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The Guitar That changed it all. A brief history of the Fender Esquire,Broadcaster,Telecaster electric guitar. Although each of these guitars ,the Esquire,Broadcaster,Nocaster and The Telecaster were all different guitars in their own rights we can combine each of them into one grouping for historical lineage sakes. The beginning, setting the world on its ear. Conceived as a Spanish electric guitar the Esquire debuted at the July 1950 Namm show,even though it did not set the world on fire and... Read Full Story

The Vintage Guitar News and Views ,Greg's Guitars. October / November 2011 This month we will look at some of the Fender amp facts that may be of use to you in determining the date your amp may have been produced and the type or style circuit it has. Fender commonly used charts in their amps to denote a particular time frame and amp model ,but remember that Fender did use items that were in stock even if they were not exactly correct to their product untill such a time that the present... Read Full Story

This months vintage guitar news and views is a memorial to the man of many legends Mr. Billy Grammer.I have been blessed with the opportunity to talk with Billy and his wife Ruth countless times picking their brains for information on his wonderful guitars that I have been honored to have been associated with. Countless stories did I listen to from both of them, I was able to allow several museums to acquire some of his fine guitars for permanent display and even sold a few to his family... Read Full Story

                                             Got issues ? Well  you have been pouring over guitars for sale ads and trying to determine what it is you're really looking at when you're reading them .  This edition of The Vintage Guitar News and Views we will try to clarify what some "issues" are and what can  be determined as not and "issue". We will be looking at this from the standpoint of a guitar being sold as " an original" because you can have  an original 1960  era guitar ,but it could... Read Full Story

This installment of Greg's Guitars. net  "The Vintage Guitar News and Views"  is a video series on The Grammer Guitars and several really interesting Fender and Gibson Factory videos. Enjoy. Greg's Guitars ,vintage guitar sales and consignment services. The Grammer Guitar Video Fender factory 1959 Fenders in England Billy Grammer Video Gibson Guitars '59 burst Read Full Story

This month is a series of videos for The Vintage Guitar News and Views. Acoustic guitars, what to look for when choosing one that is right for you. I hope you enjoy them and tell a friend. Video Part 1 Video Part 2 Video Part 3 Video final Part 4 Read Full Story

                                             This Faux is for yo u                                                                                           Fake guitars in the guitar market                                                               The Vintage Guitar News and Views August  /  September Edition                                                                                                    Greg's Guitars This feature is concerning the fake or faux guitars that... Read Full Story

The June  / July  2010 issue of The Vintage Guitar New and Views.                                                                                            Fender amplifiers. Most of if not all amps produced either in the past or present owe a majority of their linage to the amps first created by  Leo Fender. Many people already know this but there are always new members joining the ranks of guitarists and collectors who may not. I will provide a basic time line for some of the... Read Full Story

                                     Time is money        The April / May Edition of The Vintage Guitar News and Views.         Time is money and money is time applies to just about every aspect of our lives today.I know some people who do their own yard work and I know others that have it done as their time is better spent pursuing other matters. Buying and selling vintage and collectible guitars is in many ways no different than the other things we do in life. I cannot speak for other... Read Full Story

The Vintage Guitar News and Views March 2010. "Staying on Top" Why are some guitar tops painted and some guitar tops plain? Why do some builders use polyurethane paints and some guitar builders use nitrocellulose paints? Is the reissue bug just a fad or craze ?Are older guitars really better? In the later issues of The Vintage Guitar News and Views I said to ask questions and boy have I been hammered ! It has been a phenomenal response from you the readers and I thank all of you for your... Read Full Story