One of our readers, going only by Rockbeare, shared this incredible collection of ultra-clean vintage instruments: Front row - 1958 Guild M75 Aristocrat, 1954 Gibson Les Paul Goldtop, 1960 Gibson Les Paul TV Junior, 1961/62 Fender Shoreline Gold Strat, 1960 Gibson Les Paul TV Special, 1958 Gibson Les Paul Sunburst, 1956 Gretsch Duo Jet. Back Row - 1960 Gibson ES-330 TN, 1959 Gibson ES-335 TD, 1962 Gibson ES-330 TC.
Robert Kantor Springtime
Kantor guitars are American-made Fender instruments hand-decorated with Swarovski crystals in New York City. See more in our gallery…
Fender Select Series
Just-announced series from Fender offers Custom Shop-style features from their USA shop. Check out the details in our news story.
James Hetfield-decorated Strat
Hetfield decorated this Strat (which depicts a kid using guitar to ward off negativity) for a 2010 Little Kids Rock charity auction. Musicians like Joe Satriani, Michael Franti, and Slash also decorated guitars.
Ouch.
Someone installed a Floyd on this 1965 Shoreline Gold Strat. See how it got put together in our Restoring an Original column.
“Number One”
Acquired by Stevie in 1974 from Ray Hennig’s Heart of Texas Music, Austin, Texas. Price: $0; value now estimated at $1,000,000.
