Looking for a Vintage guitar or amp? Trying to find a fair selling price for your vintage guitar? Just enjoy looking at cool, funky, unusual guitars? Well this is the blog for you.
I AM NOT SELLING THESE ITEMS and you cannot contact sellers via the comments section of this blog. You must click thru to the original Craigslist postings. Do not post comments here asking to buy the item!
LOOK AT THE DATE ON THE POSTING! Most of these items are no longer for sale. - Jim C.
Framus was a respectiable guitar maker in the 1950's and 1960's and these guitars were built by German Craftsmen who took pride in their work. I'm not going to act like these are world class guitars but they are right up there with Harmony and other budget USA made guitars at the time. A step higher than the Italian electrics of the same period and definitely more solid build overall than most of the Japanese guitars of the same time.
Framus electrics have thin necks that make them great for players with smaller hands (or anyone who likes a thin neck). They are known for their specific laminated multilayered necks that do not warp or bow over time. The pickups are low to medium output so they usually give a nice clean sound and you can drive them with a pedal jif you want to push an amp.
I chose to highlight this CL post because this particular guitar is being sold by a luthier in Albuquerque who took the time to get this guitar in good current playing condition. Don't worry about things like replaced switches aand Tone knobs because that is really an upgrade on a guitar like this and this will never be a "collectors item" where buyers will grimace at a mismatched tone pot, LOL! $500 is not cheap but it's not a bad price either. This would be a fairly unique guitar for an Indie player or someone who just doesn't want to have the same guitar as everyone else.
This post went up on CL in mid January 2025. If you are in the are this is a neat guitar to check out. Here is the listing.
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Up for sale is a 1966 Framus, made in Germany. This is a cool offbeat guitar to add to your collection! It plays well, sounds like a fat tele, and has loads of vibe. Comes with the original case and whammy bar.
It is all original, except for a few updates to the electronics. I recently did a head to toe restoration on it (I'm a local pedal builder and have worked on guitars for 10+ years). This thing is built WAY better than the Teiscos of this era that I've worked on. Nuts and bolts restoration included:
- polishing guitar and neck
- polishing all metal parts
- lubricated tuners
- replaced toggle switches (old ones were bad)- cleaned pots
- replaced capacitors
- updated tone controls (they didn't really do much and worked backwards before)
- new strings and complete set up
Come by and check it out!
From the looks of the photos this is a circa 1964 - 1966 Super Reverb and it looks to be 100% original.
I called and spoke to the seller and let him know it was a valuable amp and he said - "Last time I checked they were running $800 but we are moving so I am letting it go cheap."
I planned to tell him to raise the price but then thought - who am I to spoil somebody's good deal. LOL.
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1960"s Fender Super Reverb Amp - $650 (Duarte)
Circa 1960's.Tube type.With Vibrato.Works!Speakers are good.Buyer must move.CASH ONLY!
This seller is offering a nice little Kay Vanguard (could be a Truetone, Old Kraftsman, or Penncrest model) - a two pickup version - for only $199. Nice deal on a fun vintage USA made electric, BUT can I make one request of all you future sellers. Please, no more hawking "Brazilian rosewood!" Gimme a break please! Just because it was made prior to 1970 and it is has some Rosewood does not make it "Brazilian." And even if it was it isn't necessarily high quality stuff. It's on the freaking fretboard for goodness sake - of an electric guitar. So it has little if anything to do with the tone. Trust me, if Kay or Harmony were making it, they would just as soon bust up the packing crates and reuse that wood to make guitars. Let's not get carried away with marketing.
Okay, that is my little pinhead rant for the day. Go back to your work. Nothing to see here. - JC
Unbranded (these were often sold through a wholesaler to department
stores) Kay solidbody electric guitar with 2 pickups, each with its own
volume and tone controls, vibrato tailpiece (bar is missing) sunburst
lacquer finish and brazilian rosewood fingerboard.
No case
do NOT contact me with unsolicited services or offers
I am reposting items here that are listed on CRAIGSLIST throughout the USA. I am not selling any of these items and I cannot facilitate the sale of anything here - so please do not comment or post questions like "Is this still available?" or "I am interested in your guitar please call me, etc." You need to contact the seller directly by calling the phone number listed on the post or by going to the CL listing and emailing them. NEW FEATURE: Click on the title of the CL Listing inside my post to LINK thru to the original Post. If the original CL listing is deleted the item most likely is no longer available. Thanks for checking out my blog and GOOD LUCK!
Please don't call, contact, bother or harass these sellers long after their post is expired. Take for granted if the listing is over 30 days old that the guitar or amp is LONG GONE! Thank you.
