 1947 GIBSON BR 4 LAP STEEL VINTAGE GIBSON LAP STEEL NR  US $899.99
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 Original 1960s Vintage Maestro Gibson Fuzz Tone Box US $338.00
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 old classic black guitar vintage not a fender or gibson US $53.01
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 Rare Antique Early Electric Guitar National Kay Gibson US $237.50
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 Headstockoverlay Gibson Explorer US $39.00
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 Headstockoverlay Gibson LP Custom US $79.00
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 1964 Gibson Firebird III Sunburst Very Clean US $9,750.00
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 Gibson Skylark Korina Lap Steel Guitar EH 500 US $250.00
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 1982 GIBSON MODERNE made in USA US $4,999.00
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 Gibson Invader Guitar Made in USA 1983 RARE US $750.00
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 Gibson Sonex 180 LP CUSTOM Made in USA 1980 RARE GUITAR US $975.00
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 Gibson PAF Patent Sticker Harness US $785.00
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 Gibson Vintage Used Byrdland Sunburst 1965 US $5,595.00
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 1981 Gibson Marauder rare red finish with orig case US $500.00
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 Vintage 1953 Gibson ES140 3 4 Sunburst Electric Guitar US $2,499.99
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 Vintage 1973 Gibson The Ripper Bass Project US $333.00
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 Gibson marauder guitar pickup US $10.00
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 1978 Gibson RD Artist Guitar Case US $1,975.00
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 EXCELLENT Gibson ES120T 1962 63 vintage US $999.00
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 Vintage Nickel Grover Tuners Gibson US $200.00
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 Vintage Gibson Epiphone Strat Electric Guitar REPAIR US $60.99
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 100 ORIGINAL 1968 1969 GIBSON EB 0 POTS ASSEMBLY US $200.00
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 100 ORIGINAL 1960S GIBSON EB 3 BRIDGE PICKUP PERFECT US $250.00
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 Vintage Mandolin Tuners Gibson Very good condition US $18.00
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 100 ORIGINAL 1964 GIBSON FIREBIRD PICKGUARD NICE US $350.00
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 A Genuine Gibson Ebony Black Touch Up Paint Pen US $7.99
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 Gibson 335 60s as is luthier work project old wood US $230.50
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 EPIPHONE Gibson 1966 GRANADA E444TC rare w CUTAWAY US $1,699.00
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 vintage 1940s national jass guitar with gibson L5 case US $141.00
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 GIBSON GUITAR POLISH Norlin 70s US $41.65
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 1977 Gibson LesPaul Limited Edition Electric Guitar US $1,695.00
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 1961 1962 Gibson Skylark EH 500 Vintage Lap Steel US $990.00
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 1970 Gibson Custom L 5 CES US $5,995.00
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 Vintage 1940s Gibson BR 9 BR9 Lap Steel Guitar US $349.00
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 VINTAGE 1976 GIBSON EXPLORER LIMITED EDITION OHSC RARE US $999.99
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 Vintage Gibson T Top pickup set Original patent number US $400.00
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 60s 70s GIBSON TUNING PEG NICKEL ORIGINAL GIBSON US $5.00
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 1955 Vintage Gibson Ultratone Lap Steel Guitar w Case US $899.00
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 1959 1960 Gibson Knobs Burst US $375.00
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 Vintage 1964 Gibson Firebird III Reverse w OHSC US $6,295.00
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 Vintage gibson double diamond banjo case painted 4 st 5 US $725.00
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 Headstock Inlay Gibson 60s style US $33.00
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 Headstock Inlay Gibson 50s style US $39.00
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 Headstock Inlay Gibson Crown US $20.00
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 1958 GIBSON SKYLARK CUSTOM DELUXE LAP STEEL NICE US $995.00
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 VINTAGE Gibson MAURADER Bill LAwrence pickup electric US $25.00
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 GIBSON MK 72 Acoustic Mark Series Rare 70s model US $1,000.00
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 1976 Gibson Bicentennial Firebird V Black Ebony No Rese US $1,325.00
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 Vintage Kluson tuner project for Gibson 1950s US $39.00
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 VINTAGE 1993 GIBSON EPIPHONE SHERATON11 W CASE US $349.99
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Vintage Gibson Electric Guitars
If you are a Gibson guitar owner, you can consider yourself to be in a league of guitarists with impeccable tastes and you are particularly fortunate if you own a pre-1980 vintage Gibson electric guitar.
Gibson electric guitars became famous throughout the world after the introduction of the Les Paul in 1952. This was the first solid body guitar to be made by Gibson, who prior to that, made acoustic guitars, mandolins and the first commercially available hollow body electric guitars.
In the late 1960s the Gibson company founder Mr. Orville Gibson sold his company to the Norlin Corporation, but unfortunately this was not a very successful move for the company as it completely declined in reputation and production quality, until it was sold again in 1986.
The pre-1980 vintage Gibson electric guitars, which are of most value to collectors, are the solid body models such as Les Paul, the SG, the Flying V, the Explorer and the Firebird.
The Les Paul is undoubtedly the most well known Gibson guitar. It was actually available in a few different models, including the Custom, the Standard, the Special and the Junior. Famous Les Paul lovers include Slash from Guns N' Roses, Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, Thin Lizzy, Keith Richards, Eric Clapton and Peter Green. Gibson Les Paul guitars hold their value well and particularly so if they were pre-owned by a famous guitarist. An early Les Paul Electric Guitar with a Cherry Sunburst finish is considered to be a high demand collectible.
The SG electric guitar was actually just a slight remodel of the original Les Paul and was specifically designed to compete with the Fender Stratocaster. The initials SG stands for “solid guitar”. Rocking guitarists who favour the SG include members of The Who, AC/DC, Iron Maiden and Black Sabbath.
The FlyingV and The Explorer were both designed in 1958 in a bid to give Gibson electric guitars a modern twist. They were slow to take off but became pretty popular by the early seventies.
The Firebird was designed by car designer Ray Dietrich and again it was in a bid to outdo rival company Fender with their modern and successful range of popular electric guitars. The original Firebirds featured a ‘reverse-body’ design and these models are the more collectable as far as pre-1980 vintage Firebirds go.
The Gibson L-5 was originally an acoustic model but electric versions were brought in at a later date.
Had Gibson not made such an impressive comeback in the eighties, then the chances are the pre-1980 guitars wouldn’t hold much value, but the return to greatness has certainly reinstated Gibson as one of the world’s top electric guitar manufacturers and as such, these vintage guitars enjoy great respect from collectors and guitarists alike.