Craigslist Vintage Guitar Hunt

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.

Monday, February 15, 2010

1999 AVRI 62 Stratocaster (USA) in Birmingham AL area for $650

These AVRI Strats are very nice - they look, feel and sound pretty much like well-made vintage guitars. They are usually fairly pricey - well over $1200 new so this one looks like a good deal - he says you don't get the hard case so it's up to you to decide if that makes it a worthwhile deal. Note: This guitar has been relic'd!

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1999 American Vintage 62 Stratocaster® - $650 (inverness)

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Date: 2010-02-13, 4:11PM EST
Reply to: sale-amnva-1599557570@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

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the reason this guitar is so cheap is it does NOT come with the hard-shell case, but comes with a gig-bag
the guitar was "reliced" after the factory, and needs to be set up!
comes with all the original parts that are on the guitar and all the extras like the 5 way switch and strap and etc.....
but i thought this was a very VERY reasonable price for this guitar
and it sounds amazing when plugged in
here are some specs i got from the web:

Model Name: American Vintage 62 Stratocaster®
Series: American Vintage Series
(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Body: Comfort Contoured Alder Body
Neck: Maple, C Shape,
(Nitrocellulose Lacquer Finish)
Fingerboard: Rosewood, 7.25 Radius (184 mm)
No. of Frets: 21 Vintage Style Frets
Pickups: 3 American Vintage 62 Strat® Single-Coil Pickups with Aged White Covers
Controls: Master Volume,
Tone 1. (Neck Pickup),
Tone 2. (Middle Pickup)
Pickup Switching: 3-Position Blade:
Position 1. Bridge Pickup
Position 2. Middle Pickup
Position 3. Neck Pickup
(5-Way Switch Included in Kit)
Bridge: American Vintage Synchronized Tremolo
Machine Heads: Fender®/Gotoh® Vintage Style Tuning Machines
Hardware: Nickel/Chrome
Pickguard: 3-Ply Mint Green
Scale Length: 25.5 (648 mm)
Width at Nut: 1.650 (42 mm)
Unique Features: Aged Knobs and Switch Tip,
Synthetic Bone Nut
Gauges: (.010, .013, .017, .026, .036, .046),
Accessories: Strap, 5-Position Switch Update Kit, Bridge Cover

Location: inverness

Friday, February 12, 2010

1966 Gibson SG Special in ST. Louis for $1200

If this is a real original 1966 SG Special with the original pickups with no neck break repairs then this is a terrific deal. HIGHLY desirebable collectible guitar.

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1966 Gibson S G special - $1200 (hazelwood )

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Date: 2010-02-10, 9:08PM CST
Reply to: sale-v4er6-1595597574@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

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Hello I am parting with my 1966 gibson sg special like the one used by pete townsend and frank Zappa.Has original pick ups Plays really great.For details and up to date pictures Call Billy at 314-960-3749 Thanks just looked up serial number it is a 1966 gibson sg for sure serial 851020 imprinted on back of the neck

Location: hazelwood
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Fender 1983 Dan SMith USA Strat at GC in NC for $749

Here is a nice "Dan Smith" USA Strat made at the newCorona plant before the big fire shut them down in 1985. These are identified by the single VOL and TONE and the ouput jack on the pickguard. Fender's long-standing American employees were hand building nice gutars with a skeleton crew at this point and these "interim" guitars are testament to how much they still cared.

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SOLIDBODY ELECTRIC
USED 1983 FENDER AMERICAN STRAT BLK

Details » Guitars Guitar Center Charlotte
Matthews, North Carolina 28105
704-321-1828

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USED 1983 FENDER AMERICAN STRAT BLK

Fender Toronado at GC in east Brunswick NJ for $249

I've been listing some Guitar Center used gear listings recently b/c I discovered that GC ships guitars all over the country for fairly cheap (around $16).

This Toronado appears to be the MIM version with the hybrid bridge (instead of the previous version with the Gibson style stop tailpiece). I haven't played these so I can't vouch for them but it is a nice looking unique guitar. They list for about $700+ and generally sell for $499 so this one is good deal. It is missing one tone knob.

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USED FENDER TORONADO WHT @822 020910

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East Brunswick, New Jersey 08816
732-257-8500

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USED FENDER TORONADO WHT @822 020910

Check this out - Kay / Gretsch or Japanese - you tell me?

Okay - here is one I have never seen before - has similarities to Kay Swingmaster, Barney Kessel type guitars but check out all that funky teardrop accent work!? That Pickguard? And the sweet herringbone binding - was this a one off? or a later Japanese clone (note that it is a bolt on neck but he doesn't show us the rear.

Unfortunately the seller seeems to be looking for quite a bit in trade for this possible non-working guitar. He wants a Honda Scooter or a Mac computer. Maybe someone can talk some sense into him. Or maybe it really is a gretch (sic!)

This almost looks like it was purposely dust covered by some Hollywood propmaster.

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Very old Very cool guitar (so-cal)

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Date: 2010-02-11, 10:19AM PST
Reply to: sale-yueam-1596323528@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

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this guitar is quite old. hollowbody electric. single cutaway/single f-hole 3 pickups. hand tooled silver plate pickguard and teardrops on headstock/ grover metal tuners, very solid and restorable for it's age..bolt on neck..late 40's 50's..was a gospel guitar played in a church in west virginia i picked up years ago..looks like a swingmaster. silver badge on headstock says gretsch (misspelled gretch) alot of mojo here.. will sell or trade, looking for mac laptops g4 ibook ect, honda ruckus or honda elite scooter in good shape or best cash offer ..email me for better pics info, and send pics of trades..thanks..

Location: so-cal

Vintage Realistic (Univox) 335 copy in Oakland CA for $100

Here is another cool Japanese 335 copy - this one has what look like P90 type single coil pickups and it has the more tightly clustered Vol and Tone knobs (note that they don't overlap the F-holes). I suppose it's up to you whether having the "Realistic" (i.e. Radio Shack) badge makes it ultra-cool or ultra dorky.

This is almost certainly a product of the same factory that produced Aria Diamond, Ventura, Bruno and Univox branded guitars.

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60's antique blues guitar for sale!!! - $100 (oakland lake merritt / grand)

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Date: 2010-02-05, 10:06AM PST
Reply to: sale-crscq-1587372797@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

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I HAVE A SWEET 60'S BLUES GUITAR IM SELLING. IT HAS MINIMUM USAGE. I WAS CLEANING OUT MY GARAGE AND WANT TO SELL IT TO SOMEONE WHO WILL GIVE IT A GOOD HOME. IM ASKING FOR $700 O.B.O. DONT REALLY WANT TO TRADE IT INTO A SHOP, BECAUSE I DONT WANT IT TO GO INTO THE HANDS OF AN AMATURE MUSICIAN WHO DOESNT KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF IT. PLEASE ONLY SERIOUS RESPONDS. THANKS

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Teisco EP-8T in Newpot NC for $300

Okay I admit $300 is not cheap for a Teisco EP-8T but I wanted to repost this CL listing just to permanently display the beautiful "bookend matching walnut (or is it Mahogany?) laminate back on this guitar. That is just freakin' beautiful IMO.

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NICE TEISCO GUITAR OLD ONE - $300 (NEWPORT NC )

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Date: 2010-02-11, 6:01PM EST
Reply to: sale-huwat-1596807018@craigslist.org [Errors when replying to ads?]

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OK YALL THIS IS A NICE GUITAR IN MINT SHAPE NO NICKS OR CRACKS.. THIS IS ONE CLEAN GUITAR . MODEL EP-8T

THIS HAS GOOD SOUND. AND EVERY THING WORKS GOOD, PLS DONT CALL ME IF YOU ARE NOT BUYING NO SCAMERS.. CASH IN HAND

Measures 38 1/2" in length, and is 14" wide at the bottom

LIKE I SAID NO CRACK AT ALL VERY CLEAN

CALL FAST AT 252 622 0653

Location: NEWPORT NC

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