The Blog

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

January 12, 2024

Of all the legendary performances throughout the 1960s, few matched the spontaneity and uniqueness of the Beatles’ January 1969 concert on top of Apple Corps HQ in London. With the 55th Anniversary of the concert coming up at the end of this month, we felt it only fitting to spotlight this legendary event. With cables… Read More…