Question 1

The guitar has not been played in decades and strings are missing. Still valuable?

Accepted Answer

Possibly very. Originality beats condition in vintage instruments: untouched and dusty is better than refinished and shiny. Bring us to the case before anyone cleans or repairs anything.

Question 2

How can you tell what year a guitar is?

Accepted Answer

Serial numbers, neck date stamps, potentiometer codes, and construction details cross-checked against each other. We do this work in front of you and show you exactly what we are reading.

Question 3

Do you buy amps, pedals, and parts too?

Accepted Answer

Eagerly. Tube amps from the 50s-70s are a strong market of their own, and drawers of parts, pickups, and hardware from old repair benches are worth real money.

Question 4

Should I clean the guitar up, restring it, or have it set up before you look?

Accepted Answer

Please do not. What we read lives in neck stamps, pot codes, finish details, and original solder joints, and a well-meaning shop visit often replaces the exact parts that carry the value. Leave the old strings, the checked finish, and the case candy alone. If someone swapped parts years ago and the originals are in the case pocket, bring those out, since they can matter more than the guitar looks.

Question 5

There are boxes of records and shelves of books from my father’s college years. Do those count?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Record collections that were assembled with intent tend to hold original pressings, and the tells are on the object itself: the matrix numbers scratched into the runout groove, the label design, and whether the jacket seams and inner sleeve are the ones it left the factory with. Do not sort them into keep and toss piles, and do not wipe them with household cleaner or a paper towel, which scratches vinyl and lifts print off the jackets.

Sell vintage in Fullerton, the town that built the Stratocaster.

What Fullerton is famous for, and what it hides

Guitars and amps

Music ephemera

Craftsman furnishings

College-town collections

Full estates

Open the case before anyone else does

How it works

Call or text photos.

We come to you.

Cash offer, same visit.

Common questions

The guitar has not been played in decades and strings are missing. Still valuable?

How can you tell what year a guitar is?

Do you buy amps, pedals, and parts too?

Should I clean the guitar up, restring it, or have it set up before you look?

There are boxes of records and shelves of books from my father’s college years. Do those count?

One call. We’ll take it
from there.

Sell vintage in Fullerton, the town that built the Stratocaster.

What Fullerton is famous for, and what it hides

Guitars and amps

Music ephemera

Craftsman furnishings

College-town collections

Full estates

Open the case before anyone else does

How it works

Call or text photos.

We come to you.

Cash offer, same visit.

Common questions

The guitar has not been played in decades and strings are missing. Still valuable?

How can you tell what year a guitar is?

Do you buy amps, pedals, and parts too?

Should I clean the guitar up, restring it, or have it set up before you look?

There are boxes of records and shelves of books from my father’s college years. Do those count?

One call. We’ll take itfrom there.

One call. We’ll take it
from there.