Does anybody know of a site or such that can offer a valuation of one of my guitars - it's a 72 Telecaster Deluxe with two humbuckers, natural wood.

Yes, $2,700 to $3,400 in excellent condition, according to the 2010 Vintage Guitar Price Guide. If it has been refinished it could be worth considerably less.

You can always check out gbase.com to see what similar models go for. Mandolin Bros in Stanten Island will give you a thorough appraisal for $150. Gruhn Guitars in Nashville will do the same.

All that I know is that anything before 1980 is considered vintage.

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Midnight Toker
All that I know is that anything before 1980 is considered vintage.

For Fender vintage is before '65, for Gibson it is anything before '63.

Mathijs

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Midnight Toker
All that I know is that anything before 1980 is considered vintage.

For Fender vintage is before '65, for Gibson it is anything before '63.

Mathijs

I wonder what's the difference in price for an in good shape Gibson '63 (vintage) and an in simular shape '64 ?
Same for Fenders.
Anybody?

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Midnight Toker
All that I know is that anything before 1980 is considered vintage.

For Fender vintage is before '65, for Gibson it is anything before '63.

Mathijs

I wonder what's the difference in price for an in good shape Gibson '63 (vintage) and an in simular shape '64 ?
Same for Fenders.
Anybody?

Difficult to say in general, as it is different for each model. Gibson changed their manufacturing process in '64 from small scale handmade to large scale machine made. This changed some of the specs of the instruments, but not all. PAF pickups changed to patent number, and to a collector this can mean thousands of dollars difference. Then again, for some instruments with PAF's a '64 can still be more desirable due to the artist connection: a '64 335 (Clapton) and '64 SG with Lyre (George Harrison) are worth more money than the '63 counterparts. But more specs changed, like neck size, and good tone wood became scarcer. So, in general '63 is seen as the last year with hand made instruments, '64 a transition year, and '65 the end of the vintage Gibson. Take the Hummingbird: $9K for a 63, $6K for a 64, and $4K for a '65.

Fender was bought by CBS in '65, and quality plunged immediately. Poly lacquer was introduced in '67/'68, and this was the nail in the coffin. A '63 Strat is in the $22K range, a '66 Strat in the $15K.

Mathijs

Mathijs

Thank's for the info. Seemed a crucial question to me.

Thank you for the information. I was surprised that anything Fender had to be pre 65 to be classed as vintage I always thought that 30 years was the mark. You live and learn! Guess I'll hang on to it for a while but was wanting to switch to a standard Tele from about the same year.