Vintage

PLEASE NOTE: we purchased this guitar with DiMarzio pickups (as seen in the photos) but have since changed them to Gibson Burstbuckers with gold-pl...

Before Gibson bought Epiphone in the mid 20th Century, they produced a series of lower tier, more affordable guitars under the name "Kalamazoo", a ...

This is an incredible piece of guitar history: a 1936 D'Angelico Excel, built by John D'Angelico himself. Like the later New Yorkers, the Excel fea...

The D'Angelico New Yorker is an historic piece of guitar designed, conceived and built by master luthier John D'Angelico, a native of New York who ...

This Style A-1 is a beautiful example of one of master luthier John D'Angelico's simpler archtop models. Although the A-1 was a less expensive offe...

This is one of the best playing D'Angelico guitars that we have in the shop. John D'Angelico reserved Style A and Style B for his more "entry level...

A sweet and sultry jazzbox from 1940 built by the archtop master, John D'Angelico. The A-1 is a less ornate, earlier model in D'Angelico's design o...

This 1941 D'Angelico Special was purchased by its original owner, one Mr. Hayhurst, directly from John D'Angelico who built it for him. (See origin...

In his long and distinguished career building the most revered archtop guitars in history, John D'Angelico built somewhere around between 245 and 3...

Adding to our collection of incredible D'Angelico guitars we're so excited to share, is this gorgeous 1949 New Yorker, and it's one of the most aco...

This is an incredible piece of guitar history: a 1950 D'Angelico New Yorker, built by John D'Angelico himself. The New Yorker features Art Deco st...

Extremely rare! Rudy has never seen a D'Angelico like this one. Built with a 17" body typically seen on Excel models, paired with a large headstock...

Here is an incredible example of guitar history- a 1957 D'Angelico New Yorker, built by John himself. A native New Yorker, John built guitars feat...

This lovely D'Angelico mandolin is a beautiful instrument in excellent condition. Rudy bought it about 30 years ago simply because he loved it. We ...

A gorgeous New Yorker from Jimmy D'Aquisto's period in Huntington, Long Island. His mentor, John D'Angelico, had passed away only 3 years prior, so...

James "Jimmy" D'Aquisto apprenticed under master luthier John D'Angelico in New York City starting in 1952, and eventually came to be considered on...

As many D'Aquisto guitars as Rudy has seen, owned, and sold in his almost 50 years in the guitar business, he's never seen one with a headstock dec...

The amount of "solid body" electric guitars James D'Aquisto made in his career is debated. The ledgers say 29 or so, some people say more or less, ...

This is one cool piece!  Completely original, and 100% killer tone.  This guitar will send you back to a time where innovation and inspiration was ...

This is a beautiful Blue EKO from the 1960s with the only pickup you need: the neck pickup! This guitar is all original and all cool. It has been t...

Own a piece of history with this all original and all Italian EKO 500 V4.  We have a nice little collection of these in the shop, and they are all ...

Unlike anything else made today, the early '50s Teles are something else. A part of music history, they have a handmade quality that sets each one ...

A nice student model, the Musicmaster was one of Fender's first models aimed at students and beginners. This particular example features to much so...

We are super excited to announce the Jon Gordon Guitar Collection, offering more than a dozen different pieces in collaboration with Gordon’s estat...

This is an incredible 1959 Fender Jazzmaster, that has been restored and refinished to near original quality in a gorgeous Olympic White. Minus the...

Well, this is a first. There are rare birds and then there's this: a factory original finish Sonic Blue Strat from '61 featuring the iconic neck sh...

The Fender Duo Sonic, originally conceived as a student guitar model, has taken on a new life recently as a sought after entry point into Fender's ...

We're such big fans of Jazzmasters here at Rudy's, and for good reason: these guitars, along with the Jaguar, were intended to be the top of Fender...

We are super excited to announce the Jon Gordon Guitar Collection, offering more than a dozen different pieces in collaboration with Gordon’s estat...

The Jazzmaster is slowly becoming more and more sought after in the world of vintage Fenders, due mostly to its incredible sound, but also a more s...

This vintage Fender 1965 L-Series Stratocaster boasts its authentic 3-tone sunburst finish and is in superb condition considering its age. The rece...

The Fender Electric XII was a short lived model in the Fender catalogue. The Electric XII sought to profit from the music trends happening in the l...

The Fender Jaguar, originally intended to be the pinnacle of Fender's line of electrics, had enjoyed a long and understated career as the unappreci...

A Jaguar is already pretty cool, but then with a custom color like this Candy Apple Red with matching headstock, it makes it uber-cool. The worn fi...

For a so called early post-CBS Fender, this Jaguar is all cool as it gets. From 1966, it features a original Lake Placid Blue finish. It looks abso...

We love Jag's here, the underdog in the Fender lineup. Intended to be their flagship model, it never really took off besides its use in surf rock. ...