The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide 2010 Authors: Alan Greenwood and Gil Hembree Price: $14.95 Free shipping in the U.S. Format: 576 pp., soft cover, 8.5 x 11 ISBN: 978-1-884883-21-7
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The guitar is one of the most esteemed collectible objects in our society. Offering artistry in both its construction and its function, no other objet d' art is so admired; its heroes range from those who pioneered its development to those who build it to those who play it. And given the fluctuations in the collectible guitar market, the 2010 edition of The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide is the most important volume yet.
Published annually by Vintage Guitar magazine and selling more than 130,000 copies to date, The Guide not only includes historical data, it is the only book that lists values derived from comprehensive research and hard-nosed, realistic market analysis on thousands of vintage and recent-model guitars, amps, basses, effects pedals, mandolins, lap steels, ukuleles, and banjos. You can rely on The Guide to help determine the value of your prized vintage or collectible instrument.
The Guide includes information on more than 1,800 brands supplemented by over 1,100 photos, along with an in-depth look at the factors that drive the collectible instrument market. Professional players, guitar dealers and collectors trust only one source for accurate values on vintage gear! Here's what some of them have to say about The Guide:
"Compiled by a team of experts, The Guide is an invaluable resource for gear lovers and collectors at every level. You can't afford not to have it!" - Keith Nelson, Buckcherry
"The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide is the most valuable tool we use in our business. It not only establishes the current value on vintage gear, but catalogs different models from each manufacturer. Gil, Alan, and the entire appraisal staff do an incredible job."- Bob November, McKenzie River Music
"The Guide is bible for some, for others, trusted advice from the wisest dealers in the land. For all, a guide to the perplexed as well as the all-knowing. I use mine daily as an antidote to the rockiness on the Bay. From ukes to tweeds, it meets your needs."- Buzzy Levine, Lark Street Music
"The Official Vintage Guitar Price Guide is by far the most popular resource in the vintage-instrument market, and for good reason; The Guide represents hundreds of years of combined experience in the vintage market. With guitars outperforming just about any other investment market the past few years, The Guide is an evermore valuable resource."- Steve Mendoza, Buffalo Brothers
About the Authors
Alan Greenwood launched Vintage Guitar magazine in 1986. Vintage Guitar is the largest monthly publication for guitar collectors, enthusiasts, and dealers. He also publishes Vintage Guitar Online at www.vintageguitar.com, and The Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide. His collection includes several vintage instruments from the '50s, '60s and '70s, as well as newer production and custom-made guitars and amps. He lives in Bismarck, North Dakota.
Gil Hembree began collecting guitars in 1966 as a college student working at Kitt's Music in Washington, DC. He holds a BSBA from American University and a MBA from Midwestern State University. He worked for General Motors Corporation in Flint and Detroit, Michigan for over 30 years as a Financial Administrator and Supervisor of Corporate Audit. During that time he played music semi-professionally and has continued collecting guitars and amps. Since 1992 he has written for several guitar publications, and is a contributing writer for Vintage Guitar magazine penning his "401K Guitars" column. He is also the author of Gibson Guitars: Ted McCarty's Golden Era: 1948-1966 (Hal Leonard Corp) which was released in 2007. Gil and his wife Jane live in Austin, Texas.
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