SELECTED VINTAGE GUITARS
Guitar brands
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Abe Guitar
Abe Guitar: classical instruments and label-based identification.
Published listings: 0Anason
Anason Guitars: classic S and T shapes with individual finishes.
Published listings: 0Aria
Aria guitars and basses: a Japanese story spanning electric, acoustic and classical instruments.
Published listings: 1Asturias
Asturias: Japanese workshop tradition and classical guitars.
Published listings: 0Blue Bell
Blue Bell guitars, also written BlueBell: W and F series and model markings worth comparing carefully.
Published listings: 1Blue Mountain
Blue Mountain: a distinct name among less frequently encountered acoustics.
Published listings: 0Burny
Burny electric and acoustic guitars from the Fernandes family.
Published listings: 1Canyon
Canyon: W-40 and W-70 among less familiar acoustics.
Published listings: 0Cat’s Eyes
Tokai’s acoustic brand: Cat’s Eyes guitars and their distinct ranges.
Published listings: 1Cervantes
Cervantes Clase: classical guitars and 600-series markings.
Published listings: 0Cort
Cort MR and AD: acoustic and electro-acoustic guitars for unplugged and stage use.
Published listings: 0Edwards
Electric guitars and basses from the ESP family.
Published listings: 5Fender
Telecaster, Stratocaster, Precision Bass and Jazz Bass: familiar designs across different ranges and eras.
Published listings: 14Fender Japan
Japanese Fender guitars and Precision, Jazz Bass and Boxer basses.
Published listings: 13Fernandes
Japanese electric guitars and basses with distinctive character.
Published listings: 5Fresher
Straighter models, classic electrics and Japanese vintage basses.
Published listings: 26Gallagher
Gallagher: acoustic guitar tradition and documented provenance.
Published listings: 0Greco
EG series, Mercury basses and other Japanese vintage instruments.
Published listings: 3Guyatone
Guyatone: an early Japanese electric instrument maker.
Published listings: 0Hay Wagon
Hay Wagon: acoustic guitars with HW designations.
Published listings: 0Holly
Holly Splendor: P-style basses and full-name identification.
Published listings: 0Ibanez
Vintage Ibanez and Roadstar II basses: models, markings and specification differences.
Published listings: 0Jagard
Jagard: JF, JD and CE acoustics connected with Terada’s history.
Published listings: 0Jullian
Jullian, also encountered as Julian: acoustics with numbered model designations.
Published listings: 0K.Country
K.Country / Kasuga: Japanese acoustic guitars from the D and FW families.
Published listings: 1K.Yairi
Japanese K.Yairi acoustic guitars with a tradition of hand craftsmanship.
Published listings: 2Kansas
Kansas: lesser-known acoustics and model identification from labels.
Published listings: 0Kawai
Kawai: acoustic guitars, including the F40D designation.
Published listings: 0Kimberly
Kimberly D-300 and identification of the brand’s acoustic models.
Published listings: 0Kiso Suzuki
Kiso Suzuki: older acoustic guitars, including the F family.
Published listings: 0Kramer
Kramer: electric guitars with a history spanning several neck and bridge designs.
Published listings: 0Kurosawa
Kurosawa: classical guitars and the importance of the full maker’s name.
Published listings: 0Marina
Marina Profile Bass: PJ configurations and Boxer styling.
Published listings: 1Morales
Morales: acoustics and complete M-series model codes.
Published listings: 0Morris
Japanese Morris acoustics and older dreadnought series.
Published listings: 2Mountain
Mountain: W-300 and W-350 acoustics and Made by Hayashi markings.
Published listings: 0Mozz
Mozz: less commonly encountered acoustics, including twelve-string guitars.
Published listings: 0Orville
Orville: Les Paul-style guitars and the importance of the full headstock name.
Published listings: 0Ryoji Matsuoka
Ryoji Matsuoka classical guitars: No. designations and model identification.
Published listings: 0Seymour Duncan
Seymour Duncan-branded basses: Traditional Series instruments, beyond pickups.
Published listings: 0Splendor
Splendor: W-300 and W-200S acoustics carrying their own name.
Published listings: 0Suzuki
Suzuki and Grand Suzuki: acoustics, labels and careful identification.
Published listings: 0Takamine
A Japanese tradition of acoustic and electro-acoustic guitars.
Published listings: 1Tamura
Tamura classical guitars: the maker’s full name and label details matter.
Published listings: 0Tender
Tender: Precision-style basses carrying their own name.
Published listings: 0Thumb
Thumb and Big Thumb acoustic guitars, from dreadnoughts to jumbos.
Published listings: 8Tokai
Tokai guitars and basses: classic designs and Japanese tradition.
Published listings: 9Tomson
Tomson: a less familiar name among classic P-style basses.
Published listings: 0Westone
Westone Prestige and W-series acoustics: two different sides of the brand.
Published listings: 0Yamaha
Yamaha acoustics, electric guitars and basses from different periods.
Published listings: 8Yamaki
Yamaki: Japanese acoustics and the YF, FP and LF designations.
Published listings: 1