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If you crave collectable gear, Vintage Vault will feed your jones. Each month Dave Rogers, Laun Braithwaite, and Tim Mullally deliver gorgeous photos of some of the world’s finest vintage guitars and amps, along with the history behind each piece and essential background on its makers.
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Vintage Vault: 1921 Washburn Model 1915 Style 1222
April 24, 2019
A little giant of the original parlor-guitar style still has stories to tell.
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Vintage Vault: 1962 Gretsch Princess
March 25, 2019
Designed for female players, this guitar had a brief reign but endures as a rare classic.
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Vintage Vault: 1960s Silvertone 1446L
February 25, 2019
A close-up look at the “Chris Isaak” model.
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Vintage Vault: 1967 Hagström F-300
January 17, 2019
A Swedish gem that's still got tons of rock ’n’ roll swagger—and a lot of switches!
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Vintage Vault: 1967 Gibson ES-330TD
December 17, 2018
A hollowbody thinline guitar with a sound that appealed to jazz players.
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Vintage Vault: 1961 Martin F-55
November 21, 2018
A rare electric that’s just finding its place on the collectability scale.
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Vintage Vault: 1964 Gibson Dove
November 5, 2018
A 6-string rare bird with a bright, distinctive chirp.
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Vintage Vault: 1962 Fender Telecaster Fiesta Red
October 10, 2018
A candy-colored and road-worn Tele with a few rare turns, including an ash body.
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Vintage Vault: 1977 Travis Bean TB1000A Artist
August 17, 2018
An aluminum-through-necked beauty that’s enjoying a renaissance in the world of heavy music.
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Vintage Vault: 1960s Kay Swingmaster K763
July 20, 2018
A semi-hollow player’s workhorse ready for a second life.
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Vintage Vault: 1955 Gibson L-5 CES
July 5, 2018
Marvel at this post-World War II hollowbody, worn by play but still intact and all original.
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Vintage Vault: 1979 Rickenbacker 362/12 Doubleneck
May 24, 2018
A rare bird in mapleglo that’s double the 6-string fun!
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Vintage Vault: 1960/’61 Hofner Committee
April 25, 2018
A rare-bird version of the German builder’s top-of-the-line acoustic archtop.
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Vintage Vault: 1965 Danelectro Model 3923 Doubleneck
March 27, 2018
A classic shorthorn that covers the highs and lows.
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Vintage Vault: 1967 Gibson Trini Lopez Standard
February 21, 2018
A vintage signature model benefits from “the Grohl Effect.”
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Vintage Vault: 1965 Guyatone LG-130T
January 17, 2018
A Bakelite-topped Japanese 6-string from a brand that charmed Cooder and Hendrix.
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Vintage Vault: 1950 Gibson ES-300
December 14, 2017
A classic double-P-90 model that helped introduce laminated-wood guitar bodies.
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Vintage Vault: 1955 Gretsch 6131 Jet Firebird
November 22, 2017
An eye-catching, cardinal-colored survivor from the early days of rock ’n’ roll.
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Vintage Vault: Gibson Firebird I Inverness Green
October 27, 2017
A rare custom-finished ’Bird from the Gibson space-age-design playbook.
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Vintage Vault: 1962 Epiphone Crestwood Custom
September 26, 2017
A deeper look at one of Epiphone’s first solidbody production models.
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