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Vintage Gibson Guitars – What to Look For

Gibson guitars have long been the favourite of Rock legends  and regarded as the Rolls Royce of the guitar world. Today Vintage Gibson guitars are sought after not only by musicians and also by investors. The quality of the Vintage Gibson guitars is well known and if they are in first class, original condition they are increasing in value year by year.

What is not always recognized is that not all Vintage Gibsons are as valuable as people think. Your Gibson guitar may have been built between 1930 and 1970 but its condition, its history and the market that will determine the value and the price.

With that in mind I have prepared a short list of some of the more sought after models. This is by no means an extensive list  but it will give you an idea in which direction to look if you are a collector of Vintage Gibson guitars.

Perhaps the most famous of all is the Gibson Les Paul and the Les Paul series of guitars.

Les Paul (standard) Model Electric Solidbody 1957-1958 Goldtop and the 1958-1960 Sunburst with Humbucking pickups.

Flying V Electric Solidbody from 1958 to 1963,

Explorer Electric Solidbody from 1958 to 1963

Gibson Thinline Semi-Hollow Electric Archtops, ES-335, ES-345, ES-355 from 1958-1960

Vintage Electric Archtop Gibson ES-150 and ES-250 from 1938 to 1940

L-00 Flattop from 1932 to 1945

L-5, L-5P, L-5C Acoustic Archtop from1922 to 1970 Cutaway models are more valuable than the Non-cutaway models.

The most collectible Gibson Archtops are the larger models made from the early 1930’s to 1959.

Advanced Jumbo Flattop from 1935 to 1940

L-5CES (cutaway) Electric Archtop from 1950’s

Gibson guitars are truly handcrafted works of art made from the finest materials as well as being marvelous instruments which are sought after the world over. The rarer models are not always the most valuable. It is condition, history and actual demand that will govern their worth.

If you are looking for a Vintage Gibson guitar, try an auction. You can often pick up a good bargain, especially right now.

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