Guitar Gear And Tone
Types Of Guitar Picks: Materials, Thickness, Shapes And Tone
Compare pick materials, thicknesses, and shapes with listening tests for your electric or acoustic guitar.
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Value & Evaluation
Are Left-Handed Vintage Guitars Worth Less Than Right-Handed Vintage Guitars?
Factory-built vintage left-handed guitars are rarer, but their buyer pool is smaller. Here is how rarity, demand, originality, condition, and sale timing affect value.
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Museum & Original Owners
One Owner 1956 Martin 000-21
I bought this 1956 Martin 000-21 directly from the original owner's daughter after it had spent decades with the same family.
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Museum & Original Owners
One Family From New: A 1946 Martin D-28
I bought this herringbone 1946 Martin D-28 from the original owner's grandson in Apache Junction, Arizona.
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Museum & Original Owners
One Owner 1955 Martin D-28
Bill Minnich bought this Martin D-28 new in 1955. It followed him through Navy service, disappeared for seven years, and returned to his family.
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Museum & Original Owners
One Owner 1949 Martin 0-18: Linda Gayle’s Iowa Guitar
Linda Gayle toured Iowa, played on local radio, and kept this 1949 Martin 0-18 through a lifetime of music.
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Museum & Original Owners
Bill's One-Owner 1966 Lake Placid Blue Fender Jaguar
Bill's father bought him this rare Lake Placid Blue 1966 Fender Jaguar when he was young. Decades later, it came to Joe from Williams, Arizona, in beautiful original condition.
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Museum & Original Owners
One Owner 1960 Fender Telecaster From Fountain Hills
The original owner played this 1960 Fender Telecaster for decades, then brought it to Joe in Fountain Hills so another guitarist could keep playing it.
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Museum & Original Owners
A Lifetime of Music: One 1965 Fender Stratocaster
An original-owner 1965 Fender Stratocaster from Alexandria, Kentucky, with a rare factory tortoise pickguard and a history of bands and a husband-and-wife duo.
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