Check out this great looking late ’60s Silvertone 1437 just popped up on eBay.
Vintage Collection of 1960s Alamo Guitars
Not exactly a bargain, but how often do you find an entire collection of vintage 1960s Alamo guitars? Fiesta and Fury guitars made in San Antonio, Texas. Offered on eBay.
Check it out here: ALAMO GUITAR COLLECTION. Six guitars as one group. RARE. 1960’s. Fiesta & Fury
Mike Campbell’s 12-string Rickenbacker
The best $150 Mike Campbell ever spent!
Mike Campbell talks about the solid-bodied Rickenbacker 12-string he found shopping through the old “Recycler” advertising newspaper, driving to Anaheim, and later discovering it was built on the assembly line with George Harrison’s guitar in the 1960’s.
Click the link to watch the video.
YouTube Link: Mike Campbell Tells About His Rickenbacker 12-string
Classic Album: Damn The Torpedoes by Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
Hashtags: #mikecampbell #tompetty #heartbreakers #tpath #rickenbacker #12string #georgeharrison
1965 Sears Silvertone 1438 Bass Guitar by TEISCO (NB-4)
COOL! Check out this a very cool, very red, made in Japan, 1965 Silvertone bass with a hard case up for auction on eBay. Appears to be in pretty good condition.
1965 Sears Silvertone 1438 Teisco NB-4 Electric Bass Guitar, Rare Red!
DISCLAIMER: Bid at your own risk. We just like pointing out the cool guitars we find along the way on the World Wide Web. Tone Gems is not associated with the seller; nor have we inspected or played this instrument and make no claim to it’s condition.
The Real Story Behind Marty McFly’s 1955 Guitar
Compliments of the good folks at Reverb.com, here is the true story behind Michael J. Fox’s “Johnny B. Goode” guitar, played during the 1955 Enchantment Under the Sea Ball – in the first Back to the Future movie. This very unique and rare Gibson ES345 TDC – which didn’t even exist in 1955 – was something of a time traveler itself.
Here is the link to the story:
The True Story of the Time Traveling Gibson in Back to the Future
Here is the clip from the movie:
Hashtags: #BackToTheFuture #BTTF #Gibson #ES345TDC #MichaelJFox #JohnnyBGoode
More Murph
More Murph Sightings
Just one day after we reported the #AlmostFamous story of Murph Guitars, one of the rarest 1960′s guitar shows up on eBay. Interestingly, the seller has misnamed the Squire II-T as the Squire 11-T. Same naming mistake that Michael Wright made in his article.
Here’s the link: Vintage 60′s MURPH SQUIRE 11-T Made in USA ALL-ORIGINAL RARE !!!
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Murph Guitars
Almost Famous
Here’s the story of Murph Guitars. It’s the story of how Patrick Murphy, a WWII Navy pilot from Detroit, who moved to California in the 1960′s – and for a brief period – became a designer and manufacturer of some groovy electric guitars.
The story is told here by author Michael Wright of Vintage Guitar Magazine (www.vintageguitar.com).
Find Out More
More about Patric Murphy and Murph guitars at the fan website dedicated to the history Murph Guitars.
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John Lennon’s Gretsch Up for Auction
The guitar John Lennon played on Paperback Writer
Guitar Player magazine (www.guitarplayer.com) is reporting that John Lennon’s Gretsch 6120 will be auctioned in November. This is the same guitar that was played by Lennon in April 1966 while recording The Beatles hit “Paperback Writer.” It is estimated that the guitar might fetch as much as $1 million!
The early 1960′s Gretsch is a Chet Adkins model with a pair of Gretsch FilterTron humbuckers, gold-plated hardware, Space Control bridge, and a Bigsby B6-C.
Here is the link to the article: John Lennon’s ‘Paperback Writer’ Gretsch Could Fetch $1M.
According to the Gretsch Guitar Database maintained at The Gretsch Pages, it is a 1963 Chet Adkins 6120, serial number 53940. Link to database here: 1963 Gretsch 6120: 53940.
The Guitars – Chapter 7 (Part Two of Two)
The Guitars – Chapter 7. The Guitars is a 15-part series of videos featuring the fantastic guitar collection of Mike Campbell, lead guitarist for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Here is the continuing story of Mike’s many Rickenbacker guitars, and one very special model built in 1967.
Keywords: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, TPATH, Mike Campbell, George Harrison, The Beatles, Rickenbacker, Guitars.
Hashtags: #TomPettyandtheHeartbreakers, #TPATH, #MikeCampbell, #GeorgeHarrison, #Beatles, #Rickenbacker, #Guitars.
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The Guitars – Chapter 6 (Part One of Two)
The Guitars – Chapter 6
The Guitars, is a 15-part series of videos found on Tom Petty’s website (www.tompetty.com) featuring Mike Campbell’s collection of guitars. Here is Chapter 6, the story of the Rickenbackers…
(Sorry for the advertising. It’s not me; it’s built into video)
The story continues. Click here for Chapter 7.
Keywords: Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, TPATH, Mike Campbell, George Harrison, The Beatles, Rickenbacker, Guitars.
Hashtags: #TomPettyandtheHeartbreakers, #TPATH, #MikeCampbell, #GeorgeHarrison, #Beatles, #Rickenbacker, #Guitars.