Success for Cumbria guitar show
A VINTAGE guitar show struck the right chord with hundreds of music lovers at Rheged over the Bank Holiday weekend. Queues stretched out of the doors of the grass-covered building with people waiting to enter the annual Cumbria Vintage and New Guitar Show. And after a successful first day on Sunday, the event’s organiser Malcolm White said he anticipated around 1,500 music fans from across the north to crowd into the event. Mr White said: “I has... [Read More...]
Guitar heroes identify a niche and strike the right chord
Forget air guitar, one tech start-up is aiming straight for the classic vintage guitar market online. All around the world this weekend, grown men with beer guts will be leaping across their living rooms, bashing out neat riffs as they relive rock and roll dreams from teenage heydays. It doesn’t matter that many of them can’t play guitar … in the 21st century playing air guitar has evolved to playing Guitar Hero on video games consoles. But... [Read More...]
Vintage guitar sounds whisk listeners back in time
From the first few notes of “Wheels,” Lloyd and Roger Williamson’s fine new guitar CD is like a ticket home. The father and son duo play guitars — and sometimes steel guitar — together on classics mostly from the 1960s and earlier, including “Sam’s Place” from Don Rich and Buck Owens, “Blue Spanish Eyes/Yellow Bird”, “Diggy Diggy Low” and “Cold Cold Heart.” It’s... [Read More...]
WHAT makes a vintage guitar Collectible?
As with baseball cards, Barbie dolls and other collectibles, condition is very important. Instruments in “excellent” condition are always worth more than instruments in “average” condition. Guitars must meet several other criterias to be worth money. One of the most important aspects is originality. Any modifications, replaced parts or repairs, no matter how practical, will decrease the value of a vintage guitar. Even replacing... [Read More...]
