Vintage Gibson Patent Number Humbucking Pickup 70s humbucker pat no    US $109.00

1982 Gibson Firebird I Vintage Guitar Black    US $2,750.00

Gibson Epiphone 1970s guitar    US $300.00

Original 2010 Gibson Custom Shop Flying V 67 Reissue Clean Natural wCasePapers    US $2,495.00

Vintage 1960s Gibson Kalamazoo KG 1    US $250.00

$85 WORLDWIDE SHIPPING Vintage c 1960 EPIPHONE SORRENTO guitar E 452d gibson    US $2,559.00

VINTAGE 1966 GIBSON NON REVERSE FIREBIRD V RARE MINI HUMBUCKERS 99 ORIGINAL    US $5,499.99

Gibson 335TD guitar 1979 rare coil version immaculate    US $2,800.00

Gibson Epiphone 330 230 casino 1967 beatles clean with case    US $2,800.00

Crica 50s Gibson BR Lap steel original case NO RESERVE    US $400.00

GIBSON CONSIGNMENT 1980 LP DELUXE TOBACCO BURST W CASE    US $2,500.00

NOS Gibson Deluxe tuners    US $337.98

RARE 1938 Gibson 7 STRING EH 150 lap STEEL guitar CHARLIE CHRISTIAN pickup    US $2,090.00

RARE 1940 Gibson EH 185 lap STEEL guitar lapsteel CHARLIE CHRISTIAN pickup    US $1,740.00

1949 Gibson CENTURY 6 string BLACK lap steel guitar ALL ORIGINAL    US $690.00

RARE mid 1950s Gibson 7 STRING ULTRATONE lap STEEL guitar all original    US $2,090.00

1955 Gibson CENTURY lap STEEL guitar BLUE    US $740.00

1952 Gibson CONSOLE GRANDE double neck 8 string steel guitar RARE BLONDE FLAME    US $1,490.00

1965 Gibson ELECTRAHARP pedal steel guitar EH 620 Electra Harp FLAME MAPLE    US $1,790.00

Vintage Guitar parts lot Fender Gibson    US $69.69

Vintage 1950s Gibson Tune O Matic BOX ONLY For The Museum    US $50.00

Vintage 60s Gibson Guitar Part Switch Tip White Plastic    US $9.99

1960s Vintage GIBSON SC Case Compartment Lid and Neck Rest    US $25.00

gibson guitar pricelist1971 original DEAL    US $19.99

Gibson Collette Steel Electric Guitar    US $950.00

1956 GIBSON LES PAULSTANDARD Conversion 1964 GOLD TOP    US $8,500.00

GIBSON LONG MAESTRO Vibrola Cover Chrome the last ones    US $149.00

GIBSON LONG MAESTRO Vibrola Cover Nickelthe last ones    US $149.00

GIBSON LONG MAESTRO LYRE Vibrola Chrome    US $299.00

Gibson Humbucker Pickup Tune O Matic Bridge Drawings    US $12.99

Patent G Hart Gibson Guitar Pickup 1930s Art Print    US $12.99

Patent Gibson Flying V Electric Guitar 1950s Art Print    US $12.99

Patent Gibson Futura Explorer Guitar 1950s Art Print    US $12.99

Patent Gibson Moderne Electric Guitar 1950s Art Print    US $12.99

Patent T McCarty Gibson Guitar Pickup 1950s Art Print    US $12.99

Classic Gibson Guitar 4 Patent Art Drawing Collection    US $16.99

Gibson Guitar Drawings| Flying V | Explorer | Moderne|    US $16.99

1982 Gibson E2 explorer    US $999.99

GIBSON EPIPHONE 1964 OLYMPIC ALL ORIGINAL    US $1,800.00

JAZZ Lounge Big Guitar Pick CLOCKGretsch Gibson Stkr    US $19.99

1950 s Hopf Electric Archtop guitar blonde maple cutaway orig Gibson HSC    US $500.00

VINTAGE 1966 GIBSON NON REVERSE FIREBIRD V RARE MINI HUMBUCKERS W OHSC    US $1,375.00

57 Vintage Gretsch White penguin Guitar DArmonds Bigsby gibson fender string    US $72,500.00

VINTAGE 1965 GIBSON EB 3 BASS VARITONE SELECTOR SWITCH PLATE BLACK WOW    US $50.00

1977 Gibson RD Custom with case tags and original literature    US $3,000.00

Original Gibson Maestro Lyre Vibrola Gold Tailpiece    US $899.00

67 Gibson Hummingbird Guitar Acoustic old used worn aged vintage STUDIO NECK    US $7,250.00

GIBSON ABR 1 Historic Screws Brass Saddles Aged    US $25.00

Gibson Historic ABR 1 Thumbwheels and post    US $16.00

1950s Gibson BR 9 Lap Steel Guitar    US $350.00

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.