The Fender Stratocaster and the Legends Who Play It
Written by vintage on October 19, 2008 – 6:58 am -The Fender Stratocaster (Strat) electric guitar was first designed by Leo Fender and Freddie Tavares with involvement from musicians Rex Gallion and Bill Carson in the early 1950s and commercially introduced in 1954. It’s been manufactured continuously ever since it was originally designed. It has become one of the (if not the) most famous guitars in the world. It’s been played by countless guitar legends many of whom are listed below. Due to the immense popularity of this model, musicians are listed here only if their use of this instrument was especially significant — that is, they are players who: 1. Have long careers and a history of Stratocaster use. 2. Have a particular guitar that was unique or of historical importance. 3. ... more
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Vintage Gibson Guitar Identification Explained
Written by vintage on October 19, 2008 – 6:15 am -By Lyndon Ogden Vintage Gibson guitar identification is easy if you know what to look for. Serial numbers are not always the complete answer. Better to look for a combo of serial numbers, factory order numbers and any design features specific to the time. Factory Order Numbers (FON’s) were used by Gibson to track batches of instruments in the early days when they made guitars normally in batches of forty. Therefore early Gibson Vintage Guitars may have both a FON and a serial number. The FON will even provide what number in the batch of forty guitars your instrument was. There are three groups of numbers which are used for their accuracy. The numbers are often stamped or written on the back of the instrument and seen through the lower... more
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Martin Serial Numbers
Written by vintage on October 1, 2008 – 6:22 am -Martin Serial Numbers (How to Find the Year). All Martin guitars since 1898 (except solidbody electrics from the 1970s, basses, and tiples) are numbered in consecutive order. Ukuleles do not have serial numbers. Mandolins use a different serial number system than guitars. Martin guitar serial numbers start at 8000 in 1898 because Martin estimated they made 8000 instruments before 1898. Model Numbers stamped above the Serial Number starting in 1930. Starting in October 1930, Martin also stamped the model number just above the serial number. Martin model numbers are straight forward too. The first set of characters are the body size. Next there is a “-”. The last set of numbers are the ornamention style. For example, “OO-28″... more
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