#thinlinethursday

1971 Fender Thinline Telecaster in custom colour CandyAppleRed.

Just arrived for #thinlinethursday a 1966 Rickenbacker Model 365 Thinline Hollow Body Electric Guitar in its original silver tolex hard shell case! (please click on the link in our profile for additional information). Thanks. (at Retrofret Vintage Guitars) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9pMSJYgruA/?igshid=130pwo9p5lx4o

Thinline Thursday w/ This Vintage 1972 Black Fender Telecaster Thinline! Swipe for more photos or just come and play it in our Burbank location 🤘 #jamsession #telecaster #thinlinethursday #fender #guitar #guitarists #music #fun #tele #gear #la #cali #og #oldschool #fun #jam #2017 #magnolia (at Imperial vintage guitars)

Which do you prefer: faded "A" or (swipe left) minty "B"? Here we have two (mostly) identical 1972 #Gibson #ES325 TDWs. Pic A is mine and it obvs. spent some time in the sun! Pic B is my friend Don's, and he apparently took better care of his because its finish is almost perfectly preserved and unfaded (oh, plus he has the fancier binding, tailpiece, tuners, and pickup covers, so he has an advantage right off the bat!). But when these guitars rolled out of the factory on Parsons Street 50 years ago they would have looked almost identical. Which one looks better now? I am of two minds: Half of me loves minty vintage. To have survived 50 years or more without any significant signs of aging is quite an accomplishment (I was not personally able to achieve this myself! 🤣). I have always been fascinated by history and old things, and to see a time capsule-grade instrument is always thrilling. But the other half of me loves to see wear and tear. Not only do battle scars, age marks, lacquer checking, scratches, and faded finishes make for more interesting pictures, they also speak to a life well (and sometimes, as in my case, not-so-well...) lived. Beat up vintage guitars have a story to tell beyond "I sat in my case under a bed for the last 47 years". And I think that story is what I am most interested in. I think if I had to choose one or the other, the photographer in me would make me choose the gnarled, grungy, worn ones... #guitarphotography #vintageguitar #guitar #guitars #gibsonguitar #guitarra #vintagegibson #gibsonguitar #electricguitar #guitarre #chitarra #gibsunday #thinline #es335 #semihollow #es355 #semihollowsunday #es345

How about a #ThinlineThursday? . 1971 #ES335 TDW . #Gibson #gibsones335 #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #gibsonguitars #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #vintagegear #gibsonsofinstagram #guitarphotography (at Peterborough, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccntv8TrHfH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Throwing back almost 2 years. . 1972 #ES355 1962 #Tremolux . #fender #gibson #thinlinethursday #semihollow #vintageamp #amp #fenderamp #vintagefender #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #vintageguitars #vintagegibson #gibsonguitars #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #vintagegear #gibsonsofinstagram #guitarphotography https://www.instagram.com/p/Ca74MXPpECQ/?utm_medium=tumblr

Another busy work day is finally winding down, and I am super excited that it's a long weekend coming up! I'm grateful to be able to spend time with my 2020 mahogany #thinline #Tele before the #ThinlineThursday comes to an end! 😂 I will always be grateful to @sherwoodmusickw for letting me design the specs and then for making it easy for me to acquire it! . Note: Ric, my turtle (🐢), is trying to muscle in on the noodling action. Luckily, his flippers are too small to play anything but the smallest of student guitars. Also, he is too weak to pick this #guitar up. Despite its ultralight sub-7 lb weight! . 1963 #Princeton is supplying the amplification. My fave livingroom noodlage amp. . Strap by @tomsvintagestraps . . #guitar #guitars #guitarra #chitarra #guitarre #electricguitar #customshop #reissue #relic #closetclassic #tone #guitargear #guitarsdaily #guitarsofinstagram #geartalk #guitargear #vintagegear #guitarphotography (at Peterborough, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/CcWD8oKJSTe/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The three newest items currently in* my allegedly "vintage" #guitar collection. . The #Thinline #Telecaster is a #CustomShop '68 #Relic that I had the fun and privilege of spec-ing out myself courtesy of my friends at @sherwoodmusickw The #amp is a replica #narrowpanel #tweed Fender Pro 1 x 15 on loan from the @tomgibson3783 collection, and last but not least, the very newest piece of guitar kit I own is the brown "Viginia" strap by @tomsvintagestraps! . . #ThinlineThursday #fendertelecaster #Tele #teletuesday #TelecasterThinline #amps #tweedamps #fenderamps #tubeamps #tomsvintagestraps #guitars #fenderguitars #fendercustomshop #guitarcollection #guitarphotography . . * or on loan to me! (at Sherwood Music) https://www.instagram.com/p/CXRex0fL1Wl/?utm_medium=tumblr