The Blog
Guitar Highlights: Gibson’s Les Paul Custom and Mickey Baker
February 2, 2025
The Gibson Les Paul Custom, which debuted in late 1953, is a legendary instrument known for its rich tone and timeless design. While most are familiar with the specs and features of this classic model, fewer are aware of a rare design variant that appeared in 1957. Featuring a unique wiring system that sets it… Read More…
How to Identify and Price Your Vintage Guitar: A Simple Guide
December 19, 2024
Whether you’ve just discovered a dusty, old guitar case in a crawlspace or inherited an instrument from a loved one, figuring out what you have and, most importantly, how much it’s worth can be daunting. With so many different guitar brands, each with various methods for dating and serializing instruments, it can be tricky to… Read More…
Gear Breakdown: The Rolling Stones 1969 US Tour
November 8, 2024
The 1969 Rolling Stones’ tour of the United States, along with their subsequent concert album Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out, is one of the most legendary tours and live albums in the band’s storied history. In this blog, we want to highlight the incredible gear used by the band during this period. The tour consisted of… Read More…
The Anatomy of Gibson’s Les Paul SGs
September 27, 2024
Co-Author: Kaitlyn Crisp Today, we’re taking a closer look at one of Gibson’s most popular lineups, the SG. The “devilish” designs debuted in 1961, but before that, there was the Les Paul body style. Gibson’s Les Paul Model was released in 1952, establishing the manufacturer as a leader in solid-body electric guitars. From 1952 to… Read More…
Guitar Highlights: 1966 Fiesta Red Stratocaster with a Bound Fretboard
August 9, 2024
Recently, we received this gorgeous 1966 Fender Stratocaster in Fiesta Red from its original owner. He bought it new in 1967, and kept the guitar all these years! It is an incredible custom color find in its own right, but this guitar takes its rarity one step further. It features a bound fretboard, a rare… Read More…
DeArmond Amps
July 26, 2024
With our recent addition of amps to our website, we want to shine a spotlight on one amp manufacturer we feel deserves way more attention for their unbelievable quality; DeArmond Amps. Most know the brand for its revolutionary archtop pickups, but in the late 1950s to 1960s, DeArmond offered an entire amp lineup with a… Read More…
New Listings – Amps
June 28, 2024
If you’ve been to our brick-and-mortar store in Farmingdale, NY, you may have noticed that we have a plethora of vintage amps. The display in the front will smack you in the face the second you walk in, and throughout the showroom, you will find even more amps from a wide variety of brands. For… Read More…
The History of Gibson’s “Burst” by Year
May 16, 2024
Nearly 70 years after the first Sunburst Les Paul, hardly any other model rivals the desirability and fame of the iconic “Burst” produced from 1958-1960. At Well Strung Guitars, we’re incredibly fortunate to have several examples from each year of Burst production. In the following text, we’ll describe the year-to-year differences during this golden age… Read More…
Guitar Highlights: Jack Penewell’s 1932 Gibson Twin-Six
March 27, 2024
We’re honored to have such an incredible piece of history – this remarkable guitar is a 1932 Gibson “Twin-Six” Double Neck, custom-made for guitarist Jack Penewell. Born in 1897 in Madison, Wisconsin, Penewell began learning lap-steel guitar in high school, and it wasn’t much longer until he was performing in Vaudeville acts throughout the country…. Read More…
Guitar Highlights: Sandy Coker’s Leather Wrapped 1959 Telecaster
February 6, 2024
In the early 1950s, a new fad emerged that still excites and awes us to this very day; the hand tooled leather wrapped guitar! Deeply rooted in Country and Western, the leather wrapped guitar style became a way for stars to promote their brand and style. It paired extremely well with cowboy boots, hats and… Read More…