We want to earn your business of buying, selling, trading, and consigning premium vintage instruments. Never hesitate to call or email us. I promise that you will ALWAYS be treated like a person when interacting with us. We treat people like human beings and not transactions. It is my goal that Dying Breed Music be the most fair vintage guitar business in the country. When you call Dying Breed, you will always speak to the owner, and I will always have time to talk to you. “Only the Best Will Do” is not just a tag line- it is the way that we do business. With each guitar purchase a hand writen thank you note is included. Also in each case is a handmade in Tennessse Col Littleton brand leather good with the Dying Breed Music logo impressed into the fine leather and a handmade in New Orleans letter press Dying Breed Music poster. All shipping is expedited with the vast majority being executed overnight. At Dying Breed Music you will always be treated with dignity, respect, courtesy, and humility.
We want to earn your business of buying, selling, trading, and consigning premium vintage instruments. Never hesitate to call or email us. I promise that you will ALWAYS be treated like a person when interacting with us. We treat people like human beings and not transactions. It is my goal that Dying Breed Music be the most fair vintage guitar business in the country. When you call Dying Breed, you will always speak to the owner, and I will always have time to talk to you. “Only the Best Will Do” is not just a tag line- it is the way that we do business. With each guitar purchase a hand writen thank you note is included. Also in each case is a handmade in Tennessse Col Littleton brand leather good with the Dying Breed Music logo impressed into the fine leather and a handmade in New Orleans letter press Dying Breed Music poster. All shipping is expedited with the vast majority being executed overnight. At Dying Breed Music you will always be treated with dignity, respect, courtesy, and humility.
NEW LISTING. After eleven years in this great business and going to guitar show to guitar show from sea to shining sea- THIS is the cleanest slab board Strat I’ve ever seen. 1961. Vibrant. Mind boggling in a genuine sense. Not only that but it comes with the original ash tray guard as well as case candy. Including the Fender branded polishing cloth, instruction manual, cord, and original key to the very valuable original case! Flamed neck.
Here is a special custom color guitar that is completely original. 1966 Candy Apple Red Stratocaster. Housed in the original case. This guitar is solid as a rock and features a Brazilian rosewood board. Grey bottom pickups. We have dozens of photos, including of the internals. This one will not last long. The frets, nut, pickup, and three way selector switch are untouched. The candy apple red color is original from the factory, not a later refinish.
A rather special guitar. Most will be familiar with how revered the year 1959 is in the guitar universe, but particularly regarding Gibson. This is a double cutaway 1959 TV Yellow Les Paul Special in the original case. TV Yellow so called because of how it appeared visually on television. A very noteworthy and rare guitar in this year, color, and configuration. It’s also 100 percent original. A great instrument AND a superb investment. A guitar that would muscle its way into ANY collection. Rock and roll on line 1.
Guarantee you’ve never seen this before. A MINT like new 1969 Telecaster Custom complete with factory black headstock with gold lettering. Do you like 1 of 1 objects? Diversifying your investment? Having a guitar nobody else has? I always say buy the best condition you can afford. This is it. Literally looks unplayed. Housed in the original case. Contact Dying Breed.
The cleanest 1968 Fender Telecaster Paisley that you’ll ever see. A truly rare guitar in mint condition. All original and in the original black hard shell case. Ash guard is present and looks brand new! The maple neck looks as if you bought it yesterday. Wear is nearly nonexistent. An investable guitar as well as a superb instrument. Four bolt neck plate. Call Dying Breed today to add this Paisley to your collection. VIBRANT.
Housed in a brown pink lined case, this 1960 one pickup Gibson Es-330 rock and roll machine is near mint and ready to be put to your use. A burst finish and finest materials. This is one of the biggest bangs for your buck in the vintage world AND an excellent investment. $10,000 buys this one and the case. Don’t delay.
One of the most expensive, envied, and fanciest guitars of its time. A comparatively rare blonde 1958 J-200. This one is full bodied in all the ways and has a sound that only pounds of maple provide. The tuners, the binding, the inlays- all esquisite. Housed in the original case this guitar came from a friend and professional musician in the United Kingdom. Trust us he knows what is good and terms this as the best sounding jumbo guitar he has played. A beauty with all the class to centerpiece your living room.
I’m a Strat person, in particular the 1958-1959 maple board varieties with hot pickups. My heroes play strats and yours do too. With closed eyes and an imagination the Stratocaster is what you see when you think of the ever-present “Guitar”. Every one we’ve owned has been magical. And here comes another one! This is an all original guitar including the internal components. The finish is beautiful and has wonderful wear and patina. Housed in the original case.
Here is a great value for the money. Chet Atkins is arguably one of the top 10 guitarists of all time. This is a made in America striking jet black Chet Atkins signature model complete with his actual hand signed signature (done at Merlefest). It is housed in a pink lined Gibson branded case. These are quite rare and an unique instrument for any collection.
Perhaps the best luthier built guitar we’ve ever had. This Crowder features Brazilian rosewood back and sides- and pearl heel cap! Along with a shaded Adirondack spruce top. Diamond inlays along the fretboard, scalloped braces, and engraved tuners. Herringbone trim. It’s difficult to imagine a better modern guitar. It sounds incredible and stands up to at least half of the vintage pieces we’ve had come through. AND it comes with a Calton case.
This is a rare and desirable 1953 Fender Telecaster housed in the original case. The finish is original as are all parts, internal and external. All hardware including frets, tuners, bridge, screws, and knobs are as they left the factory. Inside the instrument all electronics remain original including the wiring, pickups, harnesses, pots, and caps. The logos and decals are uniformly original. Upon our extensive and thorough inspection, we date this guitar to Spring of 1953 (April-May)
Perhaps the most exciting guitar of the summer. These have been lionized and canonized in multiple books. Their sound prowess, build quality, and historical significance are noted. In my estimation these are particularly well suited for driving alternative country, blues, lively strumming, and Americana. Made originally for the working man, now more than ever ready for the working man’s music. An excellent instrument and an even better investment.
Only 177 super jumbo 100s were made in the three year span of this model- 1939-1941. Maple neck, ebony fretboard, mahogany back and sides. This guitar was more expensive than it's contemporaries at Gibson including the Advanced Jumbo and the Nick Lucas Special. The SJ-200 model went on to lasting fame after World War 2. And was billed by Gibson as "The King of the Flat-tops," while the SJ-100 became one of Gibson's most obscure, rare, - and most intriguing - flat-tops.
Just in today from a friend. A genuine all original banner era 1943 Gibson Southern Jumbo. These are so much more than simply a J-45 with dressed up binding and inlays. These are remarkably better wood and better craftsmanship. Truly a top end guitar with beautiful appointments. Original case is included. Please contact Dying Breed if interested. $19,500.
The granddaddy of them (ALL). An all original narrow panel tweed Bassman. The catalyst and forerunner for everything Marshall did. These have the tone from heaven and is exactly what you need for any application. Fender tweed amps are also a wise financial investment. Contact Dying Breed to purchase.
Only 255 of these were made in Martin history, and of course not all were shaded top. This 1937 00-18H, expertly converted, sounds fantastic. 12 frets to the body and a slotted head stock... two features that gives a very unique sound. A rare piece worthy of any collection and also a wonderful instrument.
