Passed by local yard sale… thought I should stop ‘just in case they have any guitars…’ and they did. Junky toy one and then my favorite vintage brand: Aspen. Aspen made in Japan AD-18 acoustic. With case and strap. Tagged ‘$20’ and when I asked excitedly ‘is this $20 dollars?” the woman said, “No, it’s […]
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I still have a cold trail as to what this beauty is. I’ve been playing the heck out of it and I really love it. Through tons of internet searching I found this guitar looks nearly identical to it. Unfortunately it’s listed as ‘unknown’ maker and country of origin. The headstock looks exactly the […]
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omigosh omigosh omigosh! I just plugged this mystery mahogany Explorer in. I was afraid to – didn’t know if it was going to be a huge letdown. The sound: it’s gorgeous. I think on this home stereo no less and not even a guitar amp it may have catapulted to my favorite of all time. […]
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Well, that just happened. I don’t think many have ever tried this trick. Bought a 26 year old Korean built original series Epiphone PR5E/B guitar. It’s gorgeous, featuring a “florentine” cutaway body with “snowflake” fretboard inlays and all black body and neck with double white binding. It’s pretty stunning, and has a great looking headstock […]
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Got this made in Korea. Ultra beater. Bought it at online auction cheap, but turns out to be horrible buy. Twisted and warped neck, not even ‘nylon’ strings but some horrible black plastic. Ruined saddle on bridge and buzzing all over… a complete P.O.S. good for nothing – not even playing at a beach at […]
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I bought this while in NYC for the US Open. Great sounding and playing Sigma acoustic guitar. Model 52 SDM-12-5 for the Martin Guitar Co. Unfortunately, it has a repaired headstock that is very solid, probably stronger now than it ever was. 12 string guitar converted to 6 string. Finish looks like the gloss was […]
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I forgot it was coming until Fedex showed up at my door! This is the only guitar I’ve bought sight unseen and only did so based on the Ventura (Japan vintage) reputation which seems to be quite good for a modestly priced old guitar. Winning bid $34 + shipping. Had to do a little […]
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Just picked a piece of history. Quite beautiful to look at. Telestar RD2V circa 1965. The huge oversized mirrored pickguard is a real showpiece on this one. Made in Japan of 60s vintage. Maple neck which is very very thick, the thickest neck I’ve ever played. Edit 2022: From Reverb info page: “There […]
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