Numerous classic guitars made by the likes of Gibson, Epiphone, Fender, and Guild are worth thousands, sometimes tens of thousands a little expensive for the average player, and often these are the preserve of investors and collectors. Have a look at the vintage guitar and bass sitemap. Not just fine guitars by legendary American makers such as Gibson, Epiphone, Fender and Guild but also guitars that captured the essence of the golden years of rock and roll: Hofner, Vox, Hagstrom and many more. Vintage guitar and bass is a website dedicated to the cool old guitars and basses of yesteryear. Whether these rare, but ultimately not-so-special guitars will be quite so desirable in 30 years time remains to be seen. What's more, much of the painstaking attention to detail lavished upon fine old jazz guitars by special order/custom departments and aimed at serious guitarists has been replaced by the continual churning out of 'limited editions', aimed at serious collectors. But it does mean that good quality older guitars, perhaps with a few modern upgrades can make some of the very best instruments available. With rainforests rapidly diminishing their protection can only be a good thing. Centuries old trees that were regularly harvested for guitar manufacture in the 1950s are now protected, and it is these old trees with close grains and unbeatable tonal qualities that make the very best guitars. But is a vintage guitar really much different to a modern day equivalent? People often say wood is wood, but this is simply not the case. Guitars built from the mid 1950s until the late 1970s are generally held in high esteem techniques and materials, particularly pre-1970 were vastly superior to today's 'mass-produced' standards. There is something special about musical instruments of a certain age.
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