Museum & Original Owners
1954 Gibson L-5C: A Family Story
The daughter of a California session musician shares the original-owner story of her father's 1954 Gibson L-5C and his life in music.
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Museum & Original Owners
One Owner From New: The Story of a 1957 Gibson Byrdland
A 1957 Gibson Byrdland that came to us from one family, bought new by a 16-year-old with paper-route money and kept for 68 years. Here is the guitar, the year that made it special, and the owner's story.
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Museum & Original Owners
Original Owner, Original Bass: A ’73 Jazz Bass Meets the Vintera III
Jim’s parents bought him a brand-new 1973 Fender Jazz Bass for Christmas: sunburst, maple board, black blocks. Fifty years later, we put it head-to-head with Fender’s brand-new Vintera III Early ’70s Jazz Bass. Here’s how the reissue stacks up against the real thing.
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