Gibson Vintage - Guitars Collector

Gibson solid body guitars made from 1952 to 1960 are considered the most collectable guitars ever made and can be worth a lot of money. They were made in the main Gibson plant, 225 Parsons Street, Kalamazoo (Michigan) under the "CMI era" (Chicago Musical Instruments). These Gibsons are the epitome of quality. The best guitars were hand-built. Tops were carved and tap-tuned, a job requiring great skill and experience, and the pieces were assembled and finished by skilled craftsmen, with incredible attention to detail. But even the entry-level Gibson guitars were a step above the majority of guitars available at the time; both in terms of workmanship and components. Most prized ones are the Les Paul Standard with "burst" color (one of them can cost more than $300.000) along with the Korina Flying V and Explorer. The reasons are two: first because producted in limited quantities (only 1712 pieces during 1958-1959-1960 for Les Paul Standard, only 98 Flying V Korina during 1958-1959 and only 22 Explorer during 1958-1959) and second because after 1960 Gibson stopped his production to promote the new model with double cut (called "SG"). Les Paul Custom model from that years are very well prized and collectable also. All other models from the 50's are good for collectors and they can be purchased at an acceptable price.