintage Guitar Price Guide basically agree). George Gruhn adds that the MK models were custom designed by Michael Kasha and Richard Schneider...
1988 Guild D-60 D-60
$2,995
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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...
1938 Gibson De Luxe Jumbo (SJ-200)
$60,000
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Here is a very important part of Gibson history. This "De Luxe Jumbo" (what later became the SJ-200) was built for bandleader Joe Wolverton (Les Paul's first boss) and shipped 3/22/1938 according to the Gibson ledgers (see photos). This guitar was an all original prototype of the rosewood SJ-200,...
1942 Epiphone FT-50
$3,495
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Hokay, folks, this is a guitar which you may never see again outside of serious collections and museums—and the even rarer intact label gives it an absolutely reliable date and provenance. Pre-War and War-time Gibsons and Martins are readily available—for exorbitant prices--and 1950s and even 1960s...